Euro Step Drill

Video by BreakthroughBBall

Some players can learn this move just by reading it and others need to watch it to properly learn it. A complete video description of this finishing move can be found here: Euro Step/Side Step Drill Progression 1: Two Steps - No Dribble You simply take the jab step and the side step. As you get the footwork down, then you want to focus on long, explosive steps. In a way, this is a progression within a progression. Note, this is a travel. However, it's used just as a progression to help you learn the footwork. Progression 2: Euro Step - Add Dribble Now, you practice adding the dribble to the Euro Step move. You start a step or two inside the 3-point line depending on the age of the player. Progression 3: Euro Step from 3 Point Line Now, you have the players back up and use the move from the 3-point line. Some Additional Tips: Add this little progression - After progression 1 and before progression 2, you can also squeeze in a progression where the players only take two steps like in a progression 1. However, you add the dribble. Practice from all angles and distances - Once you can execute the footwork, practice this move from different angles and distances all over the half court. Since the amount of dribbles and distance that you jump from can change each time during the game, it's very important to do this. If the defender recovers or the help defense steps up further, you can use a change of direction move. This will use the defender's momentum against them and give you a lane to attack the basket. Made by Breakthrough Basketball

Figure 8 Shooting

Video by BreakthroughBBall

This is a great drill to work on footwork and shooting. It combines front pivots and shooting in a game-like way. It requires 2 chairs & 2 basketballs. Put 2 chairs on the wing. Place a ball in each chair. Player 1 starts in between the chairs. They will run around the right chair, pick up the ball, and front pivot into a jump shot. 1 then between the chair and around the left chair. Again, they grab the ball, front pivot, & shoot. (Diagram 1) (Diagram 2) The player continues the pattern for 10 shots, then repeats on the other side. 1. The shooter should stay low and make a hard front pivot into their shot. 2. The drill is best done with a partner rebounding and replacing the basketballs. 3. Adjust the shooting distance to the player’s experience and ability. Made by Breakthrough Basketball

Chair Pivots

Video by BreakthroughBBall

This is a great drill to develop comfort with all the pivots that make up the attack & counter system. Players can get reps at every pivot and every counter. You can also vary the finishes to work on what your player needs. Doing this drill close to the hoop allows players to get more reps in a short period of time, even though the footwork is exactly the same on the perimeter. You need 2 chairs & 2 basketballs. Place a chair on each side, just above the block. Place a ball in each chair. 1 is the shooter. 2 rebounds. 3 & 4 replace the balls. 1 starts under the hoop. They sprint to the chair and jump stop, grabbing the ball and getting in triple threat. 1 will then make a specific pivot from the list below & score. After scoring, 1 sprints to the opposite chair and repeats the process. (Diagram 1) (Diagram 2) The other players rebound and replace the balls. 1 will continue the pattern for a set number of shots (10) or time (1:00), performing the same pivot. Players then switch roles. (Diagram 3) 1. Players should perform reps of the following pivots during this drill: a. Front pivot - baseline foot b. Front pivot - top foot c. Inside pivot - baseline foot d. Inside pivot - top foot e. Drop step - baseline foot f. Drop step - top foot g. Front pivot, step thru - baseline foot h. Front pivot, step thru - top foot i. Drop step, inside pivot - baseline foot j. Drop step, inside pivot - top foot k. Inside pivot, sweep - baseline foot l. Inside pivot, sweep - top foot m. Combo pivots 2. The top foot is the foot closest to the key & baseline foot closest to the baseline. 3. You can make the drill 1v1 after players have practices without defense. Made by Breakthrough Basketball

Perimeter Footwork Into a Jumper

Video by One Up Basketball Training

Catch-and-shoot footwork off the perimeter — a jab step and a back pivot — each finishing with a shot fake into an off-the-dribble jumper.

Shooting Footwork Series

Video by One Up Basketball Training

A sequence of catch-and-shoot footwork patterns off a self-thrown ball: alternating 1-2 steps, lateral 1-2 steps, forward and lateral hops, and coming out of a curl screen.

Cut Practise

Video by Championship Productions

Retreat Dribble Cone Drill

Video by Get Handles Basketball

Using the same cone spacing, the player advances two cones, then retreats one, continuing up-two-back-one down the line — always stopping on the same foot each time and keeping the ball tucked behind the hip for protection. Builds the retreat dribble specifically: getting a controlled, single dribble back to the previous cone before immediately transitioning forward again, rather than losing momentum on the change of direction. This drill comes from Get Handles Basketball.

Crossover Through Cone Gaps (On the Move)

Video by Get Handles Basketball

Five or six cones spaced about twice shoulder-width apart in a line; the player dribbles down the row, planting on the outside foot at each cone and crossing the ball through the gap to the other hand before continuing to the next cone. A moving version of basic ball control that also trains the footwork of planting and changing direction cone to cone. This drill comes from Get Handles Basketball.

Kill Dribble Cone-to-Cone (Height Transitions)

Video by Get Handles Basketball

Dribbling in a line of cones, the player stops hard at each one with a low 'kill' dribble, then explodes the ball back up to a higher dribble (shoulder-to-hip height) before stopping on the next foot at the following cone. Trains quick stops off either foot along with a powerful, controlled transition between dribble heights — the cue is popping the ball firmly back up rather than letting the hand drift underneath it, and eventually eliminating the in-between dribbles so the height change happens in one motion. This drill comes from Get Handles Basketball.

Diamond Passing

Video by MOJO (yougotmojo)

Four lines form a diamond around a center cone; the first player in each line dribbles to the middle, jump-stops, pivots to their right, passes to whoever's waiting at that cone, then joins the back of that line. Set a 60-second timer and count how many full rotations the group can complete. Isolates jump-stop and pivot fundamentals — landing balanced on both feet and staying low through the pivot — inside a drill that still has real passing pressure and a clock. This drill comes from MOJO (yougotmojo).

Passing Tag

Video by MOJO (yougotmojo)

'Runners' try to avoid getting lightly tagged by the ball in the hands of 'passers,' who outnumber them and can only pivot (no dribbling) once they're holding it. Once tagged, a runner sits out until the next round. Because passers have to pivot to find an angle immediately after catching, it's really a pivoting drill disguised as a tag game, reinforcing that once the dribble stops, only a pass, shot, or pivot is legal. This drill comes from MOJO (yougotmojo).

Circle Layups

Video by BreakthroughBBall

An early progression for the one-foot power layup finish, done first without a ball: players jog in a circle, planting the inside foot and driving the opposite knee and elbow up explosively, before adding a dribble and finishing the shot to themselves. Isolates the footwork and jumping mechanics of a layup without the frustration of missed shots getting in the way. This drill comes from BreakthroughBBall.

Fill Cut & Rear Cut - BreakthroughBBall

Video by BreakthroughBBall