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Basketball drills

  • 2 players on offense.
  • 2 players on defense.
  • 2 players at the free throw line.
  • 2 players at the level of the other free throw line.
  1. Play 2 against 2 until there is a score or stop.
  2. Defense gives outlet pass to player at height free throw line.
  3. These go 2-for-2 to other side of the court.
  4. Offense becomes defense and returns.
  5. Defense goes to height free throw line.
Variation: can also go 3-on-3.

Note: ball entered behind baseline, with defense.
drawing 2 on 2, get back
  • Half players baseline.
  • Half players half court.
  1. Player baseline throws against board and takes rebound.
  2. Chin the ball.
  3. Turn and dribble toward middle line.
  4. Outlet pass to player middle line.
  5. Player middle line goes for a layup.
  6. Dribbling return to baseline.
  7. Now with defender other side of field.
drawing Outlet drill
  • 5 x 2 free throws.
  • 2 groups side by side.
  • Each takes turns shooting.
  • Count how many in.
  • 2 misses = length of run.
  • 1 miss = half length run.
  • 2 groups
  • At the level of the free throw line

  • First a v-cut, then get ball
  • Pivoting and shooting
  • Own rebound
  • Connecting on the other side
Notice:
  • With pivot on right foot
  • Passing with right or left hand, depending on side
  • 20 scores

  • Pivot and dribble to goal, lay-up
  • Straight to goal driven
  • Pivot and dribble to goal, jump stop
drawing V-cut shooting
  • Everyone stands in a circle and start with 1 ball.
  • The first player calls out the name of the person he/she wants to pass to and only when he/she looks does the player give a pass of their choice; collision, chest, overhead.
  • If this goes well, you can differentiate to multiple balls.
  • Everyone on baseline.
  • 3 defenders.
    • 1 at level of free throw line.
    • 1 at mid-line.
    • 1 at the free throw line.
  • Defense stays on their line, may deviate a bit.
  1. Players dribble across.
  2. Whoever loses ball becomes defender.
  3. Group of defenders gets bigger and bigger.
drawing Bird on a wire
  • 1 defender under each goal.
  • 2 groups at the center line.
  • 1 against 1 on each side of the field.
  • Defense stays put when scoring.
  • To score first 10 times.
  • Right and left.
drawing 1 vs. 1, full court
This exercise sounds simple but it certainly is not:
  • The idea is for the player with the ball to get past a 100% giving defender in 3 dribbles.
  • The scoring player stays put, misses then goes out and the defender may attack against a new person.
  • The goal is for the player to give everything during this exercise.
  • Here the attacker is forced to be explosive and use his whole body.
drawing Three step king of court
  • Player A shoots from 10 different positions, with Player B rebounding and passing tight passes to Player A.
  • 10x shots are made from each position.
  • Both players take their turn.
  • You have about 20 minutes to have both shot, if this is not the case there is a suicide.
  • The goal of this exercise is to focus purely on your form.
At the end of the exercise you are asked which of the two has scored the most.
The losing player runs a suicide, should the score be forgotten, both players run a suicide.
drawing Form exercise
  • Prior to the exercise, we first stretch and run a suicide.
  • The ball is in the middle.
  • Two persons run backwards on the starting signal to the back line, then first to get hold of the ball on the middle line.
  • A 1-on-1 situation then arises here in which the person with the ball attacks and the other must defend.
drawing Warming up
  • 2 groups at center line level.
  • 2 players look towards goal.
  • Coach throws ball towards goal.
  • 2 players fight for the ball and play 1 against 1.
drawing 1 vs. 1 on center line
  • Warm-up exercise without ball - 5 minutes of +- 5 rounds.
  • 4 cones in a square in the room with one exercise performed along each side:
    • Sideways shuffling with the face turned to 1 particular side.
    • Swinging arms, per round this can be alternated forward/backward.
    • Side shuffling with the face turned to the same side as last time so that the other leg is now first.
    • Skipping, lifting knees, can be alternated per round with seat touching.
drawing Warming up - walking