Drill2 phasesRuns 7.2 s
Cutter Shooting
Two wing lines. A wing V-cuts across the lane to the far elbow, catches from the other wing with the inside foot down and shoots. He rebounds, passes to the line he came from and follows his pass; then the other side cuts.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Ages
- U12–Adult
- Minutes
- 8
- Players
- 4–12
- Balls
- 2
- 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
- Cut hard at game speed and catch moving toward the ball.
- Inside foot down on the catch so the shoulders are already square.
- Passer: on time and on target, not before the cutter is open.
- Call for the ball and show both hands.
Phase by phase
1Phase 1
L1 sets up the cut by walking down, then V-cuts across the lane to the right elbow. R1 passes when he is open, not before; L1 catches inside foot first and shoots.
- L1 cuts to the right elbow
- R1 passes to L1
- L1 shoots
2Phase 2
L1 rebounds, passes to L2 on the left wing and follows his pass to that line. R1 V-cuts to the left elbow and gets L2's pass for his shot.
- L1 passes to L2
- L1 cuts
- R1 cuts to the left elbow
- L2 passes to R1
- R1 shoots
Variations
- Catch at the top of the arc, shot fake and one-dribble jumper.
- Catch behind the arc for a three.
- Free choice: three, shot fake and pull-up, or drive to the rim.