Description
The focus was on the decision-making process in basketball, covering concepts like superiority, equality, spacing, and the importance of limiting dribbles.
The training progressed from 1-on-1 to 2-on-2 to 3-on-3 and 4-on-4, emphasizing communication, reading the defense, and making quick decisions.
The goal was to make the decision-making process automatic for the players through repetition and game-like situations. Some specific points:
- Attacking the defender’s weak foot/side
- Importance of moving without the ball on offense
- Limiting dribbles to force quicker decisions
- Emphasizing scoring over just running the drill
- Building up from technical drills to more game-like scenarios
- Importance of communication and reading the defense on that end
The coach also discussed differences in Spanish youth basketball training, such as allowing full-court pressure but not zone defense at younger ages, and the emphasis on competition and decision-making over pure technique.
Drills
- Pass & React Drill (00:03:57 – 00:05:05)
- Attack Weak Foot Drill (00:05:05 – 00:07:02)
- Penetrate or Shoot Drill (00:07:02 – 00:08:28)
- Oe-on-One Advantage Drill (00:09:27 – 00:11:24)
- Normal One-on-One Drill (00:12:17 – 00:15:56)
- Score-Based One-on-One (00:16:07 – 00:18:31)
- One-on-One from Different Spots (00:19:50 – 00:24:22)
- One-on-One with Pass Options (00:25:19 – 00:27:51)
- Two-on-Two Closeout Drill (00:30:05 – 00:33:05)
- Two-on-two movement Drill (00:33:34 – 00:36:59)
- Two-on-Two Advantage Drill (00:36:59 – 00:39:45)
- Three-on-Two in to Two-on-One Transition Drill (00:41:39 – 00:46:00)
- Three-on-Three Situational Drill (00:46:00 – 00:54:54)
- Four-on-Four Drill (00:55:05 – 01:04:50)
- Five-on-Five Drill (01:04:50 – 01:08:44)
