A great 2nd option out of an Iverson cut for the cutter to receive, especially if being overplayed or doubled before the initial catch. This play was spotted and shared by our point guard watching games and recognizing actions. See More
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This is a 3 line lay-up drill that we used as a warm-up for almost every practice and pre-game routine when I was an assistant at TLU. This was a staple for our basketball program, and we used it to get the players’ bodies ready for practices or games and also to get the players focused for the practice or game ahead. It starts aiming for 55 each side, and increases the number throughout the season. This drill is great at getting your players to move, talk, and to execute. Any missed lay-ups, dropped passes, or mistakes filling lines can result in not reaching the goal. Emphasis: • Move the ball without passing • Sharp passes (do not float passes) • Finishing lay-ups • Communication (we require the players to say the name of the teammate that they are passing to or receiving a pass from) Set-up: • 3 Lines • 2 basketballs • Basketball in either the right or left line (this doesn’t matter, because the drill will switch sides half way through) Rules: • The ball should never hit the ground (no dropped passes and no dribbling) • Don’t leave early from the lines (players will tend to leave early for passes to reach the goal in the allotted time) • Always rotate to the LEFT, whether we are shooting from the right or left side • 6:00 minutes on the clock • Start with a goal of 55 on each side (players switch the drill once they reach 55, ideally close to 3:00 minutes left) Execution: Frame 1: The ball starts in the left line. 1 passes to 2. Once the pass is made to 2, both 1 and 3 can start cutting to the wings. This is where players will begin leaving early (usually the players in the far line opposite the ball). 2 passes to 3 at the wing, and then 2 runs straight up the floor into the lane. Frame 2: 3 passes to 1 for a lay-up. 3 then cuts to the opposite side of the floor for an outlet pass. After shooting the lay-up, 1 clears out to the opposite side of the floor from which he started. 2 follows the shot for the rebound (the ball shouldn’t hit the floor!). At this time, the 2nd ball would have started (Player 4 passing to 5), but for the diagram I left this out. Frame 3: 2 passes to 3, and then clears out the opposite side of the pass. Players will tend to want to follow the pass. 3 passes to the next player in the 1st line (left side of the floor), and the drill starts over again. Players 1, 2, and 3 should then rotate to the next line to the left of where they started. See More
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If the defense is switching or is focused on the cut by 3, this quick slip could get you an easy layup. See More
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Here is a nice 1-4 high set from Kentucky to get a scorer (2) into a pick and roll at the top of the key. The scorer gets open running a zippper cut off of 4 and catching the ball up top to then rip left and use the ball-screen. See More
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Saint Joseph's used this zone quick hitter against Oregon. Oregon is starting in a zone then matching up with runners. In this quick drag, the center zone defender gets pulled up to high leaving a layup at the rim. See More
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This action gets Buddy Hield running hard from right to left then catching the ball on the move. If he can't create a shot right off of the catch, Spangler comes over to set a ball screen. See More
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OU ran this play against Oregon in the Elite 8 to get an open layup. Although the Sooners missed the layup, the weave action against a switching defense opened up a lane for Oklahoma to drive. See More
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The Boston Celtics are currently ranked #1 in offensive efficiency... Execution is key! Here Celtics run basic Horns Flare - The defense is plugging/corraling the first screen... The Defense ends up switching, Horford (5) seals switch and the Celtics play high-low. See More
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This drill is to simulate the warrior getting screened along the baseline which is a common attack we see vs. our 1-3-1. Coaches pass back and forth and the warrior must fight through continuous baseline screens. We teach fighting low through these screens forcing the offense away from scoring area and if we are late to the corner, it funnels the offense back into our umbrella trap. Drill continues for 20-25 seconds or when a certain number of deflections are met. Teaching point is that X1 should always be in line with the basketball. See More
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This is by far the most important drill in teaching our 1-3-1. This drill incorporates the pushers and keeper working together in a piston like fashion. They must communicate who is big on ball and who is wide off the ball. In this drill, a coach will start with a ball and a pusher is big on the ball. The keeper than can back off and play the passing lane back to the other coach. The weak side pusher splits the difference from the block player and other coach. See More
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Here is a great baseline out of bounds to utilize against a switching man to man defense. Box Alignment with best shooter at the weak side elbow. 3 comes off staggered screen from 4 and 5 for a potential shot. 2 upscreens for 5 and 4 can slip the last screen if teams switch. See More
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X Passing is a drill we run to simulate several key components of our 4-Out 1 in man-to-man offense. In this drill we are working on the following key concepts: 1. Creating a lead on the wing. 2. Passing with the correct hand and communicating with our hands (break open to wing and show outside hand). 3. Establishing triple threat on a catch (rips and sweeps). 4. Post players posting above the block on the 1st hash. 5. Feeding the post with a bounce pass or overhead pass to their numbers. 6. Post players catching with 2 hands and 2 feet, then "chin and check middle.' 7. Last but definitely not least: communication. We call names on every pass, every time. Read more about this and other drills on the FMS Blog... Pre-Practice: Setting the Tone for Success See More
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This team shooting drill gets reps on the block and 3 point shots using the Dr. Dish Shooting Machine. For this drill you will want to move the machine away from the basket to simulate a cross court pass. See More
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A very well designed late game SLOB play by the Thunder. For coaches looking to run this set, I believe it is important to make sure your best ball-handler/playmaker is coming off the double ballscreen, as this will make the man guarding the second screener to show/hedge out because he has to respect the ball-handler on the drive/shot and this rotation could make him late getting back to his own man. This is also effective if the defense is switching, because now the man coming off the fade screen has a mismatch. The Thunder do a great job here clearing out the side so that if Durant does not have a shot, he has plenty of room to take his man. See More
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This set provides that opportunity because as 1 is catching the ball, the 5 man is setting a ballscreen immediately on X1, giving 1 a chance to attack in a straight line drive right off the catch. Also, this can be an effective play against a team that will blitz/hard hedge the side ballscreen, as 2 can hit 1 quickly off the screen and 1 will have plenty of time to throw the lob to 4 rolling to the basket before the defense recovers. See More
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