Transition
Base-Defense-Base
Players learn their three home positions and move between them on a whistle.
Quick look
8 minutes 6–14 playersNew to the game · BeginnerChoose up to three drills, then let the builder complete and time your practice.
What players are learning
Learn your three home positions on the court.
Set it up
- Full team on court in one rotation.
- Cones marking base positions.
Run the drill
- On the whistle, move from receive base to defensive base.
- Then move back again, with no ball.
- Add a tossed ball as the trigger, then run all six rotations.
What to say
- You have three homes: receive, defense, and coverage.
- Know all three before the whistle.
- Move on their contact.
How to score it
None — this is a positioning drill. Everyone should be able to point to their spot without thinking.
Make it harder
- Run it in all six rotations.