Some teams can win with great defense, an intelligent and well-executed offense, the ability to control the boards, but much of the game basketball revolves around players being able to attack the hoop from both the triple threat and off the dribble. This critical skill set creates more scoring opportunities, puts pressure on the defense to make stops and play hard without getting into foul trouble. A player that can effectively attack also opens more opportunities for teammates and perimeter shooters as the attention goes to helping/stopping the driver. In fact, many offenses and set plays are based on a players that drives to the hoop and then reads whether or not to finish at the rim or pass off, reading the defenses responses to the drive.

This course is designed for advanced players. It does not teach or break down each individual move used, but rather shows you effective drills to work on a variety of attack moves from the dribble and from triple threat.

Moves you'll see demonstrated over the course of these drills include:

Off the Dribble:

• Hesitation
• Inside Outside
• Crossover
• Between the Legs
• Behind the Back
• Spin Move

From Triple Threat:

• 1-Go (jab and go strong side)
• 1-2-Go (jab strong side, go weak side)
• 1-2-1-Go (jab strong side, ball fake weak side, go strong side)
• 1-Shoot (jab and shoot)
• Rocker (jab, shot fake, go strong or weak side)

If some of what you observe in this course feels a bit over your current ability level, don't be discouraged but rather scale it back and build up.

• Start with a skill that you repeat many times as accurately as possible (repetition is the mother of learning). You want to create correct habits first.
• The better and more comfortable you become with a skill will naturally allow you to speed it up. Find that sweet spot of pushing yourself while still keeping accurate execution.
• After you are executing a move consistently, begin to add obstacles - this may start with chairs/cones or it could be "dummy" defenders.
• Next, see if you can add other elements to the move or skill (i.e. if you are working on a between the legs dribble move, can you now combine it with another move like a cross over or hesitation, and then a layup finish?). This will help you understand if you can accurately perform in the context of several other basketball movements and skills.
• Finally, it's time to give it a go against live defense. Play some 1-on-1, try out the move. Remember, it may take some time to translate in live situations. Keep trying, see what's working, what you may need to adjust or work on a little more.