Fastbreak: Taking the Ball Out of Bounds

Categories: Footwork  Transition  
Ages: All Ages  Youth  Middle School  High School+  

Purpose of the Drill:

Teach bigs to quickly get the ball out of the basket, pivot under the basket out of bounds, and shuffle to get away from the basket and cut down the angle to the point guard.

Instructions

  • Coach shoots a layup.
  • Big quickly gets the ball out of the net and gets out of bounds.
  • Big man pivots to face the court and shuffles away from the basket. This cuts down the angle to the point guard.
  • Drill in with pass back to the coach, who then shoots for the next player in line.

Points of Emphasis:

  • Quickly get the ball out of the net.
  • Stay deep behind the baseline.
  • Pivot and shuffle away from the backboard.
  • Cut down the angle to the pass to the point guard.


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