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Corner 3 Speed Reps

Drill the corner three — the most efficient shot in basketball — at game speed.

Duration
12 min
Steps
4
Equipment
3 items
Difficulty
Advanced

How to run it

  1. 1

    Sprint from the wing to the corner, catch, and shoot in one motion.

  2. 2

    Backpedal to the wing, then sprint to the corner again.

  3. 3

    20 corner 3s, tracking makes — goal 50%+.

  4. 4

    Then 10 drift-to-corner 3s off a drive-and-kick.

Coaching points

  • Set your feet in the corner on arrival — don't drift.
  • Catch and shoot in one motion; no dip.
  • The corner 3 is shorter — trust the range.

Equipment

  • Basketball
  • Rim
  • Passer

Why it works

The corner three is the most efficient shot in basketball — it's the closest three and opens the offensive rebound. The nugget: teams that generate corner 3s score efficiently without needing great shot-creators. In a game, the corner is the natural release valve of drive-and-kick offense — a kid who can hit the corner 3 is a spacing weapon that every offense needs. This is the shot that analytics built offenses around.

FREDERICK BASKETBALL
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Corner 3 Speed Reps

ShootingCollegeAdvanced12 min4 steps

Purpose: Drill the corner three — the most efficient shot in basketball — at game speed.

Setup diagram
SCCC
Offense / shooterDefense

▶How to run it

  1. 1Sprint from the wing to the corner, catch, and shoot in one motion.
  2. 2Backpedal to the wing, then sprint to the corner again.
  3. 320 corner 3s, tracking makes — goal 50%+.
  4. 4Then 10 drift-to-corner 3s off a drive-and-kick.

✓Coaching points

  • ✓Set your feet in the corner on arrival — don't drift.
  • ✓Catch and shoot in one motion; no dip.
  • ✓The corner 3 is shorter — trust the range.

▢Equipment

BasketballRimPasser

★Why it works

The corner three is the most efficient shot in basketball — it's the closest three and opens the offensive rebound. The nugget: teams that generate corner 3s score efficiently without needing great shot-creators. In a game, the corner is the natural release valve of drive-and-kick offense — a kid who can hit the corner 3 is a spacing weapon that every offense needs. This is the shot that analytics built offenses around.

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