Basketball drills

Prerequisites:
Players must master the basic technique of dribbling.

Objective:
to improve the different dribbling techniques

Organisation:

• Players dribble back and forth across the field twice and then get a new assignment.
• and then get a new assignment

Tips:

• build up the level of difficulty: during the training, but also during the season
• If necessary, differentiate within the group; for example beginners do once a between the legs and advanced 4x

Techniques and teaching points:

• between the legs (leg on the side of the ball is back hand over the ball dribble is backwards diagonally between the legs and change direction low with a crossover step)
• Under the buttocks (after the mini jump stop the feet are next to each other at shoulder width hand over the ball fetch the ball with a flat bounce behind the back to the other hand with an open step changing direction)
• Behind the back (leg on the side of the ball is in front hand over the ball pass the ball with a quick movement behind the back hand with the ball so far through the hand that the wrist touches the hip on the other side. The ball will then hit the ground well in front of the body)
• Fake cross over (leg on the ball side is on the ground hand on the outside over the ball shoulders and front foot move short and fast to the free hand hand turns with a quick movement over the ball to the inside dribble the ball diagonally to the outside continued with an open step)

General

• look over the ball and survey the field in front of you
• The bounce is hard
• The ball is low
• Dribble with your wrist
• A change of hand is ALWAYS accompanied by a change of direction and speed
• Even after a feint, always change direction and accelerate

Variations:

• increase the number of times you make a movement: e.g. back and forth 3x between the legs dribble
• OR always 2 between the dribbles and then a between the legs dribble
• combine techniques, e.g. an between the legs dribble directly followed by a under the buttocks dribble
• start with different dribble starts: cross over step, open step, jab step
• Let these be preceded by a fake shot, fake pass etc.
• always stop at the sideline with a jump stop, lire or reli, followed by a half turn. The players then make
• then 4 stops and 4 dribble starts

Two balls:

• each player has two balls (also possible with a miniball for the strong hand and a men's ball for the weak hand)
• go back and forth 2 times, keep dribbling at the turning points
• always start from standstill with 5 hard, simultaneous dribbles
• vary equal/different hip, knee and ankle height

Prerequisites:
players must have a reasonable grasp of the basic technique of dribbling

Objective:
practice speed change and direction change with the ball in front

Organization:

• players dribble zigzagging between two lines along the length of the field
• when they reach a longitudinal line, they make a crossover dribble
• change direction and accelerate
• when the first dribbler reaches the extended free throw line, the next one starts

Teaching points:

• look over the ball and survey the court in front of you
• Leg on the side of the ball is in front
• hand over the ball
• crossover dribble is backwards in front of the body and low
• with an open step in the other direction

Variations:
dribble goggles use

Prerequisites:

• Players should have a reasonable grasp of the basic technique of dribbling.

Objective:
practice speed change and change of direction with the ball between the legs

Organization:

• players dribble zigzagging between two lines along the length of the field
• when they reach a longitudinal line with their foot, they make a dribble between the legs, changing direction and accelerating
• when the first dribbler is at the extended free throw line, the next one starts

Teaching points:

• look over the ball and survey the court in front of you
• stop with a jump in 2 TR
• Leg on the side of the ball is behind
• Hand over the ball
• dribble backwards between the legs and low
• with a crossover step in the other direction

Variations:
use dribbling goggles

Requirements:

• Players must be able to dribble away diagonally with one hand on the side of the ball

Preparatory exercise:

• two players stand next to the free throw line, both feet pointing to the back line.Pass to each other with a bounce pass behind the back

Objective:
To practice speed change and direction change with the ball behind the body, while keeping the dribbler's field of vision focused on the part of the field in front of him

Organisation:

• players dribble zigzagging between two lines along the length of the field
• when their foot reaches a longitudinal line, they make a behind-the-back dribble
• change direction and accelerate
• when the first dribbler is at the extended free throw line, the next one starts
• Teaching points:
• look over the ball and survey the court in front of you
• Leg on the side of the ball is in front
• hand over the ball
• Pass the ball with a quick movement behind your back
• Pull the hand with the ball through so far that the wrist touches the hip on the other side The ball then hits the ground well in front of the body, matching the speed at which the dribbler is moving, so that it bounces exactly into the other hand.
• direction change is often less than 90 degrees
  
  

Variations:Â-

• Start left and right

Prerequisites:

• players must already have good dribbling skills

Objective:
Using penetration to play the defender out of position and create a jump shot and use backup dribble to create space if that fails

Organisation:

• the four positions are always one metre outside the three-point line.
• always penetrate with the right hand on the right side of the helpline, on the left with the left hand.
• player 1 dribbles in hard with his right hand
• Switches hands under the buttocks at the bucket's edge
• and goes with a backup dribble with the left hand to the next position
• passes under the buttocks and with right again dribbles in hard
• to the third position with backup left and directly dives in with left again
• from the last position stop at the bucket's edge and take a jump shot

Teaching points:

• Always go in hard
• Keep body between ring and ball during backup
• Head right to overlook the whole width of the field.
• do not penetrate further than the bucket rim.
• dribble backwards to one meter outside the three-point line.

Variations:

• start on the other side
• Finish with rocker step, fade away etc.
• retreat instead of backup, i.e. jump backwards with two feet when breaking the penetration, then pass under the buttocks
• between the legs instead of under the buttocks

• 2 or 4 teams (1 or 2 fields)
• Each team has 1 ball and is at the head of the bucket
• Take turns shooting
• If you score then you may go to the other basket to shoot a free throw
• Is it touching, it is 1 point.
  • At 5 points the team has won
• Possibly you can turn it into a conditioning training
• When a shot is missed
• There must then be run to the back line and back 

• A runs in and (runs or around his/her axis and passes the ball to B or gives a sliding flat to B).
• B takes the ball open and gives a weighted push (a push that stops rolling) in the course of player C
• C takes the ball and accelerates to the pilons line without stopping or slowing it down (hip just in front of the left foot is the easiest way to do this) C the ball in the course of Player D 
• Player D runs through the ball and takes the ball strongly. He runs through one gives a backhand pass (FINGERS SPREAD) to E 
• Player E takes the ball at once and gives a bouncing ball in the course of F that takes and scores!
• Differentiation:
  • Player A must give a slide on B (let the ball slide off your stick)
  • Persist: you are chasing your ball

• Purpose:
  • Reaction speed and 1 against 1 
• Assignment:
  • Divide the players into pairs and give them one number per pair. 
  • When the trainer says a number, the players with that number sprint to the center as fast as possible, grab the basketball and dribble to basket for 1 to 1.
  • They get only 1 attempt to score. After their goal attempt, the ball goes back to the trainer. 
• You can also call several numbers at once for 2 against 2, 3 against 3 etc.

• Numbers opposite each other. 
• Increasing distance slowly.
  • Pass with 1 hand up on 1 hand teammate.
  • Catch with 1 hand and throw back. Continue until ball falls. 
  • Alternate right/left.
• As soon as this runs. 
  • Two numbers left and right midcourt. 
  • Throw with 1 hand, catch, pass with same hand on cutting player for lay-up.
  • Left/right alternate.

• Twos: 
• 3x10 shots. 
• Shot outside the bucket player A, player B rebound.
• Player A runs to midcourt.
• Touches line with hand comes back gets the pass.
• Shot. 10x. 
• Then switch. 
• 2nd time e.g. to sideline, 3rd time back line.

This drill is meant to let the players work on speed, condition and a bit of footwork:

Start in corner A;

• The player will run in a row making sure that the fastest man/woman is in front, so that he sets the pace and can take the rest of the group with him.
• From point A the players will run over the blue line to the back line, then they make slides over the back line (the green line) until the bucket line, then they run backwards over the red line to the other back line, slides over the green line forward run over the blue line and again slides over the green line and backwards run over the red line.
• Then slides over the whole back line to point A.
• Every time you pass point A the exercise starts again, determine the number of repetitions according to the condition of the team and build it up as the training progresses.
• After a while you could also hang on to the exercise for example within 40 sec. 1 time. Are you too late? Push-ups, sit-ups etc.

On the picture below:

Blue = run forward

Green = slides

Red = Run backwards

Please note:

- with the slides, bend the knees, the important thing is that the movement is fast but above all is made good;

- let the players start with a few second intervals, especially when walking backwards they will get in each other's way;

- when running backwards look forward, as if you are looking at the man you are defending;

- that the lines are not cut off.