Reverse Pivot Shot
Use the reverse pivot to create space for a shot when the defender overplays the drive.
- Duration
- 10 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 3 items
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
How to run it
- 1
Catch on the wing; defender overplays the baseline drive.
- 2
Reverse pivot away from the pressure and rise into a jumper.
- 3
If the defender bites on the pivot, counter with a drive the other way.
- 4
10 reps each side.
Coaching points
- Pivot on the foot away from the defender to create space.
- Get square to the rim before you release.
- Read the defender's recovery before deciding shot or drive.
Equipment
- Basketball
- Rim
- Defender
Why it works
When a defender takes away your first move, you need a counter. The nugget: the reverse pivot is the counter that creates a clean shot when the drive is cut off — it turns a dead end into an open look. In a game, defenses take away your first option; a kid with a reverse-pivot counter always has a second move, which is what makes a scorer hard to stop. One-move players get shut down; two-move players don't.
Reverse Pivot Shot
Purpose: Use the reverse pivot to create space for a shot when the defender overplays the drive.
▶How to run it
- 1Catch on the wing; defender overplays the baseline drive.
- 2Reverse pivot away from the pressure and rise into a jumper.
- 3If the defender bites on the pivot, counter with a drive the other way.
- 410 reps each side.
✓Coaching points
- ✓Pivot on the foot away from the defender to create space.
- ✓Get square to the rim before you release.
- ✓Read the defender's recovery before deciding shot or drive.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
When a defender takes away your first move, you need a counter. The nugget: the reverse pivot is the counter that creates a clean shot when the drive is cut off — it turns a dead end into an open look. In a game, defenses take away your first option; a kid with a reverse-pivot counter always has a second move, which is what makes a scorer hard to stop. One-move players get shut down; two-move players don't.