Set Plays

Dribble Motion

How to run Dribble Motion — 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
Dribble Motion — frame 1 diagram
1 dribbles to the free-throw line; 4 cuts to the basket; 2 cuts to the right low post; 5 passes to 4
Dribble Motion — frame 2 diagram
1 passes to 5

Dribble Motion uses a read-based cut to generate a post touch and a spacing decision. Your 2 cuts hard to the right low post, and when 5 swings the ball to 4, you are reading whether to feed the cutter or use him as a decoy. It keeps the defense honest by making them guard both the cut and the ball-handler simultaneously.

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