Cross the lane
 | 1 Canada Basketball Technical Manual Two lines, 2 makes a change of direction move (v-cut), cuts to the top of the circle for a pass from 1, makes a crossover move and finishes with an outside-inside power layup or a jump shot. In a game, 2's defender is overplaying. |
 | 2 1 goes next, cutting on eye contact with 4. 2 changes lines. (Variations) - power-layup counters e.g. spin away, up and under - one dribble from behind the arc - split finish (inside hand) - first step finish (outside hand, inside hand) - one-hand pick-up (underhand) - side hand - running hook - Euro step - floater - spin finish - veer finish See Layups - YouTube drills (Elbows). Chris Oliver - How to teach the back pivot (YouTube) - back pivot (front pivot on the back foot - Nash) - back pivot, step middle to finish (goofy foot) - back pivot, step thru (counter - spin back) - back pivot, reverse pivot (counter - spin back) - back pivot, fake reverse pivot. Also see Back pivot teaching points. See Blog posts - Kobe Pivoting, YouTube playlist - Kobe pivoting. |
 | 3 Progressions - catch the ball on the outside foot and curl to the basket (catch and go, crossover with the inside foot), the defender is trailing [variation - catch on the inside foot, step with the outside foot, release the ball before a crossover step with the inside foot] - coach is a defender, read whether to crossover or curl - live 1-on-1 (coach is the passer) - use this cut to start a 2-on-2 or 3-on-3 situation, creating a one-second advantage for the offence - practice cuts from the corner to the wing (blast cuts). See Shooting - Sackmann pull-ups (Momentum catch), Angled pull-up, Blog post - Stampede Catch & Dribble Release, Library - FIBA Travel Rule. DJ Sackmann - Finishing footwork - a power finish is outside-inside, skip off the inside foot, options to finish - outside hand - inside hand, underhand - floater. (Use the same footwork for a split move attacking middle, finishing with the inside hand.) PGC - 3 ways to finish - floater, pivot out into a shot, pivot out to a shot fake and step-thru. Collin Castellaw - How to finish in the paint - power finish, spin away fade, spin away and Kobe (reverse) pivot. Augie Johnston - 360 pivot - step out, step thru, spin back. Damin Altizer - Pound pivot separation finish - step outside inside with pound dribble, pivot away (spin) into a shot off two feet or one foot (fadeaway). Ryan Razooky - Kobe footwork and finishing - two-dribble attack middle, speed stop (inside-outside): - pull-up jumper - step thru - step thru, spin back - drop step (reverse pivot) - drop step, spin back - step around. Razooky - Kobe pivot shot progression - drop step (Kobe pivot) if crowded by your defender. See Layups - Kiwi cutting, Blast cuts, Shooting - Pasquali reaction, Tom Crean fill cuts, Dribbling - 5star triple b. |
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