Players line up under basket. Place two cones on the FT line where only one player can fit through. Players start on whistle or verbal command. In this drill, We are not diving. We are only racing through the cones.

TEACHING POINT

The first two steps are crucial to winning. Teach players to get their inside arm (left for black team, right for white team) in front of their opponent. Even if the other player is faster, if you when position you win.

In this frame Black 1 won and is first through the cones

In the frame we lengthened the distance of the "race" and added an incentive for not winning.

In this frame White 1 won the race so Black 1 will continue to sprint to end line, defensive slide to the sideline then jog back