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Basketball drills for technique dribbling

  • Both offensive and defensive player fac the basket.
  • The attacker puts the ball on the defender's back.
  • When he takes it off, he goes to the basket very quickly.
  • Ends at turnover or score.
drawing Ball of the Back
  • 2 attacking players with both a ball
  • Start simultaneously on the end line
  • Dribble around a cone on the center line
  • Then go through a gate of 2 cones at the level of the free-throw line to score first
  • Those who miss must go through the gate again
  • When they have scored, they pass the ball to the next teammate
  • The first team to score with all its players wins
drawing Narrow passage
  • 5 defensive players along the sideline
  • Each defender stands in a hoop and may not come out of it
  • The other players are attackers
  • Attackers try to get past the 5 defenders
  • Attackers use fakes and hand switches
  • Defenders try to stop the attackers without error
  • Defenders are not allowed to come out of their box
  • After the last defender, the attacker makes a lay-up
  • Optionally, the game can be played in 2 teams
  • Teams can alternate and try to make as many successful lay-ups as possible within a given time
drawing Statue - Defense
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
  • Setup:
    • 2 groups
    • At the level of the free throw line
  • First a v-cut, then get ball.
  • Pivot and shot.
  • Own rebound.
  • Connect on the other side.
  • Careful with pivoting on right foot.
  • Passing with right or left hand, depends on side.
  • 20 scores.
  • Variations:
    • Pivot and dribble to goal, lay-up
    • Straight to goal driven
    • Pivot and dribble to goal, jump stop
    • Reverse pivot and lay-up
    • Reverse pivot and shot
drawing V-cut lay-up and shooting
  • Setup:
    • Per 2 facing each other
    • Use width of field
  • Dribble 1 against 1 between the lines
  • Swap every time
drawing Dribble beats 1 on 1
  • Setup:
    • All players 1 ball
    • In the three-point line
    • Everyone is ticker with ball
  • Tapping the ball
  • Whoever loses ball is out
  • When the group gets smaller make the circle smaller
drawing Dribble knockout
  • Setup:
    • 1 defender under each goal
    • 2 groups at the center line
  • 1 against 1 on each side of the field
  • Defense stays standing when scoring
  • To score first 10 times
  • Variations:
    • Right and left
drawing 1 vs. 1 full court
  • Setup:
    • Everyone baseline
    • 3 defenders
    • 1 defender near free throw line
    • 1 defender at center line
    • 1 defender near the free throw line
  • Defense stays on their line, may deviate a bit
  • Players dribble across
  • Whoever loses the ball becomes a defender
  • Group of defenders gets bigger and bigger
drawing Bird on a wire
  • Setup:
    • 2 groups
    • At the level of the free throw line
  • First a v-cut, then get ball
  • Pivoting and shooting
  • Own rebound
  • Connecting on the other side
  • Be careful to pivot on the right foot
  • Passing with right or left hand, depending on side
  • 20 scores
  • Variations:
    • Pivot and dribble to goal, lay-up
    • Drive straight at goal
    • Pivot and dribble to goal, jump stop
drawing V-cut shooting
  • Setup:
    • Half players baseline
    • Half players half court
    • 1 player starts at the bucket
  • Starting player throws the ball against the board and takes rebound
  • Chin the ball
  • Turn and dribble towards center line
  • Outlet pass to player centerline
  • Midline player goes for a layup
  • Dribbling return to baseline
  • Variations:
    • With defender other side of field
drawing Outlet drill
  • Setup:
    • 3 teams of 3 players
    • 3 players in the middle with ball
  • Attacking to one side
  • Defense to the center line, even after ball loss
  • No ball back
  • To score 7 times first
drawing 3 by 3 by 3