Basketball drills for technique dribbling
- Full field
- Per 2 players
- All players a ball
- Players face each other on the end line
- In the middle are 5 cones with tennis ball on them and 5 cones without tennis ball.
At the Go signal, players dribble toward each other.
- High five -> change hands, cross over dribble.
- High collision ball next to the body, one player grabs the ball from the other. 2 times, rebound.
- Roll the ball simultaneously towards each other.
- After this, find a cone with tennis ball and move it onto a cone without tennis ball.
- The attacker is given very little space to maneuver past the defender
- The attacker is not allowed to look at the ball
- The attacker accelerates
- The defender starts working on his footwork
- Once past the hats, the field is wider and scoring is possible
- Always score
- Variation: the defender stands in the middle of the narrowed field and the attacker starts further back so you get a more game-like situation
- Four players stand in defensive position.
- Coach throws the ball against the board.
- Player 4 takes the rebound and passes the ball to player 2.
- Player 2 receiving the ball:
- Receives the ball and watches.
- Dribbles into the lane just off the center circle.
- Player 1 on the ball side:
- Sprints into the lane next to the sideline and looks over his inside shoulder to stay within passing range.
- Is first option in the start of the fastbreak.
- Player 3 on the non-ball side:
- Sprints down the lane next to the center circle and looks over inside shoulder to stay within passing range.
- Does not go through the center circle if he/she cannot go to score.
- Player 4 may go take the rebound.
- Players divide along the length of the field, so they stand on a sideline.
- They are going to perform this exercise in the width of the field.
- In the middle of this field are scattered a number of pawns.
- Everyone has a ball.
Exercise:
- Players dribble to the pawns in the middle, there they hold the ball and pivot 5x.
- Then they dribble on to the other side.
- Once there, turn around and dribble with the ball as fast as possible to the starting point.
- Then do it all over again.
- Starting lineup:
- All players have 1 ball.
- All players stand inside the three-point line.
- Progression:
- Everyone is ticker with ball.
- Tag ball away from other players.
- Whoever loses ball is out.
- Progression:
- As the group gets smaller, make the circle smaller.
- Regression:
- AFTER
- Stand with the whole group in a circle in the middle of the field.
- Each player 1 ball.
- Dribble normal -hip height
- Dribble low -below knee
- Dribble extremely low -bounce no higher than ankle height
- Dribble low -below knee
- Dribble normal -hip height
- Dribble extremely high -above shoulder
- Dribble normal -hip height
- Have the players sit while dribbling
- Now have the players stand up dribbling
- Have the players dribble sitting down again
- Players now dribble between their legs
- Have them stand again and make 8s between their legs, then ball around the waist as fast as possible, then the other way.
Notice:
- Each part can be done with both hands
- The coach acts as an example.
- Divide the group in half.
- Same exercise on both sides of the field:
- Lay-up L&R
- Jump stop - crossover
- Zigzag and speed change
- 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
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
* There is no dribbling
* Rotation is counterclockwise
- Basic setup:
- 1 defender under each goal
- 2 groups at the center line
- Conduct:
- 1 against 1 on each side of the field
- Defense stays standing when scoring
- To score first 10 times
- Progression:
- Maximum of 5 dribbles from as soon as you cross the center line
- Regression:
- Defense with hands behind back
- Players divide along the length of the field so stand on a sideline.
- They will perform this exercise in the width of the field.
- In the middle of this field are scattered pawns.
- Everyone has a ball.
- Players dribble to the pawns in the middle, there they hold the ball and pivot 5x.
- Then they dribble again to the other side.
- Once there, turn around and dribble with the ball as fast as possible to the starting point.
- Then do it all over again.
- Starting lineup:
- Each player 1 ball
- 1 side of the court
- Coach is clearly lined up to preview the drills
- Progression:
- Each exercise lasts 30 seconds and is performed with both right and left hands
- Passing the ball around the body without dribbling
- Legs spread, we hold the ball between the legs, one hand in front and one in back we unload the ball and change hands quickly
- We make an eight movement around and through the legs without dribbling
- We throw the ball up and catch it behind the back, first low and then higher and higher
- Dribbling around 1 leg; 10 X and then around other leg, changing direction
- At knee height next to body dribble left and right
- Very low in front of body dribble left and right
- Crossover in front of the body with 2 dribbles
- Crossover in front of the body with 1 dribble - keep ball low
- Stand still and dribble through the legs, front to back, with 1 dribble
- Remaining still and dribbling through the legs, front to back
- In an 8-formation dribble through the legs in both directions left and right
- A v-dribble with 1 hand in front of the body left and right
- In and out dribble in front of the body left and right
- Beside the body from front to back dribble at knee height left and right
- Progression:
- Who can dribble through their legs the most?
