Basketball drills
- Player stands on the wing position with a ball, in front of her there is a defender.
- An attacker and a defender are at the guard position.
- The attacker cuts in to the 6-spot and back up, the defender defends along with her.
- Once back up, the defender stands and the attacker cuts inside again and gets the ball with a good pass from the winger.
- He then finishes 1 to 0.
- Make it more difficult or easier by adjusting defenses or using more players.
- The players all stand back to back on the center line.
- On the sideline there are 4 different colored cones.
- The players have to do triple trades on the center line and step sliders to the height of the color that the coach mentioned.
- And then back again.
- Tapping
- All players on the baseline.
- 30 sec tapping, sprint to center line, 30 sec tapping, sprint to back line, 30 sec tapping.
- Slides
- All players on the baseline, in slide position and facing left. (or right)
- Slides to the opposite side, until trainer calls GO.
- At GO sprint back to baseline and make other side slides.
- Up to other baseline.
- Squads
- All players on back line, facing center of field.
- 10x single squad.
- 10x halfway and through squad.
- 5x stay deep and only go back up after 5 seconds. (slowly!)
- Lunges
- Lunge walk to the other side of the room. (slow down!)
- Red dot dribbles in while blue dot runs in to defend.
- Red dot passes the ball to the white dot in the corner who immediately takes a shot.
- Blue dot runs to the low post after the close out and gets the ball passed from red cone.
- Red cone takes the rebound and goes to the top blue dot takes own rebound and goes to the corner where red cone was standing.
- Players divide into 2 groups at the sideline.
- Group in runs 1 length back and forth from sideline to sideline.
- When everyone in the group is back the other group runs.
- Then 2 times then 3 times then 4 times.
- Then reduce back to 1 time.
This exercise is intended to teach the basics of HELP defense
Explanation
- Explain weak side/strong side.
- Explain 3 positions: man with ball, strong side, weak side.
- Make pairs: 1 attacker, 1 defender.
- Stand in attack.
- Put defenders down.
Practicing
- Practice dry passing only static.
- Send to the baseline!
- Swap out the help:
- By calling
- Per 5 on 1 side.
- If not with 10.
- Omit 1 pass.
- You stay on the same side.
- Pass the ball to the other row.
- You make 2 teams divided over 2 baskets.
- The first to reach the proposed number of scores wins.
- The losing team does a half-killer.
- 4 Players on the baseline.
- Player B has ball and dribbles to the cone.
- B passes to player C.
- B and C go to goal.
- Player A and D sprint around the cone and start defending.
- Two or three teams. (teams)
- Per pair or trio 1 ball.
- 1 shooter, 1 (or 2) rebounder(s).
- Shooter shoots (from free throw line, or lower position), then sprints to centre line.
- Rebounder catches ball, passes ball to shooter. (Good jump stop, correct distance, call for ball).
- Shooter 5 scores in total, then new shooter.
- Team of which first all shooters have scored 5 times, wins!
Exercise
- 3 men at the bucket, coach at the free throw line.
- Take free throw.
- Outlet to the side, other two rebounding or taking it.
- Pass to outlet. (Never in the middle!)
- Outlet dribbles to centre, other two split left-right.
- To basket across.
- Cutting from free throw line.
- Outlet good jump stop and tight pass.
Starting position
- All players with a ball on the baseline.
Explanation
- Crossover: Good low position and change of speed.
- Behind the back.
- Through the legs.
Exercise
- Zigzag to the other side.
- Change of direction at line basket-basket.