Step 1/4Attack 2-on-1 — the chaser sprints back
Orange = offense · blue = defense · solid line = cut · dashed = pass · zig-zag = dribble · T = screen · dotted arc = shot
Transition drill
2v1 Fast Break with a Chaser
Two attackers break against one defender while a second defender chases from behind — score before the help arrives.
- Time
- 10 min
- Players
- 4+
- Ages
- 10+
- Level
- Intermediate
Equipment: 1 ball
How to run the drill
- 1Two attackers start at half court; one defender waits in the key.
- 2A second defender starts a few steps behind the attackers and sprints back to help as soon as the ball moves.
- 3The attackers must score quickly — one or two passes — before it becomes 2-on-2.
- 4Rotate: attackers become defenders, defenders go to the back of the line.
Coaching points
- Go fast — the chaser is coming
- Make the defender commit, then pass
- Chaser: sprint to the paint first, then find a player
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