Curated Routine

Basketball Decision Making Drills

General Training

Basketball Decision Making Drills is a curated workout routine with 4 ordered actions and 4 timestamped video clips. Start with Off-Hand Basketball Push Drill and Off-Hand Tennis Ball Snatch Drill. Review the available targets, sets, coaching cues and rest for each action. Selected clips total 56 sec; rest is listed per action.

Clip time: 56 sec4 actionsSingle training session

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Off-Hand Basketball Push Drill

Sets: 1Rest: 1 minEst. duration: 14 sec

Player maintains a live dribble while keeping the off-hand active and engaged, pushing a second basketball back to the coach with eyes up and head forward. Sets, reps, and rest times are not stated in the video.

Key points

  • Keep the off-hand active and engaged like a shield against reaching defenders
  • Keep head forward and eyes up while maintaining a continuous dribble
  • Switch hands to work both sides
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Off-Hand Tennis Ball Snatch Drill

Sets: 1Rest: 1 minEst. duration: 14 sec

Player dribbles at a quick pace with one hand and snatches tossed tennis balls out of the air using the off-hand with the palm facing down. Sets, reps, and rest times are not stated in the video.

Key points

  • Catch the tennis ball with palm facing down toward the ground
  • Maintain a low hips-dropped stance while dribbling
  • Keep eyes up and react quickly to the toss

Common mistakes

Turning the palm up during the catch, which causes the torso to belly out and lose leverage against a defender.

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Stationary Door Drill Cue Reads

Sets: 1Rest: 1 minEst. duration: 14 sec

Door drill series working on non-verbal defensive cue reads from stationary dribble. If the defender opens up/turns hips, the ball handler executes a straight line drive with an active off-hand; if the defender shows chest, the ball handler changes direction. Sets, reps, and rest times are not stated in the video.

Key points

  • Read the defender's body language without verbal cues
  • Execute a straight line drive with active off-hand when defender turns hips
  • Change directions quickly when defender squares chest

Common mistakes

Fighting into the defender instead of changing directions when the chest is presented.

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Perimeter Float and Cue Attack Drill

Sets: 1Rest: 1 minEst. duration: 14 sec

Player floats with a live dribble along the three-point line following the moving defender, reading visual cues on the move to execute either a straight-line attack or a change of direction/spin move toward the basket. Sets, reps, and rest times are not stated in the video.

Key points

  • Float along the three-point line maintaining dribble rhythm and spacing
  • React immediately to defensive cues (open hip versus chest)
  • Keep off-hand engaged when attacking off the read

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