Step 1/4Get open and inbound
Orange = offense · blue = defense · solid line = cut · dashed = pass · zig-zag = dribble · T = screen · dotted arc = shot
Transition drill
Press Break Overload
Practise breaking the press against extra defenders — 3-on-4, 4-on-5 or 5-on-6 — so a real press feels easy.
- Time
- 12 min
- Players
- 7+
- Ages
- 12+
- Level
- Advanced
Equipment: 1 ball, bibs
How to run the drill
- 1The offence inbounds under its own basket against a press with one more defender than attackers.
- 2Break the press and try to score. Short on time? Reset as soon as the ball crosses half court.
- 3Change the look: full-court denial, a trap after the first pass, or pick up at three-quarter court.
- 4Rotate the extra defender every few goes.
Coaching points
- Always three options: one ahead, one in the middle, one behind for the reversal
- Ball goes back? Look opposite straight away
- Pass before the trap arrives — keep the ball moving
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