The 1-on-1 – Low Post Finishing Drill is designed to develop footwork, strength, and touch around the basket. One player receives the ball in the low post and works against live defense to score using pivots, fakes, and strong finishes. This drill improves post positioning, body control, and decision-making under pressure—key components for effective inside scoring.
1-on-1 – Low Post Finishing DrillThe exercise is a suggestion of @Bballembassy and here’s the original tweet.
Building the habit of confronting/not shying away from contact—both offensively and defensively. #TBEsessions #unitedwehoop #basketballinsweden pic.twitter.com/j1uQhriGms
— The Basketball Embassy (@bballembassy) July 6, 2022
Objectives
- Familiarise back under the ring.
- Familiarize yourself with the absorption of contact.
Recommended age
- From 10 years onwards (minibasket: category alevín).
Number of players
- From 2 players on.
Recommended time
- Recommended time: 6-8 min (on the equator temporary gradually introducing variants).
Equipment and facilities
- 1 ball available.
- A half basketball court.
- Expandable to court as a whole, playing first in a half and then playing 1×1 towards the half court.
Initial layout and description
At the beginning of the exercise there is uncertainty because the roles are not pre-established.
Each player is placed at the height of the taco (with one foot stepping on the taco and another day closer to the basket). Coach, located in the Free-Kick, start the exercise by passing the ball to one of the two players. The player who receives the ball on attack and the other that it has not received defends.
Recommendation: in case of availability of court as a whole, you can do that when the defender to recover the ball attack another ring next to the attacker that was not the last to touch the ball.
Building the habit of confronting/not shying away from contact—both offensively and defensively. #TBEsessions #unitedwehoop #basketballinsweden pic.twitter.com/j1uQhriGms
— The Basketball Embassy (@bballembassy) July 6, 2022
Variants
- The attacking player can make a pot.
- You need to complete before a particular time.
- The attacking player must make another end after scoring the basket.
- Edit location of reception of new attackers (two feet out of the area or the two feet within the area).
Note: all variants are combinable.
Cedric Arregui Guivarch
National Coach of Basketball (CES 2014)
