To get your players making smart runs we look at running techniques including the V cut, the fake and the cut back. After using this training your players will have an impressive array of running moves under their belts which they can use to lose their marker.
You can use this session with groups large and small, to get players of all abilities making runs to support the player on the ball and open up space.
By using a change of pace and direction your players will be able to leave their defender rooted to the ground when they make their run and create a clear-cut shooting opportunity.
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.
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