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Basketball drills

  • 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
  • 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
Weave with 3 players
  • Player 1 finishes
  • Player 2 and 3 receive a pass on the side of the court and take a shot with their own rebound.
  • They try to make 100 scores within the 1.30 min
drawing USA drill
  • 2 players low -team blue-
  • 2 players high
  • 1 player, not actively involved in the game, on the baseline
  • 1 player, not actively involved in the game, around the 3-point line
  • Player on the baseline passes tightly to the player standing around the 3 point line
  • Player on the 3 point line shoots
  • Team blue provides a good close out
  • Team red and blue fight for the rebound
  • After the rebound there is a 2 vs. 2 situation and they continue until there is a score
  • Explain well in advance what constitutes a good close out
  • With a large group, divide the players over several baskets
drawing Rebound & Close out
Option 1
  • Blue runs to the middle and receives the pass from orange
  • Orange then fills in blue
  • White and Red come up at the same time that orange passes to blue
  • White receives the pass from blue at the free throw line and faces the basket
  • Red accelerates somewhere near the free throw line and heads for the basket
  • White passes to red and red makes a layup
Option 2
  • After orange passes to blue, orange also cuts across the right side and there is a second playoff opportunity for white.
Option 3
  • Orange and blue continue to cut in and white takes a shot
  • Orange and blue fight for the rebound and a score
* After building this exercise up to Option 3, players must be sharp, there can always be a pass or fight for the rebound.
* There is no dribbling
* Rotation is counterclockwise

drawing 4 Corners drill without a dribble
  • 3 rows behind the baseline.
  • Center player blue passes to the left or right.
  • He runs behind his pass, around the one who received the pass.
  • The player who received the pass- red- passes it to the opposite side -white-.
  • Also runs after the pass to receive the ball again from blue.
  • On the other side of the field a layup is made and they make the weave back to the other side of the field.
  • Then the next 3 players can start.
* Don't make the field too wide.
* Vary shot.
* Players must ask for the ball.
* Tight chest passes.
* 30 touches in 5 minutes. If not achieving 15 push ups or walk the difference.

drawing Weaven
  • Basic setup:
    • 1 defender under each goal
    • 2 groups at the center line
  • Conduct:
    • 1 against 1 on each side of the field
    • Defense stays standing when scoring
    • To score first 10 times
  • Progression:
    • Maximum of 5 dribbles from as soon as you cross the center line
  • Regression:
    • Defense with hands behind back
drawing 1 vs. 1, full court
  • Guard chooses where to pass to.
  • Defender of player with ball goes to cone, player with ball attacks.
  • Weak side gives help and defends.
  • Driver makes choice to whom he passes.
drawing Help defense
  • In threesomes shooters
drawing Shooting drill
  • Starting lineup:
    • Per 2 form a team
    • 5 positions around the bucket
    • Each duo starts at a different position
    • Maximum of 3 teams per goal
  • Progression:
    • Players each take turns taking a shot
    • Players take their own rebound
    • After 5 scores, move to the next position
    • Shift clockwise
    • Team that scores first at all positions 5 times wins
  • Progression:
    • Take shots from slightly farther away
    • Walk out to sideline or end line
  • Regression:
    • Taking shots from slightly closer
drawing Paired shooting
  • Starting lineup:
    • Use the whole field
    • 2 players stand right on the center line ready to do lay-up
    • 2 players stand on the left center line ready to do lay-up
    • 3 players stand on the right sideline, level with the free throw line
    • 3 players stand on the left sideline, level with the free throw line
  • Progression:
    • Players at the center line start their lay-up
    • After the lay-up, they take their own rebound and give an outlet pass to the waiting player on the sideline
    • Then they join the sideline, at the level of the free throw line
    • Lay-up, bob cousy, power lay-up, lay-back, jump stop
  • Progression:
    • Change of direction at the level of the three-point line
    • Crossover, behind the back, reverse dribble at the center line
    • After lay-up stay on defense
  • Regression:
    • Taking shot instead of lay-up
drawing Lay-ups with outlet