Basketball drills for technique attack / offense

A) Player with ball and defender on three-point line.
B) Player lay with defender, edge of bucket. Puts screen on ball.

• A passes, layup, or watches for roll off B to the basket.
• 2 on 2.
• Expandable with 2 to 3 attackers/defenders.
• They then put screen on player without ball.

• 2 centers next to each other on the free throw line.
• Passer with ball around 3-point line right or left of bucket.
• Center on the side of the ball fakes and moves to low.
• Or they switch spots and other center goes low.
• One of them popped-out or is free on the header.
• Other goes to low weakside.
• Defenders at 2 centers and 1 extra in center bucket.
• Extendable. (test)

• Shooting warm-up.
• Matching pairs starting from the back line to the halfway line.
• Minimum of 3 passes.
• When you reach the halfway line, the player on the sideline dribbles to the middle, between the legs, behind the back around the pylon and back to the right.
• Other player runs to a pylon outside the bucket, runs around it and offers himself for the pass.
• Then takes the shot.
• Passer rebounds and passes to other side of court for pairs passing to the other side and lay-up.
• Ball may not touch ground.

• Post-up with defender and passer sideline.
• Post-up middle bucket with full defense.
• Shooting other basket. Minimum of 4 players.
• Passer (without ball) low bucket left or right. (Coach).
• 2 players or three-point line opposite passer.
• Other players under the basket with ball.
• Dribble to pilon, spindribble out, open and pass to player at 3-point line.
• Passes to coach. Makes action to pilon and gets free for shot, pass back from coach, shot, own rebound and pass.

4 or 5 takes ball. With double screen for 1.

3 joins 5 or 4, depends on who takes ball below baseline. Watch your opponent.....! Be smart, think in the field!
3 sets up double screen with 5 (or 4).
1 can cut along here on 2 sides. 3 rolls off to the outside. (Can also get the ball from 4), 5 rolls off to 1 side. Depending on choice of side screen by 1.
2 moves to baseline and comes back to spot for possible shot.

4 or 5, steps into the field. 1 now has shot/lay-up or 3 pass possibilities. 3 provides defensive balance.

• Center stands with defender on low post with the ball.
  • (4 lines, 2 defense, 2 offense. Swap spots after each shot)
• Pass to forward.
  • (Passive defense drill)
• After pass, center runs to three-point line.
  • (Defense defending in the back)
• Forward pass to center on 3pointline.
• Cut forward to basket/pass center, hand-off from center, forward over head, over or under.
• Passive defense. As offense skills increase, passive defense can be converted to active defense.
  • (Connecting exercise to 3-out, 2-in offense).
• Expansion: 3rd player with defender low pivot weakside.
• 3 against 3 in triangle.

• A. 4-6 player left or right on three-point line.
• B. 4-6 players left or right under the basket with the ball.
• A runs in, receives pass from B. A makes jump stop. B is in position to pass.
• Jump-stop A for B. Pivot/rotate around B and score.
• A. with ball to row B, B to row A. (do not run through exercise, via sideline).
• 1 or 2 baskets depending on number of players.
  
  

• Center stands with defender on low post with ball (4 rows, 2 defense, 2 offense.
• Swap spots after each shot)
• Pass to forward. (Passive defense drill)
• After pass, center runs to three-point line. (Defense defends in the back)
• Forward pass to center on 3-pointline.
• Cut forward to basket/pass center, hand-off from center, forward over head, above or below.
• Passive defense. As offense skills increase, passive defense can be converted to active defense.
  • (Connecting drill on 3-out, 2-in offense).

5 players are ready at the free throw line coach stands at the free throw line

after the shot, the 4 catches the ball (hit or not) and takes it out on the other side of the board.

• 1 crosses by the shooter and gets the ball
• 2 is already running away
• 5 is already walking towards the post
• 3 runs to other wing, and gets pass from 1 with hard dribble to the ring.

After each action 2, 4 and 5 run in for rebound. 4 takes ball out again, 1 runs on line.

• First action is 4 takes ball out, and passes to 1, who dribbles to center and passes to 2 who goes with 1 hard dribble to the ring.
• Next action is pass 4 -> 1 -> 2 -> 5 into post for action under basket
• Next action is pass 4 -> 1 -> 3 -> 1 for shot on top
• Next action is pass 4 -> 1 -> 2 -> 4 in the high post trailer
• Last action is long pass from 4 to 3 for the last minute shot/layup.

• Ball up pass to bed.
• the down man runs in and passes to the middle man.
• The middle man passes to the first passer
• who runs in for a lay up.

• players stand at the baseline on 5 lines 1 group in the middle the other 2 groups at the ends of the field the other 2 in between.
• The ball goes from the central player to player 2 who stands to the right of player 1.
• Then player 1 goes behind player 2 and passes player 4.
• While this is happening player 2 passes to player 3, and player 2 runs behind player 3 and past player 5 towards goal.
• Then player 3 passes to player 4 and performs the same overtaking move.
• When this happens, player 3 passes to player 4 and performs the same overtaking move.
• if player 5 is still too far from the goal he passes to player 1 who has to finish
• As soon as this is done the last passer and finisher go back in sprint defence to the other half where they will play 3 against 2.
• From the end of this fastbreak the shotter goes back into defence and the defending players attack.
• option:
  • After this they can play 1 vs 1 back.