Basketball drills
- Both offensive and defensive player fac the basket.
- The attacker puts the ball on the defender's back.
- When he takes it off, he goes to the basket very quickly.
- Ends at turnover or score.
- 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 groups
- 2 baseline
- 2 centerline
- Balls to the midline
- Midline player dribbles past pylon and passes to corner
- Shot in the corner
- Left and right start alternately
- Dribbling past on the left is passing with the left hand
- Passing on the right is passing with the right hand
- Careful with passing
- 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.
- Setup:
- All players 1 ball
- In the three-point line
- Everyone is ticker with ball
- Tapping the ball
- Whoever loses ball is out
- When the group gets smaller make the circle smaller
- Setup:
- 2 players in offense
- 2 players on defense
- 2 players at the free throw line
- 2 players at the other free throw line
- Teams of 2 stay together
- Play 2 on 2 until there is a score or stop
- Defense gives outlet pass to player at free throw line level
- On score, insert ball behind baseline
- These go 2-on-2 to other side of the court
- Offense becomes defense and returns!
- Team that defended connects at the level of the free throw line
- Variations:
- 3 against 3
- Setup:
- 4 players on the baseline
- 4 players at the free throw line
- Coach passes to 1 of the players
- Player opposite the one receiving the pass runs to the baseline before joining the defense
- Other players immediately go on offense and defense
- Stopping the dribble is important
- Defending the basket is important
- Setup:
- Everyone 1 ball
- Do each exercise for 30 seconds:
- Exercises:
- Slam the ball: Hit the ball hard to warm up the fingers
- Squeeze the Banana: We move the ball between the tips of the fingers and go up and down
- Around the World: Ball around head, waist and legs
- Pretzel: Legs spread apart, we hold the ball between the legs, one hand in front and one in back we release the ball and change hands quickly, in the beginning you let the ball hit the ground afterwards don't hit it anymore
- Figure eight: We make a figure eight movement around and through the legs
- Flip: The legs are spread out, we hold the ball between both hands behind the legs and flip the ball through the legs and catch it in front and now back again
- Around the legs: Dribble around 1 leg (10 X) and then around other leg, changing direction
- Ricochet: Legs spread apart, push the ball forward through the legs and pick it up behind the back with the other hand and bring it forward again
- Space catch: We throw the ball upwards and catch it behind the back, keep straight otherwise it will not work first a little low and then higher and higher
- Speed drill: Legs are spread apart, we hold the ball with the left hand in front and the right hand behind, we drop the ball and change hands now we bring the ball in the left hand in front of the two legs to the exit position and so restart we gradually drive up the pace and get a rhythm
3 rows near the basket. Everyone has a ball.
- Row 1 shoots.
- Row 2 shoots next.
- Row 3 shoots last.
- Counting out loud as a group.
- Counting out loud as individuals.
- Last 3 players e.g. run laps.
2 groups at the free throw line.
- Left side passes to players coming from the right side cut in.
- Option 1: layup.
- Option 2: shot in front of the hoop.
- Left and right sides.
- Own rebound and pass through.
- 2 rows on the baseline/ bucket
- 1 ball per row.
- Shoot and when the ball reaches the other row they may throw the ball away.
- Losers push up/ run.
- Per 2 players 1 ball.
- 1 player baseline
- 1 player at free throw line with ball.
- Player baseline runs to other player and receives pass.
- Land, crossover step, 3 dribbles, jump stop, pivot.
- Pass to next player.
- Across the length of the court.
Variations:
- Catch, spin, reverse pivot - heel up when pivoting-.
- Front stop, half pivot, pivot forward.
- Jump and turn in the air, turn and face.
