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Basketball: Drop Step Middle- Step Through

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Player will drop step to the middle, once they get to the middle they will forward pivot on their inside foot and finish with a power move off the backboard.

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The passer will become the next shooter and the next person in line will become the passer.

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Drop Step Middle- Reverse Pivot:

There will be 1 passer and 1 Post up/Shooter.

The player posting up will receive the basketball and drop step middle.

Once they have got to the middle, the player will reverse pivot on their inside foot and shoot a jump hook with their outside hand.

Footwork and Movement

Drop Step- Reverse Pivot:

There will be 1 passer and 1 Post up/Shooter.

The player posting up will receive the basketball and drop step baseline.

Once they have got close to the basket they will then perform a reverse pivot(the player will pivot on their inside foot). When the player has done the reverse pivot they will shoot a jump hook.

Footwork and Movement

Drop Step Baseline Progression 3:

This drill needs 1 passer and 1 player posting up ready to shoot the basketball, but can be done with more players. The pass will be made into the post, once the player receives the ball they will drop step and shoot. Watch the video to see the footwork of the move.

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Dummy:

The attacker executes a dummy to go left, drawing the defender, before suddenly changing direction and driving off to his right

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