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Drill: Jump Stop, Pivot, and Triple Threat Footwork
- Court
- Half court
- Length
- 5 steps
About this play
Traveling calls and freezing on the catch are the two biggest youth problems, and this drill fixes both in five minutes a practice, which is why it opens every one of mine. Two lines: passers at the top with balls, movers at the right wing. The first mover cuts toward the corner and jump-stops, a small hop landing on both feet at once with the knees bent. He reverse pivots on the inside foot to face the open floor, keeping that foot glued, cuts to the block, then V-cuts back out to the free-throw line extended with a sharp plant. A forward pivot on the baseline foot squares him to the passer with his hands up, and he receives the pass in triple threat, ball in the shot pocket, knees bent, ready to shoot, pass, or drive. Shoot, follow the shot, pass to the next passer, switch lines. Walk it, then slow motion, then speed. Mistakes: jumping too high and falling forward, landing staggered, lifting the pivot foot, catching standing straight up. Progression: the coach calls forward or reverse pivot and a shot fake or jab after the stop, then the four-corner version. Youth. I learned it from Coach's Clipboard's youth footwork drill and the Jr. NBA's jump stop, pivot, and pass drill; start there for the go-stop progression.
