In this unpredictable Drill – Discontinuous Numbers Advantage, the offensive and defensive numbers vary on each play (2-on-1, 3-on-2, 4-on-3), but not in fixed sequences.
The Discontinuous Numbers Advantage Drill forces players to constantly adjust, improving spacing, communication, and real-time decision-making.
Objectives
- Speed up the reading of the last meters.
- Enhance quick reaction in the time of the pass.
- Promote recovery defensive.
- Reinforce the concept of the last defender (with feints defensive).
Contents
- Boat
- Pass
- Shot
- Outputs
- Stops
- Step Zero
- Tickets to the basket
- Bounce
- Play free patterns
- Changes of hand
- Change of pace
- Direct Blocking
- Counterattack
- Transitions
- Feints
- The defense of player with ball
- Defense of the player without the ball
Recommended age
- From 10 years onwards (Minibasket: category alevín).
Number of players
- From 6 players on.
- Teams are organized by trios.
- Ideal that are multiples of 3.
Recommended time
- Recommended time: 7-8 min. You can add or variants do rounds 3-4 minutes and keep adding variations of the round in a round.
- The end of each round will be determined by a target score or a specific time.
Equipment and facilities
- As many basketballs as trios.
- A pitch whole of Basketball.
Initial layout and description of the Drill – Discontinuous Numbers Advantage
Are distributed to the players evenly across the pitch. A player from each team in the centre circle with the ball. The rest of the players in each half court.
- If there are 6, will be 3 couples. A player from each of the partner with the ball will start in center circle, and the other player without the ball will start within a triple of a half court.
- If there are 7, there will be 2 pairs and a trio. In this case, the couples will be distributed in the same way that being 6 players and the trio will start with a player with ball in the center circle, and with a player without the ball within the triple of each half court.
- If you are 8, we choose these two options:
- 4 couples.
- 1 couple and 2 threes.
- If you are 9, 3 trios.
- If you are 10, we choose these two options:
- 5 couples.
- 3 threes and 2 couples.
- If you are 11,
- 3 trios and 1 couple.
- 1 trio and 4 couples.
- 1 trio and 2 quartets.
- If you are 12, we choose the following options:
- 6 couples.
- 4 trios.
- 3 quartets. If you choose this option, there will be a player with the ball starting in the center circle, and 3 players without the ball scattered with a 1 in a triple-a half court and other 2 on the triple of the half court.
The main idea of the exercise is to vary continuously the degree of opposition to the time that we have a continuity in the exercise. We work to the attention of the players that will have to be always aware of the new game situations that are appearing.
In addition, we introduce the concept of help so natural and intuitive.
At the time of occupy spaces, we ask that players of the same team are not at the same time on the same side or area (restricted area or space between a zone and a triple).Will be played continuously.
In the case of a basket, the ball will be to the companion that was already in the half court.
The end of the round will decree by a target score or a certain period of time.
Variants
- The players without the ball can leave the triple, both to attack and to defend.
- The players without the ball can pass the half court and have total freedom of movements.
- The players with the ball can attempt to steal the ball when you cross paths with another player with the ball.
- If there is a basket, the ball will be for the first player to take control of the ball regardless of whether or not the team that scored.
Note: all variants are combinable.
Cedric Arregui Guivarch
National Coach of Basketball (CES 2014)
