Team Drills - Cutting (Offence)

Workout Drills

Pass and Cut

Pass and Cut (B/J)

  • Get your players into two even lines. One line on the wing at the 3-point line and the other near the top of the keyway at the 3-point line.
  • Have two basketballs in the line near the top. The first player will pass to the other line and cut towards the basket. 
  • The player who received the first pass will then pass to the cutter, slightly in front, and the cutter will catch and finish the layup. The passer will get the rebound and pass to the next player in the top line. 
  • The next two in line will complete the same process. 
  • Once you are satisfied, get the lines to move onto the other side of the court. 

Key Points:

  1. Strong cuts towards the basket.
  2. Pass the ball to where the player is going.
  3. Focus on finishes.

What You Need:

  1. Two basketballs.
  2. Possibly cones.

Starting Point

pass n cut

Back Door Cut

Back Door Cut (J)

  • Get your players into two even lines. One line on the wing at the 3-point line and the other near the top of the keyway at the 3-point line.
  • Have two basketballs in the line near the top. The first player will take one dribble towards the player on the wing line. 
  • The player in the wing line will take one step towards the ball handler and then cut to the basket. The top player will pass to the cutter and the cutter will finish the layup. 
  • The player finishing the layup will grab their own rebound, pass to the next player up top, and join that line. Passer will go to the wing line.
  • Once you are satisfied, get the lines to move to the other side of the court. 

Key Points:

  1. Strong fakes.
  2. Strong cuts.
  3. Focus on finish.

What You Need:

  1. Two basketballs.
  2. Possibly cones.

Starting Point

backdoor cut

Drive and Kick

Drive and kick

  • Split your team into groups of four
  • One line will be on the 3-point line in the corner and the other on the free throw lane extended
  • The pair up the top have a basketball each or one for the pair
  • The player with the ball takes one or two dribbles attacking the basket, does a jump stop, turns and passes to the shooter in the corner
  • Shooter will shoot, proceed to grab their own rebound and pass the ball to the driving line
  • The driver will go to the shooting line and shooter to the driving line
  • If there are more then one group, make it a competition! 
  • You can work on as many drive and kick spots your team needs and adjust the distance to your players capabilities

Key Points:

  1. Drive hard to the basket
  2. Great pass to shooters
  3. Shooter must be in their shooting stance
  4. Game pace! 

What You Need:

  1. Two basketballs
  2. Possibly cones