Split & Tip

While you don’t want to get split in the press, it will happen. This is a great drill to work on the next right action when that happens.

Diagrams

Diagram 1 - Details

Details

• Offense and defense start in the corners. Player 1 has the ball.
• Player 1 starts the drill by dribbling hard towards the middle, splitting X1 & X2. (This is not what you want to happen, but it will happen.)
• X1 & X2 must sprint and chase down 1 from behind. Their goal is to tip the ball away from behind before 1 can score a layup.
• Only the player on the ball side should tip. Reaching across the ball handler’s body generally results in a foul.
• Defender’s should attempt to softly tip the ball up with the inside hand.

(Diagram 1)

• Tip: Always tip up on the ball. Tipping down is generally called a foul. Tipping up almost never is.

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