The 5 man weave is a basketball

Basketball

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 drill introduced at Lindsey Wilson College

Lindsey Wilson College

Lindsey Wilson College is a private four-year college affiliated with the United Methodist Church in an open ecumenical atmosphere. The 45 acre campus is located in Columbia, Kentucky. The school currently offers associate degrees in 11 areas of study, bachelor degrees in 20 areas of study and...

, in Columbia, KY

Columbia, Kentucky

Columbia is a city in Adair County, Kentucky, United States, just above Russell Creek. The area was settled around 1802 by Daniel Trabue. The post office was opened on April 1, 1806 by John Field, who also ran a local store. The population was 4,014 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of...

 in 1991. Assistant Coach Ed Yuhas introduced the drill as a pre-season conditioning drill. The initial drill consisted of 5 players spaced evenly along the baseline, with the middle player holding the ball. On the smack of the ball players pass the ball repeatedly to the nearest player, while traveling up the court. They then run behind two players. Thus the terminology, "pass and go behind two".

Upon reaching the other end of the court the drill turns into a 3 on 2 drill, with the person who shot the layup

Layup

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 and the last passer returning to play defense. The ballhandler amongst the group of the 3 will retreat to the other end after attacking the goal. The 2 defenders attack the single defender resulting in a 2 on 1 to the other side. These remaining 3 players then execute a 3 man weave to the far baseline.

This drill became very popular amongst high school

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 and small college coaches throughout the south and midwest as Coach Yuhas introduced it on the summer camp

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 circuit. He even introduced it at Coach Mike Dunleavy's

Mike Dunleavy, Sr.

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 Los Angeles Lakers

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Camp in 1992. Today the drill is used in programs of all sizes across the country.

This drill was featured in the "Hoops and Caroms International Playbook" authored by Ed Yuhas in 1992, as well "More Five-Star Basketball Drills" by Howard Garfinkel in 2003