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Motion offenceIntermediate

Drive & Kick

Five out, lane open. Drive the gap, read the help, kick it out. Attack a hard closeout with a second drive.

Best for: Guards who can drive and shooters who will move. Every help leaves someone open, so read it and pass.

Needs: a strong ball handler, a shooter. Gets you: a layup, a three.

Against
man‑to‑man
Formation
5-out
Steps
8 steps · 5 reads each
The five spots
  • 1Point guard (top)
  • 2Left wing
  • 3Right wing
  • 4Left corner
  • 5Right corner

Run it yourself

Pick a spot and make the reads.

The court plays out each step when you choose right. Switch spots to learn every job in Drive & Kick.

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You are 1, Point guard (top)

Your spot

Step 1 · Drive the gap

Coach calls "Drive & Kick". Everyone is outside the arc. 1 has the ball up top and x1 is up close. This time it goes to the right side.

What do you do?

Pick the read you would make. The play runs when you get it right.

Study every step

The whole play, laid out.

What the defence shows at each step, how everyone moves, and the right read for all five spots.

cut pass screen dribble shotNumbers show the order.

Step 1

Drive the gap

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Coach calls "Drive & Kick". Everyone is outside the arc. 1 has the ball up top and x1 is up close.

  • 1Drive the gap to your right.The lane is empty. Get two feet in the paint and read the help.
  • 2Lift to the left slot.1 left the top. Lift behind them so they have a safe pass back out.
  • 3Drift lower on the right wing.The drive is coming your way. Drift so x3 can't help and still guard you.
  • 4Stay deep in the left corner.Stay wide. If x4 helps, you are the skip pass.
  • 5Stay deep in the right corner, hands ready.The corner three is the shortest three. Be ready if x5 helps.

Then the defence shows one of 3 looks: Read: no help (25%), Read: x3 helps from the wing (50%), Read: x5 helps from the corner (25%).

Step 2

Read: no help

1 of 3 looks after Drive the gap · 25%
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1 is in the paint. Nobody leaves their player to stop them.

  • 1Finish at the rim.Nobody helped. Take the layup.
  • 2Stay at the left slot as the safety.You are highest on the floor. Someone has to be back.
  • 3Hold the right wing, then crash.Stay wide until the shot goes up, then go get the miss.
  • 4Hold the left corner, then crash the weak side.Most misses come off the far side. Be there.
  • 5Stay in the right corner.Keep x5 out of the lane so they can't block the layup.

Layup for 1.

Step 2

Read: x3 helps from the wing

1 of 3 looks after Drive the gap · 50%
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1 is in the paint. x3 leaves 3 on the right wing to stop them.

  • 1Kick it out to 3, then get out to the right slot.x3 left them. Pass, then get out of the lane so 3 has room to attack.
  • 2Stay at the left slot as the safety.Hold your spot. Someone has to be back.
  • 3Catch on the drift, feet ready.Your defender left. Catch it ready to shoot or drive.
  • 4Stay deep in the left corner.Stay wide. You are the skip pass if they rotate.
  • 5Stay deep in the right corner.Keep x5 out of the lane. You may be the next pass.

Then the defence shows one of 2 looks: Read: late closeout (33%), Read: hard closeout (67%).

Step 3

Read: late closeout

1 of 2 looks after Read: x3 helps from the wing · 33%
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3 has the ball on the right wing. x3 is still far away, coming back from the help.

  • 1Stay at the right slot.Hold your spot. You are the pass back out.
  • 2Stay at the left slot as the safety.Always one back.
  • 3Catch and shoot.x3 is too far away. That is your open three.
  • 4Stay in the left corner, then crash the weak side.Most misses come off the far side. Be there.
  • 5Stay in the right corner, ready to rebound.Hold your spot, then crash.

Catch-and-shoot three for 3.

Step 3

Read: hard closeout

1 of 2 looks after Read: x3 helps from the wing · 67%
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3 has the ball on the right wing. x3 is flying at them with their hands high. Attack the closeout.

  • 1Stay at the right slot.You are the pass back out if the drive stops.
  • 2Stay at the left slot as the safety.Always one back.
  • 3Rip through and drive the baseline.x3 is running at you off balance. One hard dribble past them.
  • 4Stay deep in the left corner.Stay wide. You keep x4 from sliding over.
  • 5Lift out of the corner toward the wing.3 is driving at your corner. Lift so they have a pass behind the drive.

Then the defence shows one of 2 looks: Read: x5 helps on the second drive (67%), Read: nobody helps (33%).

Step 4

Read: x5 helps on the second drive

1 of 2 looks after Read: hard closeout · 67%
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3 is driving the baseline. x5 leaves 5 to stop them.

  • 1Stay at the right slot.Hold your spot. If x1 drops, you are open.
  • 2Stay at the left slot as the safety.Always one back.
  • 3Pass back to 5 on the lift.x5 left them to stop you. 5 is open behind the drive.
  • 4Stay in the left corner, then crash.Hold your spot. Crash the weak side when 5 shoots.
  • 5Show your hands on the lift, ready to shoot.Your defender left. Catch and shoot.

Open three for 5 on the lift.

Step 4

Read: nobody helps

1 of 2 looks after Read: hard closeout · 33%
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3 is driving the baseline. x5 stays with 5 and nobody else comes.

  • 1Stay at the right slot.Hold your spot as the outlet.
  • 2Stay at the left slot as the safety.Always one back.
  • 3Finish at the rim.You beat x3 and nobody helped. Lay it in.
  • 4Stay in the left corner, then crash.Most misses come off the far side. Be there.
  • 5Stay on the lift.Keep x5 out of the lane.

Layup for 3 on the second drive.

Step 2

Read: x5 helps from the corner

1 of 3 looks after Drive the gap · 25%
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1 is in the paint. x5 leaves the right corner to stop them.

  • 1Kick it out to 5 in the corner.x5 left them to stop you. 5 is open.
  • 2Stay at the left slot as the safety.Hold your spot. Someone has to be back.
  • 3Hold the right wing.Stay wide so x3 can't rotate down to 5.
  • 4Stay in the left corner, ready to rebound.Hold your spot and crash when 5 shoots.
  • 5Show your hands in the corner, ready to shoot.Your defender left. Catch and shoot.

Open corner three for 5.

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