Benefits: Reaction and short-burst quickness
Reps: 15 seconds / Sets: 4-6 / Rest: 60-90 seconds
Instructions:

• Place five cones around three-point line (see diagram)
• Perform athletic movement, such as backboard taps or defensive slides, from block to block
• When partner calls number of cone, sprint to cone and then back to starting spot
• Continue performing original movement
• React to partner’s next call and sprint to and from cone
• Repeat

Coaching Point: Adjust the drill by sprinting to the cone as if you’re closing out a shooter. Chop your feet as you get close to the cone, get low, put a hand up in the imaginary shooter’s face, and then sprint back to the start. You can also change the movement pattern, such as by sprinting to the cone and backpedaling to the start. Each different movement helps work another part of your game.