Equipment Needed
- Sticks
- Balls
- Pinnies
Make the offense easy to read
A set of pinnies makes it easy to distinguish offense from defense during a busy motion-offense read.
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- Set up six offensive players in a motion offense shape (often a 2-2-2 or similar spread).
- Walk through the concept without defense first, then add a live defensive unit.
Instructions
- Players pass and cut continuously, always filling the space a teammate just vacated.
- Off-ball players set picks for cutters as natural opportunities arise, rather than on a fixed count.
- The ball carrier reads the defense and looks to feed a cutter or attacking teammate as gaps open.
- Continue the motion for an extended possession, resetting spacing after any stoppage.
Coaching Points
- This offense is about principles (keep moving, fill space, use picks) rather than a memorized script — coach the concepts, not just the positions.
- Spacing has to be maintained constantly; a motion offense collapses quickly if players drift too close together.
- Patience matters — forcing a low-percentage look early in the possession wastes the advantage continuous ball and player movement creates.
- Walk through the shape and movement patterns slowly before adding a live, full-speed defense.
Variation
Add specific counters for how the defense should react (switch, slide, deny) to make it a fully live tactical session, or restrict to a smaller group (4 players) to simplify the reads.