3 Man Weave
The 3 man weave is a drill that is timeless. It has been around for a long time with teams performing this drill during practices and pregames all over the world. Let’s explain how this drill works for the beginning coach and/or player.
Start at half court with 3 evenly spaced lines. For the sake of the blog we’ll call the players a, b and c. Player A is on the left, B in the middle and C on the right. Player B starts with the ball and passes to A. When the pass is made he runs behind him. The most simple part to the drill is understanding that when you pass you go behind the person you passed the ball to. Player A passes to player C and player A goes behind C while the players move closer to the basket. In a half court drill there should only be a couple passes made before the layup is attempted. ON the last pass, the player closest to the basket shoots and makes a layup.
The drill should be done without miscue and turnover. The ball should never touch the ground and is a great example of teamwork and fluidity. At first the players will struggle knowing where to go so constantly remind them to pass and go behind the person they passed to.
When they have made the transition to half court then have them do the drill full court without mistakes.
