Basketball drills
- Starting lineup
- 1 group left end line
- 1 group middle end line
- 1 group right end line
- Balls in the middle
- Progression:
- Player in the middle passes to player left
- Player on the left passes back to player in the middle
- Player in the middle passes to the right
- Player on the right does a layup and runs through to the other side
- Player in the middle runs around the cone on the right side and returns that way
- Player on the left takes the rebound and runs down the middle
- Play the same to the other side
- Starting lineup:
- 1 player sideline at free throw line level
- 1 player baseline at the bucket
- Players baseline with ball
- Sequence:
- Player baseline gives an arch pass to the player on the sideline
- Player sideline catches the ball, sprints and makes a lay-up
- Player baseline runs after player
- After 10 minutes of free throws
- Everyone baseline, 1 player makes a free throw
- If missed, everyone except shotter runs to the center line and back
- Progression:
- Return with passive defense, step slide
- Give player sideline less lead
- Score 2 free throws in a row
- Regression:
- Giving player sideline more lead
- Starting lineup:
- There are as many teams as there are groups of 4
- 1 player baseline on one side with ball
- 1 player baseline on other side with ball
- 1 player three-point line on one side
- 1 player three-point line on other side
- Conduct:
- The players standing at the level of the three-point line walk to the other side of the field
- There they receive a pass from the baseline player
- Then they take a shot at the free throw line
- The passer runs to the other side of the court to receive the ball there
- The shotter takes own rebound and waits for the next player to come running in
- Progression:
- To first take 7 shots inside, then move on
- Starting lineup:
- Use whole court
- 2 players stand right on the center line ready to do lay-up
- 2 players stand on the left center line ready to lay-up
- 3 players stand on the right sideline, level with the free throw line
- 3 players stand to the left on the sideline, level with the free throw line
- 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
- After lay-up, stay on defense
- Regression:
- Take shot instead of lay-up
- 2 teams.
- Everyone a ball
- Shoot from 7 positions.
- When you have shot, you go for your own Rebound.
- If you have caught your Rebound without the ball touching the ground, you may score again immediately.
- So you can score 2 points at a time.
- Half Court shot, 1 hit no Rebound.
- Starting lineup:
- 1 forward left + defense
- 1 forward right + defense
- 1 guard center + defense
- 1 strong group, 1 weaker group
- Progression:
- Guard gives the pass to 1 of the forwards - alternating left and right
- Forward does a v cut to run free
- Defense tries to prevent the pass, but does not go full out yet
- Forward goes 1-on-1 and makes a drive
- Progression:
- Defense weak-side must drop off when the forward gets the pass
- Give and go with the guard instead of 1v1
- Active defense
- Regression:
- Passive defense
- Starting lineup:
- 1 group baseline with ball
- 1 group baseline without ball
- The inner group has the ball
- Progression:
- Player 1 dribbles slowly to the center line
- Player 2 does step and slide up to the center line
- Then they play 1 against 1
- Progression:
- Active defense during step slide
- Extra defender under goal
- Regression:
- Passive defense
- Starting Position:
- Players stand at a cone or hat
- Progression:
- Set shots are taken at close range
- Arm stretch with ball on hand, arm fold and hand turn and shoot
- Own rebound
- Shoot 10 times and then switch positions
- Progression:
- Standing further from the goal
- Taking correct free throw
- Regression:
- AFTER
- 3 Rows on the baseline.
- The middle player has the ball and starts the weave with the 2 outer players.
- On the other baseline are 2 players with a ball.
- The middle man makes a lay up and the outside players get the ball from the players on the baseline and take a shot.
- The player who ran the lay up runs the weave back with them.
- Starting lineup:
- 1 player at the free throw line
- 5 players stand around the bucket
- Course:
- Player takes the free throw
- Other players fight for the rebound
- 1 point if you score the free throw
- 1 point if you take the rebound
- Play to 5 points
- Each in turn, shuffle through clockwise
- Progression:
- 2 points if it is an offensive rebound
- Play to 7 points
- Regression:
- Having fewer players rebound
- Starting position:
- 1 group near the center line, right
- 1 group a few meters behind the center line, middle
- Ball in the middle
- Progression:
- Player 1 dribbles up to the three-point line
- Player 1 passes to player 2 who runs along
- Player 2 does a lay-up
- Player 1 takes the rebound and makes an outlet pass to player 2 who runs through
- Player 2 connects in the middle
- Player 1 connects on the right
- Progression:
- Player 1 dribbles in 3 dribbles to the three-point line
- Player 1 dribbles in 2 dribbles to the three-point line
- Extra defender under goal
- Score 10 layups in a row or as many as there are players
- Player 2 does another layup on the other side of the court
- Player 2 does several more ball handling drills before reconnecting
- Regression:
- Reduce distance to three-point line
- Starting lineup:
- 1 player stands ready to shoot
- 1 rebounder
- Progression:
- Set shots are taken at close range
- Stretch arm with ball on hand, fold arm and turn hand and shoot
- Shoot 10 times and then switch
- Progression:
- Standing further from the goal
- Taking correct free throws
- Regression:
- AFTER
