Drill

Drills

Basketball

Plant-and-Cut Deceleration Series

Decelerate under control before changing direction

9 min
6 x 3 cuts
Intermediate
Demonstration video coming soon

Instructions

  1. 1Sprint to a cone and plant on the outside foot to cut sharply.
  2. 2Bend the knee and drop the hips through the plant instead of running through it upright.
  3. 3Explode out of the cut in the new direction within one step.

What to focus on

A bent-knee plant that absorbs speed before redirecting.

Common mistake

Staying upright through the cut, which rounds off the direction change.