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12 Drills for 4 out 1 in motion offense

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So you’ve decided to run the 4 out 1 in motion offense, here are 10 drills you can use in practice to teach it.

We’ve put together 3 types of drills:

  • Shooting drills that simulate 4 out 1 in scenarios
  • Breakdown drills for guard-guard, guard-forward and forward-forward rules.
  • Games that incorporate all the rules that build up from 2 on 0 upwards.

  1. Form shooting
  2. Mikan drill
  3. JJ Reddick slide 3’s
  4. Bigs 3 man 2 balls
  5. Olympic shooting 3 man 2 balls
  6. High flare screen shooting
  7. Guard – guard breakdown drill
  8. Forward – forward breakdown drill
  9. Guards 2 on 2 game
  10. Forwards 2 on 2 game
  11. Forward guard 2 on 2 game
  12. 3 man combo drill

Shooting drills

The backbone to the 4 out 1 in is perimeter shooting and players love shooting. Here are some shooting drills that mimics shots they will get in this offense.

1. Form shooting warmup

Goal: Focus on form and technique.

Instructions:

  • Start 5 feet from rim, on each made shot move 1 step back.
  • All the way out to FT line
  • Lift & follow through, perfect form, catch hi/keep hi, 10 toes pointing to basket.

2. MIKAN DRILL “catch high, keep high”

  • 10 Mikan shots (stand underneath basket and score), off two feet, alternate left & right
  • 10 Reverse Mikan shots, off two feet, alternate left & right

3. JJ Redick SLIDE THREES

Instructions:

  • Pump fake, slide line, shoot 3
  • 30 seconds, 3 man-2 ball, rotate spots

4. BIGS 3 man 2 balls

  • Lane Jumpers 15 feet, good spacing, good passes
  • 3 man 2 balls rotate spots. 2 shooters, 1 rebounder. Shoot, rebound and pass to open person. Relocate to new shooting spot.

5. OLYMPIC SHOOTING 3 man, 2 ball shooting

Set up quick, shoot slow

  • First guy shots, follows shot, kicks out, relocates
  • 3 Rounds of shooting, make 10: 15 foot shooting, MUST have good spacing,
  • Between each round, rest by make 10 free throws.

Can try restricting to these locations:

A) baseline/wing
B) wing/point
C) point/opposite wing

6. High flare screen shooting drill

Goal: Practice shots we will get in a game.

Instructions:

  • There are 4 different cuts between the forward and guard:
  • Straight and flash
  • Curl and pop
  • Out cut/rescreen/flash
  • Back cut and pop
  • If it’s the first time, let the players run each option in sequence.
  • You can ask the players to decide what to run but the rule is that they cannot repeat the same action twice in a row.
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High flare screen – Out
hfscurl
High flare screen – curl
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High flare screen – Straight
hfsback
High flare screen – Back

Break down drills

These drills break down the rules for the guard guard, guard forward and forward forward rules.

7. Breakdown forward drills

These drills are meant to introduce the rules for the 2 forwards as an introduction.

forwardRip
Forward rip

8. Breakdown drills for guards

These are simplified drills for the rules between 2 guards. There are 4 scenarios:

  • Pass and cut
  • Pass and screen
  • Pass and receive screen
  • Dribble and backdoor cut
guardoption4
Dribble and then backdoor
guardoption3
Pass and receive screen
Guardoption2
Pass and set screen

 

Guardoption1
Pass and cut

Instructions

  • Have your players execute each option once.
  • Then ask them to decide on their own what to run
  • Rule: You cannot use the same action twice in a row. Each time should be different.
  • This allows them to engage and make their own decisions.

Competitive drills

Now that your players understand the basic rules, you can incorporate it into competitive games. This makes them engaged and start making decisions on their own.

9. Guards 2 on 2 with a coach

Purpose

Get guards comfortable with moving without the ball and the rules for 4 out.  Adding a coach reduces the dribbling so players can practice cutting and screening off ball.

Instructions

  • Have 2 guards play against 2 defenders
  • Have to score on 1/2 of the floor (right hand side in this diagram)
  • Rule: Player must CUT or SCREEN or receive a SCREEN. Can’t stand still.
  • Coach starts with ball but players can pass back if no options to reset.
  • Screener must also cut after screen.
  • Max 2 dribbles.
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Guards 2 on 2 with coach

10. Forwards 2 on 2 game

Purpose: Get forwards familiar with the high/low opposite motions.

Instructions: 

  • Play 2 on 2
  • Use forward rules: always stay opposite and diagonal
  • If 1 player gets ball in post, the other must rip down low also.

forward2on2

11. Forward and guard 2 on 2 with coach

Purpose:

Practice the different options off the guard and forward combo with 4 out 1 in rules.

Instructions:

  • Play 2 on 2 with 1 guard and 1 forward
  • Rule: Only forward can screen for guard
  • Only allow 3 dribbles max for offense. If stuck, pass to coach to reset play.
Forward guard 2 on 2 with coach
Forward guard 2 on 2 with coach

12. Combo drills combining 3 players

Purpose: Mix the guard and forwards together and get familiar with the guard/forward rules.

Instructions:

  • Run through the 3 scenarios below.
  • Once comfortable, play 3 on 3.
CD high screen pop
High ball screen -> Pop -> Seal
CD high cross skip
High cross screen -> Skip -> Seal
Side ball screen -> roll
Side ball screen -> roll

#askCoachbase: Do you run the 4 out 1 in motion? Share your favorite drills in the comments section below or let us know if these drills worked out for you.

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Keith Rumjahn is CEO and founder of Coachbase. He coaches a U16 boys basketball team at Chinese International School.
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