Purpose: To work on rebounding, aggressiveness, and toughness in a competitive drill. Drill: Three players at a basket with a coach or manager and one basketball. The players set up as shown; one on each block ...

Purpose: To work on making good, quick offensive and defensive transitions, especially when tired. To practice smart decision-making in transition. To practice dealing with chaotic and unplanned situations. To improve conditioning and build stamina. Drill: Divide ...

Purpose: To practice the offensive fast break and the the decision-making and finishing skills required. Also to practice defending the fast break from a disadvantage in numbers. Drill: Divide into two teams, one team on each ...

This play from the box set formation does a nice job in creating two potential scoring opportunities. While the first option will most likely be defended, the second option often creates an open jump shot. The ...

From a box set formation, this baseline out of bounds play works best against a zone defense, particularly a 2-3 zone defense. By making use of cutting and screening actions, a defender is left with ...

This baseline inbounds play works well against a man-to-man defense. It's simple to run with an easy inbounds pass and a screen that will create an great scoring opportunity right at the hoop. When the official ...

Purpose: A continuous fast break drill that focuses on transition offense and defense and forces players to make quick decisions. Drill: The Team Blitz starts with a line of players along each sideline (team 1 and ...

Purpose:This is a simple enough basketball drill but it covers an important, often overlooked aspect of transition basketball -- securing the loose ball! Points are often given away because what should be an easy grab ...

This basketball play run out of the box set is designed to give one of your best penetrating players open space for something going to the basket. The players start in the box set formation as ...

Purpose: To have basketball players work on their jump shot in a competitive, team situation. This drill works on shooting in a competitive format where one team wins and one team loses. Drill: Split the players ...

This out-of-bounds formation can be used in a variety of ways. It is simple, yet not often seen on the basketball court ... therefore it can be very advantageous. In this 4-Across Tight play, the ...

Special Note: This play originally appeared in the March 2024 edition of "The Coaching Clinic", a monthly publication published by Prentice-Hall, Inc. It was submitted by my dad, Jim Alfonso, back when he was a ...

This is a nice baseline out of bounds play designed to get something going at the basket for an up-close scoring opportunity. A simple double screen with players popping back to the ball makes this ...

PostWorkout Transition Sprint layups Rim run post Seal & follow ball Trailer shot Shot fake (1 on dribble) Rip through Progression shot jump- reverse (Hand-off) (Roll on downscreen) (Sweep action) Pitch Ahead Series Screen (Lob) Roll/Wedge way back Roll, locate& finish (spin) Roll, seal- across lane (high-low) Corner of ...

Concepts Shooting is Repetition The difference between a good shooter and a great shooter is about 30,000 shots in the summer. Dick Motta This repetition is even more important than the fundamentals. There have been great shooters who ...

I get insanely jealous of football every year. They have spring practice, passing leagues, constant team workouts in the summer, a week of preseason camp, a scrimmage game, a bye week, and large coaching staffs ...

The 1-3-1 Zone Defense is an excellent zone defensive system that can greatly confuse and disrupt opposing offenses. The strength of the 1-3-1 lies in taking away the perimeter shot, as well as being able ...

Box Cutbacks is a baseline out of bounds play from the box set formation. This simple-to-execute out of bounds play gives a couple of scoring options with one being in the paint and one on ...

Concepts Balance leads to Quickness. Most players violate the 5th Principle of Balance and thereby greatly impede their quickness. Balance, along with Footwork, must precede all fundamental teaching. It is interesting that the only coach who seems to have ...

This basketball play utilizes inside screening to create a great shot opportunity against a 2-3 zone defense. Players O4 and O5 set up below the low block and/or behind the defender. This play can be run ...