Off the Dribble Shooting: Read & Exchange Pick-and-Roll Shooting Drill

This is a one-player drill with a coach. Both the player and the coach start with a basketball. The player begins as the ball handler, and the coach acts as the screener. How it Works: The ball handler starts with a live dribble. The coach steps up to set a ball screen, holding a basketball behind their back. The player comes off the screen looking to shoot. As the player comes off the screen: If the coach puts the ball out in front, the player must exchange basketballs — passing their current ball to the coach, grabbing the coach’s ball, and immediately shooting a three-point shot with the new ball. If the coach does not show the ball, the player re-screens and comes off the ball screen in the opposite direction. This continues until the coach presents the ball, forcing the player to read and react before shooting. Focus Points: Reading cues out of pick-and-roll actions Shooting off the dribble from three Maintaining rhythm through re-screens Hand-eye coordination during ball exchanges Decision-making under visual pressure