Decision Making · U13 drill · ages 11–13
2v1 Penetrate and Finish
If you can read the front of his jersey, pass. If you can't, finish.
AgesU13+
Players3–15
Time8 min
Spaceone basket
Equipmentball
Levelintermediate

Setup
One attacker starts at the guard spot outside the arc on the lane line extended, a second attacker on the opposite block, and one defender in the lane close enough to touch the second attacker.
How it runs
- The guard drives to the rim.
- The defender steps across into help position and tries to stop the ball.
- The driver reads him: finish if he has not fully committed, pass to the block if he has.
- If the pass goes, the block player must score off it.
- Rotate: driver to defense, defender to the block, block player to the back of the line.
Coaching point
Read the helper's shoulders — if you cannot see the front of his jersey, go finish.
In the U13 Drill Book, page 130
The full drill
- 3 more coaching points
- 3 common mistakes and how to fix them
- 2 progressions to make it harder
- a way to make it competitive
Plus 119 more drills for ages 11–13, one per page, with court diagrams.
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