Basketball drills for technique shooting

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Shooters and rebounders

  • Starting lineup:
    • 2 teams
    • 1 shooter per team
    • 1 or 2 rebounders per team (depending on number of players at practice and available goals)
  • Progression:
    • The shooter takes a shot
    • If the shooter scores, he stays put
    • If the shooter misses, rebounding is required
    • The player who takes the rebound goes outside and takes a shot
    • 1 point per score
    • 1 point per rebound
    • Whoever has 10 points first wins
  • Progression:
    • Three-pointers shot
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First step drill

Players in two lines in the middle of the court:

  • Player 1 runs without the ball to the top of the key
  • Receives a pass from player 2 in the other line
  • Performs a first step (sidestep, cross over step, spin, etc.)
  • Drives to the basket
Player 2 does the same on the other side of the court.

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Shooting: passing

  • Players start in four rows.
  • Players 1 and 2 pass to players 3 and 4.
  • Players cross to the opposite elbow to receive the ball for a shot.
  • The passers get the rebound and move to the end of the top rows.
  • The shooters move to the end of the corner rows.
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Team shooting

  • Starting lineup:
    • Everyone has a ball
    • Everyone stands back to back at elbow level
    • Maximum of 4 players per group
  • Progression:
    • The first player shoots from the right elbow
    • The player takes his own rebound and runs to the right elbow
    • The other players shoot one after the other
    • The first player shoots from the left elbow
    • ALWAYS spin-the-ball first before shooting
  • Progression:
    • Coach calls the next position (always left and right mirrored)
    • Three-pointers
    • With pass back to coach
  • Regression:
    • With 2 instead of 4 players
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Shooting and rebounding

  • Starting lineup:
    • Per 2 players 1 ball
    • 1 player is ready to shoot
    • 1 player is ready to rebound
    • Players divide among all available goals
  • Sequence:
    • 1 player moves around the bucket and shoots
    • The rebounder has to finish if the other player misses
    • The rebounder then passes back to the other player
    • Each player takes 20 shots and counts how many he scores
  • Progression:
    • More shots
  • Regression:
    • Fewer shots
    • Rebounding without finishing
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Feint

  • One player stands on the back line.
  • A row of players stand on the right corner of the bucket and left.
  • The first player gets the ball, feints to one side and then makes a layup or set shot on the other side.
  • Catch own ball, pass to the man on back line and stand in the other row.
  • Then it's the other side's turn.
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2 Rows of Lay Ups

  • First Jumpstop, Fake and to the basket.
  • Jumpstop, shot.
  • Ball in the run and to the basket.
  • Baseline dribble and finish with "wrong hand".
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Trip around the world with Rebound

  • 2 teams.
  • Everyone a ball
  • Shooting from 7 positions.
  • When you have shot you go for your own Rebound, if you have caught your Rebound without the ball touching the ground you may score again immediately.
  • 15 touches per position per team.
  • So you can score 2 points at a time.
  • Half Court shot, 1 hit no Rebound.
  • Losing side receives a gift :)
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Shot -condition

  • 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.
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Transition, rebound, contest

  • 3 Players.
  • 3 pylons in between the 3pt line and center line.
  • Coach shoots at the basket and the 3 players fight for the rebound.
  • The player who has the rebound dribbles around the middle pylon and returns to the board to finish.
  • Again the players fight for the rebound and the player who has the rebound goes around the middle pylon.
* 1 minute at high pace.
* The player with the most scores wins and the other 2 players 5 push ups.
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Match 3-3

  • 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.
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Perfect shots

  • Starting lineup:
    • Each player has a ball
    • Distribute the players among all available goals
    • This exercise can also be used for an individual group
  • Progression:
    • Players must make 3 perfect shots per position
    • A perfect shot is a shot with 1 hand
    • A perfect shot does not touch the ring
    • Depending on the number of players provide 3 to 4 positions per goal
  • Progression:
    • 5 perfect shots
    • Perfect shots on all rings
    • Additional positions
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