Basketball Decision Training or BDT

Started by Chris Oliver as game specific drills that help coaches transform their drill into more game realistic

Partners work with each other to create cues for their partner to read on every catch. The cues simulate what a defender would do during a game.

Here are the four BDT signals:

  • Hands down = catch and shoot

  • Hands out = pass and relocate

  • Hands up = attack the basket

  • Step to the side = attack the basket, use a counter move

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BDT Shooting Drills

Warm-up: Balance Series

  • Half Turns- make 10 at 5 spots

  • Full Turns- make 10 at 5 spots

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Pass & Kick Shooting: Baseline Drift Shooting

1) 1 flashes up to the wing and attacks the basket, if 2 raises hands, the offensive player must throw the baseline drift pass. If they don’t the offensive player finishes at the rim. 

2) On the pass to 2, if 1 relocates and raises his hands 2 must drive and kick it to him and repeat action

Make 20 as a group prior to switch sides

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Pass & Kick Shooting: Nail & Lane Line Attack:

1) 1 catches it off the pass and attacks either nail or lane line, if 2 raises hands, the offensive player must throw the kick out pass. If they don’t the offensive player finishes at the rim. 

2) On the pass to 2, if 1 relocates and raises his hands 2 must drive and kick it to him and repeat action

Make 20 as a group prior to switch sides

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BDT BackPedal Shooting:

Shooter must go in order of the spots, after each shot, shooter must backpedal to half-court before moving to the next spot. On each catch partner can do any of the four BDT signals. Track your number of makes per attempt

  • Hands down = catch and shoot

  • Hands up = drive for finish at rim

  • Hand out = pass and relocate 

  • Step to the side = counter move

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BDT Star Shooting:

Shooter must go in order. On each catch non shooting partner can do any of the four BDT signals. If the shooter makes 3 out of 5 attempts, they go again. How many rounds can you do in a row?

  • Hands down = catch and shoot

  • Hands up = drive for finish at rim

  • Hand out = pass and relocate 

  • Step to the side = counter move

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BDT Attack Series

Warm-up: Balance Series

  • 1 Foot Half Turns- make 10 at 5 spots

  • 1 Foot Full Turns- make 10 at 5 spots

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BDT Attack Series:

1 dribbles at 2 makes a dribble move, if 2 jumps in the direction of the move, 1 must use a ‘counter move’ to change direction, if 2 doesn’t move, continue to attack the basket. Make 20 baskets before switching sides

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BDT Ball Screen Series:

1 dribbles off ball screen, as they come off the ball screen, coach rolls, 1 must read the signals from the coach and make the right read. After the pass, the shooter must relocate for a shot. Make 20 shots before switching sides

  • Hand up = hook pass

  • Hand low = pocket pass

  • Hands down = finish at the rim

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BDT 3-6-9-12-15 Shooting

Shooter starts at half court, then sprints to the spots, on each catch partner can do any of the BDT signals. Shooter takes the number of shots listed in each round. During the round if the shooter doesn’t miss, immediately start the next round, if shooter misses one shot, must touch half court before starting the next round. If the shooter misses two shots, must touch the opposite 3 pt line before starting the next round. If the shooter misses all shots, must touch the opposite baseline before starting the next round. Track number of shots made

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Championship Shooting:

Shooter must make five shots in a row at each spot before moving to the next spot. Can you beat the drill in less than     4 minutes. 

Here are the shots: 

  • Two catch and shoot threes

  • 1 dribble left pull-up

  • 1 dribble right pull-up

  • 1 catch and shoot 3

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BDT Mix Drills

Warm-up: Balance Series

  • Half Turns- make 10 at 5 spots

  • Full Turns- make 10 at 5 spots

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BDT Split the help:

1 flashes to the wing, on the catch attacks the basket, reads the hand help from 2. 

Hands medium = low gather

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BDT Finishing:

1 flashes to the wing and attacks the basket, if 2 doesn’t move 1 finishes with a floater, if 2 steps up 1 must use a ‘counter move’ to finish at the rim.

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BDT Ball Screen Passing:

1 sets up and uses the ball screen, after coming off the ball screen, 1 must read the coach if the coach stays, finish at the rim, if the coach moves towards the rim, kick to the shooter. On the pass to 2, if 1 relocates and raises his hands 2 must drive and kick it to him and repeat action. Make 20 per side

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BDT Kobe Drill:

Shooter must make a shot at each spot before moving on, only has 3 attempts per spot. Shooter must sprint from half-court, go to #1, if made touch sideline, go to 2, if made touch opposite sideline, go to 3, if made touch half court, go to 4, touch half court before 5, touch sideline for 6, touch opposite sideline, go to 7, touch half court go to 8. On catch besides spots 4 & 8 partner can do any BDT signal

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