Basketball Dribble Drive Motion Practice Drills

The motion offense, popular with basketball coaches at all levels, is a freestyle offense devoid of planned cuts or passes. Motion offenses, or "read-and-react" offenses, employ rules and options to provide players with certain actions for specific situations. The options can vary to take advantage of individual player strengths and may change from one offensive opportunity to another. The key element of the motion offense is constant movement of both players and the ball. The dribble drive motion offense is a variation that takes advantage of the ball-handling skills of four perimeter players, with one player in the post.

  1. Pass to the Corner Drill

    • The motion offense makes use of the entire court.

      In this drill, two ball handlers dribble penetrate along their respective lane lines to a point beyond the free throw line. The ball handlers then pass out to the wing players, located in the corners, for a three-point attempt. A key read is reinforced by this drill. The corner shooter is to stay put when the dribbler penetrates beyond the free throw line.

    Pitch from the Drop Zone Drill #2

    • The ball-handlers begin their drive as in the previous drill, but this time they pull up at the free throw line. This is the key for the corner player to rotate toward the top of the key for a wing shot. The original ball handlers continue through to corner positions. This reinforces the action to be taken when penetration is stopped at the free throw line.

    Dribble Penetration from the Wing Drill

    • This builds on the previous drill. Once the wing players receive the pass, instead of shooting they dribble penetrate to the free throw line, where they reverse pivot and kick the ball out to the corners for three-point shots.

    Baseline Drive and Kick-Put Drill

    • In this drill, the first step is the same as in the Pitch from the Drop Zone drill. This time, the wings penetrate all the way to the baseline before pivoting and passing the ball out to the corner for three-point shots.

    Brush Screen Shooting Drill

    • The ball starts on either the right or left of the head of the circle. The opposite guard moves across to set a soft, or brush, screen. The ball handler dribbles off the screen and pulls up for a shot.

    Wing Penetration into Top Seam Drill

    • This drill starts with the ball on either the right or left side at the top of the circle. The ball-handler penetrates to the foul line and kicks the ball out to the corner player, who has rotated toward the top. The second player then dribble drives to the free throw line and passes to the other corner player, who has also rotated to the top. Player 3 then takes the shot..