Set-up over about 30m.
Use three blocks of wood or something similar, evenly spaced across the working area.
Crab sideways, as fast as possible as possible but do not bring your feet together. Collect each block in first hand and transfer to other hand and replace on ground. In training to be a top player do this drill twice a day.
Stay close to the ground; do not come up and down.
Start with one foot on the starting line and touch a point or the other line before returning.
Do not stop if you fumble or miss and block, just continue.
Aim to go as fast as possible and cover the 30m and back in under 8 seconds.
Good spacing is only the start. The best modern offences teach players to attack the defence's rotations and play in a permanent 4-on-3 - here is how to coach that read.
The ball screen produces almost half of all professional offensive possessions, yet most teams still teach it as a memorised play. The modern approach trains the read - giving players a framework to decide based on what the defence does, not what the coach called.
The closeout is the most repeated defensive action in modern basketball. With fouls per game climbing in the 2025-26 season, coaches must teach defenders to contest the three without surrendering the drive or putting shooters on the line.