Basketball drills

• 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.

• Everyone has a ball stands on the sideline.
• Exercises are alternated with
  • crossover,
  • between the legs
  • etc.

• free play on 1 or 2 baskets,
• depending on the number of players.
• NO dribbles only passing.

• The teacher sets out three areas of approximately equal size with pawns.
• It is best to use the volleyball lines (see map).
• There are three sections (see map):
• Left: barons square (losers square)
• Middle: princes section (neutral section)
• Right: king of the court (winner section)
• All students stand in the middle section.
• With a signal from the teacher the game starts.
• All pupils have to try to tap/strike the ball of another pupil out of the box.
• If you succeed you move one square to the right.
• If your ball is knocked away you move up one square to the left.
• If you hit/tap someone's ball out of the box on the right you score a point.
• If your ball is knocked out of the winner's box you lose all your points.
• If your ball is knocked out of the left box nothing happens and you stay standing.
• When the teacher gives the final signal the person with the most points is king of the court and he/she has won.

• The teacher chooses 2 tickers.
• They have to stay inside their box (inside the 4 pawns) and knock the basketballs away from the runners when they want to cross.
• The runners have to dribble to the other side without losing their basketball.
• If a runner doesn't have his basketball with him, he's out and he automatically becomes a ticker.
• A tip that you can give to the runners is that they should shield the ball with their body.
• This means staying between the ball and the opponent.
• The pupils may only cross again when everyone has been tagged or has reached the other side.
• In the end, as the game progresses, you get more and more tickers and less and less runners.
• The last remaining runner is the winner.

• The players stand around the bucket or on the free throw line and try to score in the basket.
• Vary their position and distance.
• Players dribble from the center line to the free throw line and try to score from there within 5 seconds.

• Two players throw the ball to each other, the ball may bounce.
• To make it more difficult the bouncing can be omitted.
• Also vary the distance.
• The players stand in a circle and throw the ball to each other.
• They are not allowed to touch the ground.
• Try this with a player in the middle who is trying to intercept.
• If the ball is intercepted, the player who threw the ball stands in the middle.

• The players bounce the ball on the spot.
• Make sure the hand is always on the ball so the ball is pushed down (so not hit down).
• The players sink through their knees so they are low to the ground and the ball bounces faster.
• Then the players stretch their knees again. Repeat several times.
• The players dribble through each other, changing direction all the time so that they are criss-crossing each other.
• The players must try not to touch each other.
• The players try to guide the ball along a route whilst dribbling.
• For example slalom around cones or over benches (at your own discretion).

• Divide the players into two groups.
• The group without the ball tries to tap the player in the other group with the ball.
• As soon as they have touched the player with the ball, the ball is theirs.
• The player with the ball therefore tries to pass the ball on to a teammate as quickly as possible.
• Touching someone with a ball gives a point. The team that scores ten points first wins.
• They are simple but fun basketball games for children with a number of advantages:
  • The children get more ball feeling
  • The children learn how to aim the basketball
  • The children learn to dribble well
  • The children develop team spirit and learn to work together
  • The children move in the indoor gym or on the outdoor sports field

Ideal for training, lessons and fun activities.

• Set up a course with running boards, bridges, hoops and cones and have the kids dribble down the course.
• You can make it as difficult as you like. The child who completes the course in the shortest time wins.