Passing · U13 drill · ages 11–13

3-on-3 Half Court No Dribble

No dribbling allowed. Suddenly everybody learns how to cut.

AgesU13+
Players9–15
Time12 min
Spacehalf court
Equipment1 ball
Levelintermediate
Court diagram of the 3-on-3 Half Court No Dribble basketball drill: start positions and movement
Basket at the top. Orange circles: offense, X: defense, wavy line: dribble, dashed line: pass.

Setup

Three-player teams, half court, and nobody is allowed to dribble.

How it runs

  1. The offence scores only by cutting, passing and finishing – the dribble is gone entirely.
  2. Play until the offence scores or the defence secures the ball; every out of bounds goes to the defence.
  3. A score keeps you on offence, a stop promotes the defence, and the beaten team rotates out.
  4. Each possession starts by checking the ball with the coach.

Coaching point

Set the cut up before you make it – a straight-line cut from a standing start goes nowhere.

In the U13 Drill Book, page 32

The full drill

  • 3 more coaching points
  • 3 common mistakes and how to fix them
  • 3 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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