These two transition drills are from Drew Hanlen’s Transition Drill Book.

Drew is an NBA Strategic Skills Coach & Consultant that has helped over 25 NBA and NBA pre-draft players including David Lee (Warriors) and Bradley Beal (Wizards). Drew is the Head Skills Coach for Pure Sweat Basketball. He has run his internationally renowned Elite Skills Clinics in over 30 states and 4 countries over the past four years. He is also the Head Skills Coach for the Reebok Breakout Challenge and has worked various events for Nike Basketball.

You can find out more about his Transition Drill Book by clicking this link: Pure Sweat Basketball Transition Drill Book. This drill book is a digital eBook download.

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Set Up: Players will be divided into four teams. A team of four will start on offense, a team of four will start on defense and another team of four will start on each baseline.

Step 1: Black Team will play live 4v4 against the Red Team in the half-court. On the shot (regardless make or miss), the Blue Team will transition against the Black Team who will transition back on defense.

Step 2: Blue Team will play live 4v4 against the Black Team in the half-court. On the shot (regardless make or miss), the Green Team will transition against the Blue Team who will transition back on defense to continue the drill.

Additional Info: If the defense gets a steal, they will transition in the full-court against the team that turned the basketball over. On the score, the team waiting on the baseline will transition against them to continue the drill.

We Need You Back Conversion Drill

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Set Up: Players will be divided in two teams. The Black Team will start with a rebounder (1), a defender (5), an outlet player (2), an attacking guard (3) and a player at half-court ready to transition (4) in a two on one situation. The Red Team will start with a defender (x1), a trailing defender (x2), an outlet player (x4), an attacking guard (x5) and a player at half-court ready to transition (x3) in a two on one situation.

Step 1: Player 1 will outlet the basketball to Player 2 who will advance the ball to Player 3, who will attack x1 in a 2v1 situation with Player 4. x2 will sprint back and try to drop to the level of the basketball. Offense gets one shot attempt to score.

Step 2: Offensive player that shoots (or turns the basketball over) must sprint back on defense, while the defender must secure the rebound or get the made field goal out of the net and then outlet the basketball to their teammate at the angle. If the defender gets a steal, they can quickly outlet the basketball to their teammate at the angle as well. As soon as the player receives the outlet, they will advance the basketball to their teammate that is ready to attack on the wing. As soon as the basketball crosses half-court, the waiting offensive player at half court can attack.

Step 3: Offensive player that does not sprint back on defense will rotate to the half-court waiting position. Defender that made the outlet pass will rotate to the outlet line, while the other defender will become the waiting defender in the paint.

Transition Drill Book

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Transition Drill Book: Drills that will help your team win the transition battle!

Drew Hanlen’s “Transition Drill Book: Drills that will help your team win the transition battle” is an extensive compilation of purposeful transition drills that will help coaches at all levels improve their team’s ability to perform in an up-tempo game. These practice drills will have your players sprinting the floor harder and more consistently than ever before.

The “Transition Drill Book” is perfect for teams and coaches looking to enhance workouts and practices by combining high-level teaching with purposeful, fast-paced drills that will help your team stay poised when the game speeds up.

Whether you want to play fast or are preparing for a team that plays fast, you will find drills in this book that will get your team ready to win the transition battle!

The Drill Book PDF compiles 40 purposeful and intense team drills that cover every aspect of transition play. Each drill includes teaching points, step-by-step instructions, drill diagrams and a scoring system to make the drills more competitive. You will also get my list of Transition Defense Killers, Transition Defense Musts, Transition Offense Killers and Transition Offense Musts.


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