Mastering the transition game - the change from offense to defense and back - is one of the most comprehensive and exhausting challenges in basketball. For a team to be successful at transitioning it has to have players who are hard working, well conditioned, and quick thinking on the court. These basketball training drills help players develop the skills and mindset they need to improve their transition game.
Circle Rebound
Transition Coaching
For this transition drill, the team is divided into two groups of five. The coach stands at the foul line with the ball, and the two teams form a circle around him, alternating opposing players.
The players jog in a circle around the coach until he throws the ball at the backboard. At this point, the players break the circle and go for the rebound. The team whose player gets the ball becomes the offense.
The offense should now attempt a fast break to the other basket while the other side sprints to the other side to defend. The players have to be physically and mentally prepared throughout the drill to both go for the rebound and attempt, or defend against, the fast break.
The Change
In this basketball training drill, the players are again divided into two teams of five. Five of the players, each with a ball, are on offense and the other five are on defense. The offense begins the drill by dribbling their balls in a half-court set while the defense guards them using a player-to-player formation.
At the whistle, the offense and defense must change positions. The offense now becomes defense and the defense becomes offense, but no two players can be paired in the same way. As the players are scrambling to switch from offense to defense and find new players to guard, they have to communicate with each other.
To add a new challenge, at some point in the drill the coach will call out "five on four," and one defensive player must leave the floor. The defense is forced to adjust and communicate even further, assessing who needs to be guarded most now that they are short one player.
Number Transition
In the Number Transition drill, five defensive players are lined up at the foul line, and five offensive players are lined up at the baseline on the same side. The players on the defense are assigned numbers, one through five.
To start the drill, the coach will call out two numbers from the defense and throw the ball to the offense. At this point, the offense will run a fast break to the other side of the court and three players from the defense attempt to defend. The two players whose numbers were called out have to run to the baseline and tag it before rushing to defend with the rest of their team.
The offense will begin with a numbers advantage, so communication will be essential once the two defensive players join the action.
Basketball Training Drills - Mastering the Transition Game
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