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DRILLS LIBRARY

Browse game-ready basketball drills by category — organized for quick access, clear teaching, and immediate use in practice.

3ON0 (3on3) POST FEEDS (TO FAN-OUT SCREENS)

This breakdown drill teaches players how to flow naturally from a post-feed into a second action — a fan-out ball screen. It builds on foundational offensive concepts like post-entry footwork, cutting out of the post.

Offense, Shooting

3 ON 0 PENETRATE N KICK

This is a foundational offensive spacing and ball movement drill. It builds directly off the 3-on-0 Cut and Fill and the 2-on-0 Drift and Lift concepts. It teaches players how to drive to score, re-space on penetration.

Offense, Warm-Up

3ON0 FLOW ENTRIES

This is a flow offense warm-up and teaching drill that rehearses all installed entries in multiple variations. It’s designed to sharpen reads, spacing, and shot selection from your flow actions.

Offense, Warm-Up

3 ON 0 CUT N FILL

3-on-0 Cut and Fill is a foundational drill that teaches the core principles of perimeter movement, spacing, and respacing within any offensive framework. While it’s a basic concept, it applies to every level.

Offense, Warm-Up

2 ON 0 POST-READ-SHIFT

This is one of our essential offensive breakdown drills that teaches post shifting on strong-side perimeter penetration. It helps our bigs develop natural instincts for adjusting their positioning.

Offense, Warm-Up

2on0 Drive and Shift

2-0 Drive and Shift is a warm-up drill and offensive positioning drill built around decision-making and spacing. It teaches players how to react off the ball to create clean passing lanes and open shots. The core concept

Offense, Shooting

2on0 DHO Timing + Weakside Wing

This is a direct progression from the 2-on-0 DHO Timing drill, adding a third player on the weak side to introduce three-man actions and integrate our penetration & kick rules.

Offense, Warm-Up

2on0 DHO Timing

This is an offensive breakdown drill focused on executing a dribble handoff (DHO) from the slot to the wing with correct timing, footwork, and decision-making. It also works as a warm-up drill.

Offense, Warm-Up

50 TO 55 TRANSITION

This drill links your 5-on-0 transition concepts directly into a 5-on-5 live possession. It’s one of the most effective ways to rehearse primary break philosophy at game speed.

Transition, Warm-Up

35 SECONDS TRANSITION

This is a high-speed 5-on-0 transition drill designed to build urgency, precision, and discipline in your primary break. The challenge is to complete six consecutive full-court trips in 35 seconds or less.

Transition, Warm-Up

4on4 Entries O-D-O (Offense-Defense-Offense)

This is a live, controlled segment designed to rehearse your offensive entries under real defensive pressure, while also testing your team’s ability to transition quickly between offense and defense.

Live Drill

“Win the Game”

A pressure free-throw drill that simulates end-of-game situations, holding players accountable to make under stress.

Shooting

Uconn Team Shooting

UConn Team Shooting is a fast-paced, full-court warm-up drill focused on sharp passing, clean cutting, and finishing in transition. It builds habits for game-speed layups, proper jump stops, and footwork.

Shooting, Warm-Up

BEAT THE PRO – SHOOTING

Beat the Pro Shooting is a competitive individual shooting drill built around shot discipline, shot preparation, and precision footwork. The drill is simple in structure but highly demanding in execution.

Individual Skill, Shooting

36 Shooting

36 Shooting is a competitive, fast-paced team shooting drill that emphasizes shot selection, passing accuracy, and finishing under pressure.

Shooting, Warm-Up

6 SHOT SERIES SHOOTING

Six Shots Series is a high-discipline, team-based shooting drill that emphasizes clean footwork into catches, shot variety, sharp passing mechanics, and vocal communication.

Shooting, Warm-Up

3on3 random close outs (+ run outs)

This is a live, competitive team drill that combines closeout recognition, help-side rotation, and disciplined team defense under pressure. Only the defense can score, and they must earn stops cleanly.

Defense, Live Drill

KNICKS DRILL (REBOUNDING)

The Knicks Drill is a high-intensity, physical rebounding competition designed to teach boxing out, offensive rebounding, and finishing in traffic. It emphasizes toughness, technique, and discipline.

Defense, Live Drill

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DRILLS LIBRARY

IF YOU NEED HELP ORGANIZING YOUR DRILLS INTO A STRUCTURED FRAMEWORK, OUR DOWNLOADABLE TEMPLATES MIGHT BE HELPFUL.

BUILD ON 30 YEARS OF COACHING EXCELLENCE.

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