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Basketball drills

  • baseline start.
  • 1 man dribble attack
  • 1 man footwork defense
  • from the halfway line 1-1
  • 2 players, one ball.
  • Player A one side/under the basket (rebounder shot)
  • Player B approx. 3,5m from the basket (FT-line).
  • Back too the ring.
  • Backfoot 135degrees. Step in, get bll. shoot.
  • 10 shots in a row. switch.
drawing Trigger step on Catch (135dg)
  • 2 players.
  • Player A, rebound/pass
  • Player B max 1 m from the basket/In front.
  • 1 ) Get ball. in shothand. Finish like regular shot, using just one hand.
  • 2 ) High arching swish, both hands.
  • 3 ) Pinch a coin in-between guide hand thumb and pointer finger. Catch and shoot this way. (Eliminates your thumb)
  • 4 ) 2,5-3m from basket. Ball in non shooting hand, Dribble and load directly in shooting hand. No pauses, direct shooting.
  • 5 ) Fades: Get ball from passer, fake one side, one dribble shoot. (Change speed quickly) Use spots you need in a game.
  • 6 ) Baseline drifts. Start sideline, move to baseline, get pass, shoot.
  • 7 ) Slot on the 3-point line. Move to wing, get pass, shoot. Walk back to middle. Same
  • 8 ) Transition pull up's. Start midcourt, 2 to 3 dribble. Pull up for the shot.
  • 9 ) Alternate range shooting. Take a shot outside perimeter, after shot, walk 2/3 steps backwards, get pass shoot, walk 2/3 forward etc.
  • 10) 5 spots in a row. Corner, wing, mid, wing, corner. (make 2 per spot)
  • 11) Free throw golf. 18 shots. Miss is bogey 1, hit ring is Par 0, Hit shot is Birdie -1. Best score wins.
  • 12 V-cut shooting. Passers one side off the bucket, shooters other side. V-cut, get ball top bucket, shoot.



  • finger tip over head for chest cupboard.
  • around head, waist, knee
  • make between legs
  • release ball between legs and change hands to catch without impact.
  • throw ball behind back over shoulder left right.
  • 10x right dribble 10x left dribble. pushing hard on the ball and not looking at the ball.
  • 2x right cross to left 2x left cross ... Don't look at ball
  • Dribble an 8 through the legs and keep the ball low.
  • Keep dribbling the ball behind your back.
  • Dribble between the legs front and back
  • Position 1. Minimum of 3 players. Every other spot 2.
  • Return other side withmid-court pass to runner. 2 steps lay-up.
  • Pos. 1 goes to 2.
  • Pos. 2 goes to 3
  • Pos. 4 goes to 5
  • Pos 5 goes to pos 1. (With ball)
  • Pos 6. (Coach/Assistant)
drawing Passinglines fast-break drill
  • 6-10 players.
  • Passing around the bucket. Practising helpsidedefense.
  • Incl. low post cutting along baseline.
  • Other basket.
  • Player 1 with ball under the basket, roll ball to plater 2. Close-out.
  • Player 2 drive to the basket, only over baseline!!!!
drawing Helpside drill and offense drill/baseline close.
  • 5 players.
  • 3 offensive,
  • 2 passive defensive players.
  • Well executed,
  • possible to add 1 off
  • and 1 def player in corner.
drawing Pass to player on dunckerspot
  • 3 guys outside 3-point line.
  • Pass/Dribble right, move right.
  • Pass the ball to moving player when he is outside again. (Pure for the drill, insidelay-up is goal 1)
  • (Defenders can be added later.)
  • Score 10 free throws.
  • When you score your first free throw, you may take your second.
  • When you miss your first shot, you sprint back and forth twice.
  • You slide over the back lines and over the middle line and sprint over the other lines.
  • You run an eight twice and then a rest and that 3 times.
  • You start in the corner
drawing figure eights
  • You dribble to the center line while the defender sends you to one side until the basket-basket line and the off line after the center line 1v1
drawing crisp
  • outlet pass two by two attacks
  • and then quickly swipe
drawing Outlet pass