Combination Handles
Chain multiple moves into one attack — the combination elite guards use.
- Duration
- 12 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 2 items
- Difficulty
- Advanced
How to run it
- 1
Defender picks up at the top of the key.
- 2
Execute a 3-move combo: hesi → crossover → between-the-legs, then explode to the rim.
- 3
Rotate combos each rep: behind-back→hesi→drive, in-and-out→cross→pull-up.
- 4
10 reps; defender goes 75% to contest.
Coaching points
- Each move sets up the next — sell the first to make the second work.
- Keep the ball on a string — low, tight, and continuous.
- Explode out of the final move into a game-speed finish.
Equipment
- Basketball
- Defender
Why it works
Single moves get scouted; combos break defenders' anticipation. The nugget: chaining moves trains the rhythm and setup-to-counter logic that creates separation against elite on-ball defense. In a game, a defender who stops your first move gets beat by your second — a kid with combo handles always has a counter. This is how great scorers create space against defenders who've scouted their go-to move.
Combination Handles
Purpose: Chain multiple moves into one attack — the combination elite guards use.
▶How to run it
- 1Defender picks up at the top of the key.
- 2Execute a 3-move combo: hesi → crossover → between-the-legs, then explode to the rim.
- 3Rotate combos each rep: behind-back→hesi→drive, in-and-out→cross→pull-up.
- 410 reps; defender goes 75% to contest.
✓Coaching points
- ✓Each move sets up the next — sell the first to make the second work.
- ✓Keep the ball on a string — low, tight, and continuous.
- ✓Explode out of the final move into a game-speed finish.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
Single moves get scouted; combos break defenders' anticipation. The nugget: chaining moves trains the rhythm and setup-to-counter logic that creates separation against elite on-ball defense. In a game, a defender who stops your first move gets beat by your second — a kid with combo handles always has a counter. This is how great scorers create space against defenders who've scouted their go-to move.