If the defender's closing down your attacker quickly can they use a simple side-step to get round them or should they take the early shot?
By working on your players' 1 vs 1 skills this session aims to hone your players' attacking skills - getting them to spot where the advantage is, grab it with both hands and score more points as a team!
To help your players make sharper choices when sprinting up court this session works on teaching your players how to attack the basket and better read the defence - depending on what the defender shows them!
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.
The 2-3 zone defence remains one of the most effective defensive systems in basketball when coached and executed properly. This guide covers the fundamentals of running a 2-3 zone, including player roles, rotations, and when to deploy it for maximum impact.
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