Step 1/4No dribbling — pass ahead
Orange = offense · blue = defense · solid line = cut · dashed = pass · zig-zag = dribble · T = screen · dotted arc = shot
Transition drill
3v2 No-Dribble Continuous
Three teams of three: attack 3-on-2 the length of the court with no dribbling and 15 seconds to score, then the defenders attack the other way.
- Time
- 12 min
- Players
- 9+
- Ages
- 10+
- Level
- Intermediate
Equipment: 1 ball, 3 sets of bibs
How to run the drill
- 1Three teams of three in different colours. Team A attacks; two of team B defend with the third waiting on the sideline; team C waits at the far end.
- 2Team A has 15 seconds to score and is not allowed to dribble — pass up the floor.
- 3On a shot or turnover, team B (all three) attacks the other way against two of team C.
- 4Team A takes team B's place at that end. Keep it going; count baskets.
Coaching points
- Pass ahead and sprint to get open again
- Catch, look up, pivot
- Defence: stop the ball, protect the basket, slow them down
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