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
- Rebounder pass the outlet pass to guard
- Forward runs the line, receives pass from guard
- Guards cuts to finish the break
Options:
- Guard lay up
- Rebounder lay up
- Center stops on 3 point line, guard and flyer cut for lay-up, center passes left or right
- Center stops on 3 point line, guard and flyer cut for lay-up, no pass, they go back out for baseline shot
- 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
- 2 teams
- 3 on 3 full court
- one shot or turnover
- when the ball is lost or scored the team on offence steps out and walks back to their defensive side
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.
- 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.
- 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
