Wing 1 on 1

Drill Purpose

The purpose of this fun drill is to improve one on one offense and reading the defender to make the appropriate move.


Drill Instructions and Diagrams

  1. Players line up in 2 lines, one on each elbow, facing baseline.


  2. Coach is on top on the right side with the ball.


  3. Coach calls "Go."


  4. First player in each line sprints to touch a spot on the baseline in the middle of the lane.


  5. After touching spot, players race to the right wing.
  1. Coach passes to the 1st player out to the wing. Other player becomes defense.
  1. Offensive player must make offensive move against live defense.

Teaching Points.

  • Either player can be on offense. The first player out gets the ball, not the player who started ball side.
  • Limit the dribble the offense can use. If you have good players, limit to 1 dribble. In no situation should you allow more than 3.
  • Play on half the court. If playing the right side, score must come on the right side. Theoretically in a game, there are defenders on the other side of the court
  • Reinforce "shot" and the catch, "lay-up" on the dribble.

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EMMANUEL OKOLO says:
10/30/2007 at 8:33:11 AM

nice one will use it for my youth team

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Coach V-PR says:
10/30/2007 at 10:28:14 AM

Good play for evaluating shooting and lay-up skills.

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Ali Naseer says:
10/30/2007 at 10:26:20 PM

Simple and creative!

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David Cho says:
11/11/2007 at 11:16:11 PM

This drill is very effective on the shooting gaurd and small forward's outside game (either a shot or take it to the hoop strong)

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Percival says:
5/15/2008 at 12:52:31 AM

I would wonder if you have some sort of videos showing all these great drills. I do understand viewing it in action gives any reader of any level the proper execution for such. Thanks though I applied them in my amateur coaching.

Hopefully your site will thus provide some videos for all these helpful drills.

You deserve 5 Stars!

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Joe Haefner says:
5/15/2008 at 12:24:01 PM

Hey Percival,

We hope to have some videos in the near future.

Joe Haefner
www.breakthroughbasketball.com

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jaouad kamal says:
5/22/2008 at 4:18:52 PM

good drill

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glenda negron says:
6/17/2008 at 1:25:01 PM

nice drill

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david says:
10/1/2008 at 7:45:01 PM


This is a nice drill you have thought of some good ideas again thanks for the idea i am about to amke my team do this

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DanM says:
12/15/2008 at 10:52:21 AM

why limit the dribble? I want that defensive player to stutter step and not get beat on a drive inside...
One dribble limit insures an outside shot only...

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