Drill4 phasesRuns 12.7 s
Three-Man Weave
Three players run the floor passing without a dribble. Whoever passes runs behind the player he passed to, so the three cross over and over down the floor and finish with a layup.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Ages
- U12–Adult
- Minutes
- 10
- Players
- 3–15
- 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
- Pass and go behind: the passer always runs behind the player he passed to.
- Lead the receiver with a chest pass to where he is going, not where he is.
- No dribbles until the last catch; the ball should not touch the floor.
- Sprint the whole way: the weave only teaches anything at game speed.
Phase by phase
1Phase 1
The middle passes to a wing and runs behind him. The wing angles in to the middle on the catch.
- 3 cuts
- 2 passes to 3
- 2 cuts
- 1 cuts
2Phase 2
Pass and go behind: the new middle hits the left wing and runs behind him.
- 1 cuts
- 3 passes to 1
- 3 cuts
- 2 cuts
3Phase 3
Lead the receiver: pass to where he is going, chest high. Wings stay wide until it is their turn.
- 2 cuts
- 1 passes to 2
- 1 cuts
- 3 cuts
4Phase 4
Last pass to the wing for the layup; the other two crash the boards from both sides.
- 2 passes to 3
- 3 dribbles to the rim
- 3 shoots
- 2 cuts
- 1 cuts to the right block
Variations
- Five-man weave for older groups.
- The shooter turns and defends: the other two come back 2-on-1.
- Set a limit: layup in four passes, missed layup means the group runs again.