Basketball Drills

Lisa O’Meara, Oregon, Asst Women’s Basketball Coach

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OVERVIEW

This transcript covers “peer pressure” drills — a category of competitive, team-accountability drills that this program runs daily during practice, typically right after stretching, to build intensity, sharpen fundamentals, and get players moving at full speed early in the session.

WHAT “PEER PRESSURE” MEANS

These are drills done in a row where mistakes reset the count for the whole group — missed layups, travels, bad passes, or fumbles mean starting over. The shared consequence creates pressure and forces the team to execute cleanly together, not just individually.

KEY DRILLS COVERED

Diagonal Layins — Players dribble down, make a stop, and deliver a controlled pass to a “guided defender” (coach or manager) at the top. A cone marks where the cutter can begin their angle to the basket. After the finish, players sprint out and make an outlet pass — emphasizing transition speed rather than standing in the corner.

Three-Player Break — Uses a point guard, wing, and big. The big rips and outlets to the point guard, who pushes the ball, hits a trailing post player for the first shot, then sprints to touch the free-throw line before a coach outlets the ball back to start the next phase.

Loop — A continuous passing drill built around cones. Only the player finishing the layup is allowed to dribble; passers must loop around designated cones after passing. Emphasizes floor awareness, discipline against unnecessary dribbling, and full-speed movement.

Three-Lane Rush — Similar looping/passing concept in a three-lane setup, with a passer looping around a cone before the finish. Focused again on clean, game-speed passing and catching.

COACHING PHILOSOPHY / TAKEAWAYS

• Passing gets neglected in modern training (players get plenty of shot reps via personal trainers, but not enough passing reps) — these drills intentionally build that back in.
• Drills can be simple; the “peer pressure” format (counting reps, resetting on mistakes) is what drives intensity and accountability.
• Communication (“calling for the ball”) is treated as a core skill within the drills, not an afterthought.
• The presenter credits this daily-drill approach to Kelly Graves at Oregon, describing it as a program staple for reinforcing fundamentals and starting practice with high energy.

 
Rob Brost, Head Boys’ Basketball Coach, Bolingbrook HS, IL

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This is a coaching clinic transcript explaining a drill called the “Huppy” (adapted from PGC Basketball about a decade ago). Here’s the breakdown:

Core concept: Huppy is a mental/physical checklist players run through every time they catch the ball in attacking situations, designed to improve decision-making in the lane and cut down on charges.

The five principles:

• Peek — every time hands touch the ball, players peek at the rim (checking for a shot or an open teammate). This applies on both ends, including immediately after a defensive rebound to look for an outlet.
• Powerful, low, wide stance — body positioning once attacking the rim.
• Three points of contact — both hands on the ball plus a third contact point (shoulder or hip), used to protect the ball and absorb contact in the lane.
• Patient in the lane off a one-two step — players land on a two-foot jump stop so they can pivot, then stay patient rather than forcing a play immediately (the coach notes they’ve never had a three-second call on a player using this footwork).
• Fake, then purposeful and decisive — use fakes to let teammates relocate/get open, then commit fully to a pass, shot, or finish.

Drill structure: Five lines (top of the key, both wings, both baselines). The first player in each line starts at least one foot behind the three-point line — intentionally not on it. The coach explains this spacing matters for two reasons: it opens driving lanes, and it sets up “step-in threes” (a player can step forward into a three only if they start behind the line; standing on the line means stepping in turns a three into a long two). Drive-and-kick reads prioritize shots at the rim first, step-in threes second.

The drill is run daily (sometimes twice per practice), starting with fewer balls/lines and progressively adding more to increase chaos and decision-making speed. The coach frames it as a low-cost, repeatable habit-builder rather than a complex scheme — the goal is fewer charges and more disciplined, patient attacks of the rim.