Passing and Decision Making Drill - No Dribble 3 on 2 (Continuous)

One variation of this that I use that doesn't require setting up teams and gives every player a chance to play with every teammate is called 11-man Fast break - it's still always 3 on 2 fast break but it does require 11 players minimum to run it.

Set up:
"North" end of court: 3 players in paint, two lines with 2 players each at foul line extended on the sideline for a total of 7 players on "North" end. "South" end of court: 2 players on defense with 1 player each at foul line extended on the sideline.

Coach begins drill with a shot at the "North" end where 3 players are. Rebounder passes to outlet who brings the ball to the middle. Rebounder fills that lane on fast break and opposite outlet fills own lane to go down court 3-on-2. The two that did NOT get the initial rebound stay on for defense. After one shot or turnover on the south end, outlet players step into court to receive pass and take the ball to the middle. The person that made the outlet pass fills that lane and opposite outlet fills own lane. 2 of the 4 remaining players on that end stay on for defense and the other 2 go to separate outlet lines.

When we do this, we allow dribbling up to half-court and then pass only (no dribble) once they cross half-court. This drill keeps all players moving very quickly and the "breaks" when they are waiting to be one of the 5 in play are only 10-15 seconds.

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I like the drill very much because it incorporates conditioning, defensive reaction
pivoting, moving without the ball and creating
proper spacing to get good looks on offense.
I coach Varsity basketball at Seaford H.S.
and my guys loved the drill.
I also ran it as a 4 on 3 continuous drill.

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Hey VMl04! I love the multipurpose drill. If u go to their site search, you can pull it up by typing in "multipurpose drill, ball handling, passing, cutting" I think. It's there, tho. I just looked for you.

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Hi Jeff,

What do you mean by: "We do not allow rebounds...."?
Does this mean offense only gets one shot?

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Jeff Haefner says: 1/23/2014 at 9:17:42 AM Harvey - After 1 shot attempt the possession is over and the next possession starts. This makes for a quicker pace and more transition opportunities. However, lately we have been allowing offensive rebounds to maintain aggressive rebounding. It works both ways. Like     login   register

VMI04,
We run a similar drill for our lacrosse team. For rotations we have the player that shoots the ball rotate out, the other two (or three) are on defense. Keeps it simple and they don't have to remember who's turn it is, especially when trying to keep it fast paced.

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What is a "Burpee?"

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Jeff Haefner says: 1/22/2014 at 9:08:19 AM I let players figure out their own rotation. I try to give them responsibilities and opportunities to learn how to be leaders. This is one of many times they need to figure things out on their own. I do want the playing time to be even and so far our kids have worked that out on their own. But you could give them a fixed rotation if you want. For the multi-purpose drills, we haven't started on that yet. Still on the to do list though! Here are some variations of a "burpee": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burpee_(exercise) Like     login   register

Also, any movement on the multipurpose drill DVD for those of us that only have 3 hours max/week with our players?

You posted a video with a multi purpose drill about a year (or more) ago. I remember that the first phase of the drill was using the back up dribble to avoid traps (set up as a couple of chairs).

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Hello Jeff,

As a firm believer in having a fast transitioning team, I love drills like this! The challenge I run into at times is figuring out the rotations. For instance, for one of the variations, you mention 4 on 3 action. How do you typically decide who sits and waits to go on offense the next time down?

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