Motion Offense Breakdown Drill
Ages: Middle School High School+
Purpose of the Drill:
The Breakdown drill teaches 11 key fundamentals that allow a team to run their motion offense more effectively. This drill is especially good for improving a player's footwork, which will result in a reduction of turnovers. The drill also emphasizes important skills like passing and making and receiving screens.
Instructions
- Step #1 - With the ball on the wing, have the wing (Player 2) pass to the outside hand of Player 1, making sure the pass goes between the elbow and the hand of the target hand, which is held up away from defensive pressure.
- Also, Player 2 must make a two handed chest pass to the target hand of Player 1.
- Teach the passer (Player 2) to step into the pass by taking one or two steps after releasing the pass. Player 2 should use proper two-handed chest pass form. After taking those one or two steps, Player 2 should cut to provide a screen for the player near the block (Player 3).
- Not only does following through create a better chance of an accurate, strong pass, the stepping towards the target also sets up a screen better.
Divide your players into three lines - wing, top of the key, and the block. Players not in the drill need to stand off the court.
- Step #2 - upon following through on the pass, Player 2 will execute a screen down.
- You can teach screeners to put his or her hand up in a fist to indicate they are setting a screen. That signal helps avoid confusion as to the intent of the screener and a short pass into the screener, which often results in a turnover as the screener is not ready to receive the pass.
- The screener (Player 2) will do a shuffle step to get in position to screen Player 3.
- The screener should come to a jump stop and hold his wrist with arms extended slightly from the body. This protects the screener, as well as keeps the elbows inside the shoulders to avoid a foul.
- Step #3 - Player 3 receives and runs off of the screen, as the player at the top of they key (Player 1) passes to them at the wing.
- The low post position (Player 3) should do a V cut and use the down screen provided by Player 2.
- Player 3 then comes up the lane and does a thrust step to create separation to receive the ball on the wing.
- Player 1 passes to the wing when open.
- Player 3 then receives the ball and pivots into triple threat position.
- Step #4 - Player 3 should receive the basketball with his baseline foot free.
- This positioning allows the player to catch the pass and quickly get into triple or double threat position.
- Catching the ball with the baseline foot free also opens up a crossover move back to the middle of the court.
- At this part of the drill, Player 3 would receive the ball and his pivot foot would be his left foot, while his right foot is free to jab step, step to pass, or square up for the 3 pointer.
- Step #5 - After setting the down screen, Player 2 will then roll to the middle, hands up, read to receive the ball in post up position.
- When Player 2 sets a down screen, he then needs to stay low, roll, and have his hand up moving toward the middle.
- Player 1 would then look to hit Player 2, but in the drill he would not complete the pass.
- Step #6 - after Player 2 screens and rolls to the middle, Player 1 will pass to Player 3 at the wing and Player 2 will make a cut to the baseline and end up at the 3 point line.
- Player 3 then delivers a bounce pass to Player 2.
- Player 2 catches the ball with the baseline foot free and rips through to get in triple threat position.
- Step #7 - after passing to the corner, Player 3 will work a give and go with Player 2.
- Player 3 starts going away, like he is going to screen Player 1, and then just before he hits the elbow, Player 3 would cut down the lane towards the basket.
- Player 2 would look to hit Player 3 as he cuts but would hold the ball.
- Step #8 - the drill ends on a backdoor play between Player 2 and Player 3.
- After Player 2 receives the pass from Player 3 in the corner, he dribbles toward Player 1.
- Player 2 fakes a pass to the Player 1 at the top of the key and then reverse pivots.
- Player 3 continues his run on the baseline towards the sidelines and then cuts back to the basket.
- Player 2 pivots and delivers a bounce pass to the cutting Player 3 who lays it in.
- The lay in ends the drill and the next group goes.
- This drill can be run as a warm-up drill instead of layups.
- Set up two groups that will run the drill simultaneously on each side of the basket.
- The diagram shows how the drill would be set up to involve all the players.
- The second group would start when the first group was half-way through, to avoid congestion during the layup portion of the drill.
Points of Emphasis:
- There are 11 fundamentals that are taught in this drill.
- Passing - Passing to the target hand between the elbow and the wrist of the outside hand.
- Follow through - When you pass the basketball you need to teach the players to follow through with the hands and by taking two steps towards the player receiving the pass.
- This drill will also teach the players to follow through and take a step towards the passer to set up a screen down.
- Identifying a screen - The drill will teach proper technique on the screen down by having the player set the screen with a hand up
- Setting a proper screen - the players will learn a shuffle step, grab their wrist for protection, and jump stop to get a good base and set a solid pick.
- This drill will teach how to make a V cut to use the pick. The player needs to set himself up to take the screen.
- The players will practice a thrust step by coming hard of the screen, up the lane, then using a thrust step to create separation into a fill area and receive the pass.
- The drill will teach how to receive a pass with their baseline foot free. That opens up a rip through having their baseline foot free to get into triple threat position. This position also opens the crossover move back to the middle.
- This drill will also develop the pick and roll technique, with a post up move.
- The drill incorporates a give and go, starting to screen away but then cuts to the basket.
- The drill develops the players ability to receive a pass, dribble hard to the middle, and then do a pivot to hit the back door cutter.
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