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Basketball drills

Warm up drill:
  • 2 rows in the corner of the field, diagonally.
  • The 1st player without ball goes running, the 2nd player gives baseball pass.
  • 2 groups at center line level.
  • 2 players look towards goal.
  • Coach throws ball towards goal.
  • 2 players fight for the ball and play 1 against 1.
drawing 1 vs. 1 on center line
  • 2-3 players catch the ball.
  • The other players line up around the 3 point line.
  • 2 balls.
  1. Players run regular layups.
  2. Coach stands under the basket and each time a player arrives, raises a specific number of fingers.
  3. The players must then get that number right.
  4. This teaches them not to look at the ball.
drawing Lay ups - looking away from ground
  • All players stand in the five positions; five out.
  • Each time the ball is passed and the player runs in and to the bottom spot.
  • The whole team moves up a bit.
  • You do this for x number of rounds.
drawing Five out drive kick
  • Warm-up exercise without ball - 5 minutes of +- 5 rounds.
  • 4 cones in a square in the room with one exercise performed along each side:
    • Sideways shuffling with the face turned to 1 particular side.
    • Swinging arms, per round this can be alternated forward/backward.
    • Side shuffling with the face turned to the same side as last time so that the other leg is now first.
    • Skipping, lifting knees, can be alternated per round with seat touching.
drawing Warming up - walking
Everyone a ball and distribute along the length of the field.

Dribbleback and forth; jump stop, pivot across or keep dribbling.
  • Warmup: start slow, 50, 70, 100%.
Variations:
  • Dribble left back, right back.
  • 2x left, 2x right.
  • Roll ball across ground, make 8s.
  • Hold ball and jump with 2 legs.
  • The Crab.
  • Between the legs, high and low.
  • Tap lines along the way.

  • Along the way 5x push-ups, 10 abs, 30 second taps.
  • Low dribble; fast left/right.
  • High dribble with hop, backwards.
    • Behind the back, turn on axis.

  • Push/pull front to back.
  • Side to side; left to right.
  • Side to side with cross over.

Standing
Stationary: through the legs. Step out, dribble, step back. 8-step low dribble, behind your back,
  • 3x left, 3x crossover, 3 x right.
  • With 1 hand push from left to right.
  • Through steps . Dribble backwards through legs and forward again, staying in one line.
  • Dribble from high to low, sit and stand up again.
Behind your standing legs dribble.

Pawns
  • 2 pawns; crossover touch pylon with your hand - screen ball.
  • 2 pawns, eight around pylons - 1 hand.
  • Row of pylons - slalom.

  • B passes the ball to C
    • B runs to cone receives ball
    • B scores lay up
    • B joins row C
  • C passes the ball back to line B
    • C goes to take the rebound from B
    • C goes to line A
  • A passes the ball to B
    • A connects in row B
drawing Warming up, 3 rows
Different options:
  1. Player under the basket, pass from the corner and player runs in. Quick scoring from close range.
    Make it more difficult by throwing first ball against the board/wall, then score.
  2. Player with ball on the centerline, 2nd player on the backline.
    Player with ball starts dribble and 2nd player chases and must first throw ball against the board/or wall for score.

1x1, after the check the player with the ball cannot dribble for X seconds (must pivot and shield the ball, then 1x1)

  • You make 2 teams divided over 2 baskets.
  • Dribble around the post and pick a side.
  • Run a lay-up.
  • The first to reach the proposed number of scores wins.
  • The losing team must run to the back line and back. (start on the back line and run to the back line)
drawing 2-basket shooting race

1 player under the basket

3 or 4 players with ball outside the bucket, distributed or the field

- Give numbers to the players

- Calling out numbers, defender must quickly step out and take up position

2 baskets, spread out:

- left-hand lay-up

- Shooting from 5 positions (1x1, loser press-ups).

- Free running (head of the bucket ball, 2x2 free running to score, emphasis on defense)

- Reaction game (1 defender in the middle, 3 players with ball around the bucket, call out number)