Drill5 phasesRuns 15.7 s
Continuous 3-on-2, 2-on-1
Three attack two defenders in tandem. When the 3-on-2 ends, the two defenders go the other way 2-on-1 against the player who shot, and the other two attackers stay as the next tandem. Shots in the app always go at the near basket, so the 2-on-1 ends with the drive to the far rim.
- Trains
- TransitionBasketball IQ
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Ages
- U14–Adult
- Minutes
- 15
- Players
- 5–12
- Balls
- 1
- Equipment
- No equipment: players and balls only.
Run it, tilt it, change it to fit your practice. Free to start. No account, nothing to install.
Coaching points
- Fill three lanes: ball in the middle, wings wide, cut to the rim at the free-throw line extended.
- The ball stops at the top of the key and makes the top defender commit before it is passed.
- Tandem: top man stops the ball, bottom man takes the first pass, top man drops to the rim.
- Make the extra pass; the open man is the one the dropping defender just left.
- 2-on-1: stay wide enough that one defender cannot guard both of you.
Phase by phase
1Phase 1
Fill three lanes: the ball in the middle, wings wide to the sidelines. The ball stops at the top; the top defender stops the ball.
- 2 dribbles to the top
- 1 cuts to the left wing
- 3 cuts to the right wing
- X1 cuts to the top
2Phase 2
Pass to the wing. The bottom defender takes the first pass; the top defender drops to the rim and the weak side.
- 2 passes to 3
- X2 cuts to the right wing
- X1 cuts
3Phase 3
Make the extra pass to the man the drop just left. X1 closes out; X2 goes to the rim for the rebound.
- 3 passes to 1
- X1 cuts to the left wing
- 1 shoots
- X2 cuts to the rim
4Phase 4
Rebound and outlet: the two defenders go the other way 2-on-1. The shooter sprints back alone; A2 and A3 become the next tandem.
- X2 passes to X1
- X1 dribbles
- X2 cuts
- 1 cuts
- 2 cuts to the nail
- 3 cuts to the rim
5Phase 5
2-on-1: attack the defender's top foot. When he commits, pass to the wide man for the layup at the far basket.
- X1 dribbles
- 1 cuts
- X1 passes to X2
- X2 dribbles
Variations
- Keep score: one point per make for the offense, one per stop for the defense.
- Add a trailer: 4-on-3, then 3-on-2 back.
- The defense only goes the other way if it wins the rebound; an offensive rebound plays on.