Cut Throat is a 4 on 4 competition that started at Snow Valley Basketball School. It is a timed drill that teaches great habits. It can be used as an offense or defense drill.

There are 4 rules for Cut Throat.

1. On the catch every player must "square up" with eyes on the basket and in a triple threat position.

(The only exception is on a cut toward the basket to score.)

2. After every pass, each player must make a purposeful basket cut.

3. On a made shot, the player that made the shot must thank the passer. (This includes a pass from the Coach.)

4. There are no out of bounds.

The goal is to stay on offense

Play begins with a whistle from the Coach. When the "Black" team sprints out, they must say their score.

The second whistle brings out the "Red" team on defense.

Here is where the drill takes on the identity you need it to. You can make the offense do anything you wish.

Example:

Downscreen

All 4 players touch

No catch and shoot

Scoring is as follows (For Us, You can change it):

1pt for offensive rebounding

1pts for FG

2pts for 3pt Shot

Charge (Takes the Offense back to zero)

*You can also award 1 point for hustle

You are in control of your court. Kick teams off for:

not communicating

breaking any of the 3 rules

"boring" offense

complaining.

You can make this drill as intense as you want.

In Defensive Cut Throat teams are at half court. Defense gets points for a stop.

Scoring:

1 point for stop

3 points for Charge

1 Point for Offensive for completing an "And-1"

3 stops in a row earns a Bonus point.

Defense gets points for a stop. Teams are removed for :

Not talking

Not Closing Out

Giving up middle or baseline drive

Not taking a charge

Whatever you stress is what you get accomplished