Basketball Plays

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.

In this drill, we can really focus on the fundamentals of the outlet pass and creating transition advantages. It's simple enough that we can see exactly where we need to shift our focus as coaches. Things to pay attention to: * rebounders footwork and passing * ball handler getting to the middle of the floor and reading the defense * lanes being filled correctly and spacing the floor Now, this is primarily an outlet and transition offense drill, but it can be used to apply defensive principals as well. Are we stopping ball first? Is the bottom covering first pass and the top defender dropping to see two players? Are we rotating and communicating? Are we boxing out?

This is a simple outlet passing drill to work on the fundamentals. Continue this drill until all players have played both positions, on both sides of the court.

Outlet pass & transition after a defensive rebound