Open Practice: Game-like Transition Drills for Practice

with Matt Painter,
Purdue University Head Men's Coach;
2024 Big Ten Regular Season Champions;
2x AP Big Ten Coach of the Year (2023, 2024);
2023 Big Ten Tournament Champions;
2023 AP Co-Big Ten Coach of the Year;
2022 Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame;
2019 NABC National Coach of the Year;
2019 Elite Eight;
4x Big Ten Coach of the Year (2008, 2010, 2011, 2019);
5x Big Ten Regular Season Champions (2010, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2024);
2009 Big Ten Tournament Champions;
2009 US U19 National Team Assistant Coach (Gold medal);
Purdue University Associate Head Coach from 2004 to 2005;
Southern Illinois Head Coach from 2003 to 2004;
2004 MVC Regular Season Champions;
2004 MVC Coach of the Year;
Southern Illinois Assistant Coach from 1998 to 2003;
Eastern Illinois Assistant Coach from 1995 to 1998;
Barton College Assistant Coach from 1994 to 1995;
Washington & Jefferson Assistant Coach from 1993 to 1994;
played college basketball for Purdue from 1989 to 1993 (guard)

How do coaches get their practices to simulate game-like situations? Too often, players go through the motions at practice and expect to just 'turn on a switch' when it's time for the game. In this video, four-time Big Ten Coach of the Year, Matt Painter, gives you his methods to make his practices as game-like as possible.

You'll see three fast break and transition drills that you can implement with your team. Learn the importance of having different ways to score drills to emphasize what is important within your basketball program. Also, you'll view how to effectively work on your press and press break situations within practice.

Transition Drills

Coach Painter shows you "the progression drill," 3-on-2 to 2-on-1, and the Kansas City drill to help emphasize transition basketball within your practices. You will see:

• The value of kicking the ball ahead in transition
• How to get your team to talk effectively and consequences if they do not
• See how to emphasize more than just the 3-point shot, and get the ball inside
• How to condition your players in game-like transition drills

Press Situations

Coach Painter gives you two key press drills that you can use to help press and break the press. The 7 Minute Press game and the Competitive Press drill get your team to work on and against a press in a game-like situation. You will see:

• How to use the concept of "double points" to penalize your team for turning the ball over.
• How to work on your man and zone press within the same drill.
• How to make use of your assistant coaches so they can lead teams.

5 Ball Shooting

Coach Painter uses his 5 Ball Shooting drill to get his players conditioned and get game-like shots up during practice. He also uses this drill to get players talking and communicating with one another. See how to make this drill competitive in your own practice, so that every shot and layup matter.

Coach Painter gives you insight into his open practice and how he gets his team to be competitive to help simulate game-like situations. This video is a must-have for any coach that is looking to run competitive practices.

66 minutes. 2017.