Warm-up18-second relocation6 min
- Four on the floor, two rebounding. The ball moves in one rhythm for 18 seconds: drive to the paint, pass, pass, drive again. No dribble on a catch unless it's a drive. There's no pattern: whoever is open fills space, and the driver leaves the paint straight after the kick. Shot when the clock hits 18. Rebounders swap in after each round.
- Theme link: every drive empties a space and every kick starts the defence turning. The players who keep moving after they pass are the ones who end up open.
Block 1Drive, kick, come back out7 min
- Adds: a route for the driver after the kick.
- Three on the floor (wing with the ball, corner, top), three waiting. The wing drives baseline to the block; the corner lifts to fill the wing and catches the kick. The driver keeps going across the lane and out to the far slot. Wing to top, top to the driver, who shoots on the catch.
- Then a shallow drive: middle from the wing, stop at the elbow, kick, back straight up to where you started. Alternate the two; switch sides every round.
- Progress when: the driver's feet are set before the second pass leaves the passer's hands.
- Regress if: the driver arrives late and catches running. The second pass waits until the driver claps.
- Cues (questions): "How deep did you drive, and which way did that send you?" "Were you there before the ball, or did the ball wait for you?"
Block 2The helper loses the driver8 min
- Adds: a help defender who stops the drive, then has to find the driver again.
- Same start as Block 1, with one defender in the paint. The helper must step in and stop the drive, then can close out on any catch. The attack runs drive, kick, pass, pass, and the driver relocates while the helper is following the ball. The catcher shoots if open; if the helper closes out, one more pass.
- Scoring: a make by the driver is 2, any other make is 1; a deflection or a stop is 1 to the helper. Four reps, then rotate one spot; the helper goes to the waiting line.
- Progress when: the driver is the shooter on most reps, because the helper turned to the ball.
- Regress if: the helper keeps finding the driver. The helper has to touch the kick-out catcher before guarding anyone else.
- Cues (questions): "Where was the helper looking when you left the paint?" "Who was the open player after the second pass?"
Block 33v2: back to the driver, or drive again9 min
- Adds: a second defender, so the pass back to the driver may be covered. Then the next catcher drives again.
- 3v2, attack at top and both wings, a defender on the ball and one in help. After a kick, the next two catches are pass or shoot only, no dribble. If the ball gets back to the driver and they're open, shoot. If not, whoever has it drives to the paint and the rhythm starts again: drive, pass, pass.
- Scoring: a make by a player who drove earlier in the possession is 2, any other make 1; a stop or a dribble on a catch that isn't a drive to the paint is 1 to the defence. Rotate after each possession; the waiting player comes in on defence.
- Progress when: the second drive comes straight off the catch, not after a hold.
- Regress if: the defence sits in the lane and the drives die. The defender on the ball has to stay with the ball handler; only one can help.
- Cues (questions): "Was the driver open when the ball came back? How did you know?" "Shallow or deep, and where did that send you?"
Water2 min
Finisher3v3 relocation, 18-second clock11 min
- 3v3 live at one hoop, an 18-second clock on every possession. The rhythm from the warm-up: drive to the paint, then pass, pass, drive again. Every catch after a kick is pass or shoot only.
- Scoring:
- 3 pts: a make by a player who drove earlier in the same possession.
- 1 pt: any other make, or a stop for the defence.
- Turnover: the clock runs out, or a dribble on a catch that isn't a drive to the paint.
- Make it, take it is off: the ball changes every possession. First team to 15, then new teams.
Huddle2 min
- One question to the group: "Who was open after the second pass today, and why them?"
Coach notes
- Decision errors vs execution errors:
- A driver who stays in the paint after the kick, or drifts to a spot where a teammate already is, has made a decision error. Freeze it and ask Block 1's first question.
- A driver who goes to the right space but catches running is execution. Get there sooner; the shot starts with the feet.
- Common failure: standing to watch the kick. The first step out of the paint has to come with the pass, not after it lands.
- Common failure: a dribble on every catch. One dribble on the catch gives the defence time to turn round. Pass or shoot, unless the dribble is a drive to the paint.
- How it differs from Drive and Fill (U12): that plan is about where the other four go when someone drives. This one is about where the driver goes once they've given the ball up.
- How it differs from One More (U14): that plan is the catcher's read on the closeout. Here the read is the relocated driver's.
- Running it for 60: Block 3 goes to 13 min. The finisher goes to 20 min, with a second round on a 14-second clock (the clock after an offensive rebound), so the first drive has to come off the first catch. The huddle goes to 4 min, with a second question: "When did a shallow drive work better than a deep one?"
Sources
| Source | Used for |
|---|---|
| Chris Finch — Shooting on the Move | Mechanism, warm-up 18-second relocation, Block 1 baseline drive and the driver getting the shot, Block 3 deep and shallow rule and drive-pass-pass-drive, finisher clock, coach note on getting to the spot first |
| Khalid Robinson — Finishing | Block 3 and finisher: no dribble on the catch, drive with intent, touch the paint |
| junior.basketball (original) | Block 2 helper rules, scoring in Blocks 2 and 3 and the finisher |
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