Basketball drills
- Starting lineup:
- 1 group at the free throw line
- 1 group just outside the three-point line
- Conduct:
- Player at the three-point line passes to the player at the side
- The player first walks slowly to the left
- Then runs to the right; v-cut
- Player receives the pass and finishes in lay-up
- Progression:
- Defender at the level of the free throw line
- Defender under the bucket
- Defender at the level of the three-point line running along and defending
- Regression:
- Working without a v-cut
- Starting lineup:
- Per 2 form a team
- 5 positions around the bucket
- Each duo starts at a different position
- Maximum of 3 teams per goal
- Progression:
- Players each take turns taking a shot
- Players take their own rebound
- After 5 scores, move to the next position
- Shift clockwise
- Team that scores first at all positions 5 times wins
- Progression:
- Take shots from slightly farther away
- Walk out to sideline or end line
- Regression:
- Taking shots from slightly closer
- Starting lineup:
- Use the whole field
- 2 players stand right on the center line ready to do lay-up
- 2 players stand on the left center line ready to do lay-up
- 3 players stand on the right sideline, level with the free throw line
- 3 players stand on the left 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
- After lay-up stay on defense
- Regression:
- Taking shot instead of lay-up
- Starting lineup:
- Players are distributed to the 2 goals
- 1 player stands ready to take a free throw
- 1 player stands ready to take the rebound
- Progression:
- Each player makes 5 x 2 free throws
- Each player counts for himself how many free throws he makes
- After taking the free throw you take rebound
- After taking the rebound you sprint from end line to end line
- After sprinting you connect back in for the next 2 free throws
- Progression:
- Player sprints 1 more time to the center line and back
- Player sprints 1 more time to the center line and back
- Regression:
- Player sprints only to the center line and back
- Starting lineup:
- 4-on-4 on a half court
- The player with the ball has an advantage
- The player with the disadvantage is off the field
- Course:
- Playing 4 against 4
- The right forward has the ball and starts the game
- The player with the disadvantage may only defend when the forward dribbles
- Important is that the players rotate well; helpside defense
- Rotate clockwise on each new play
- Progression:
- The player at a disadvantage stands behind the right forward
- The player at a disadvantage stands next to the right forward
- The player at a disadvantage stands in front of the right forward; disadvantage falls away
- Maximum of 3 dribbles per player
- Regression:
- The player at a disadvantage stands off the field
- Starting lineup:
- Each 2 form a team
- Each team has 1 ball
- Maximum of 2 teams per goal
- Conduct:
- Playing 1 against 1
- Defense passes the ball to offense; at the level of the three-point line
- Each team takes turns so we don't get in each other's way
- Each team stays on its own half
- Progression:
- Maximum of 3 dribbles
- Maximum of 3 dribbles
- Regression:
- Defense with 1 hand behind the back
- Defense with both hands behind the back
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- Setup:
- 4 against 4.
- 1 player with disadvantage standing behind the player with ball.
- Playing 4 against 4
- Important to pass well
- Starting lineup:
- Use a 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 do 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
- Progression:
- Change of direction at the level of the three-point line
- After the layup, stay on defense
- Regression:
- Taking shot instead of layup
- Setup
- By 2
- 1 against 1
- Maximum of 3 dribbles
- Variant 1: pass with 2 hands to left/right hand
- Variant 2: defense with ball between 2 hands
- Variant 3: defense with 1 hand behind the back and hand-off
- Variant 4: active defense
- Setup:
- 2 men in defense
- 3 groups baseline
- Playing 3 against 2
- Shotter returns to defense
- Setup:
- 2 in defense, one foot each in the bucket
- 2 in offense at the three-point line
- 1 passer
- Passer passes to 1 of the forwards
- Footwork is important, foot defense over foot offense
- Forward passes to the other forward
- Defense adjusts position
- Forward passes to other forward
- Defense adjusts position
- Passer passes second ball to other forward
- And then they go 1 on 1 towards the baseline
