Basketball drills
- Players stand in a circle; pass the ball to your neighbour; after the ball has gone round several times, bring another ball into the circle.
- Depending on the number of players add more balls.
- Variation: the players stand alternately facing or with their backs to the circle.
- Horizontal circles; the ball is passed sideways to the partner, who gives the ball back on the other side.
- Vertical circles; passing the ball above the head, accepting it between the legs.
- Eight circles; the ball is passed between the players; turn against each other; after receiving, pass the ball in front of the body to the other side.
- As previous exercise; perform with arms extended.
- Players are spread out in the room; everyone has a ball.
- The ball is held between the legs with two hands. The right hand is in front of the body and the left hand behind the body.
- The ball must be prevented from falling to the floor by changing hands very quickly.
- Attacker/defender start just right of midcourt next to each other.
- Attacker starts on the right.
- Passer behind (coach if necessary). Lob pass, roll or other.
- free play on 1 or 2 baskets, depending on the number of players.
- PURPOSE: Quick passing, cutting, helpside, ballside, boxing-out.
- First team at 5.
- Loser push-ups 6.
- Target: Focus on ritual.
- Tired end of match.
- Breathing easy/Ritual.
- 2x2 free throws p.p. 2 baskets.
- 4 push-up shooter.
- Then shoot.
- While 1 player 4 push-up, this will be next shooter.
- Rest of team rebounds. Etc, etc.
- Depending on the number of balls.
- Pairs or alone.
- In singles.
- Start at your position, dribble to opposite side of basket.
- Set or jump shot from your position (guard, forward, center).
- Up to 8 hits.
- In pairs.
- Start from position, pass to opposite basket.
- Last pass must be good so that shooter in jumpshot is ready for his/her shot.
- Up to 4 touches per player!!!!!
- Losers, 1x back and forth slides in width.8 hoops/pawns for shooting positions.
- Circle the ball alternately around: hips, thighs, knees, calves, ankles, chest, head.
- Foot Stride; circle the ball first around the different parts of the front leg, then the back leg.
- Spreading stance; same as previous exercise.
- As previous exercise. After each circle alternate with the other leg.
- Eight circle.
- Alternate between squatting and standing while dribbling.
- Dribble while sitting down and standing up again.
- Dribble while lying on your back; stand up while dribbling at the signal.
- Dribble while lying down and standing up again.
- 2 rows of which 1 row has the ball.
- Passes to the middle line from the middle line 1 vs 1.
- When passing, make sure the persons keep running straight and don't go sideways.
- free play on 1 or 2 baskets,
- depending on the number of players.
- NO dribbles only passing.
- We're gonna dribble!
- Dribble the ball from left to right.
- With feints in between. High. Low. Fast and slow.
- Look closely at the options you have.
- The planet Saturn is the planet with the rings.
- So can you guess how the Saturn exercise goes?
- Spin the ball around your left leg, your right leg and around both legs.
- There is no dribbling involved, but this exercise is very good for your hand-eye coordination.