LEVEL 2Transition4v4
Attack Before They Count
In 4v4, the fast break is even more dangerous than in fives, because there's one fewer defender to get back and cover the floor. The moment your team wins the ball, look up: if you have even one more runner than they have defenders back, push it. Four seconds of hard running turns a rebound into a layup. The ball moves faster than any sprinter, so pass ahead to open teammates instead of dribbling through traffic. If the numbers are even, don't force it — flow into your offense while the defense is still sorting out who guards whom.
READ THIS
Count the floor at the outlet — how many defenders are behind the ball versus your runners, and who is cross-matched as they retreat.
DO THIS
Push with numbers: ball ahead to the middle, wings wide, force the last defender to commit. On even numbers, hunt the cross-match immediately.
COACHING LINEAGE
Pat Riley
Transition aggression — push before the defense sets. The best offense happens in the first six seconds.
Steve Kerr
Off-ball movement wins: cut, relocate, space. The defense can only watch one thing.
IN THE SITUATION ROTATION
Your 4v4 team forces a miss and you push the ball with a 3-on-2 developing; two teammates are sprinting the lanes and one trails. The two retreating defenders are stacked, one at the free-throw line and one at the rim.
Appears as a Situation of the Day · 4v4