Curated Action

Same Foot Step Back (Open Step Back)

Basketball

Same Foot Step Back (Open Step Back) is a reusable training action. Review its coaching notes and targets below.

Reusable training actionVideo demonstration2 min 11 sec

Training Details

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Sourceyoutube.com/watch?v=mqs2Pu1l2Xg
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Same Foot Step Back (Open Step Back)

Drive downhill with a defender on your hip. Plant and lunge hard with the same foot and same hand simultaneously, then hop backward onto a balanced, squared two-foot shooting base.

Key points

  • Lunge same foot and pound same hand simultaneously to force the defender to overslide
  • Push back off the plant foot into a balanced, squared shooting base
  • Elevate straight up without twisting or fading sideways

Common mistakes

Cross-stepping feet and tangling legs, resulting in loss of balance.

Sets: 1Rest: 1 minEst. duration: 2 min 11 sec
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