If you want to play fast, you have to practice fast - Here are 10 elite Transition Drills to get your team MOVING.
DRILLS: 1V1 DEFENSIVE TRANSITION
— Gabo Loaiza (@gaboloaizaperez) March 4, 2026
Defensor debe tocar el tiro libre antes de salir a defender.
Importante para trabajar conceptos como línea de balón y subir a PARAR/PRESIONAR balón con pasos cortos y equilibrado pic.twitter.com/bocwD59715
Love this warm up drill
— Hoop Herald (@TheHoopHerald) January 6, 2026
Transition kick ahead
Gets people moving and talking and reps getting the ball up and out without dribbling
Fred Hoiberg uses this drill religiously at Nebraska
(Via @CoachSeibert 🎥)
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4 on 3 contest straight into transition
— Hoop Herald (@TheHoopHerald) November 20, 2023
Works on the important ability to scramble defensively without making it feel like a drill
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Playing fast is more than just running
— Hoop Herald (@TheHoopHerald) March 28, 2024
Play fast with purpose
This is a great example at how to work on your transition offense, making sure everyone knows their responsibilities pic.twitter.com/1saM0PXhfK
Great Transition Drill
— Hoop Herald (@TheHoopHerald) January 19, 2025
This Drill is great for decision making with numbers, sprinting back on defense to build walls
Have one coach focus on offense and one focus on defense
Efficiency with your practice time is crucial as the season progresses
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A Great Drill from George Karl, when coaching young players
— Hoop Herald (@TheHoopHerald) January 31, 2024
This works on:
1) Hand Eye Coordination
2) Dexterity
3) Dribble to Pass Transition
Can be done as shown or both partners can do the same thing mirroring one another
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Box out directly in transition
— Hoop Herald (@TheHoopHerald) October 12, 2023
Love this as a warm up at the beginning of practice
Sets the tone for a physical practice and allows the team to get used to the fast pace that will be required for a great practice
(Via @CoachPatsos 🎥 )
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Bobby Knight speaks on the details of Transition Defense
— Hoop Herald (@TheHoopHerald) January 24, 2025
Legend of the game and was always teaching his craft
(Via @CoachJimBoone 🎥)
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Love this transition drill
— Hoop Herald (@TheHoopHerald) December 21, 2023
Offense has to sprint the floor and defense needs to sprint back and build walls
Not know if you are going to be offense or defense makes it impossible for anyone to cheat the drill
(Via @hardwoodtexas 🎥)
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If you want to be great at transition offense, you have to work on it!
— Hoop Herald (@TheHoopHerald) April 2, 2024
Alabama is one of the fastest teams in the country, but it doesn’t happen over night
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