A pull-from-anytime set, sorted by what it builds. Every drill here targets something specific in Jake's game — pick two or three per session, don't run them all.
Cone Attack with Hesitation
Three cones in a line, 6 feet apart. Attack at pace, freeze one full beat with the dribble alive, explode past. The freeze is the point — it's what stalls a defender's feet.
Coaching Cue
Cue: "Body stops, ball lives."
Both hands, both balls, below the knee. 30 seconds hard, rest, repeat. Builds the low base everything else runs from.
Coaching Cue
Cue: "Stay in the chair."
Retreat Dribble Into Attack
Attack a cone, one controlled retreat dribble, immediately attack again. Decide the direction the instant the retreat hits the floor.
Coaching Cue
Cue: "One back, then go — no thinking."
Continuous left-hand layups off the left foot under the rim. Volume work — the left hand only gets trusted in games if it's boring in the driveway.
Coaching Cue
Cue: "Soft off the glass, same every time."
Baseline Drive Into Floater
Drive the baseline, release the floater at the near block before the help arrives — not all the way to the rim.
Coaching Cue
Cue: "Release before the rim — early and soft."
Form Shooting — Elbow Work
Four to five feet out, no dribble. Knees load first, ball rises second. Hold the follow-through two full seconds.
Coaching Cue
Cue: "Sit before you shoot."
Two dribbles from the wing, pull up at the elbow. The knee bend has to show up even under the dribble speed.
Coaching Cue
Cue: "Weight down before the ball goes up."
Lateral slides between two cones, feet never crossing, then a controlled closeout. Read the hips, not the ball.
Coaching Cue
Cue: "Low and wide — mirror the hips."
Building a session from this: one ball-handling drill to warm up, one finishing block and one shooting block, then close with something competitive — a free-throw goal, or a make-it-or-repeat-it finish. Rotate which category leads so no part of his game goes stale.
