Basketball drills
- Up to 8 players in the center circle or freethrow circle.
- On starting the game, each player has to protect the ball whilst attempting to knock the ball away from other players.
- Last man standing wins!
- Installation:
- For 2 players 1 ball
- 1 player baseline
- 1 player at free throw line with ball
- Player baseline runs to other player and receives pass.
- Land, crossover step, 3 dribbles, jump stop, pivot.
- Pass to next player.
- Across the length of the court.
- Variations:
- Catch, spin, reverse pivot - heel lift when pivoting-
- Front stop, half pivot, pivot forward
- Jump and turn in the air, turn and face
- Starting lineup:
- Attackers extended free throw line right
- Passers extended free throw line left
- Coach stands above the free throw line
- Demonstration:
- Crossover
- Progression:
- Player 1 runs to the free throw line
- Player 1 runs to the top of the three-point line
- Player 2 passes to player 1 when he is at the top of the three-point line
- Player 1 does a crossover
- Player 1 does a layup
- Player 3 does a step slide to the center circle
- Player 3 sprints to the sideline and connects
- Progression:
- Active defense by the coach
- Player takes 1 dribble and shot
- Regression:
- NVT
- Starting lineup:
- 1 group at the level of the left forward
- 1 group at the level of the right forward
- 1 ball
- Progression:
- Player 2 runs to the middle of the free throw line
- Player 2 runs to the top of the bucket
- Player 1 passes to player 2
- Player 1 runs to the middle of the free throw line
- Player 1 runs to the top of the bucket
- Player 1 receives the pass
- Passing to the other side
- Progression:
- 30 passes in 60 seconds
- 40 passes in 60 seconds
- Regression:
- No pass count
- 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
- Starting lineup:
- 2 players with a ball
- 1 player without a ball
- All under the ring
- Progression:
- Players take a shot
- Player who takes the rebound may take the next shot
- 1 point per score
- Whoever has 10 points first wins
- Progression:
- Players stand further from the goal
- Shooting outside the bucket
- Starting lineup:
- 1 player in the right corner
- 2 players right on the center line, each with a ball
- 2 players left on the center line, each with a ball
- Progression:
- Player 1 dribbles to the three-point line
- Player 1 does a give and go with the player 2 in the corner
- Player 1 runs through to the bottom left corner after his layup
- Player 2 takes the rebound and connects at the top right corner
- Player 3 dribbles to the three-point line
- Player 3 does a give and go with player 1 who is now there in the left corner
- Player 3 runs through to the bottom right corner after his layup
- Player 1 takes the rebound and connects at the top left corner
- Progression:
- Quick execution of the exercise
- Jump stop instead of lay-up
- Lay-back
- Regression:
- AFTER
- Starting lineup:
- Use an entire field
- 1 player near the center line (left)
- 1 player at the center line (right)
- Group of players in line with the free throw line (one side of the court)
- Group of players at the extension of the free throw line (other side terrain)
- Progression:
- Players at the center line start their lay-up
- After the lay-up, they take their own rebound and give an outlet pass to the waiting player on the sideline
- Then they join the sideline, at the level of the free throw line
- Lay-up, bob cousy, power lay-up, lay-back, jump stop
- Progression:
- Change of direction at the level of the three-point line
- Crossover, behind the back, reverse dribble at the center line
- Coach defends, attacker adjusts
- Stepping towards the ball instead of running forward
- Retrieve ball in the middle and from there dribble and lay-up through the middle
- Add 2 players defending passively at the three-point line
- Add 2 players actively defending at the three-point line
- 2 players defending actively
- Regression:
- Taking shot instead of lay-up
- Starting lineup:
- 1 player stands ready to take the free throw
- 1 player on the left is ready to take the rebound
- 1 player on the right stands ready to take the rebound
- Other players join left and right
- Course:
- Player 1 takes the free throw
- If player 1 scores, he stands and shoots again
- If player 1 misses, then players on the left and right fight for the rebound
- After taking the rebound, the game is played 1 against 1
- The player who scores takes a free throw next
- The player who missed the free throw connects left or right
- The player who did not take the rebound connects on the other side
- Whoever has 10 scores first wins
- Progression:
- Only 1 dribble may be set after the rebound
- Three-point shot
- Starting lineup:
- 1 player in the right corner
- 2 players right on the center line, each with a ball
- 2 players left on the center line, each with a ball
- Progression:
- Player 1 dribbles to the three-point line
- Player 1 does a give and go with the player 2 in the corner
- Player 1 runs through to the bottom left corner after his layup
- Player 2 takes the rebound and connects at the top right corner
- Player 3 dribbles to the three-point line
- Player 3 does a give and go with player 1 who is now there in the left corner
- Player 3 runs through to the bottom right corner after his layup
- Player 1 takes the rebound and connects at the top left corner
- Progression:
- Jumpstop instead of lay-up
- Lay-back
- 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
- 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
