Basketball drills
- Two players with one ball.
- Both players have the ball in their hands and start pulling hard to get the ball loose from the other.
- Best of 3 loser 5 push-ups.
- 4 things you can do after passing:
- Ball-screen.
- Screen away.
- Cut to the basket (example: give and go, or back-cut). Back cut if the defender is denying the pass.
- V-cut and pop back outside for the return pass and outside shot.
- Rules without the ball:
- If you have an under-play (defender sagging off), pop out to spread the defense.
- If you have an overplay (being denied), backcut.
- Someone dribbling at you, backcut (except for the weave plays).
- Fill the open spot when a teammate cuts inside.
- When someone dribble-penetrates, relocate.
- Screen away, and pop out.
- The most important rule is to keep moving.
All on 1 line (work up to middle line, run up to end line, repeat exercise every time)
- 2 x jogging
- Skipping legs
- Heels against seat
- Straighten back leg, bend front leg (straight ahead)
- Extend the back leg, bend the front leg (sideways)
- Crossing legs
- Swinging arms
- Sprint + step slide back
- 2 players.
- Player A, rebound/pass
- Player B max 1 m from the basket/In front.
- 1 ) Get ball. in shothand. Finish like regular shot, using just one hand.
- 2 ) High arching swish, both hands.
- 3 ) Pinch a coin in-between guide hand thumb and pointer finger. Catch and shoot this way. (Eliminates your thumb)
- 4 ) 2,5-3m from basket. Ball in non shooting hand, Dribble and load directly in shooting hand. No pauses, direct shooting.
- 5 ) Fades: Get ball from passer, fake one side, one dribble shoot. (Change speed quickly) Use spots you need in a game.
- 6 ) Baseline drifts. Start sideline, move to baseline, get pass, shoot.
- 7 ) Slot on the 3-point line. Move to wing, get pass, shoot. Walk back to middle. Same
- 8 ) Transition pull up's. Start midcourt, 2 to 3 dribble. Pull up for the shot.
- 9 ) Alternate range shooting. Take a shot outside perimeter, after shot, walk 2/3 steps backwards, get pass shoot, walk 2/3 forward etc.
- 10) 5 spots in a row. Corner, wing, mid, wing, corner. (make 2 per spot)
- 11) Free throw golf. 18 shots. Miss is bogey 1, hit ring is Par 0, Hit shot is Birdie -1. Best score wins.
- 12 V-cut shooting. Passers one side off the bucket, shooters other side. V-cut, get ball top bucket, shoot.
- finger tip over head for chest cupboard.
- around head, waist, knee
- make between legs
- release ball between legs and change hands to catch without impact.
- throw ball behind back over shoulder left right.
- 10x right dribble 10x left dribble. pushing hard on the ball and not looking at the ball.
- 2x right cross to left 2x left cross ... Don't look at ball
- Dribble an 8 through the legs and keep the ball low.
- Keep dribbling the ball behind your back.
- Dribble between the legs front and back
- 6-10 players.
- Passing around the bucket. Practising helpsidedefense.
- Incl. low post cutting along baseline.
- Other basket.
- Player 1 with ball under the basket, roll ball to plater 2. Close-out.
- Player 2 drive to the basket, only over baseline!!!!
- 4 groups of players in each corner of the field.
- 4 cones in the centre circle
- 2 balls on each side line
- Score 10 free throws.
- When you score your first free throw, you may take your second.
- When you miss your first shot, you sprint back and forth twice.
- 2 players start on 3 point line + 1 player with ball on top
- Players 2 and 3 sprint to baseline and back.
- Player 1 passes ball to player 2 or 3. Player 2 and 3 then play 1x1.
- Variation :
- In a second phase, passes can also be made to the player on top who then passes back.
- You slide over the back lines and over the middle line and sprint over the other lines.
- You run an eight twice and then a rest and that 3 times.
- You start in the corner
- You dribble to the center line while the defender sends you to one side until the basket-basket line and the off line after the center line 1v1
- outlet pass two by two attacks
- and then quickly swipe
