Three players, one ball, down and back without a dribble. Builds passing on the run, filling lanes and finishing. Every rep is perfect or it counts as zero.
Setup: Groups of three on the baseline. The middle player starts under the basket with the ball, one player in each outside lane.
After each layup:
  • The other wing gets the ball out of the net and takes the middle
  • The passer from the middle sprints to an outside lane
  • The shooter fills the other lane
A rep counts as zero if:
  • The ball hits the floor, including out of the net
  • A pass floats, is down at the knees or goes out of bounds
  • The layup misses
Progression: Kelly Graves runs it half court one day and full court the next.
Pass Ahead
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The middle passes ahead to a wing and runs the middle lane. The wing passes back to the middle at half court. No dribbles.
Layup
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The middle hits the other wing in stride for the layup. The far wing cuts to the rim to take the ball out of the net.
Fill the Lanes
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The wing under the basket takes the ball out of the net and steps into the middle. The passer sprints to an outside lane and the shooter fills the other.
Pass Ahead (Coming Back)
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Same pattern the other way: pass ahead to a wing and get it back at half court. Coaching point: Pass to the chest, never at the knees.
Layup (Coming Back)
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The middle hits a wing for the layup at the first basket. The other wing runs to the rim for the ball.
Fill the Lanes (Coming Back)
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The lanes refill the same way: the new middle has the ball, the passer and the shooter take the outside lanes.
Next Group
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The group is back where it started and the next three go. Any rep with a dribble, a dropped ball or a miss counts as zero.
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