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Basketball drills

  • Starting lineup:
    • 1 group baseline left
    • 1 group baseline right
    • Everyone has a ball
    • Place cones
  • Progression:
    • Dribble toward the center line
    • At each cone do a move; crossover, behind the back, ...
    • Then lay-up to goal
    • Switch sides
  • Progression:
    • Coach stands in defense under goal
  • Regression:
    • Place fewer cones
drawing Lay-up with cones
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drawing Motion offense 5-out
  • Starting lineup:
    • 2 teams of 5 players
    • 3 attackers
    • 3 defenders
    • 2 players baseline one side of the field
    • 2 players baseline other side of the field
  • Conduct:
    • Playing 3 against 3
    • The defensive player who takes rebound or steal goes to the other side of the court with the 2 players who were baseline
    • The 3 attackers become defenders on the other side of the court
  • Progression:
    • Each player must have had the ball before there is a goal attempt
  • Regression:
    • AFTER
drawing 3 vs. 3 full court
  • Starting lineup:
    • 1 player at the level of the free throw line -both sides of the court-.
    • 1 group of players to the right of the center line
    • 1 group of players to the left of the center line
  • Progression:
    • Player at the center line passes to the player at the free throw line and runs through
    • Player at the free throw line passes back to the running player
    • Player does a lay-up
    • Player who made the lay-up goes to the free throw line to pass
    • Player who gave the pass takes rebound and passes to the other group at the center line
  • Progression:
    • No dribbling is allowed
  • Regression:
    • Group at the center line may be closer
drawing Give and go without dribble
  • Per 3 players, 1 PG, 1 SG, 1 Center/Wing.
  • Dribbling up ball, defender comes from baseline defending.
  • Defender over screen, ring attack.
  • Defender under screen coming over, then jumpshot, step back.
  • Pick & Roll, screener rolls over screen and asks ball for inside to attack or takes jumpshot.
Important:
  • Firmly set screen, arms in front of body, do not move toward defender.
  • Attacker must move toward screen, right or left, watch feet.
drawing Screen pick and roll
  • Basic Setup:
    • 2 players defense on each side of the court
    • 2 players at the height of the extension of the free throw square on each side of the field
    • 3 players in offense
  • Conduct:
    • 3 players play 3 against 2
    • The rebounder gives an outlet pass to a player on the side of the field
    • The rebounder joins in offense to the other side of the field
  • Progression:
    • AFTER
  • Regression:
    • NA
drawing 11 man drill
Weave with 3 players
  • Player 1 finishes
  • Player 2 and 3 receive a pass on the side of the court and take a shot with their own rebound.
  • They try to make 100 scores within the 1.30 min
drawing USA drill
  • 2 players low -team blue-
  • 2 players high
  • 1 player, not actively involved in the game, on the baseline
  • 1 player, not actively involved in the game, around the 3-point line
  • Player on the baseline passes tightly to the player standing around the 3 point line
  • Player on the 3 point line shoots
  • Team blue provides a good close out
  • Team red and blue fight for the rebound
  • After the rebound there is a 2 vs. 2 situation and they continue until there is a score
  • Explain well in advance what constitutes a good close out
  • With a large group, divide the players over several baskets
drawing Rebound & Close out
Option 1
  • Blue runs to the middle and receives the pass from orange
  • Orange then fills in blue
  • White and Red come up at the same time that orange passes to blue
  • White receives the pass from blue at the free throw line and faces the basket
  • Red accelerates somewhere near the free throw line and heads for the basket
  • White passes to red and red makes a layup
Option 2
  • After orange passes to blue, orange also cuts across the right side and there is a second playoff opportunity for white.
Option 3
  • Orange and blue continue to cut in and white takes a shot
  • Orange and blue fight for the rebound and a score
* After building this exercise up to Option 3, players must be sharp, there can always be a pass or fight for the rebound.
* There is no dribbling
* Rotation is counterclockwise

drawing 4 Corners drill without a dribble
  • 3 rows behind the baseline.
  • Center player blue passes to the left or right.
  • He runs behind his pass, around the one who received the pass.
  • The player who received the pass- red- passes it to the opposite side -white-.
  • Also runs after the pass to receive the ball again from blue.
  • On the other side of the field a layup is made and they make the weave back to the other side of the field.
  • Then the next 3 players can start.
* Don't make the field too wide.
* Vary shot.
* Players must ask for the ball.
* Tight chest passes.
* 30 touches in 5 minutes. If not achieving 15 push ups or walk the difference.

drawing Weaven
Shooting game where they get to take a card when they have scored. Each playing card shows a "color," clubs, spades, hearts or diamonds. Each color represents a fitness exercise.

Hearts: Push-ups, Spades: Squat, Clubs: Burpee, Diamonds: Lunges.

Once they have picked a card, they must first perform the corresponding exercise, they do this the number the card indicates. For example, Hearts 4 = 4 push-ups. Then they may continue shooting again. Group with the most cards, has won.

Shooting game where they get to take a card when they have scored. Each playing card shows a "color," clubs, spades, hearts or diamonds. Each color represents a fitness exercise.

Hearts: Push-ups, Spades: Squat, Clubs: Burpee, Diamonds: Lunges.

Once they have picked a card, they must first perform the corresponding exercise, they do this the number the card indicates. For example, Hearts 4 = 4 push-ups. Then they may continue shooting again. Group with the most cards, has won.