Numbered Situations in Practice
Numbered Situations in Practice: The 21 drill is the most comprehensive transition drill in basketball — it combines multiple numbered situations in.
Team Offense
3.1 Post Entries
3.1 Post Entries is an offensive concept that getting the ball into the post is the first problem.
Direct answer
What is 3.1 Post Entries?
3.1 Post Entries is an offensive concept that getting the ball into the post is the first problem.
Quick facts
| Category | Team Offense |
|---|---|
| Source volume | BASKETBALL_PLAY_VAULT.md |
What it is
- 3.1 Post Entries is an offensive concept that getting the ball into the post is the first problem.
- Post player must have sealed the defender on their back — hip-to-hip contact, low center of gravity.
- The most common and foundational entry.
How it works
- The most common and foundational entry.
- Post player must have sealed the defender on their back — hip-to-hip contact, low center of gravity
- Entry pass is a firm, two-handed chest or bounce pass targeted at the post player's inside hand
- Counter to three-quarter front: swim move — dip the inside shoulder low, swing arm under the defender's arm, re-seal
- Counter to full front: signal the lob — corner player must space away; lob target is just above the backboard
Bilingual terms
| English | 3.1 Post Entries |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | 3.1 低位喂球 |
| Traditional Chinese | 3.1帖子條目 |
Learn before and after
These graph neighbors help place 3.1 Post Entries in the larger basketball map.
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