Step 1/52 steps out — X2 denies
Orange = offense · blue = defense · solid line = cut · dashed = pass · zig-zag = dribble · T = screen · dotted arc = shot
Passing drill
Backdoor When Denied
When the wing is overplayed, go back door — the passer reads it and hits the cutter behind the defence.
- Time
- 8 min
- Players
- 3+
- Ages
- 10+
- Level
- Intermediate
Equipment: 1 ball
How to run the drill
- 1Ball at the top, wing denied by a defender.
- 2Wing steps out to the three-point line and sells it.
- 3When the defender's foot and hand are in the lane, plant and cut back door.
- 4Bounce pass to the cutter for the layup.
Coaching points
- Sell the step out — make the defender jump it
- Plant on the outside foot
- Bounce pass away from the defender
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