Simple, versatile, and one of the easiest ways to create space. The key is timing. Attack downhill, get the defender reacting to your forward momentum, initiate contact, then hop into your side step. That change of direction and lateral displacement creates separation while the defender is still trying to brake and recover. You can use it: • In isolation • Off a screen • Going downhill • As a counter when the defender cuts you off Once you create that pocket of space, you have options: shoot, drive, or shot fake and attack again if the defender recovers. The best part? The defender doesn’t know when the side step is coming, so they have to respect your initial attack. Players like Jalen Brunson, Chris Paul, and Jayson Tatum use variations of this move all the time. Simple move. Multiple applications. Make the game easier. Trainer: @Logan Hinton, a former 5 year pro across three countries. Train Like a Pro

Every player needs one. Not 20 different moves. Not something flashy just for the sake of looking good. A move you KNOW you can get to. When the game gets tight, the clock is running down, and you need a bucket, you don’t want to be thinking about what move to try next. You want something that’s already in you. Your go-to move should be: • Something you’re comfortable with • Something you have confidence in • Something that fits your game • Something you’ve practiced over and over again • Something you can create separation with and consistently get your shot off That last part is HUGE. A move isn’t your go-to because it looks good in an empty gym. It becomes your go-to because you’ve repped it enough that you trust it when it matters. Research on motor learning and performance under pressure supports this idea: accumulated practice and experience can influence how well athletes execute skills when pressure is added. The goal is to build a movement pattern that becomes reliable enough that you don’t have to consciously think through every part of it when the game speeds up. (PubMed) That’s why your go-to move needs to be practiced with intention and repetition. Same move. Different angles. Different defenders. Different speeds. Different situations. Get so comfortable with it that when you need a bucket, your confidence doesn’t come from hoping the move works. It comes from knowing you’ve done it thousands of times. Find your move. Rep it. Own it. Then trust it when the game is on the line. 🏀🔥 Trainer: @Logan Hinton, a former 5 year pro across three countries. Train Like a Pro!