Step 1/4No dribbling — pass ahead
Orange = offense · blue = defense · solid line = cut · dashed = pass · zig-zag = dribble · T = screen · dotted arc = shot
Games drill
Ultimate Basketball
Full-court game with no dribbling at all — move the ball up the floor by passing only, then score.
- Time
- 12 min
- Players
- 8+
- Ages
- 8+
- Level
- All levels
Equipment: 1 ball, bibs
How to run the drill
- 1Two teams, full court. No dribbling: catch, pivot, pass.
- 2The player with the ball can't run with it. Everyone else moves to get open.
- 3A dropped or intercepted pass is a turnover. Score at your basket for a point.
- 4Younger groups: give the attack extra players (4-on-2, 5-on-3) and score by passing to a teammate over the far baseline instead of shooting. Add: every player must touch the ball before a score.
Coaching points
- Cut hard to get open — then cut again
- Pivot to find a passing angle
- Pass ahead, not sideways
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