5-Lane Fast Break
Run a full five-player fast break with proper lanes and spacing.
What this drill teaches
Running the floor as five, not one. Assigned lanes — outlet, middle, both sidelines, trailers behind — turn transition from a solo sprint into a team shape, and 'pass ahead' teaches that the ball moves faster than any dribbler.
In games: Turns rebounds into easy game-day baskets — instead of one kid dribbling into three defenders while four watch, five players arrive in shape with numbers.
- Quick outlet, then wings sprinting wide outside the lanes
- Ball passed ahead to open runners instead of dribbled up
- Trailers filling behind the play, someone staying behind the ball
U12: walk it 5-on-0 and freeze on the whistle to check lanes. U14–U16: full speed against recovering defenders, finishing with the right read.
Equipment
1 ball, full court
Setup
After a rebound, five players sprint the floor in assigned lanes.
Steps
- 1Rebounder makes a quick outlet to a guard.
- 2Guard pushes the middle; two wings sprint the sidelines.
- 3Trailers fill behind for the drag or the pull-up.
- 4Attack with numbers — layup, corner three, or trailer jumper.
Coaching points
- Outlet fast and run wide.
- Fill the middle and both sidelines.
- Pass ahead — the ball beats the dribble.
Why kids love it
Teaches the whole team to run the floor together and convert numbers into easy baskets.
Variations
Add two defenders sprinting back to make it 5-on-2.
Walk it 5-on-0 and freeze on the whistle to check all five lanes are filled.
Stop the drill and rerun it any time nobody has stayed behind the ball.