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Basketball: One On One with Spin

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

Eric, Coach

DESCRIPTION

The attacker draws the defender to tackle him but beats him by passing the ball behind his back and changing direction, driving off to his right

Advanced players can attempt to spin both ways

COACHING POINTS

It is important for the player attacking to have control of the ball when turning

When players become more advanced, defenders can be more aggressive - simulating a game situation

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One On One with Spin:

The attacker draws the defender to tackle him but beats him by spinning away from teh defender and changing direction, driving off to his left

Footwork and Movement

One on One:

The attacker draws the defender to tackle him but beats him by passing the ball behind his back before suddenly changing direction and driving off to his left

Footwork and Movement

Pass & Move:

One player has a ball and another player starts in the middle of a cross-shaped set of cones. On the command, Red Player 1 moves to touch one of the cones before returning back to the middle to receive a pass from White 1.

The player then has to touch a different cone before returning back to the middle to receive a pass. Once the middle player has touched all four cones then the player switch over.

Passing