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Triple Threat Jab Step

Trainer Trae Jones · 45 min workout · 29s clip

Level 3 · Intermediate basketball + hoop driveway solohoop needed

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Master triple threat footwork and shot creation with these progressive jab, fake, and step variations to attack defenders and score efficiently.

Drill 1 of 9

REGULAR JAB

5 min · 10 reps

Jab forward with right foot → shoot.

Drill 2 of 9

JAB STRAIGHT INTO SHOT

5 min · 10 reps

Jab forward with right foot → shoot immediately.

Drill 3 of 9

DOUBLE TAP JAB STEP

5 min · 10 reps

Jab forward with right foot, tap, then jab again → shoot.

Drill 4 of 9

JAB + CROSS BODY

5 min · 10 reps

Jab forward with right foot → cross-body step → shoot.

Drill 5 of 9

PUMP FAKE + JAB

5 min · 10 reps

Pump fake → jab forward with right foot → shoot.

Drill 6 of 9

JAB + NEGATIVE STEP

5 min · 10 reps

Jab forward with right foot → negative step back with right foot → shoot.

Drill 7 of 9

DOUBLE TAP + NEGATIVE STEP

5 min · 10 reps

Jab forward with right foot, tap, then negative step back with right foot → shoot.

Drill 8 of 9

CROSS BODY + JAB & PULL

5 min · 10 reps

Cross-body dribble left → jab forward with right foot → pull back → shoot.

Drill 9 of 9

DROP CROSS

5 min · 10 reps

Drop step back with right foot → cross dribble left → shoot.

Is this drill for you?

For intermediate scorers (Level 3) building a triple-threat jab package - nine jab, fake, and step variations into shots.

Trains: footwork · shooting form · first-step speed · decision-making

The ladder: Regular jab first, then the double-tap and cross-body variations, then the negative-step and pull-back counters.

Variations: Ten reps each move; jab with both feet.

In a game: Nine jab reads off the same triple-threat catch - the defender cannot sit on any one of them.

45 minutes; needs a hoop.

Harder: 7 Deadly Under Drag Counters →

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