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Drills to Teach the Secondary Break

How to run Drills to Teach the Secondary Break — a drill you can teach frame by frame and take to your next practice.

Online Basketball Playbook · Published May 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Drills to Teach the Secondary Break — frame 1 diagram
5 cuts to the basket; 4 cuts to the top; 1 cuts to the left wing; 3 cuts to the right perimeter; 2 cuts to the left perimeter
Drills to Teach the Secondary Break — frame 2 diagram
C passes to 2; X2 cuts to the left low post

Run this drill to install the habits your secondary break needs before you use it in a game. Your 5 sprints the rim on every rep and a simple outlet from C to 2 triggers the push, so players feel the timing of getting ahead of the defense. Repeat it until the sprint and the catch happen without thinking.

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