Basketball drills

• A runs to middle and close out
• B step slide to angle to base line
• C runs to middle
• D step slide to other sideline
• Take E ball and dribble until cone
• F finishing with lay up
• G escape dribble
• H walk ball above head and put it in the basket
• I runs to end line

• The 1st player dribbles through the cones to the baseline. 
• Put the ball down on the baseline and do 4 step slide between baseline and midline.
• Takes the ball back and dribbles to the cones and changes direction and scores lay up, 
• After the rebound, print 5 times, 

• Starting 2 player on baseline
• Spurts to the cone and do step slide to next cone
• The first player to take the ball does speed dribble to the other side to score. 
• The other player becomes defender

• Full field. 
• Divide the pilons over the square in 5 equal parts. 
• Players all start on one line. 
• Coach names the pilons from 1 to 5. 
• Players stand or sit ready on 1 line and run on command to the line the coach appoints. 
• This can be done on foot, with slides or dribble. 
• On the designated line the player has to stand still, sit or lie down flat on the belly. 
• When dribbling, the ball must be held in place. 
• Attention should be paid to shielding the ball when standing still.

• Set up players: 
  • 1 with ball on the head (pos 1/white), 
  • 1 in position 2 or 3 (blue), 
  • The rest on 4 or 5 (same side as the forward, red). 
  • A defender or pilon somewhere around the free throw line or closer to 1 (is the defender of 1)
• White passes to blue and immediately makes a cutting movement. 
  • Feint to the left and cut across the defender
• Blue passes the ball to white in its movement and takes position 1. 
  • First of red fills in the position of blue.
• White scores with the ball and the ball goes back to the new player in position 1. 
  • White follows red and becomes the last player in the red row.
• The exercise starts again.

• Two rows on the side at the height of the center line. 
• Ball is on one side, attacker decides when he leaves and runs to the middle line, which he must cross all the way. 
• The defender also departs but only has to touch the centre circle. 
• Aim of the exercise is to come in front of the attacker as a defender. 
• When a goal is made, 3 push-ups for the defender, a miss is 3 push-ups for the attacker.

Start with 1 ball, later on you can use two balls.

• 4 rows in 4 corners
• 1 ball in opposite corner
• pass to the man on the right, run straight ahead
• pass to the running man, and run straight ahead
• running man passes straight ahead, connecting behind the second row.

• Call out the name of the person you're passing to.
• after 5 minutes, switch sides and pass left

• Walk fast in pairs, from baseline to baseline on the right side of the field, 
• meanwhile chest-pass back and forth, 
• spacing approx. 3 meters. 
• Return on the left, but with bounce pass

• With 3 men on the back line and the middle one has a ball.
• The middle one passes to a man and chases the ball.
• The receiver keeps the ball behind him and the one who passed first takes the ball and passes on.
• The person who has the ball behind his back runs behind the ball, picks it up at the receiver and passes on to the other side.
• They do this while running to the basket on the other side.
• If someone is close enough to the basket, the man plays a lay-up.
• Make variations on the passing lines

• Consider the pilons as the defense (players can also be used for this). 
• Player 1 (white runs) towards player blue. 
• Halfway through the run, player blue runs behind his defender and asks for the ball. 
• Player white passes to blue. 
• As soon as player blue catches the ball, player red sprints away behind his defender. 
• As soon as player red catches the ball player 2 sprints away from white behind his defender. 
• The makes the circle go round. This is an active exercise in which timing, passing and catching are a crucial part. 
• Because everyone is busy, this is also conditionally a good drill. 
• With younger players the distance between pilons is shorter. 

  
  

To improve shooting, the players practice the movement first without the actual basket. 

• They stand in position with knees slightly bent,
• hold a basketball with the strong hand under the ball and the other hand behind it. 
• The players bring the ball to the shot zone (in front of and above the head). 
• Next, the players push the basketball in the desired direction after which the hand and wrist move downwards (gooseneck). 
• If this goes well, the players can try to shoot in the direction of the basket.
• They can vary with place and distance.

The players practice the lay-up. 

• They divide themselves over 2 rows, 1 on the left side of the basket and 1 on the right side of the basket. 
• The first player of each row dribbles to the basket with the strong hand. 
• Then the player takes 2 steps, first with the strong leg, then with the weaker leg. 
• The player takes a jump with the strong leg and tries to throw the ball against the square on the board after which it ends up in the basket. 
• The player catches the ball and dribbles to the row on the other side and then ends at the back of the row to try it from the other side.

Aim:

• Elbow shot
• Outlet pass after scoring
• overhead pass from low post to elbow

Organization:

• rebounding after shot and stepping directly over the back line and taking the ball
• always follow the ball and take the next position
• set a target; e.g. 30 shots

Teaching Points:

• In the final step, bring the ball over the head and turn the face towards the field
• tight overhead pass to the outlet
• ask high for the ball
• Pass the ball in the shooting hand

Variations:

• left and right
• Fill waiting time at forward position with fake passes
• Vice versa: After scoring, pass to the elbow and shoot from the corner