Drill3 phasesRuns 7.2 s
Give and Go
The oldest two-player action in basketball. The guard passes to the wing, sells a step away, then cuts hard in front of his defender to the basket and gets the ball right back for the layup. Players rotate lines after each rep.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Ages
- U8–U14
- Minutes
- 8
- Players
- 2–12
- 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
- Sell the step away, then change speed: the cut wins with a burst, not a jog.
- Cut in front of your defender, between him and the ball, with a hand up as a target.
- Wing: pass ahead of the cutter so he catches in stride.
- Finish with the outside hand; the layup is the reward for the cut.
Phase by phase
1Phase 1
W V-cuts: walks in, then pops out to the wing with a target hand. G passes on the pop.
- W cuts to the right wing
- G passes to W
2Phase 2
Give and go: G takes one step away to set up his man, then cuts hard to the rim in front of him, hand up. W hits him in stride for the layup.
- G cuts to the top
- G cuts
- W passes to G
- G shoots
3Phase 3
Rotate: G rebounds and passes to the next guard, then goes to the wing line; W goes to the back of the guard line.
- G passes to G2
- G cuts
- W cuts
- W2 cuts
Variations
- Add a defender on the guard who plays passive, then live.
- Start on the left side for left-hand finishes.
- Wing may also give and go after a dribble handoff.