Advance Pass Options
Train the outlet and advance pass under pressure with multiple read options.
- Duration
- 15 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 3 items
- Difficulty
- Advanced
How to run it
- 1
Defensive rebounder chins the ball and scans three outlets (left, middle, right).
- 2
Coach tags one outlet as covered — the rebounder must find the open one.
- 3
Deliver a lead pass up the floor; the receiver finishes in transition.
- 4
10 reps, rotating the covered outlet each time.
Coaching points
- Chin the ball and scan before passing — don't rush the outlet.
- Lead the receiver away from the nearest defender.
- Use a baseball or overhead pass for long advances; chest/bounce for short.
Equipment
- Basketball
- 3 outlets
- Defenders
Why it works
Fast breaks start with the right outlet read. The nugget: training the scan-three-pick-the-open-one habit turns a rebounder into a transition initiator, not just a rebounder. In a game, the rebounder who scans and finds the open outlet starts a break that scores before the defense sets. A kid who reads the covered outlet and throws to the open one creates fast-break points from every defensive board.
Advance Pass Options
Purpose: Train the outlet and advance pass under pressure with multiple read options.
▶How to run it
- 1Defensive rebounder chins the ball and scans three outlets (left, middle, right).
- 2Coach tags one outlet as covered — the rebounder must find the open one.
- 3Deliver a lead pass up the floor; the receiver finishes in transition.
- 410 reps, rotating the covered outlet each time.
✓Coaching points
- ✓Chin the ball and scan before passing — don't rush the outlet.
- ✓Lead the receiver away from the nearest defender.
- ✓Use a baseball or overhead pass for long advances; chest/bounce for short.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
Fast breaks start with the right outlet read. The nugget: training the scan-three-pick-the-open-one habit turns a rebounder into a transition initiator, not just a rebounder. In a game, the rebounder who scans and finds the open outlet starts a break that scores before the defense sets. A kid who reads the covered outlet and throws to the open one creates fast-break points from every defensive board.