Basketball drills for technique passing
- 4X4 or 5X5.
- Half Field.
- Only the defending team can score points through:
- Turnover
- Rebound
- When the attacking side scores there is a switch, so the attackers start defending and the defenders start attacking.
- The team that scores 5 points first has won.
- Losers 10 push ups.
![drawing 4X4 or 5X5 Defense](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/81586f1e990b28433d4fa4fc936b5549af573499fff08.jpg)
- Blue makes a board pass to the right of the hoop and sprints left around the pillon to the opposite side.
- White catches the ball in the air and makes a board pass, sprints right around the pillon and sprints toward the center line.
- Red catches the board pass, turns up the right side already in the air, makes an outlet pass to White and sprints across.
- White makes a long pass to blue and sprints across.
- Blue makes a layup and sprints across the right side to the other side.
- White sprints past the left pillon and sprints across again.
- Red grabs the rebound and makes another outlet pass to white.
- White passes to blue again.
- Blue makes a layup... etc, etc
- High tempo.
- Try to execute this drill without a dribble.
- Clearly call Outlet.
- How many times can you score without letting the ball touch the ground?
![drawing 3 man Fast break -> Transition](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/81585cba66069d7a2f3c480a6894e8244f2f9fbe24376.jpg)
- 3 Rows on the baseline.
- The middle player has the ball and starts the weave with the 2 outer players.
- On the other baseline are 2 players with a ball.
- The middle man makes a lay up and the outside players get the ball from the players on the baseline and take a shot.
- The player who ran the lay up runs the weave back with them.
![drawing Weaving with shot](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/81251a705cc03d86f89eded6985422e144c4474d9fd3e.jpg)
- Guard with ball
- 2 players on the three-point line -1 offense, 1 defense-.
- Player tries to get free
![drawing V cut](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/812473e54a4f55006958b28f7739404e08e6e342cb0d6.jpg)
- Outward, the classic weave is run.
- Back, the weave is run up to the center line.
- The next 3 players ready to run the weave catch the current 3 players half court and a 3 versus 3 situation is created from which a score must always be scored.
- After the score, the newest 3 players run the weave and the next 3 will catch these players half court for a 3 versus 3.
![drawing Weave with 3 Versus 3 situation](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/7998379f1987539463542d206b367ec1cc72b1f7830b2.jpg)
- 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.
![drawing Attack exercise](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/791124aaa7f470bd5f371e8e256a78b760034d45ec606.jpg)
- Base lineup:
- 1 player left on the end line
- 1 player center on the end line
- 1 player right on the end line
- Ball in the middle
- Conduct:
- Middle player throws the ball against the board and takes rebound (as high as possible)
- Middle player makes an outlet pass to the player standing to his/her right
- The player standing to the left starts to run
- Player receiving the first pass (right) takes 2 dribbles and then passes to the player running left
- The player running left does a layup
- The player running in the middle takes the rebound
- The outside players cross and run back to the other side of the court
- Here we do the same thing, first a pass to the right, then a pass to the left and finish with lay-up
- Progression:
- 1 dribble instead of 2
- Regression:
- Allow multiple dribbles
![drawing Fast break and transition drill](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/78616bce884d0bb9a95c462a32b6fb1554c005c882951.jpg)
- Starting lineup:
- 1 player at the level of the free throw line -both sides of the court-.
- 1 group of players to the right of the center line
- 1 group of players to the left of the center line
- Progression:
- Player at the center line passes to the player at the free throw line and runs through
- Player at the free throw line passes back to the running player
- Player does a lay-up
- Player who made the lay-up goes to the free throw line to pass
- Player who gave the pass takes rebound and passes to the other group at the center line
- Progression:
- No dribbling is allowed
- Regression:
- Group at the center line may be closer
![drawing Give and go without dribble](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/78098a24a13ce4bcda8c58372aa8c6dc4e8e01dc04178.jpg)
Weave with 3 players
- Player 1 finishes
- Player 2 and 3 receive a pass on the side of the court and take a shot with their own rebound.
- They try to make 100 scores within the 1.30 min
![drawing USA drill](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/777295faec88308313daa8ed7fbe5e8a03b4e37db9eb1.jpg)
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
![drawing 4 Corners drill without a dribble](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/7770822e469c11144ea582b4f44be10763389547ac5f5.jpg)
- 3 rows behind the baseline.
- Center player blue passes to the left or right.
- He runs behind his pass, around the one who received the pass.
- The player who received the pass- red- passes it to the opposite side -white-.
- Also runs after the pass to receive the ball again from blue.
- On the other side of the field a layup is made and they make the weave back to the other side of the field.
- Then the next 3 players can start.
* Don't make the field too wide.
* Vary shot.
* Players must ask for the ball.
* Tight chest passes.
* 30 touches in 5 minutes. If not achieving 15 push ups or walk the difference.
* Vary shot.
* Players must ask for the ball.
* Tight chest passes.
* 30 touches in 5 minutes. If not achieving 15 push ups or walk the difference.
![drawing Weaven](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/77707b327d906ab342fb39f9b2a3a259cf231ee272253.jpg)
- Basic setup:
- In groups of 4
- Line up in diamond shape
- 2 balls
- The "victim" always has a ball
- Progression:
- 1 player is designated as the "victim"
- Players with ball always pass to the "victim"
- The "victim" passes back to any player
- After 30 seconds we choose a new "victim"
- Progression:
- Faster passing
- Regression:
- Slower passing
- With 1 ball
![drawing Passing diamond](https://www.yoursportplanner.com/en/uploads/dt_images/77101833a01ca189f61651eb04d034ee55384e0bbe797.jpg)