
Shoot & Hustle
‘Partner Passing’ encourages shooters to hustle after their own shots as the partner sprints to a perimeter shooting spot. MORE
This constantly moving, full-court drill gets three players shots at the same time while forcing everyone to hustle so the actions move seamlessly from one end to the next.
Rather than having three people sprint the length of the floor and only earning a shot for one of them, this drill scores a transition layup on the move plus a pair of mid-range jumpers so everyone is rewarded for their hustle.
Players 1, 2 and 3 start the drill. 1 is in the middle with a ball. 4, 5 and 6 line up behind them with 4 and 6 holding balls. 7, 8 and 9 are on the opposite baseline with 7 and 9 holding basketballs.
2 starts running up the floor. 1 passes ahead to 2. 3 is sprinting up the opposite side. 2 passes back to 1 sprinting up the middle. 1 then passes to 3 in stride heading toward the left side of the hoop. 2 hustles into the front court and receives a pass from 9. 1 locates to the left wing and receives a pass from 7 [diagram 1].
3 scores the left-handed layup. 1 and 2 shoot mid-range jumpers. 1 and 2 rebound their shots and fill the openings left by 7 and 9. 8 grabs the ball out of the net and 3 takes that spot on the baseline [diagram 2].
The actions continue in the opposite direction. 8 passes ahead to 7. 7 passes back to 8, who then fires a pass ahead to 9 for the layup. 7 and 8 move to the front court [diagram 3].
Players must hustle. You can’t have basketballs bouncing around the floor when the next group of three is ready to start their actions.