More passing requires accuracy and proper spacing as another person enters the fold in pushing the ball up the floor.
Why use this drill
This is the next progression from the previous page’s drill. Get players used to throwing quick, accurate passes to advance the ball rather than the dribble.
Set up
The middle line starts with the ball
There is a wing on each side
Add another wing on the left
Have another group of three ready to go once the first group completes the up-and-back.
How to play
5 flashes to the middle
1 passes to 5 as 7 streaks down the floor.
3 enters from the right side.
5 passes to 7 [1]
1 sprints the length of the floor and serves as the rebounder (grabs the ball before it hits the floor)
The outlet line (5) sprints
to the opposite free-throw
line to get in position for the
outlet coming the other way
7 scores the layup [2].
7 curls to the left side for the second outlet coming back to the start
1 passes to 5.
5 passes to 7
7 fires the long pass to 3 in stride for the layup [3].
Here’s a simple diagram for setting up this drill:
How to perfect the technique for this play
All four players sprint to cross the baseline before 3’s layup comes out of the net while the next group of four take the floor. Remember, make 10 layups in a row and never allow the ball to hit the ground.