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Motion Offense Quick Start Guide

This resource was created to help coaches install a high-scoring motion offense in just one practice. We’ll
start out with a 3-part drill progression to help teach spacing, cutting, passing and screening.

DRILL 1 GIVE AND GO


1. Start with two lines up top. One line at the
top of key, one line at the wing.
2. The drill begins with a v-cut by player 2, Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 3
then player 1 passing to player 2.
3. Player 1 makes a short misdirection move 2 v-cuts at wing Entry pass from 1 1 makes give and
to create some space, then a hard “give to 2 go cut, receives
and go” cut down the lane, to receive the pass and scores
pass and make the layup.

DRILL 2 BACK DOOR CUT


1. Start with two lines up top. One line at the
top of the key, one line at the wing.
2. The drill begins with player 2 v-cutting to Fig 1 Fig 2
get open at the wing.
3. In this case we are simulating a hard “deny” 2 v-cuts at wing 2 goes back door,
by player 2’s defender. (ie. The defender receives pass and
is extending all the way out to the three scores
point line to prevent a pass)
4. Player 2 recognizes the deny, then makes
a back door cut, receiving the pass from
player 1 for the layup.

DRILL 3 SCREEN AWAY


1. Add a third line on the opposite wing.
2. Player 2 and player 3 v-cut to get open.
Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 2
3. Player 1 will pass to player 2, then fake the
give and go cut.
4. Instead of cutting through the lane, he 2 and 3 v-cut at Entry pass from 1 3 comes off
cuts across the key and sets a screen for wings to 2. 1 fakes give screen to receive
Player 3. and go cut, then pass and scores
screens away
5. Player 3 makes a misdirection step, then
uses the screen to come across the lane at
the free throw line area.
6. He can catch the ball at the elbow for the
short jumper, or continue down the lane
for a layup.

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5 Out Motion Offense
Once you have those concepts down, we’ll start practicing them as part of a “5-out” motion offense. Put all
5 players outside the 3-point line to maximize floor spacing. You can call any of these plays for your team to
run, or have them read and react to what the defense is giving them.

Play 1 GIVE AND GO


1. Player 2 and 3 v-cut to get open.
2. Player 1 passes to player 2, then makes a
Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 3
give and go cut for a layup.
3. Player 1 does not receive the ball, so he
2 and 3 v-cut. 1 passes 1 makes a give and 1 fills the opposite
continues along the baseline toward the to 2 at the wing go cut through the corner. 4 and
opposite corner. lane 3 slide up to fill
4. Player 3 slides up to the top of the key. empty spots.
5. Player 4 slides up to the wing.
6. Player 1 fills the vacant spot on the baseline.
7. NOTE: the give and go cut can also be
executed using the wing and corner
players. In that case, player 2 would pass
to player 5, then make the give and go cut.
The rotations would work the same way.

Play 2 BACK DOOR CUT


1. Player 2 and 3 v-cut to get open.
2. Player 2 is denied at the wing and goes
Fig 1 Fig 2
back door.
3. Player 2 is not open on the back door cut,
so she continues along the right baseline 2 and 3 v-cut but are 2 goes back door.
both denied She is not open on
toward the corner. the cut so she fills
4. Player 5 fills the wing spot vacated by the corner spot.
player 2. 5 slides up to the
wing
5. Player 2 fills the corner spot vacated by
player 5.

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5 Out Motion Offense
Play 3 SCREEN AWAY
1. Player 2 and player 3 v-cut to get open.
2. Player 1 will pass to player 2, then fake the
give and go cut. Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 3
3. Instead of cutting through the lane, he cuts
across the key and sets a screen for Player 1 passes to 2, then 3 comes off the 4 slides up to fill
screens away for 3 screen, cuts to the the wing. 1 returns
3. basket, and fills the to top of key
4. Player 3 uses a misdirection step, then uses corner
the screen to come across the lane at the
free throw line area.
5. Player 3 does not receive the ball and
continues his cut through the key and to
the left baseline.
6. Player 1 returns to the top of the key.
7. Player 4 fills the wing spot.
8. Player 3 fills the corner spot vacated by
player 4.

The final play is a wrinkle you can put in once your kids have all the rotations down and
are comfortable running the first 3 plays. You can use this as a “special” play to call after a
timeout or at the end of a game.

Play 4 BACK SCREEN


1. Player 1 begins with the ball. Players 2 and
3 v-cut to get open.
Fig 1 Fig 2 Fig 2
2. Player 1 passes to player 2. Player 2 passes
to player 5 in the corner.
3. Player 2 misdirects, then makes a give and 1 passes to 2, who 2 makes the give 2 turns and comes
passes to 5 in the and go cut, then up the lane to set
go cut to the basket. corner stops at the block a backscreen for 1
4. Instead of continuing through the key, she
plants at the right block, turns and comes
straight up the lane to set a backscreen for
player 1.
5. Player 1 misdirects, uses the screen, then
blasts hard down the lane looking for the
pass from player 5.

1 uses the screen cuts


for a layup

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