Defense · U17 drill · ages 16–17
Backdoor Snap and Rim-Helper 3-on-3
When the overplay is beaten, the rim helper takes the backdoor.
AgesU17+
Players6–12
Time10 min
Spacehalf court
Equipment1 ball
Levelintermediate
Setup
Three offensive players at the top and both wings, three defenders. Wing defenders deny hard; the defender of the far wing is on the rim line.
How it runs
- The top player holds the ball; the ball-side wing is denied and back-cuts to the rim.
- The denying defender snaps his head to the ball and runs with the cutter, keeping a hand in the lane.
- The rim-line helper steps across to take the bounce or lob pass, ideally set to draw a charge.
- After the cut, all three defenders reposition and the offense plays live for 10 seconds.
Coaching point
On a back-cut, turn your head toward the ball, never away from it.
In the U17 Drill Book, page 67
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 16–17, one per page, with court diagrams.
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