Man to Man Offensive Concepts & Drills by Kermit Davis
How often do you practice passing with your team, and how often do you see in the games that players are not able to make a left-hand pass so they make turnovers? Some of the players do not even look for the open man so they have this bad habit of the immediate dribble.
The habit of passing the ball leads to better team awareness, and better team awareness leads to better decision-making, and all of a sudden it becomes contagious and everybody is passing to everybody. This is what basketball is all about. Pass the ball to a player who is in a better position to score.
Coach Davis is highlighting this problem, and this is a drill that he uses to practice passing with his team.
Take 4 guys and put them on the arc. Make them receive the ball low in the stance.
When the ball is in the player's hands, he needs to swing it from hip to hip, take a strong direct left-leg step and make 2 dribbles, and pass the ball with his left arm but without the help of the right arm. This drill mimics the real in-game situation when your team is swinging the ball from side to side, and eventually, after 2 or 3 dribbles, somebody is going to get open for a layup or an open shot. The drive has to be in full sprint which will lure the help defender at a maximum help.
Let's see the video:
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