43Drills

UCONN Quick Hitter vs. Man Defense

#1 starts the play by driving the ball towards the middle of the floor.

#3 on the right wing cuts in and out on top to receive the entry pass from #1.

As this action is taking place, #2 on the left wing slides down to the left low blocka area.

UCONN Quick Hitter vs. Man Defense

As soon as #1 passes to #3, two things will happen together.

#5 will backscreen for #1 and #4 will set a screen for #2 on the right block.

#3 is looking to hit #1 on the back side of the floor with an over the top pass while he is also looking to hit #2 popping out on the right wing for the open shot.

UCONN Quick Hitter vs. Man Defense

You will see this alignment gives you some cleared areas to work.

#1 can catch and look to shoot or attack the basket that has been cleared out by the cutting and screening action on the other side of the floor.

#2 can catch and look to get the ball inside to #4 isolated on the low post. #5 can come towards the ball to assist with the high / low entry pass to #4.

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Karl Malone

Ok, I’m a bit “old school” with the name of this drill, but gave it this name many years ago when Karl Malone played exactly like this drill. Got the rebound and would be out on the break passing and catching for dunks.

I truly think this is one of the best team drills you can implement. Great for team camaraderie - working towards one goal with skills that are within reach of all your players:

1) Catching and making passes at high speeds and 2) Finishing with a made layup.

I like to run this drill for 5 minutes (some nights right, some nights left). We will have a goal for made layups, usually set from our best score to date. Always try and raise the bar.

This is how the court should look to begin. You need at LEAST 10 players to run this drill…no less. The line next to the basket in the direction you are going on each side must have at least two players. (see #2 / #3 and #1 / #9).

Karl Malone

Player #1 and Player #8 start together running up their respective side lanes. They must pass to the first person in each line while running down the center of their lane. They must run with their hands up so as to quickly receive and deliver the next pass.

They receive the ball back from each line as they are running and then will finish with a made layup. They DO NOT run towards the line to make the pass, rather, they must run down the center of their lane catching the ball and making the next pass. THE BALL DOES NOT TOUCH THE FLOOR!

When the playes are finished making the layups at each end of the court, they will continue running out to the end of the line, freethrow line extended on the other side. Let’s look at the rotations as they run up the floor.

Karl Malone

Let’s look at the right side line. As #1 passes to #2 and then gets the ball back, #2 will run behind #1 and to the center position where #4 is standing.

#4 catches the pass from #1 and passes back quickly to #1 and then runs behind #1 to the back of the line, behind #7, free throw line extended.

As soon as #6 passes back to #1, #1 goes in for the layup with #6 right behind him to rebound the ball out of the net.

#6 now takes the ball up the other sideline while the person who just made the trip, #1, runs behind the player waiting free throw line extended, #1 in this diagram.

This same action is taking place on the other side of the court.

When you get really good…try adding one more ball…start him in the middle and watch this drill really take off! No room for error!

Find 10 more drills like this in Jamie Angeli’s Shooting Machine. Repetitive and Competitive Team Shooting Drills that Develop Game…

* Screens
* Cuts
* Shots
* Skills
* Communication
* Confidence
* and Conditioning

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