Basketball drills

• 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.

• Post-up with defender and passer sideline.
• Post-up middle bucket with full defense.
• Shooting other basket. Minimum of 4 players.
• Passer (without ball) low bucket left or right. (Coach).
• 2 players or three-point line opposite passer.
• Other players under the basket with ball.
• Dribble to pilon, spindribble out, open and pass to player at 3-point line.
• Passes to coach. Makes action to pilon and gets free for shot, pass back from coach, shot, own rebound and pass.

1. Walk around the half track (2 laps)
2. Put a chair on two sides. When you are at the chair, sit down, get up immediately and walk around.
3. Put hoops on the corners. When you step into the hoop, you make an stretching movement as if you were scoring the ball
4. Take a ball and dribble with it along the track, doing the movements described in 2 and 3. At 2, do five dribbles in a sitting position.

• Parcours cris-cros over the field with dribble,
• cross-over,
• high and low dribble

4 or 5 takes ball. With double screen for 1.

3 joins 5 or 4, depends on who takes ball below baseline. Watch your opponent.....! Be smart, think in the field!
3 sets up double screen with 5 (or 4).
1 can cut along here on 2 sides. 3 rolls off to the outside. (Can also get the ball from 4), 5 rolls off to 1 side. Depending on choice of side screen by 1.
2 moves to baseline and comes back to spot for possible shot.

4 or 5, steps into the field. 1 now has shot/lay-up or 3 pass possibilities. 3 provides defensive balance.

1. Wave from mid-court. (Tempo)
2. Free-throws 2x2 p.p. After 2 shots. Slides from back-court to mid. Sprint back. (Tempo)
3. Shooting drill bucket.
   • 2 rows under the basket.
   • One with ball.
   • Get ball from passer just outside bucket.
   • Shooter rebounds own shot.
   • Change rows.
   • Pass-shot-rebound in quick order.
   • P1 with ball in row A. P2 with ball in row B.
4. Stretching.

• Center stands with defender on low post with the ball.
  • (4 lines, 2 defense, 2 offense. Swap spots after each shot)
• Pass to forward.
  • (Passive defense drill)
• After pass, center runs to three-point line.
  • (Defense defending in the back)
• Forward pass to center on 3pointline.
• Cut forward to basket/pass center, hand-off from center, forward over head, over or under.
• Passive defense. As offense skills increase, passive defense can be converted to active defense.
  • (Connecting exercise to 3-out, 2-in offense).
• Expansion: 3rd player with defender low pivot weakside.
• 3 against 3 in triangle.

• Passer/shooter. 2 pairs per basket. Can also be done with 3 couples.
• Position 1. Head. Run to center line (touch hand) and back, catch pass. (10x)
• Position 2. Outside bucket, extended post-up line. Touch sideline.
• Position 3. Cup. Touch back line.

• 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.
  
  

(Coach repeats)

• Signal to next.
• Task captain in the future.
• Hand clap for example.
• Legs, arms, back, neck, shoulders, hands.

• Whole field lay-up with outlet pass. (High tempo)
• Coach starts on center line, players cross behind it.
• Back line is goal at 10 players