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Small-Sided Game·Starter·U13+
2v2 Cut and Fill
Train off-ball cutting and spacing reads.
Players
2v2
Court
Half court
Time
10-12 min
Equipment
Balls
Description
Live 2v2 starting at the top. Passer must cut to the rim or to space; teammate fills. Defense plays straight-up help.
The constraint
Every pass must be followed by a cut. The passer cuts; the other offensive player fills the vacated spot.
CLA principle
Mandatory cut-and-fill exposes give-and-go, back-cut, and relocation affordances.
Coaching points
- Cut hard — half-cuts give nothing.
- Read defender's eyes for the back-cut.
Common mistakes
- Cutting through traffic without a purpose.
Trains these principle reads
Jump to the interactive diagram — the reads this drill trains are pre-highlighted.
- Spacing & ShapeWide, Threatening Spacing
Every player stands where the defense has to guard them.
Spacing arcsGapsBad spacingOpen interactive diagram - Spacing & ShapeGap Awareness
Attack the biggest gap, fill the one you leave behind.
The driveLift & fillKick-out readsOpen interactive diagram - Reads Over RulesIf-Then Triggers
Every action has a small set of shared reads everyone knows.
The triggerCorner liftsWeakside 45 cutOpen interactive diagram - Connection & TimingCut With Purpose
Every cut either scores, spaces, or screens.
Scoring cutSpacing cutScreening cutOpen interactive diagram