Multi-Purpose Basketball Drill: 3 Man Weave, Passing,
Shooting, and Close-Out Drill

Step 1:

The drill begins at half court with the players lining up in three lines. One line in the center, one on the left and one on the right. The player in the center line begins with the ball (player #2 in the diagram). At the same time, two players begin on the baseline standing with a ball, on each side of the block.

Player #2 starts by passing to player #3 on his right side. #2 following his/her pass and cuts wide behind #3 and heads toward the basket.

Step 2:

Player #3 catches the ball and angles to the middle where he/she passes to their left to player #1. Player #3 follows their pass and cuts behind and outside of player #1.

Step 3:

At this point, player #1 should look in the pass from player #3 and jump stop near the free throw line. Upon completion of the jump stop, player #1 makes a crisp bounce pass to player #2 who is cutting hard to the basket.

Step 4:

Player #2 finishes the lay-up and rebounds the ball. Once player #1 has passed the ball he/she cuts to the right elbow and player #3 cuts to the left elbow. Players #1 and #3 square up and create a good passing target. Player #4 makes a good chest pass to player #3 and player #5 does the same to player #1.

Players #4 and #5 follow their pass, closing out on the player they just passed to. As each player closes out, he/she yells “ball, ball, ball” and then “shot” once the ball is in the air. As soon as they yell shot, they must then box-out their shooter and rebound the make or miss.

Step 5:

In order to rotate so that everyone gets to complete a lay-up, shot, or close out, players #1 and #3 remain on the baseline with a basketball and become the passers. Player #4 goes to the middle line and players #2 and #5 fill in on the left and right, respectively.

This simple addition to the three-man weave can become a great pre-game drill because it gets 5 players involved at once and works on multiple areas of the game.