Post Double Read
Read the post double-team and pass out to the open shooter.
- Duration
- 14 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 3 items
- Difficulty
- Advanced
How to run it
- 1
Feed the post; the defense sends a double-team from the weak side.
- 2
The post reads the double and passes out to the man the double left open.
- 3
The receiver catches and shoots or drives the closeout.
- 4
10 reps; vary which defender doubles.
Coaching points
- See the double coming before it arrives — pass early, not late.
- Pass to the man the double came from — he's open.
- The receiver reads the closeout: shoot or drive.
Equipment
- Basketball
- Post
- Defenders
Why it works
Double-teams are designed to force turnovers, but they create open shots if you read them. The nugget: a double always leaves someone open — the kid who reads it and passes out turns a trap into a wide-open shot. In a game, post doubles are common, and the team that passes out of them gets open threes all game. This is how you punish a defense that tries to take away your post player.
Post Double Read
Purpose: Read the post double-team and pass out to the open shooter.
▶How to run it
- 1Feed the post; the defense sends a double-team from the weak side.
- 2The post reads the double and passes out to the man the double left open.
- 3The receiver catches and shoots or drives the closeout.
- 410 reps; vary which defender doubles.
✓Coaching points
- ✓See the double coming before it arrives — pass early, not late.
- ✓Pass to the man the double came from — he's open.
- ✓The receiver reads the closeout: shoot or drive.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
Double-teams are designed to force turnovers, but they create open shots if you read them. The nugget: a double always leaves someone open — the kid who reads it and passes out turns a trap into a wide-open shot. In a game, post doubles are common, and the team that passes out of them gets open threes all game. This is how you punish a defense that tries to take away your post player.