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Basketball drills for technique attack / offense

Prerequisites:

  • Knowing defensive stance / attacking principle of in-out.

Organization:

  • Coach gives pass on spot one (only attack after four passes/four swings)
  • Attacker at spot two and three
  • In/out move
  • First part of the exercise 1vs1; second part 2vs2
  • Passing on: offense becomes defense, defense connects and steps in as offense afterwards (stay on same side)


Goal:

  • Teach correct defensive position (denial + help defense)


Teaching points:

  • Quickly change position when the ball changes sides, read defenses as attackers (backdoor)
  • In/out to the bucket, when defending short, get out to 1m outside 3pt line and use backdoor option, jump to the ball as defender
drawing Denial defence / 1vs1 and 2vs2

Prerequisites:

  • Some game insight at fill the spot, be able to apply defensive stance (denail - helpside)

Goal:

  • offence: quickly see where there is an empty spot and cut through after a pass, defence: adjust stance according to how the ball is moving

Organization

  • 4 players (U10) on a spot with defence, empty spot under the ring.
  • Offence: pass the ball around and make a quick cutting move towards the empty spot below the ring, other attackers move up and the empty spot is filled in by the cutting attacker.
  • Defence: adjust position according to the ball. (hands on the ball, denail, weakside help on the line ring-ring)
  • 5 passes (calmly), then 4vs4
  • Passing on: offence becomes defence, defence steps out and then becomes offence
  • Possibly start with passive defence (hands on back) depending on players' level.


teaching points

  • Offence: good pass - in/out to deep bucket and high stepping out - placement of feet - attention to mistakes.
  • Defence: anticipate the ball - check correct posture per spot before passing - jump-to-the-ball


drawing Filling spots and defending


Three teams line up one ball on the back line.

  • Coach throws ball against the board (if he scores take it)
  • Middle player picks up rebound and chooses an outlet side
  • Outlet at speed to head of the bucket on the other side, matching player cuts behind the outlet.
  • Fill three lanes, possibly add defenders to make it harder (pick up two players from the center line, or rebound more first)
  • From the middle line 1-1.
  • Defender has a limited area (pylons) in which he can defend.
  • Attacker finishes with free lay-up (must go in or push up).
drawing 1-1 with defense box

Start under basket, 2 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 has to get in front of the man and defend.

drawing Speed outbreak
  • Players stand in two lines at the height of the free throw line.
  • Everyone has a ball except the first person of one of the lines.
  • The player without the ball enters the free throw line and receives the pass -> pivot -> crossover/open-step -> lay-up/shot
  • The player takes his own rebound and joins the other row.
drawing cross dribble - lay-up & shot (on free throw line)

Assume the correct position after intake, rebound or score

drawing 5 out (part 1)

Prerequisites:

  • to know the defensive position


Organization:

  • coach gives pass to spot 1 (only attack after 4 passes/4 swings)
  • attacker on spot 2 and 3
  • in/out move
  • first part of the exercise 1vs1; second part 2vs2
  • shuffle through: offense becomes defense, defense connects and joins in as offense afterwards (stay on same side)


Goal:

  • To teach the correct defensive position (denial + help defense)


Teaching points:

  • Quickly change position when the ball changes sides, read defence as attacker (backdoor)
  • In/out to the bucket, when defending short, get out to 1m outside 3pt line and use backdoor option, jump to the ball.
drawing Denial defence / 1vs1 and 2vs2

Prerequisites:

  • Bit of game insight at fill the spot, be able to apply defensive stance (denail - helpside)


Goal:

  • Offence: quickly see where there is an empty spot and cut through after a pass, defence: adjust stance depending on how the ball moves


Organisation

  • Four players (U10) on a spot with defence, empty spot under the ring.
  • Offence: Pass the ball around and make a quick cutting move towards the empty spot below the ring, other attackers move up and the empty spot is filled in by the cutting attacker.
  • Defence: adjust position according to the ball. (hands on the ball, denail, weakside help on the line ring-ring)
  • Five passes (calmly), then 4vs4
  • Passing on: offence becomes defence, defence steps out and then becomes offence.


Teaching points

  • Offence: good pass - in/out to deep bucket and high exit - jump-to-the-ball - placement of feet - attention to running faults
  • Defence: anticipate the ball - check correct posture per spot before passing.


drawing Filling spots and defending
  • One row on the baseline/corner and one row in the center circle with ball.
  • Pass to the corner and then run to the same corner and get the ball back at the post.
  • Then there are a number of possibilities such as open-step or crossover and 1 vs 0 to the basket.
  • Adjuster takes care of the rebound.
drawing 1 VS 0 with pass
  • 4 things you can do after passing:
    • Ball-screen.
    • Screen away.
    • Cut to the basket (example: give and go, or back-cut). Back cut if the defender is denying the pass.
    • V-cut and pop back outside for the return pass and outside shot.
  • Rules without the ball:
    • If you have an under-play (defender sagging off), pop out to spread the defense.
    • If you have an overplay (being denied), backcut.
    • Someone dribbling at you, backcut (except for the weave plays).
    • Fill the open spot when a teammate cuts inside.
    • When someone dribble-penetrates, relocate.
    • Screen away, and pop out.
    • The most important rule is to keep moving.


  • 5 men start at the center line.
  • 1 makes lay up becomes defence
  • 2 taps the cone and also defends
  • 3 rebounds and throws in
  • 4-5 hit baseline and ask to play ball for 3-2