In this competitive defensive drill, a combination of skills are on display. Defender must execute the following skills; vision, floor position, block out, rebounding with two hands, anticipation, close out, one on one defense. Many different options can be incorporated into this drill. It can also serve as a great conditioner. It can be run as an individual or team competitive drill. See More
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This drill can help improve your passing to the post. Posts are rarely open on the first pass so ball reversal is important to give the post room to get open block to block. It also includes passing, ball handling, communication, decision making, and spacing. See More
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If you are looking for a competitive shooting drill you will like this 5 spot in-a-rows drill. Players are given five spots to shoot from. They must make the first shot to continue their "in-a-row" total from that spot. This can be a peer pressure drill also by comparing total shots made by all players. See More
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This drill is a "Turnover-Killer." The drill presents a combination of 1. getting open and catching, 2. facing the basket while ripping the ball through and jab stepping, 3. Driving around defender, 4. Making decision to shoot or drive by second defender, and finishing the play with a basket. It also creates toughness and ball security. You can also add a player at the basket with a pad to creat contact on the finish. See More
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This drill will help you incorporate the skip pass into your zone offense for open threes or post shots. The idea is to shift the zone with the first skip pass, then skip back over the zone to the original side for an open shot. Using a good screening angle on the second skip your best shooter can prepare to knock down a big three point basket. See More
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If you run the High-Low motion offnese, this drill is manatory. It combines several key skills; cutting, passing, sealing, offensive post moves, shooting, and weak side sealing. The key element is to teach the high post player to dive to the rim and dominate the weakside when the ball is entered to his teammate. In anticipation of the shot, the opposite post positions himself in a weakside seal to guarantee the rebound on a miss. This is a very competitive drill that will help your half court offense immensely. See More
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Toughness and execution are the features of this three point close out drill. The goal is for the offensive player to get an open theee point shot at the top of the key. The defender's mission is to take the shot away. If he is successful they play 1 on 1 until a foul, basket, or defensive stop occurs. You can use this as an individual or team drill. It fosters toughness, shot selection and three point accuracy, decision making, closing out, defending and rebounding with two hands. It can add healthy peer pressure to your practices. See More
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Two good things will happen when running Hard Back Drive. With good spacing, 1 can use the on ball screen and get corner turned into the lane for shot. If X4 allows, 4 can step in and seal hard in the lane and get bounce pass from 1 for post score. See More
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Super combination drill that incorporates offensive seal, post moves, catching, playing through contact and passing. Many different options of the drill can be created by putting defenders on perimeter players to work on their passing skills. A time saver drill hat will help your practice be more productive. See More
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Dribble wing action starts this play, looking for 5 coming off 2's cross screen. Ball reversal from 1-4-3. 4 follows pass with on ball screen and roll with 3. 2 comes out opposite side off two staggered screens from 5 and 1. Give it a try! See More
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Ball reversal from right to left will make the defense shift to create penetration. The 5-1 on ball screen will free 1 on the dribble as 3 sets screen away for 4. Options are A) 1 drives to the paint to score or B) 1 passes to 4 in the lane to score. See More
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Great set play using the hand back and on ball screen. 1 enters to 4 on wing and follow for hand back. 4 uses 5 to cut over top for possible lob pass as 2 fills right corner. 1 uses on ball screen by 5 to get into lane to score or bounce to 4 stepping in. See More
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This Post Up comes to us from Coach Lee DeForest at Basketball Coaches Club. For more on the complete Princeton Offense, get Coach DeForest's e-book, 'Winning with the Princeton Offense Basketball Guide,' (created with FastDraw). This excerpt takes you through the Chin Dribble Weave. See More
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TERMINOLOGY OF SPOTS IN THE OFFENSE Set the down screen WIDE off of the lane line to open up the 3 types of cuts. If the screen is set too close to the lane there is no spacing for reading screens. READ THE SCREEN Always look to read the down screen in our 4 MAN FLEX. This time the defender, X2 plays under the screen and the 2 man reads the screen and POPS OUT to continue the play. After EVERY down screen, the screener should open up to the ball for the post up. READ THE SCREEN Always look to read the down screen in our 4 MAN FLEX. This time the defender, X2 plays tight to the offensive player and the cutter CURLS TIGHT to the rim. The screener must change his angle for the screen. After EVERY down screen, the screener should open up to the ball for the post up. READ THE SCREEN Always look to read the down screen in our 4 MAN FLEX. This time the defender, X2 anticipates the down screen and plays in the lane. The 2 FADE CUTS to the corner for the shot. The screener must change his angle for the screen. After EVERY down screen, the screener should open up to the ball for the post up. See More
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1. Coach will yell "Stance" - players will slap the floor and yell "Stance" down in a defensive stance 2. Coach will say "Move" and the players will begin to chop their feet 3. Coach will point to the left or right and players will react quickly to coach changing directions Why this matters: A defensive stance is the single most important defensive fundamental a player will learn. Teaching players to react to the verbal call of "stance" will also help in a game when a team needs a defensive stop. 1. Coach will yell "Stance" - players will slap the floor and yell "Stance" down in a defensive stance 2. Coach will say "Move" and the players will begin to chop their feet 3. Coach will yell "Go" and players will slide to the opposite lane line and back across as many times as possible in thirty seconds or twenty seconds. Emphasize - movement of the feet and the first step in a direction with the outside foot. 1. Coach will partner up players. 2. 1 player will dribble to the lane line, the other player will be in a stance and move his feet. 3. Go to half court. 4. Players will switch roles at half court and go the other way. 5. The next group goes when the first group gets to half court. Emphasis: Teach the defense to move quickly with the offense. Try to keep their head on the ball. Go half speed until the players learn the drill. The offense should try to keep their head up while dribbling. 1. Offense is ahead of the defense. 2. Slower players need more space. 3. The player with the ball dribbles to the rim to make a lay-up. 4. The defensive player, without fouling, tries to run to a spot in front of the defense. No shot blocking. 5. Move less skilled players closer to basket. Emphasis - try to stop the ball without fouling by forcing the offense to change directions on the fast break. The offense works on staying in control to make the lay-up. See More
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