One of the keys to playing advantage based basketball is teaching players how to read the defense. A terrific teaching tool for this is using IF/THEN reactions. This simplifies decision making and allows players to easily understand the different reads in a game. On dribble penetration, here are some simple reads, with a video to break it down.

• IF you don’t see a chest in the lane, THEN go score
• IF you see a chest in the lane, THEN share the advantage
• IF the help defender helps up, THEN dump it off

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