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Basketball drills

  • Passer/shooter. 2 pairs per basket. Can also be done with 3 couples.
  • Position 1. Head. Run to center line (touch hand) and back, catch pass. (10x)
  • Position 2. Outside bucket, extended post-up line. Touch sideline.
  • Position 3. Cup. Touch back line.


  • A. 4-6 player left or right on three-point line.
  • B. 4-6 players left or right under the basket with the ball.
  • A runs in, receives pass from B. A makes jump stop. B is in position to pass.
  • Jump-stop A for B. Pivot/rotate around B and score.
  • A. with ball to row B, B to row A. (do not run through exercise, via sideline).
  • 1 or 2 baskets depending on number of players.

(Coach repeats)

  • Signal to next.
  • Task captain in the future.
  • Hand clap for example.
  • Legs, arms, back, neck, shoulders, hands.
  • Whole field lay-up with outlet pass. (High tempo)
  • Coach starts on center line, players cross behind it.
  • Back line is goal at 10 players
  • 5x2 free throws.
  • 6 hit is goal for season
  • Spread the players over the width of the field with enough space in between.
  • One player in front of the group and she does everything and the group follows the player in all her movements.
  • Slides, sprints, turns, sitting, standing, jumping.
  • Center stands with defender on low post with ball (4 rows, 2 defense, 2 offense.
  • Swap spots after each shot)
  • Pass to forward. (Passive defense drill)
  • After pass, center runs to three-point line. (Defense defends in the back)
  • Forward pass to center on 3-pointline.
  • Cut forward to basket/pass center, hand-off from center, forward over head, above or below.
  • Passive defense. As offense skills increase, passive defense can be converted to active defense.
    • (Connecting drill on 3-out, 2-in offense).
  • 4 laps of basketball court.
  • Each lap faster.
  • Lap 1. Jog tempo
  • Round 2. Throwing loose arms, throwing loose legs
  • Lap 3. Trim-tempo.
  • Lap 4. Trim-tempo.
  • Around the sports hall.
  • Times p.p. note and 1st and last highlight.
  • Blow out.
  • Another round but faster!

5 players are ready at the free throw line coach stands at the free throw line

after the shot, the 4 catches the ball (hit or not) and takes it out on the other side of the board.

  • 1 crosses by the shooter and gets the ball
  • 2 is already running away
  • 5 is already walking towards the post
  • 3 runs to other wing, and gets pass from 1 with hard dribble to the ring.


After each action 2, 4 and 5 run in for rebound. 4 takes ball out again, 1 runs on line.

  • First action is 4 takes ball out, and passes to 1, who dribbles to center and passes to 2 who goes with 1 hard dribble to the ring.
  • Next action is pass 4 -> 1 -> 2 -> 5 into post for action under basket
  • Next action is pass 4 -> 1 -> 3 -> 1 for shot on top
  • Next action is pass 4 -> 1 -> 2 -> 4 in the high post trailer
  • Last action is long pass from 4 to 3 for the last minute shot/layup.
drawing Fast break situations
  • Goal:Focus on ritual.
    • Tired end of game.
    • Calm breathing/Ritual.
  • 5x2 free throws p.p. 2 baskets.
    • 5 pushups per miss
  • Rest team on bucket, on make 2 claps, on miss 1 clap.
  • Run a weave with three men to the opposite side,
  • One runs the layup and the other two both get a ball from the two players waiting on the back line.
  • These two men on the back line go back to the other side with the layup runner for another weave with the same end except now all three players switch and go for it.
  • Now all three players switch and three new players go across.
  • Objective :
    • make as many points as possible in 4 minutes and 15 seconds
drawing 4.15