See Steve Nash, Hubie Brown, and Ray Lokar practice plans).

Break on a stop.

Try-out #1

• Warm-up
  • Slide and backpedal
  • Pass and cut
• Physical testing
  • Speed - baseline to far foul line, timed, or against other players
  • agility - shuttle run (see Physical testing)
• Dribbling
  • shuttle-run dribbling
  • Primary-secondary or O'Neill moves
• Layups
  • DeMatha speed
• Shooting
  • Fill cut
  • 5ball (includes passing)
• Fast break
  • Running outside or Chaser layups
• 1 on 1
  • Primary-secondary or Both ends
• 3 on 3
  • Kick-out
• Transition
  • 11-man fast break or 3 on 3 delay
• Scrimmage
  • 5 on 5

Try-out #2

• Warm-up
  • Early time (see basic running)
  • Around the world
• Dribbling
  • Hurley or Florida series (fullcourt, pull-ups)
  • Speed race
• Physical testing
  • Speed race (sprint the speed course)
• Finishing
  • Daily dozen
• Shooting
  • King of the hill or Alternates (individual scores)
  • Choice is yours
• Fast break
  • Six cycles
• 1 on 1
  • At each basket or Continuous or DeMatha wildcat (can be king's court)
• 3 on 3
  • Cut-throat
• Transition
  • Pistons 3 on 3 continuous
• Scrimmage
  • 3 on 3 truth test or 6 on 6 Basquette or 4 on 4 on 4

Try-out #3

• Warm-up
  • DeMatha zig-zag
• Physical testing
  • Sidelines (30 or 60 seconds, see Three stations)
  • Lane agility test
• Passing
  • Florida 4-line
  • Florida 3-line 2-ball
• Dribbling
  • Two-ball relay
• Finishing
  • Kiwi or Cross the lane
• Shooting
  • Beat the closeout or Borg or Penetration
  • Lokar transition or DeMatha 4-corner jumpers
• 1 on 1
  • Double-continuity or Calipari 11
• Transition
  • Swiss 3 on 3 or 3 on 3 fullcourt
• Scrimmage
  • 5 on 5 or 5 on 4 continuous