Small forward drills — by age group
Shooting, slashing, finishing, transition, defensive switching, and off-ball cutting drills for small forwards from 8U through varsity.
Small forward drilling is layered. Shooting first, finishing second, slashing third, defensive switching fourth. Athletes who skip the order — usually because they chase highlight slashing finishes before they have catch-and-shoot reliability — end up with bad shot selection and a one-dimensional game that gets scouted.
How to use this library
Find your age group below. Catch-and-shoot is the foundation at every level — non-shooting wings collapse the spacing for the entire team. Finishing through contact comes next. Slashing layered on top, then defensive switching as the unifying skill that separates varsity wings from rotation reserves.
Each drill page covers the demo, the developmental notes for the age, the coaching points, and the most common mistakes. Wing skills compound across categories — the slashing rep teaches body control that helps the contested rebound, the defensive switch rep teaches lateral quickness that helps the closeout. Drill broadly at this position; specialists get exposed at varsity.