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Basketball: Footwork - Quick Stop

Great tool for bringing focus to practices. Began using it last year...

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Players are lined up on the baseline. The coach will be on the other side of the court.

When the whistle is blown the players will start to jog. When the whistle is blown again the players will perform a quick stop to simulate them catching the ball in triple threat ready to shoot.

This is continued to the other end of the court.

COACHING POINTS

A quick stop is performed either when dribbling the ball or receiving the ball, you will jump slightly in the air and land on both feet at the same time. Doing this gives you the ability to use both feet as a pivot foot.

Make sure players have a good solid base when landing in the quick stop and that all aspects of the triple threat position are correct:

Knees and back slightly bent, ball just below the shoulder, Feet just over shoulder width apart.

Progression:

After you blow the whistle the players will land on a quick stop and then pretend to shoot an imaginary ball.

Coaches can use this time to see early on what players will need help correcting their form.

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Footwork warm up:

Players run around, avoiding the hoops on the floor. When they hear the whistle they must perform a stride stop (this is where their first foot lands inside the hoop and second outside). The foot inside the hoop is not allowed to move.

The player must then pivot on their standing leg before then jogging off in another direction.

When players hear two whistles they must jump stop, landing inside a hoop with both feet together. Player then select their pivot foot, moving the non-pivoting foot out of the hoop in order to pivot and change direction.

Warmup

Footwork pivoting Drill:

Blue 1 moves to the middle to receive a pass from red 1, as they catch the ball they must land with either a jump stop or a stride stop.

Blue 1 then pivots on the correct foot to face the line they came from. They then pass to the next player in line. Blue 1 then pivots again to face where the pass came from and runs to join the back of that line.

The drill is then repeated.

Ensure the players catch the ball in the air. Younger and inexperienced players tend to catch the ball then perform a jump/stride stop.

The player in the middle must perform a pivot with the ball. If they land with a stride stop they must not move the foot that landed first.

Footwork and Movement

Mass Reaction Drill:

Players are spread out as shown, facing the coach.
Coach will point in different directions.
Players must defensively react and slide in that direction.

Warmup