Transition Basketball Drill

Marion in Tampa wrote to ask if I could suggest any ideas for a transition basketball drill.  Here’s a baseketball drill that Lane sent in:

One of my favorite ways to teach the transition has been to line my team up on the free throw line extended.

I have between 6 and 10 kids on the line.

I simultaneously pass the ball to someone on offense and call out the name of a defender. 

“ The offense begins working the ball up court, while the defense has to get back and organize themselves. 

“ The catch is that the person who I named on defense has to touch the out of bounds line underneath the basket before they can go back on defense, creating a temporary advantage for the offense to exploit.