Some ideas on ways to improve taking care of the basketball.
Limiting turnovers is one of the most important stats.
Worst thing to do against a press is to stand – make a cut, if it is the wrong cut, make another cut
Best way to beat a trap, look to split the trap
You will win a lot of games if you can take care of the basketball
Keep what you do as simple as possible.Just because you are thinking about the game all the time, does not mean your players do —— keep your stuff simple
Move and Counter Drill
Defense throws a high arcing pass to the offense
Offense rips the ball while defense gets into the shirt of the offense
Offense drives by the defense (the defense cannot move laterally)
Offense tries to finish over the help defender at the rim, use a counter move if needed
Keys
1. Be tough (with the initial rip and with the finish)
2. Use counter move on a big defender
3. Work both sides of the floor
2 vs. 1 Half Court
Screener hands the ball off to the offense
Defensive man starts next to the offensive man
Once the ball is handed to the offensive player, the offensive player uses the screener to shake the defender
1. Offensive player tries to score on the help defender or dish to weak side offensive player (probably a bounce pass)
2. The original ball defender can rotate to the other offensive player
Keys
1. Bounce pass is usually the best pass because close out with high hands
2. Get tight off of screen
3. Work both sides of the floor
3 Straight Lines Drill
Offense gets 1 dribble
Have to advance the ball up the floor
Defense needs to stop the ball from being advanced
Offense has to stay in their designated lane
Offense has to make game cuts — look to beat the defense deep
Use North and South dribbles
Option
You can make a rule that the ball always has to go back to the middle man
3 on 2 Full Court
Offense gets 2 dribbles
Defense traps and rotates
When in a trap, don’t shift weight back
Try and split the trap
3 Guards Drill
1 guard tries to advance the ball against 2 defenders
Try to split the defenders or attack the slower of the 2
