Triple-Threat Attack
Read the defender from triple-threat and choose shoot, pass, or drive instantly.
- Duration
- 10 min
- Steps
- 4
- Equipment
- 2 items
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
How to run it
- 1
Catch in triple-threat; defender plays you honestly.
- 2
Read: hands down = shoot; sagging = drive; overplaying a lane = pass.
- 3
Execute the chosen action at game speed within 1 second.
- 4
10 reps, defender changes the look each time.
Coaching points
- Ball in the shot pocket, eyes up, ready for all three.
- Decide before you move — no half-actions.
- Read the defender's feet and hands, not their head.
Equipment
- Basketball
- Defender
Why it works
Triple-threat is where all offense starts. The nugget: training the instant read from this position turns a static catch into a live threat and is the gateway to advanced decision-making. In a game, the defender tells you what to do — hands down means shoot, sagging means drive, overplaying means pass. A kid who reads and decides in one second keeps the defense on its heels every possession.
Triple-Threat Attack
Purpose: Read the defender from triple-threat and choose shoot, pass, or drive instantly.
▶How to run it
- 1Catch in triple-threat; defender plays you honestly.
- 2Read: hands down = shoot; sagging = drive; overplaying a lane = pass.
- 3Execute the chosen action at game speed within 1 second.
- 410 reps, defender changes the look each time.
✓Coaching points
- ✓Ball in the shot pocket, eyes up, ready for all three.
- ✓Decide before you move — no half-actions.
- ✓Read the defender's feet and hands, not their head.
▢Equipment
★Why it works
Triple-threat is where all offense starts. The nugget: training the instant read from this position turns a static catch into a live threat and is the gateway to advanced decision-making. In a game, the defender tells you what to do — hands down means shoot, sagging means drive, overplaying means pass. A kid who reads and decides in one second keeps the defense on its heels every possession.