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Basketball drills for technique passing

  • Rebounder pass the outlet pass to guard
  • Forward runs the line, receives pass from guard
  • Guards cuts to finish the break

Options:

  • Guard lay up
  • Rebounder lay up
  • Center stops on 3 point line, guard and flyer cut for lay-up, center passes left or right
  • Center stops on 3 point line, guard and flyer cut for lay-up, no pass, they go back out for baseline shot
drawing Secondary break
  • Starting lineup:
    • 1 group at the level of the left forward
    • 1 group at the level of the right forward
    • 1 ball
  • Progression:
    • Player 2 runs to the middle of the free throw line
    • Player 2 runs to the top of the bucket
    • Player 1 passes to player 2
    • Player 1 runs to the middle of the free throw line
    • Player 1 runs to the top of the bucket
    • Player 1 receives the pass
    • Passing to the other side
  • Progression:
    • 30 passes in 60 seconds
    • 40 passes in 60 seconds
  • Regression:
    • No pass count
drawing Houston passing
  • Starting lineup:
    • 1 player in the right corner
    • 2 players right on the center line, each with a ball
    • 2 players left on the center line, each with a ball
  • Progression:
    • Player 1 dribbles to the three-point line
    • Player 1 does a give and go with the player 2 in the corner
    • Player 1 runs through to the bottom left corner after his layup
    • Player 2 takes the rebound and connects at the top right corner
    • Player 3 dribbles to the three-point line
    • Player 3 does a give and go with player 1 who is now there in the left corner
    • Player 3 runs through to the bottom right corner after his layup
    • Player 1 takes the rebound and connects at the top left corner
  • Progression:
    • Quick execution of the exercise
    • Jump stop instead of lay-up
    • Lay-back
  • Regression:
    • AFTER
drawing Motion offense.
  • 2 teams
  • 3 on 3 full court
  • one shot or turnover
  • when the ball is lost or scored the team on offence steps out and walks back to their defensive side
drawing A small team with big dreams.
  • Starting lineup:
    • 1 player in the right corner
    • 2 players right on the center line, each with a ball
    • 2 players left on the center line, each with a ball
  • Progression:
    • Player 1 dribbles to the three-point line
    • Player 1 does a give and go with the player 2 in the corner
    • Player 1 runs through to the bottom left corner after his layup
    • Player 2 takes the rebound and connects at the top right corner
    • Player 3 dribbles to the three-point line
    • Player 3 does a give and go with player 1 who is now there in the left corner
    • Player 3 runs through to the bottom right corner after his layup
    • Player 1 takes the rebound and connects at the top left corner
  • Progression:
    • Jumpstop instead of lay-up
    • Lay-back

drawing Attack movement
  • Player 1 with ball Passes ball to Player 2 and
    • Takes place of Player 2
  • Player 2 dribbles towards cone a
    • Player 3 runs towards cone a
    • As soon as pass is possible Player 2 hands ball off to player 3
    • Player 2 takes the place of player 3
  • Player 3 dribbles toward cone b and passes to player 4 when possible
    • Player 4 asks for the ball under the goal and finishes
    • Player 3 takes the place of player 4
    • Player 4 goes down the sideline to player 1's line past the hats with slalom dribble

drawing Set up - 4t4 enter back line
  • First Jumpstop, Fake and to the basket.
  • Jumpstop, shot.
  • Ball in the run and to the basket.
  • Baseline dribble and finish with "wrong hand".
drawing 2 Rows of Lay Ups
A game is played on a half court.

  • If the defense gains possession of the ball, the team must first score via a Quick break on the other basket with no defense.
  • After scoring, this team remains on offense at half court.
  • The team that first has 5 scores via a Quick break wins and the losers get to run 2 whole suicides.
drawing Half Court Match Quick Break
  • 3 players per team
  • 1 player from each group stands on the baseline on each side with ball each time
  • 1 player starts in the middle and chooses a side to run to, then gets the ball from the baseline player and takes a shot
  • the player on the baseline who gave the pass runs to the other side to get the pass and take a shot.
drawing shot -condition
  • 3-3 half court
  • Cone setting
  • Team that intercepts the ball first goes behind the cone before they are allowed to score.
  • The player who has the ball may dribble for up to 5 seconds then they must have passed or shot. This only counts if they have been behind the cone.
drawing Match 3-3
  • Starting lineup:
    • 1 player at each corner of the bucket
    • 3 defenders in the middle
  • Progression:
    • Players pass to each other without defense being able to touch the ball
    • 1 point for each time the ball can be touched by defense
    • 1 point for every bad pass from offense
    • 1 point for every 5 good passes from offense
drawing 4-on-3 passing drill
  • Starting lineup
    • 1 group left end line
    • 1 group middle end line
    • 1 group right end line
    • Balls in the middle
  • Progression:
    • Player in the middle passes to player left
    • Player on the left passes back to player in the middle
    • Player in the middle passes to the right
    • Player on the right does a layup and runs through to the other side
    • Player in the middle runs around the cone on the right side and returns that way
    • Player on the left takes the rebound and runs down the middle
    • Play the same to the other side
  • Progression:
    • No dribbles
    • Run the exercise 2 times in a row
    • Run the drill 3 times in a row
    • Right lay-up
    • Left lay-up
drawing Lakers lay-up drill