Basketball drills

• 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.

• 1 player represents 4 other players
• 1 player passes the ball and passes it to the freeman
• If the pass departs from the fixed pass, the other ball may leave for the fixed pass

• 2 attackers on the wing position and 1 defender under the basket
• The attacker with the ball gives a signal the defender chooses either the person with the ball or the other
• If he chooses the person with the ball, the attacker passes the ball to the free person.
• If he chooses the person without the ball, the striker with the ball will go straight to the goal
• Finish with a layup or shot

Requirements

• Basket insight into positional play, knowledge of feint movements

Target

• learn to move in attack and fill the free spot

Organisation

• 5 spots
• 1 player / spot (U10 4 players, U12 5 players)
  • Position 1 passes to position 2, 
  • Feint and cut through towards the basket. 
  • Meanwhile position 3 takes the place of position 1 and position 5 takes the place of position 3. 
  • Cutting player takes place of position 5 (= spot released). 
  • Perform automatically 5 passes and then score via lay-up or jump-shot.

Teaching Points

• Good chest/bounce pass, 
• Quick cut with feint (angular), 
• Open spot fill up, 
• Get ball = in shooting position watch basket first before passing.

• Requirements
  • Be able to dribble and stop in 1 time when receiving a pass
• Aim
  • 1 time stop (jump stop), jump shot with attention to technique of the shot and finish against the board
• Organisation
  • 1 passer in position 2, 
  • players dribble zigzag up to midline and then dribble to 1 position 
  • pass to 2
  • cutting inside until next to the ring, 
  • Receive the pass of 2
  • jump stop and finish with jumpshot.
    • Changing = finisher becomes passer, passer takes rebound and connects to baseline. Next player departs when predecessor has finished.
• Teachingpoints
  • correct stop in 1 time, 
  • finish via shot from shooting-pocket to the board

• The players between the cones guard their terrain. 
• They must prevent the player with the ball from hitting their gate. 
• The player with the ball tries to dribble through the gate. 
• When he hits the other side, he may finish with a lay-up. 
• After the player is on the other side, everyone moves on. 

• Full field. 
• Divide the pilons over the square in 5 equal parts. 
• Players all start on one line. 
• Coach names the pilons from 1 to 5. 
• Players stand or sit ready on 1 line and run on command to the line the coach appoints. 
• This can be done on foot, with slides or dribble. 
• On the designated line the player has to stand still, sit or lie down flat on the belly. 
• When dribbling, the ball must be held in place. 
• Attention should be paid to shielding the ball when standing still.

• All players shoot from multiple positions. 
• Can be a game with players at other basket. 
• For example: 10 points from each position. 
• Scoring of the position under the board also using the board. 
• Catch your own ball or give a good pass to the next in line. 
• Make sure you are ready to score as a shooter. 
• Use only 1 ball per basket

Requirements:

Players must be able to perform a layout from a bounce pass

Aim:

Learn how to create forward scoring opportunities for yourself

Organization:

4 players / quarter field, other players wait in center circle. Move over: offence becomes defence, defence goes out + new offence

The helpline is out: you can play with two groups of four on a basket and force the players not to use the space where the help is in the game.

(first perform the exercise several times without defense)

• guard dribbles up from the center circle
• at the same time, 2 makes a V-cut
• if 2 gets free, pass and 1 v 1
• if defender overshoots 4, then continue the V-cut to at least a meter
• above the three-point line and sprint backwards for the backdoor pass 
• and play 1 v 1
• All score out of:
  • backdoor
  • 1 v 1 from the wing

Mtm offense

• If you don't manage to pass to 2, 2 will sprint to the centre circle and get the pass of 1. 
• The cycle then starts again from the front, but now with 1 at the forward position.

Teaching Points:

• if you can see your defender's shoulder in the pass line at the V-cut, then there is overplay.
• and you have to take the defender up to at least a metre above the three-point line towards the sideline
• sprint at full speed as you go backdoor
• the backdoor pass is mostly one-handed, from the dribble with a flat bounce

• Two rows on the side at the height of the center line. 
• Ball is on one side, attacker decides when he leaves and runs to the middle line, which he must cross all the way. 
• The defender also departs but only has to touch the centre circle. 
• Aim of the exercise is to come in front of the attacker as a defender. 
• When a goal is made, 3 push-ups for the defender, a miss is 3 push-ups for the attacker.

• Walk fast in pairs, from baseline to baseline on the right side of the field, 
• meanwhile chest-pass back and forth, 
• spacing approx. 3 meters. 
• Return on the left, but with bounce pass