Basketball drills for technique attack / offense

• Start at the centre line with 3 x 2.
• Attackers may only pass and lay-up from a pass.
• Variations:
  • Bounce pass only.
• If attackers don't score, or pass poorly --> push up.
• Let defenders stand a few times, work together.

• Divide players into groups of 5.
• Normally we have 2 or 3 baskets available.
• For example, every 7 minutes turn over, first center explanation. (most guidance on the dribbling skills needed)
• Station 1. (Basket 1)
  • 3x2 play from the center line without dribbling (only passing, free running, pivoting)
• Station 2. (basket 2)
  • 1x1 play (substitution, attacker becomes defender, occasionally change the order to get different match-ups, 1-shot attempt or under time pressure to keep up the momentum)
• Station 3. (Basket 3 - if available)
  • Shooting exercise: 5 positions on edge of bucket (low, elbow, free throw line, elbow low).
  • 1 player shoots, others catch and pass the ball (1 shot per position, highest score of the group)
• Station 4 dribbling skills. (1-2 pawns)
  • Over the pylon (do not take it with you, keep control, from left to right, 1 hand behind your back)
  • Lift the pylon with the left, dribble with the right (throw the pylon, catch it with the other hand)
  • Left/right and touch pylon (timer, counting) - hand that releases the ball must touch pylon (low position, defend the ball)
  • 2 pawns, dribble left, touch right
  • 2 cones (8 dribble with 1 hand)
• Station 5 dribbling skills. (row of pawns)
  • Slalom around the pawns, low dribble, back and forth (tempo)
  • Variant: low dribble, feet on both sides of the pawns, cross after every pylon.
  • Low dribble, always touching the according pawns.
  • Stay in control, stay on the same side. (dribble left, touch pylon with right)

• 5 against 5 half field. (Depending on turnout, at 20 and 3 baskets possibly)
• Especially explanation to U12-2.
• Sometimes stop, whistle, explain:
  • Run.
  • Second dribble.
  • Free running.
  • Playing together.
  • Pivoting.
• Defending (own man, not running to the ball, running back, taking the ball after scoring).

• In this drill, players learn the basics of the cross and open step.
• Starting lineup:
  • Under both baskets 1 player with a ball.
  • Rest of the players in the centre circle.
  • A little behind the free throw line on both sides.
• Explanation cross-step
• Exercise
  • Player in the centre circle runs to the free throw line.
  • Player under the basket passes to the next player.
  • Player at free throw line makes a cross step dribble plus lay-up.
  • Player under the basket moves to center.
  • Player who made lay-up goes under the board with ball.
  • Change left/right.
• Explanation open step
• Exercise
  • Player in centre circle runs to free throw line.
  • Player under the basket passes to the next player.
  • Player on free throw line makes an open step dribble plus lay-up.
  • Player under the basket moves to center.
  • Player who made lay-up goes under the board with ball.
  • Change left/right.
• If still time:
  • Jab-step + cross step or open step.

• Explanation
• 3 players on the baseline. (attackers)
• 2 players on the halfway line. (defenders)
• Man with ball -> no defender, dribble on.
• Otherwise pass to free man.
• Other players keep field wide.
• 3 against 2 to the other side.

• When?
• When there is high pressure on the ball carrier + full denial from the defender on the forward.
• 3T0
• Option 1: backdoor from blue
• Option 2: Fill the spot - drive or shooting from red
• Option 3: Drive after backdoor pass from white
• Option 4 drive and pass to blue for shot
• Then in 3T3 and apply.

• Explaining basic 5 out attack
• Dry practice (without ball)
• With ball dry practise and pass
• With ball and if trainer says yes, adjust cutting player and lay-up

• Offensive Transition
  • Guard on his ball
  • Forward ball side
  • High - forward not ball side
  • Short corner
  • Non rebounder comes through the middle cut and replaces forward on non ball side
  • Rebounder stops at the top
• Transition into play one!

• 5 spots
• 1 player / spot
  • Position 1 passes to position 2,
  • fakes and cuts through to the basket.
  • Meanwhile, position 3 takes the spot of position 1 and position 5 takes the spot of position 3.
  • Cutting player takes up position 5 (= vacant spot).
  • Perform this automatism 5 passes and then score via lay-up or jump-shot.

give & go and lay-back combined

• Player a does V-cut and gets ball from player b and stops in jump-stop.
• He pivots (front left) with his left leg to the basket and gets into triple treath position.
• After a fake shot, he leaves right-handed dribble, left leg big step past the cone to the basket for a lay-up.
• Player c takes the rebound and goes to the other side for a shot at 45 degrees, after which he connects with the passers.

• Start under the basket.
• Two players pass back and forth in the run to center line....
• At passage center line in man with ball the attacker and goes full dribble to basket.
• Other player is defender and must get in front of man security and defend.