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Basketball drills for technique attack / offense

  • Setup
    • By 2
    • 1 against 1
  • Maximum of 3 dribbles
  • Variant 1: pass with 2 hands to left/right hand
  • Variant 2: defense with ball between 2 hands
  • Variant 3: defense with 1 hand behind the back and hand-off
  • Variant 4: active defense
drawing 1 vs.
  • Classification:
    • Blue = offense
    • Red = defense
  • The attacker tries to score as quickly as possible.
  • The defender sprints back to stop this.
  • There is only one chance to shoot.
  • After the attack, the attacker becomes the defender and vice versa.
drawing 1v1 fast break layup
  • Setup:
    • 2 men in defense
    • 3 groups baseline
  • Playing 3 against 2
  • Shotter returns to defense
drawing Transition drill, 3 vs. 2, 2 vs. 1
  • Setup:
    • 1-on-1
    • Starting at the free throw line
  • A goal must be scored within 5 seconds
  • Other players can take a few shots in the meantime
drawing 1 vs. 1, 3/4 court
  • Setup:
    • 3 groups of end line
    • Ball in the middle
    • Coach stands in the middle
  • Players pass to center line and pass to coach
  • Coach passes to 1 of the 2 outside players
  • Play 2 against 1
drawing Passing to midline / 2 against 1
  • Setup
    • 3 against 3
    • 4 against 4
    • 5 against 5
  • 10 seconds left to play
  • Coach counts down
  • Teams play against each other and try to score in time
drawing Buzzer beater
  • Setup:
    • Everyone baseline
    • 1 group at the free throw line with ball
    • 1 group near the sideline
  • Players give 3 passes to each other
  • Important that they walk in a straight line
  • After last pass we play 1 against 1, around the middle line
  • Defense closes the middle, pushes the attacker to the sideline
  • Variation:
    • 1 extra defender under the bucket
    • Extra defender may only help if the attacker goes baseline
    • If the attacker goes to the middle, there is no help
    • Do this to oblige the player not to give middle
drawing 1 vs 1 with passing full court
  • Setup
    • 3 groups
    • Defense
    • Offense
    • Players not participating wait at the center line
  • Coach has the ball
  • Coach passes to 1 player
  • Player opposite runs to the center line first and then returns to defense
  • Playing 3 against 3
  • At ball loss, score, rebound, ball goes to coach
  • Offense becomes defense
  • Quickly line up again and next group plays
drawing 3 vs.
  • Setup
    • 2 defenders
    • 2 attackers on the forward positions
  • Play 2 against 2
  • Take a maximum of 1 shot
  • Attack becomes defense if they cannot score
  • Quick switch from defense to offense
drawing 2 vs.
  • Setup:
    • Whole field
    • 3 groups baseline one side
    • 3 groups baseline other side
    • Middle player has ball
    • Second man outside group also have ball
  • Middle player dribbles across
  • After center line pass to right, that player does a drive
  • Other players fill in
  • 3 cuts in total, then shot
  • 1 player still has the ball and shot
  • 2 other players get the ball from below
drawing Shooting drill
  • Setup:
    • 4 groups
    • 2 baseline
    • 2 centerline
    • Balls to the midline
  • Midline player dribbles past pylon and passes to corner
  • Shot in the corner
  • Left and right start alternately
  • Dribbling past on the left is passing with the left hand
  • Right hand dribble past is passing with right hand
  • Players waiting at the center line may already dribble as if they are bringing up the ball
  • Careful with passing
  • Variations:
    • Shot from 1 dribble
    • Curl pass to the weak side corner
    • Curl pass to the weak side corner and cut through
drawing Shooting drill
Setup:
  • 1 group baseline corner
  • 1 group left wing
  • 1 group right wing
  • Ball right wing
Exercise:
  • Player comes in and passes coach.
  • Chooses baseline or middle.
  • Based on this, the other 2 groups rotate.
  • Always do an extra pass!
  • Finish of choice.
drawing Close out