Basketball drills for technique warming-up

• Stand in pairs in the middle of the room.
• You do with this pair 'stone - paper - scissors' and who loses must tap the winner as soon as possible.
• The winner must try to tap the wall on his side of the room as quickly as possible.

This drill can serve well as a warming up drill (passing / finishing) but is also a good breakdown for a "scissor" play, or "split the post". You can expand the drill to include other options that may or may not be used in your set play. You start off basic, simple, and as your team is ready, you expand the exercise further and further.

• The exercise starts with two rows on two spots (e.g. 2 guard spots).
• If you have a larger team, you work on 2 baskets. Again, we would like to see everyone finish as many balls as possible.
• So make the groups as small as possible, but at least 4-6 players per basket.
• #1 starts the exercise by making a preliminary move ("setting up" the defender) and cutting tightly over the pawn (or chair).
• As a trainer you can also stand here for a while as a high-post so that it becomes recognizable for the players.
• #4 passes the ball to the cutting in #1 and after his pass he immediately makes another pre-move and cuts across the pawn in the same way, then gets the ball from #2.
• Rotation: Each player catches his own ball, and joins the line from which he received the ball. The exercise continues in this manner continuously.

Variations:

• Vary speed. The players must first master the technique of cutting in. Set up a man, push off and accelerate, etc. (see teaching points). Then increase the pace.
• Receive and shoot the ball;
• Make a pop-out (when a defender passes underneath) and shoot;
• Train aggression with pad, unbalance players when cutting in;
• After cutting in, offer the ball at the low post and finish with a post move (also think of countermoves), use pads here too;
• Work with a high-post player (trainer or one of the players): Pass the ball to the high-post first and then: hand-off / hi-lo, etc (depending on your own options);
• Eventually work with defenders involved as well;

Teaching Points:

• Set up defenders;
• Push off on the outer foot and accelerate (change of direction = change of speed)

Aggressive cutting in!

• Cut straight over the pawn, do not make wide turns ("shoulder to shoulder");
• Communication in the passing game, seeking eye contact, clearly asking for the ball with the front hand, asking in front of the man and running into the ball;
• Finish from the left side with the left hand, and the same applies for the right side;

1. Start in the starting position facing the running ladder.

2. Step with your left foot into the first compartment of the walking ladder and join your right foot (make sure your heels don't touch the ground).

3. Then move forward through the step ladder in the above manner.

4. Alternate the starting foot in turn.

5. Also try to do the exercise the other way around, so you start with your back to the ladder.

1. Start in the starting position facing the step ladder.
2. Jump forward with both feet at the same time. Your left foot ends up next to the first square of the ladder and your right foot ends up in the first square. You're making a ski movement.
3. Keep on jumping, your left foot now lands in the first square of the step ladder and your right foot lands next to the second square of the step ladder.
Make sure you are at full speed at the end of the ladder.


1. Start in the starting position facing the running ladder.
2. This exercise is performed with one foot only. Jump with your left foot into the first square and then hop forward diagonally with your left foot landing next to the second step of the ladder.
3. Hop to the second compartment and hop forward diagonally, landing on the right side of the third step.

4. At the end of the ladder, make sure you're at full speed, but watch your posture and land on the ball of your foot only (so the heel doesn't touch the ground).
5. Alternate the starting foot.

1. Start in the starting position with your face towards the ladder.
2. Jump with both feet into the first compartment of the ladder and immediately jump forward where your feet land next to the second step of the ladder.
3. You sprint to the second step of the ladder and jump forward but now land on the right side of the step. So you make a zigzag movement.
Make sure you're at full speed at the end of the ladder.

1. Start in the starting position, facing the ladder.

2. Step with your right foot into the first square of the ladder.

3. Pass your left foot behind your right foot and place it next to the first compartment of the step ladder diagonally behind your right foot.

4. Place your right foot next to the first box on the step ladder next to your left foot.
5. Step with your left foot into the second box of the step ladder and now step with your right foot behind your left foot and then place your left foot again next to the right foot.
6. Follow these steps for the whole ladder.


1. Start in the starting position, facing the ladder.
2. Step with your left foot into the first compartment of the step ladder and join your right foot in the first compartment of the step ladder.
3. As soon as your right foot is in the first compartment of the ladder move your left foot next to the first compartment of the ladder.
4. Jump with your right foot straight forward so that it ends up in the second compartment of the step ladder and join your left foot.
5. As soon as your left foot is connected, jump with your right foot next to the second compartment of the step ladder.
6. Follow the above steps for the rest of the step ladder.

• Players in a circle arm in arm. In the middle pawns,
• Try to get the other to a cone by pulling.
• Try to get the other against a pawn by pulling.
• At 5 points you get a penalty and you have to push the other one.

• In a field of nine squares the aim is to make 3 in a row (butter, cheese and eggs).
• Two teams have a pair of 2 players ready.
• One runs to a square to occupy it, the other dribbles through the pawns and plays the ball to the square.
• Only when the ball is received in the box it may remain there.
• When both players of the team have run back, the next two may play.

• there are 3 tickers.
• The other players bounce to the center line,
• the taggers try to tap the ball away.

series of exercises to train postural muscles

• hip crossover
• scorpion
• one-hundred
• left hand on right knee, right hand on right ankle, left leg extended (15 cm off the ground), shoulders off the ground -> change: right hand on left knee, left hand on left ankle, right leg extended. Calm movement!
• On hands/knees (shoulders - torso - legs rectangle). Turn right leg and right arm up towards the ceiling, hips together. From here, turn back, dog pose, swing left leg up, back to hands/knees. Repeat! Idem left.
• Side posture, upper leg stretched back, upper arm stretched forward. Bring hand to knee and stretch again. Repeat! Same as on the other side.
• Sit on right hip, right hand on the ground. From here up with left leg stretched towards ceiling and back again. Repeat! Same as left side.
• plank posture. From there, move foot by foot next to your hand and back again. Order: first right first, then left first (alternately).

• give each other the right arm and bend your knees in a sitting position.
• idem left arm

• Two pairs shake hands in a crossed position (see photo) and kneel down in the sitting position.

• 2 opposite each other, bend their knees in the sitting position and come up and kick forward with the left and right leg alternately.

Two persons face to face in a lying position. They push themselves up and give each other a hand slap (see photo)