You will need at least 6 players for this drill. If you want to include more, they can make lines behind 2, 4, 5 and 6 off the court. Do not make a line behind player 3.
The drill starts with 3 players. On the whistle, player 1 will make an outlet pass to player 2. Player 2 needs to meet the pass, take 1 or 2 dribbles and pass to player 3 for a layup.
4 grabs the rebound out of the net and starts the same process the other way. 4 makes the outlet pass to 5, 5 takes one or two dribbles before making the transition pass to player 2 for the layup.
The drill continues just like on the other end. Player 2 steps out of bounds to the rebound line, player 6 grabs the ball out of net and makes an outlet pass to player 1. Player 1 takes one or two dribbles and makes an outlet pass to player 5 for a layup.
Player 6 will grab the ball out of the net and the drill starts over from the beginning.
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The goal of this outlet drill is to score 22 points as a team in 2 minutes. Each basket is worth 1. Feel free to adjust the time and score based on your teams skill level.
It's a great drill for finding your outlet pass, pushing the ball up the court and finishing in transition. It's fast paced, high energy and a perfect way to get conditioning while working on game skills.
The only time the ball should hit the floor is if you need to take one or two dribbles to make the transition pass ahead. Aim for the pass to the shooter to be in stride and within layup distance from the rim. The rebounder should grab the ball out of the net and outlet to the next player before the ball hits the ground.
Once your team understand the rotations and movements, it becomes one continuous looping drill. Right off the transition pass, the passer continues sprinting around the cones getting to the other end for a layup as quick as possible.
This outlet drill really encourages pace, teamwork and communication. Focus on teaching your team the fundamentals of meeting the outlet pass, the importance of timing, leading your teammate on the transition pass (not passing behind them) and finishing under time pressure.
Rebounder (player 1) follows their outlet pass and goes to the next line.
Immediately after the pass to player 3, player 2 becomes the shooter on the other side and starts cutting around the cones.
Player 3 steps out of bounds after their layup and becomes the next rebounder (or goes to the back of the line if there is one)
Player 4 grabs the rebound out of the net and makes an outlet pass to player 5.
