Basketball drill: front cut
Suitable for the following techniques: attack
Front cut
Prerequisites:
no specific requirements
Goal: To learn
to use the front cut from the forward position when the defender closes the back door cut.
Organization:
- the dribbler dribbles from the centre circle towards the ball side
- changes direction with an under the buttocks or between the legs towards the guard position on the half way line
- forward pretends to go back, but cuts over the elbow to the basket
- guard players are constantly working on their dribbling skills
Teaching points:
- hard off the outside foot
- cut around the ball box shoulder to shoulder
- Show with your hands where you want to receive the ball
- timing of the pass: should be somewhere near the elbow and in front of the man
Variations:
- different ways of finishing: jump shot, rocker step, fade away, power move etc
- Have the dribbler apply different dribbling skills
- Different passes: bounce from the dribble, overhead etc.