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Basketball drills for technique passing

  • 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 moves to opposite side of court for pairs, passes to opposite side and lay-up.
  • Ball may not touch ground.
  • Coach with ball on the baseline/out off bounce.
  • 2 off. players on ft-line.
  • Plus 2 defenders.
  • Screen/roll get ball.Defenders go to sideline and become offense.
  • 2 dribbles, pass to mid-player on midcourt. Players passes it to either side. 3 v 2.
  • After score, offenders go to row for f-line start.
  • Defenders go to rows midcourt.Boxing-OUT

A) Post 4 is 1 meter outside bucket near baseline with the ball.
B) Player sprints from top 3-pointline to side post A, gets the pass.
C) Post weakside flashes up high on ballside. Gets ball, turnsfor pass (above head)
A) Posts-up before the basket, gets ball and fininshes. Make headfake one side go other side.
After drill,A gives ball to row A and goes to row C.
C goes to row B. B to A.




  • 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.
  • 3 and 7 run to the circle and look to the right to receive ball from 1 and 5.
  • 1 and 5 run after ball and then stand in the circle.
  • 3 and 7 pass to the man opposite them (i.e. 4 and 8) and chase ball,
  • 4 and 8 pass to 1 and 5 in the circle and chase the ball and stand in the circle.
  • 1 and 5 pass directly to 6 and 2 and chase the ball.
  • 6 and 2 then pass to 4 and 8 in the circle and chase their ball and stand in the circle 4 and 8 pass directly to 3 and 8 who can pass to 6 and 2 in the circle. 6 and 2 pass directly to 1 and 5 and the circle is complete.
  • In fact, everyone is chasing his or her pass.
  • 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.

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.
drawing Fast break situations
  • Everyone gives far passes and the other does layup.
  • Light running back.
  • 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.
  • The players line up behind each other.
  • The aim is to pass the ball through your legs to the other player.
  • When you have passed the ball, you stand behind each other.
  • The goal is to be the first team to reach the other side.
  • 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.
  • Goal:
    • Get shooter free shot wing.
  • 3 rows. Guard 1 with ball.
  • 2 and 3 wing.
  • Wing 2 sets low screen perimeter bucket. (Later double with center)
  • Wing 3 cuts through bucket past screen.
  • Set screen so Wing 3 can cut to wing, free shot.
  • If defender cheats, touch Wing 2.
  • Wing 2 goes up, 3 go's back to orig. position.
  • Always roll after screen.
    • 1 go's to 2,
    • 2 go's to 3.
    • 3 go's to 2