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Basketball drills

  • Blue stands behind the free throw line.
  • Red stands with his back to blue with the ball.
  • On the starting signal, blue sprints to the baseline and sprints back to defend
  • Red sprints to the center line and back to attack.
  • Always score.
drawing 1 vs. 1
  • Outward, the classic weave is run.
  • Back, the weave is run up to the center line.
  • The next 3 players ready to run the weave catch the current 3 players half court and a 3 versus 3 situation is created from which a score must always be scored.
  • After the score, the newest 3 players run the weave and the next 3 will catch these players half court for a 3 versus 3.
drawing Weave with 3 Versus 3 situation
This is a high tempo drill:
  • One shooter to the left and one shooter to the right of the Bucket
  • The rest of the players stand under the board with a ball
  • White passes to the trainer -triangle red
  • The trainer passes left or right to one of the shooters
  • White provides a good Close Out, going high towards the shooter with 2 arms and contesting the shooter
  • The archer tries to hit under pressure
  • After 1 minute switch shooters
  • Variation: different shooting positions
drawing Shooting Under Pressure & Close Out
  • The attacker is given very little space to maneuver past the defender
  • The attacker is not allowed to look at the ball
  • The attacker accelerates
  • The defender starts working on his footwork
  • Once past the hats, the field is wider and scoring is possible
  • Always score
  • Variation: the defender stands in the middle of the narrowed field and the attacker starts further back so you get a more game-like situation
drawing 1 VS 1 Tight cone drill
  • 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 in 2 dribbles to the three-point line
    • Player 1 passes to player 2 who runs along
    • Player 2 does a layup
    • 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:
    • Extra defender under goal
  • Regression:
    • Reduce distance to three-point line
drawing Lay-up warm up drill
  • Teams of 2 people
  • 5 hats on one side of the bucketline
  • Make slides to hat, pick up hat and bring hat to other bucketline with slides
  • When a player has brought all hats from one side to the other, the next player can bring the hats back to the other side with slides.
  • Team that first has all hats back to the starting position wins
  • Losers 10 push ups.
  • Variation: run, slides and run
drawing Slides
  • Blue sprints to the center circle
  • Slides to corner
  • Sprint to center line
  • Slides across center line
  • Blue grabs a ball from one of the 2 hoops and makes a lay up
  • Sprint to corner
  • Tipping ball overhead on fingers and putting ball back into one of the hoops
  • Sprint to baseline -starting position-
  • Variation: With jumpshot; 15 hit
drawing Step slide lay up drill
  • Starting lineup:
    • 2 groups baseline side by side
    • 1 group has a ball
  • Progression:
    • Playing 1 against 1
    • Until the center line, defense step slide passively
    • After the center line plays 1 against 1
  • Progression:
    • Active defense during step slide
    • Extra defender under goal
  • Regression:
    • Passive defense
drawing 1 vs. 1 with step slide
  • Stand with the whole group in a circle in the middle of the field.
  • Each player 1 ball.
  • Dribble normal -hip height
  • Dribble low -below knee
  • Dribble extremely low -bounce no higher than ankle height
  • Dribble low -below knee
  • Dribble normal -hip height
  • Dribble extremely high -above shoulder
  • Dribble normal -hip height
  • Have the players sit while dribbling
  • Now have the players stand up dribbling
  • Have the players dribble sitting down again
  • Players now dribble between their legs
  • Have them stand again and make 8s between their legs, then ball around the waist as fast as possible, then the other way.
Notice:
  1. Each part can be done with both hands
  2. The coach acts as an example.
drawing Basic dribbling
  • Starting lineup:
    • 2 groups at the level of the free throw line
    • 2 players top of the bucket
  • Conduct:
    • Coach throws ball -or collide or roll-.
    • 2 players fight for the ball and play 1-on-1
    • Defense must be between ball and goal
  • Progression:
    • Score with up to 5 dribbles
  • Regression:
    • AFTER
drawing 1 vs. 1 top
  • Base lineup:
    • 3 players in defense
    • 3 players on offense
    • Players not participating wait at the center line in 3 groups
    • Coach has the ball
  • Sequence:
    • Coach passes to 1 player
    • Player opposite runs to the center line first and then returns to defense
    • Play 3 against 3
    • At ball loss, score, rebound, ball goes to coach
    • Offense becomes defense
    • Quickly line up again and next group plays
  • Progression:
    • AFTER
  • Regression:
    • Run defender less far
drawing 3 vs.
  • Starting lineup:
    • 2 players defense on each side of the court
    • 2 players at the height of the extension of the free throw line on each side of the court
    • 3 players on offense
  • Conduct:
    • 3 players play 3-on-2
    • The rebounder gives an outlet pass to a player on the side of the court
    • The rebounder joins in offense to the other side of the court
  • Progression:
    • AFTER
  • Regression:
    • NA
drawing 11 man drill