Drill2 phasesRuns 4.6 s
Tip Drill
A line beside the basket. The first player tips the ball against the backboard with one hand and runs to the back of the line; the next one times his jump and tips it again before it comes down. The last tip of the set goes in.
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Ages
- U12–Adult
- Minutes
- 5
- Players
- 3–6
- 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
- Jump to the ball and tip it at the top of your jump, arm straight.
- Fingertips, not the palm: control where it hits the glass.
- Land balanced and get out of the way for the next player.
- Count tips out loud as a group: the set ends with a made tip-in.
Phase by phase
1Phase 1
A tips it high against the glass with the fingertips, arm fully extended, and goes straight to the back of the line. B steps up.
- A shoots
- A cuts
- B cuts to the right block
- C cuts to the right block
- D cuts to the right block
2Phase 2
B times the jump, tips it again at its highest point and follows A to the back. Keep the ball alive: if it touches the floor, start again.
- B shoots
- B cuts
- C cuts to the right block
- D cuts to the right block
- A cuts to the right block
Variations
- Two-hand tips for younger or shorter players.
- Team target: 15 tips without the ball touching the floor, then the tip-in.
- Run it on the left side with the left hand.