Decision making

Great players aren’t just skilled—they make the right choices at the right moment. Basketball decision making is the ability to read the defense, recognize advantages, and choose the best option quickly and confidently. This category focuses on developing players who think the game, not just play it.

Here you’ll find drills and teaching concepts that improve reading closeouts, drive-and-kick decisions, passing options, shot selection, pick-and-roll reads, cutting decisions, advantage recognition, and pace control. We also emphasize small-sided games that force players to make real-time choices under pressure.

Strong decision making transforms an average offense into an efficient one. It helps players stay one step ahead, reduces turnovers, and increases the quality of every possession. Whether working with youth or advanced athletes, these drills build basketball IQ through repetition in realistic game situations.

Use this category to develop players who make smart, confident, and timely decisions—so every action has purpose and every possession creates an advantage.