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3 on 3 Ball Toughness

How to run 3 on 3 Ball Toughness — a set play you can teach frame by frame and take to your next practice.

Online Basketball Playbook · Published May 30, 2026 · 2 min read
3 on 3 Ball Toughness — frame 1 diagram
Starting alignment (3 offense, 3 defense)
3 on 3 Ball Toughness — frame 2 diagram
3 cuts to the left perimeter; 1 passes to 3
3 on 3 Ball Toughness — frame 3 diagram
Starting alignment (3 offense, 3 defense)
3 on 3 Ball Toughness — frame 4 diagram
Starting alignment (3 offense, 3 defense)
3 on 3 Ball Toughness — frame 5 diagram
Starting alignment (4 offense, 2 defense)
3 on 3 Ball Toughness — frame 6 diagram
Starting alignment (4 offense, 4 defense)

Use this three-on-three segment when you want your wing to compete hard for every touch in traffic. You swing the ball from 1 to 3 on the left perimeter and then the work begins — your players have to hold position, win contact, and stay in the play. It trains the mental toughness that shows up late in games.

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