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Basketball drills

  • Per 2 players
  • Own rebound
  • 5 positions around the bucket
  • After 5 scores advance to the next position
  • Shift clockwise
  • Each duo starts on a different position
  • Everyone stands in a circle and start with 1 ball.
  • The first player calls out the name of the person he/she wants to pass to and only when he/she looks does the player give a pass of their choice; collision, chest, overhead.
  • If this goes well, you can differentiate to multiple balls.
  • 2 sides of the field.
  • Put down 3 pylons; 3-point, 2-point, 1-point.
  • 2 rows, can also do 2 per side if there are too many players.
  • 1 player shoots 3x in a row, 1x from each position, and we count out loud.
  • Whoever gets to 31 first.
Warm up drill:
  • 2 rows in the corner of the field, diagonally.
  • The 1st player without ball goes running, the 2nd player gives baseball pass.
  • At trainer's signal, both players start sprinting.
  • Blue must run around first pawn and Red runs straight through to tap Blue.
  • Red becomes Blue and flips over.
Small room with 4 baskets:
  • Run laps with lay-ups over all baskets.
  • After whistle press up, tap, plank, jump with ball held in hands.
  • After the whistle turn around and left.
  • After the whistle accelerate.

1x1, after the check the player with the ball cannot dribble for X seconds (must pivot and shield the ball, then 1x1)

2 teams, 1 ball (variant without ball, without hands)

Dribble and follow with slides, zig/zag between the lines. Pay attention to slides, footwork. Start on back line and after the last pawn 1-1.


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Different variants:

Opposite each other (pairs, 5 meters apart)

  • Chest pass
  • Bounce pass
  • 2 balls (bounce and chest at the same time)
  • Pass with defender in between (over head, step out, watch defender)
  • Under time pressure (as many passes as possible in 1 minute - count out loud)

2 rows

  • Pass and close behind (chasing the ball)
  • Two three or four-team teams. (teams)
  • Per team 2 balls.
  • 1 shooter, 2 (or 3) rebounder(s).
  • Shooter shoots (from free throw line, or lower position), then sprints to center line.
  • Rebounder catches ball, passes ball to shooter. (proper jump stop, proper distance, call for ball)
  • Shooter total 10 scores, then new shooter.
  • Team whose first to have all shooters score 5 times wins! 
  • Loser runs a suicide.
  • All players a ball, trainer a ball.
  • Players in circle around trainer.
  • Trainer shows off, players imitate:
    • Ball around waist, first left, then right --> eventually as fast as possible.
    • Pass the ball through the legs in a figure of eight, first to the left, then to the right --> eventually as fast as possible.
    • Bounce the ball from front to back through the legs and catch it at the back. Then bounce from back to front and catch.
    • Throw the ball up and catch it with two hands behind your back --> eventually throw it as high as possible.
  • Form pairs, backs against each other, 1 ball per pair.
    • Pass the ball to each other left, right.
    • Pass the ball to each other up/down.
  • Make two teams, line up on the baseline.
    • All face the wall.
    • In line: Pass ball alternately bottom/upper, when you have passed ball, join the front of the line.
    • Whichever team gets to the other side first.