Inbounds play families

Purpose

After the inbound pass to the corner, use two screens to give the ball handler a choice of receivers.

Set it up

For this baseline out-of-bounds play, the inbounder and four attackers in a box around the paint walk through before adding defenders. Spare balls and waiting players stay outside the active routes.

Run the drill

1. Agree on a short timed interval and begin at walkthrough pace. Use one active ball and one group in the playing area; add controlled opposition only when players understand the routes and can stop safely.
2. Screen across the court to free a corner receiver, then inbound to that receiver.
3. The inbounder screens for a teammate cutting near the basket. Another teammate then screens for the inbounder to get open.
4. The corner ballhandler looks for the cutter near the basket first, then the inbounder coming off the next screen; keep a safe alternate receiver.
5. End the repetition on a controlled finish, dead ball or coach stop. Clear the ball and landing area before restarting; rotate roles and rest within the planned interval, without extending it to reach a target.

Scoring

Optional: within a short coach-chosen timed interval, count sound decisions, controlled catches or completed defensive possessions. Stop at the planned time or sooner; no required makes, winning streak or exercise penalty. Rotate roles and allow rest regardless of the score.

Coach the details

• Use stationary, legal screens.
• Inbounder starts outside the baseline.
• Time the entry and call a reset if no legal passing window develops.
• Use comfortable passing and shooting distances and an appropriate ball. Progress by demonstrated control, not speed: keep eyes on the play, leave stopping/landing space, and stop if a route or loose ball creates a collision risk.
• Screens begin without contact. Establish a balanced, stationary position with the time and space required by the competition rules; keep arms in and do not lean, hold, shove or step into an approaching defender. Decline the action when legal clearance is unavailable.

Ways to adapt the drill

• Original CoachAssist display adaptation: these edited steps, workload limits and optional scoring are coaching adaptations, not a claim that the cited author prescribed this exact version.
• The teaching-level selector does not automatically adapt these drills for age or ability. A coach must choose suitable roles, equipment, contact, space and progressions; simplify or defer anything the group is not ready to perform.
• Provenance (source-based): Core teaching idea is supported by the linked public source. Coordinates, timings and rotation logistics are original SportsPlay teaching aids, not reproduced source diagrams. Coach review is required.

Purpose

Connect a sideline out-of-bounds pass to teammates cutting or using a handoff around a receiver near the free-throw line.

Set it up

Inbound beside the wing. A guard moves up from beside the paint near the basket; another receiver waits near the free-throw line, with teammates on the opposite side. Spare balls and waiting players stay outside the active routes.

Run the drill

1. Agree on a short timed interval and begin at walkthrough pace. Use one active ball and one group in the playing area; add controlled opposition only when players understand the routes and can stop safely.
2. Inbound to the guard, who passes to the receiver near the free-throw line.
3. The guard and inbounder make the coach’s chosen cuts or use a handoff around that receiver; specify who screens and who cuts before starting.
4. The receiver near the free-throw line reads the defense: complete the handoff, shoot, or fake the handoff and attack.
5. End the repetition on a controlled finish, dead ball or coach stop. Clear the ball and landing area before restarting; rotate roles and rest within the planned interval, without extending it to reach a target.

Scoring

Optional: within a short coach-chosen timed interval, count sound decisions, controlled catches or completed defensive possessions. Stop at the planned time or sooner; no required makes, winning streak or exercise penalty. Rotate roles and allow rest regardless of the score.

Coach the details

• Before starting, name who screens and who cuts.
• Inbounder begins outside the sideline.
• Keep a safe alternate receiver when the first action is denied.
• Use comfortable passing and shooting distances and an appropriate ball. Progress by demonstrated control, not speed: keep eyes on the play, leave stopping/landing space, and stop if a route or loose ball creates a collision risk.
• Screens begin without contact. Establish a balanced, stationary position with the time and space required by the competition rules; keep arms in and do not lean, hold, shove or step into an approaching defender. Decline the action when legal clearance is unavailable.

Ways to adapt the drill

• Original CoachAssist display adaptation: these edited steps, workload limits and optional scoring are coaching adaptations, not a claim that the cited author prescribed this exact version.
• The teaching-level selector does not automatically adapt these drills for age or ability. A coach must choose suitable roles, equipment, contact, space and progressions; simplify or defer anything the group is not ready to perform.
• Provenance (source-based): Core teaching idea is supported by the linked public source. Coordinates, timings and rotation logistics are original SportsPlay teaching aids, not reproduced source diagrams. Coach review is required.

Purpose

A four-across backcourt entry develops available short/deep catches and ahead/middle/reverse outlets.

Set it up

Ten players: inbounder and four receivers against five defenders, one ball. Four receivers begin across the backcourt; declare the inbound location, movement limits and applicable count. Spare balls and waiting players stay outside the active routes.

Run the drill

1. Agree on a short timed interval and begin at walkthrough pace. Use one active ball and one group in the playing area; add controlled opposition only when players understand the routes and can stop safely.
2. At the cue, two inside receivers move toward the inbounder while the outside receivers move along separate routes farther upcourt in this variant.
3. The inbounder takes an available safe entry; no particular catch is guaranteed to break the press.
4. After entry, receivers create separate ahead, middle, reverse and deep options according to the ball’s location.
5. Advance with controlled passes or an available dribble; retreat or reset rather than entering a closed trap.
6. End the repetition on a controlled finish, dead ball or coach stop. Clear the ball and landing area before restarting; rotate roles and rest within the planned interval, without extending it to reach a target.

Scoring

Optional: within a short coach-chosen timed interval, count sound decisions, controlled catches or completed defensive possessions. Stop at the planned time or sooner; no required makes, winning streak or exercise penalty. Rotate roles and allow rest regardless of the score.

Coach the details

• This is one four-across variant, not a universal answer to every press.
• Respect the actual competition’s clock and backcourt rules. An eight-second scoring challenge is not required.
• Use comfortable passing and shooting distances and an appropriate ball. Progress by demonstrated control, not speed: keep eyes on the play, leave stopping/landing space, and stop if a route or loose ball creates a collision risk.

Ways to adapt the drill

• Original CoachAssist display adaptation: these edited steps, workload limits and optional scoring are coaching adaptations, not a claim that the cited author prescribed this exact version.
• The teaching-level selector does not automatically adapt these drills for age or ability. A coach must choose suitable roles, equipment, contact, space and progressions; simplify or defer anything the group is not ready to perform.