4 Corner Shooting Drill by Wes Kosel

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January 7, 2014

4 Corner Shooting Drill by Wes Kosel

Here is a team shooting drill that is great for working on passing to cutters off of screens and also for improving footwork for shooters off of screens. We use the 4 Corner Shooting Drill for pre-game warm-ups and in most practices. To start the 4 Corner Shooting Drill, one player starts on each wing and the rest of the team divides into two lines at the top of the key. We call the wing spot the “5” spot and the two top spots the “1” spots. This helps us communicate to the players exactly where we want them to be for drills and for our offense. The drill uses 4 basketballs and requires 8 or more players. We usually run this 4 Corner Shooting Drill for 5-7 minutes.

We emphasize to our players to read the defender when cutting off of screens. When cutting off of the screens, the players are given four options:

1) Straight Cut: The straight cut should be used when the defender gets caught up in the screen.
2) Back-Cut: The back cut should be used when the defender jumps toward the short corner over the top of the screen.
3) Flare: The flare should be used when the defender plays over the top of the screen trying to prevent the straight cut.
4) Curl: The curl should be used when the defender is tightly following the cutter around the screen

It is important that the players cut hard, communicate, and make good passes to the cutters. We require the players to say what cut they are executing as they run the 4 Corner Shooting Drill, as this helps the passer and encourages communication between the players.

To start the 4 Corner Shooting Drill, 3 works a lead to the short corner and 2 moves down to set a screen. 3 has any of the 4 cutting options to choose from but in Frame 1 uses a straight cut. 1 passes to 3 from the opposite side of the floor. 4 starts working his lead on the opposite side. 3 follows the shot and clears out to the opposite side. Once cleared, 3 passes to the next man in line. After passing to 3, 1 sets a screen for 4. In Frame 2, 4 uses a back-cut. After screening for 3, 2 moves back to the wing then back down to the short corner to set up for the screen. Frame 3 shows a flare cut and Frame 4 shows a curl to the basket.

I hope you enjoy the 4 Corner Shooting Drill.

Coach Wes Kosel

Wes Kosel is an assistant coach for men’s basketball under Head Coach Tommy Jones at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, TX. 2013-2014 marks the second year for Kosel at TLU. Prior to arriving at TLU, Kosel served as a student assistant coach under Head Coach Chad Killscrow at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, KS. Kosel has an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from the University of Kansas, and is pursuing a Master’s degree in Physical Education from the University of Houston. The Bartlesville, OK native is also a NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and teaches weight training and aerobic fitness courses at Texas Lutheran. He has coached AAU programs, volunteered with elementary and middle school basketball teams, and has worked basketball camps for various programs including the Houston Rockets, University of Houston, Texas State, and Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

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