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Purpose: To teach perimeter moves using a simple, quick jab-step
Organization: Perimeter players line up at the top of the key at any open hoops in the gym. Each player has a ball. This drill can be used with all players, including post players (all players should be taught all skills - particularly big players, who might not be big enough to play their current position at the next level). Alternatively, this drill can be used on one half of the floor with only the guards while post players do position-specific work at the other end of the floor.
Procedure:
1. Each player makes a quick jab step followed by a scoring move.
2. Each player rebounds his own shot, then goes to an open spot or a line) at the top of a key.
3. Players continue in this fashion for a prescribed amount of time.
Coaching Points:
1. Jab steps should be short (stepping only about 6 inches forwards), quick, performed with the strong foot (i.e. right handed players jab with the right foot) and forward. Too often, players make a lateral (sideways) step when they jab. Intelligent defenders will recognize that this type of maneuver poses no threat of actual dribble penetration.
2. Players perform one of three moves:
a. Jab step and shoot (this is performed when the defender takes a step back to honor the jab step).
b. Jab step and drive. (This is performed when the defender does not move backwards to honor the jab - the offensive player must explode to the hoop in one or two dribbles, directly past the defender (off the defender’s shoulder) so that the defender has no space to recover
c. Jab step, pump fake, and drive. If the defender does not respond to the jab step, the offense gives the defense another opportunity to respond to a pump fake. This is performed by bringing the ball up just above the shoulder of the shooting hand (i.e. the right shoulder of a right handed shooter) and cocking the wrists backwards. The offense does not need to jerk or heave the ball in an upwards motion, as this does not even closely resemble a shot attempt and holds the danger of making the offensive player lose balance. Pretending (for the sake of the drill - there is no defense) that the defender has responded to the pump fake, the offensive players explodes to the basket in one or two dribbles for a layup.
Tags: jab step, guard play, perimeter play
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