Here’s another series of drills which Coach Tim Springer has used to help improve the scoring of varsity high school players in San Antonio and the Spartan basketball program. Enjoy!

Read and React Movement into Shooting

Read and React Movement into Shooting

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Fig.1: Player 1 attacks the cone and passes to player 2 on the slide.

Read and React Movement into Shooting

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Fig.2: Player 2 attacks the baseline with one dribble jump shot. Player 1 cuts to weak-side and receives a pass from the coach for a one dribble jump-shot.


1 vs. 1 Zig Zag to Live

1v1 Zig Zag to Live

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Fig.1: Offense and defense go through zig zag slide drills to half-court.

1v1 Zig Zag to Live

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Fig.2: At half-court, players swith offense and defense, and play 1 on 1 live for the score.

Read and React Shift to Attack Help Defense

Read and React Shift to Attack Help Defense

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Fig.1: Player 1 attacks the cone into a pass to player 2 on the slide.

Read and React Shift to Attack Help Defense

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Fig.2: Player 2 attacks the cone (help defense) with a change of direction into a jump shot. Player 1 makes shallow cut to weak side and recieves pass from coach. Then attacks cone with change of direction into jump shot.

2 Player Scoring

2 Player Scoring

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Fig.1: Player 2 dribbles out to wing while player 1 flashes to top of the key. Player 1 takes pass into a rip and floater over coach.

2 Player Scoring

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Fig.2: Player 1 gets his own rebound and repeats the process with players in opposite roles.

Multiple Changes to Basket Attack

Multiple Changes to Basket AttackPlayers makes change of directions through the cones. Slides up to top cone, makes a move, attacks elbow with same move and scores.

You can download the above Drills as a PDF file here!
Tim Springer has worked with D1, international and WNBA players. In 2011, Tim was a coaching intern with the San Antonio Silver Stars (WNBA) and was responsible for player development. Please make sure to drop-by his Website, Facebook page and YouTube channel.