Short-Corner Give & Go

Attack the short corner when facing a zone and instruct the passer to cut hard at the hoop after releasing the ball for a quick-score opportunity.

WHY USE IT Zone defenses struggle guarding the passer as they focus on new positions in relation to the ball. Exploit this by flashing to the hoop.

SET UP A player at the top has a ball. There is a player on the wing and two in the lane. The higher of the two lane players is the defender. You also have a ball and are positioned between the top of wing players.

HOW TO PLAY The action starts with a pass to the wing. On the pass, the defender closes out with arms high as the lower player in the lane relocates to the ball-side short corner [1]. The wing passes to the short corner and flashes to the hoop past the unsuspecting close-out defender. The short-corner player passes to the cutter [2]. The cutter finishes the play with a strong layup as you fire a pass to the shortcorner player, who catches the ball and shoots in rhythm, maximizing the shots taken in this drill [3].

TECHNIQUE The top player becomes the defender. The defender is now the wing. The wing who shot the layup moves to the short corner. The short-corner player hustles after his/her shots, grabs the ball and moves to the top.