Skills Checklist

• Finishing on the fast break
• 2 v 1 driving lane and passing lane
• 3 v 2 driving lane, passing lane and spacing
• 4 v 3 advantage concepts
• 5 v 4 advantage concepts

Transition concepts:

• Early offence – Pace phase
• Middle – Poise phase
• Late – Penetration phase

Alignments:

• 3 out, 2 in
• 3 deep

Concepts:

• Post positioning
• Ball reversal
• Pass and shot fakes
• Post flashing from behind the zone
• Overloading
• Use of Gap dribble
• Use of Freeze dribble
• Screening the zone
• Screens off the ball
• Use of on-ball screens v the zone
• High/low action and spacing

Role of the cutter:

• Straight cut
• Back cut
• Curl cut
• Flare cut
• Turn-out cut

Role of the screener:

• Straight cut – screener to the basket
• Back cut – screener to the ball
• Curl cut – screener to the ball
• Flare cut –  re-screen concepts

• Down screen
• Cross screen
• Back screen
• Up screen
• On-ball screen
• Turn-out screen
• Staggered screen

• Ball reversal through hands
• Ball reversal via skip pass
• Ball reversal  through the post
• Use of back cuts to release pressure
• Dribble penetration
• Receivers principles/floor spots on dribble penetration
• Post entries concept of cutter & re-locator
• Dribble entries
• Shallow cut
• Hand-off entries
• Alignments 5 out; 4 out, 1 in; 3 out, 2 in

Pass and cut:

• Guard to forward pass
• Forward to guard pass
• After pass to the post

• Catch, face the basket, jump shot
• Catch, face the basket, shot fake, jump shot
• Catch, face the basket, drive fake, jump shot (catch & face off both forward & reverse pivot)
• Catch, drop step base-line into power lay-up
• Catch, drop step baseline into counter move
• Catch, middle drop step
• Catch, middle drop step into counter move
• Catch & face with high-side pivot foot, shot fake into crossover step and power lay-up
• Catch and baseline pivot into a reverse lay-up
• Catch and high-side pivot into a jump hook
• Use of back in dribble into moves jump hooks and counters

Fundamentals on the ball screen/pick & roll and dribble hand-off handler

• Catch and pivot to engage defence
• Shoulder to hip alignment when using the ball screen
• Catch, pivot, drive off the screen for a lay-up
• Catch, pivot, drive to elbow for a pull-up jump shot
• Catch, pivot, drag dribble to create separation, drive for a lay-up
• Catch, pivot, drag dribble to create separation, drive into a pull-up jump shot
• Shoot the 3-point shot behind the screen
• Drive off the screen, outside hand pocket pass to rolling screener
• Drive off the screen, inside hand pocket pass to rolling screener
• Drive off the screen, throw-back pass to perimeter

Fundamentals on the ball screen/pick & roll and dribble hand-off screener

• Screen and roll to the basket ‘belly to the ball’ for catch & lay-up
• Screen and roll to the basket ‘rim run’ for catch & lay-up
• Screen and flare (pick & pop) for shot
• Screen and flare (pick & pop) for shot fake and drive
• Screen and short roll for a shot
• Screen and short roll for the extra pass
• Screen and long roll to post opposite

Catch & shoot footwork (inside foot i.e. baseline foot is pivot foot)

• Catch and shoot the 5-metre jump shot (left & ride sides)
• Catch and shot fake (left & right sides)
• Catch and drive fake (left & right sides)
• Catch, combination fakes (left & right sides)
• Catch & face, drive to basket lay-up under hand, over hand, reverse (left & right sides)
• Catch, one-bounce jump shot off crossover step (left & right sides)
• Catch, one-bounce jump shot, onside (left & right sides)
• Catch, two-bounce shot, crossover step (left & right sides)
• Catch, two-bounce shot, onside (left & right sides)

Catch & drive footwork (side-line foot is pivot foot)

• Catch, rip the ball through and drive to the basket for lay-up off on bounce (left & right sides)
• Catch, rip the ball through and drive to the basket, power lay-up off on bounce (left & right sides)
• Catch, rip the ball through, one bounce jump shot (left & ride sides)
• Catch, rip the ball through, one bounce jump shot off crossover step (left & right sides)
• Catch, rip the ball through, two bounce jump shot) left & right sides)
• Catch, rip the ball through, two bounce jump shot off crossover step (left & right sides)

• Establishing position in the post
• Back to the basket
• Back to the base-line
• Duck in
• Pivoting to establish post position/deep catch
• Use of ‘slash arm’
• Lob positioning

• Post faces the ball ‘toes to the ball’
• Use of ‘slash arm’ technique
• Flash to the elbow
• Lead to the perimeter
• Block to block lead
• Block to diagonal elbow lead

• Speed cut
• Use of catch fake to set up cuts
• Use of slash arm or strong arm long arm
• Back cut
• V-cut/V-lead
• L-cut
• Flare lead
• Triangle pattern

• Post positioning/presentation
• Post pivoting
• Drop step moves
• Turn and face moves forward and reverse pivot
• Jump hook
• Counter moves
• Offensive rebounding

• Shooting stance
• Shot preparation & footwork
• Arm and wrist action
• Receiver shooting
• 1-dribble shot
• 2-dribble shot
• 3-point shot
• Shooting off movement/cuts
• Shooting off screens
• Ball screen/dribble hand-off shooting

• Overhand lay-up
• Underhand lay-up
• Power lay-up
• Reverse lay-up
• Extended lay-ups
• Lay-ups incorporating fakes and pivots
• Runner/floater

• Forward pivot
• Reverse pivot
• Inside foot pivot on the catch
• Outside foot pivot on the catch
• Using pivots to create time and space

• Chest pass
• Bounce pass
• Overhead pass
• Using pass fakes to create a pass
• Post entry pass
• Pocket pass/interior pass
• Passing on the move
• Behind the back
• Catching on the move

• Ball confidence and dexterity drills
• Maravich series drills
• Right hand/left hand dribble at speed, under pressure
• Crossovers in front, between the legs, behind the back, spin move, retreat dribble, hesitation, on-side dribble

• Blocking out on ball
• Blocking out off ball
• Balance and stance in the block out
• Use of footwork/pivoting in blocking out
• Use of arms and upper body in the block out

• Head position
• Hand/s position
• Movement pattern correct foot first
• Maintenance of stance
• Maintenance of gap/space

• Head position
• Hand/s position
• Foot movement pattern
• Short close-out technique
• Long close-out technique

• Lateral movement
• Diagonal movement
• Change of direction swing step
• Slide –  run and slide technique

• Foot position
• Head position
• Hand position
• Balance and posture

One v one:

• Maintaining pressure on the ball
• Turning the dribbler
• Channelling the dribbler
• Slide run and slide technique

Two v two:

• Maintaining pressure on the ball
• Line of ball/concept of a Plugger
• Run and switch techniques
• Fake trap/help and recover
• Effective communication

Three v three:

• Maintaining pressure on the ball
• Line of ball/concept of a Plugger
• Split line
• Run and switch techniques
• 3-man rotations
• Effective communication

Four v four:

• Maintaining pressure on the ball
• Run and switch techniques/disruption
• 4-man rotation
• Effective communication

Five v five:

• Maintaining pressure on the ball
• 4-man rotations
• Disruption
• Role of the 5 man
• Effective communication

Full court man to man trapping/disruptive defence:

• Maintaining pressure on the ball
• Line of ball
• Split line
• Role of the stopper
• Role of the trapper
• Role of the interceptor
• Role of the safety
• Effective communication

• Rebounding coverage
• Guarding the outlet
• Basket coverage
• Defending the ball handler in the back court
• Off-ball defenders in relations to the ball and man
• Roles and responsibilities in defensive transition

• Effective communication
• Over technique
• Under technique
• Through/gap technique
• Switching technique
• Push or forcing away from screen
• Drop technique

• Effective communication
• Over technique
• Over and trail/lock & trail
• Under technique
• Through/gap technique
• Switching technique

• Maintain pressure on the ball
• Jump to the ball
• Defensive position in relation to the ball
• One, two, three passes away from the ball
• Pointing pistols
• Concept of flat triangle
• Moving as the ball moves
• Defensive rotations on base-line penetration
• Defensive rotations on penetration through the side of the key
• Defending pass and cut
• Defending the flash cut
• Defending the low post
• Defending the high post
• Defending the back cut
• Post defence