Sideline Touches
Ages: All Ages Youth Middle School High School+
Purpose of the Drill:
The purpose is to work on a variety of offensive moves off the catch while incoporating sprinting to make the drill game like.
Instructions

- Player starts in corner facing halfcourt with a ball, passes the ball to the elbow to a coach, sprints wide/sideline and touches halfcourt. Player turns and sprints wide sideline to coaches box and angles toward the block receiving a return pass from the coach.
- He executes the following and can be repeated in the opposite corner:
- 1 Dribble power layup
- 2 or 3 dribbles, baby hook (lay up on opposite side of the basket)
- 2or3 dribbles pull up bank shot
- 2 or 3 dribbles, stride stop step thru
- Catch at Half Court, speed dribble, reach out lay up (Steve Nash)
- Catch at Half Court, drive to block, back defender down (perimeter to post
Points of Emphasis:
- proper footwork on the catch, attack and finish
Motivation/Teaching Tips:
- number of makes within a period of time.

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