Basketball drills
- Starting lineup:
- Use a whole court
- 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 to the left on the 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
- Progression:
- Change of direction at the level of the three-point line
- After the layup, stay on defense
- Regression:
- Taking shot instead of layup
- 2 attacking players with both a ball
- Start simultaneously on the end line
- Dribble around a cone on the center line
- Then go through a gate of 2 cones at the level of the free-throw line to score first
- Those who miss must go through the gate again
- When they have scored, they pass the ball to the next teammate
- The first team to score with all its players wins
- 5 defensive players along the sideline
- Each defender stands in a hoop and may not come out of it
- The other players are attackers
- Attackers try to get past the 5 defenders
- Attackers use fakes and hand switches
- Defenders try to stop the attackers without error
- Defenders are not allowed to come out of their box
- After the last defender, the attacker makes a lay-up
- Optionally, the game can be played in 2 teams
- Teams can alternate and try to make as many successful lay-ups as possible within a given time
- Setup:
- Group left
- Group right
- Lay-up
- Lay-under
- Lay-under 1 hand
- Power lay-up
- Reverse lay-up
- Lay-up with jump stop and shot short distance
- Lay-up with pass, pass, defense
- Variations:
- Right
- Left
- Center
- With change of direction
- Setup:
- 1 player under goal
- All other players around the goal
- Player under goal passes 1 by 1 to the players around the goal.
- At the end finish with a power jump-stop.
- Possibly split the group into two.
- Setup:
- 2 groups
- At the level of the free throw line
- First a v-cut, then get ball.
- Pivot and shot.
- Own rebound.
- Connect on the other side.
- Careful with pivoting on right foot.
- Passing with right or left hand, depends on side.
- 20 scores.
- Variations:
- Pivot and dribble to goal, lay-up
- Straight to goal driven
- Pivot and dribble to goal, jump stop
- Reverse pivot and lay-up
- Reverse pivot and shot
- Setup:
- 4-on-4
- Between center line and end line
- No dribbling
- No holding the ball overhead
- Passes only
- Score when you cross the center line or end line
- Intention is to run free
- Moving without the ball
- Make decisions with the ball
- Setup:
- 2 groups at baseline level
- 2 players center baseline
- Coach throws ball (or collide or roll)
- 2 players fight for ball and play 1-on-1
- Defense must be between ball and goal
- Setup:
- 2 groups at center line level
- 2 players look towards goal (stutter)
- Coach throws ball towards goal
- 2 players fight for the ball and play 1 on 1
- Defense must be between ball and goal
- Setup:
- 2 groups at the level of the free throw line
- 2 players top of the bucket
- 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
- Setup:
- Group left
- Group right
- Lay-up
- Lay-under
- Lay-under 1 hand
- Power lay-up
- Reverse lay-up
- Lay-up with jump stop and shot (short distance)
- Lay-up with pass, pass, defense
- Variations:
- Right
- Left
- Center
- Setup:
- 3 groups
- Top, down left, down right
- Top passes to right, player already running to next spots
- Player receiving ball passes to next -who is also already running.
- Important to pass in front of the player.
- Important to pass with right hand and left as we turn.
- 30 successful passes.
