Basketball drills

• Starting lineup:
  • Form triplets.
  • Two balls per trio.
  • One player in the middle.
  • One player on the baseline with one ball.
  • 1 player on the other baseline with ball.
• Exercise:
  • Player in the middle sprints to the baseline. (to player with ball).
  • Outside the bucket he/she receives the ball.
  • Makes a jump stop.
  • Shoots.
  • Takes own rebound.
  • Player who passed sprints to the other side.
  • Receives pass.
  • Shoots.
• Team that gets to 20 scores first, wins.

• Dry practise
  • All players on the baseline.
  • First player starts in the corner, makes slides.
  • Slanting towards line of basket. (Put a pawn down!)
  • From there, sprint to the side of the center line.
  • Then slides to line of basket.
  • Then from there sprint again.
• Practise with attacker - without 1v1
  • Pairs with 1 ball.
  • Start on the baseline, in the corner.
  • 1 attacker, 1 defender.
  • Explain position:
    • Sit deep.
    • Hand in knee.
    • Other hand prevents pass.
  • Slides to the other side.
  • Second round same as above, but from the middle line 1-on-1.

• Czech Square
  • Chest pass.
  • Bouncepass.
  • Push pass.
  • Overhead pass.
• Show us where you want the ball!
• Passing in such a way that the receiver does not have to hold back, but can simply run on.

• There are still too many players who haven't mastered the two-count rhythm yet!
• Right layups
  • Pay attention to the 2-count rhythm. (push off with the right leg)
  • Upper hand layups.
  • Underhand lyups.
• Left layups
  • Pay attention to 2-count rhythm (right leg drop off, shoot the ball with the left (or two hands)).
  • Upper hand layups.
  • Underhand lyups.

• Rows of 5-6 men, 2 per basket, 1 ball per row.
• Throw ball against the board, next player catches and throws again immediately against the board.
• U12-2 must catch ball in the air.

• All players are spread over the playing area.
• One player starts as the "hunter" and one player as the "prey".
• The "hunter" tries to catch the "prey".
• The "prey" can escape by running away or lying down next to another player.
• This player now becomes the "hunter" and the old "hunter" becomes the "prey".

• When?
• When there is high pressure on the ball carrier + full denial from the defender on the forward.
• 3T0
• Option 1: backdoor from blue
• Option 2: Fill the spot - drive or shooting from red
• Option 3: Drive after backdoor pass from white
• Option 4 drive and pass to blue for shot
• Then in 3T3 and apply.

• White triangle (1)
  • Ball against plate
• Blue triangle (2)
  • Gets around the ball
  • Pass from White to Blue
• Red triangle (3)
  • Runs to the sideline
  • Pass from Blue to Red
• White triangle
  • Runs trailer
  • Pins and spins and gets the ball from Red
  • Finish
• After pass of Red
  • Gets red ball from red ball (4)
  • Finishes off Red.
• After pass of red ball blue gets ball from blue ball (5)
  • Finishes blue.
• White triangle becomes red triangle 1 => 3
• Blue triangle becomes red ball 2 => 4
• Red triangle becomes blue sphere 3 => 5
• Red sphere becomes white triangle 4 => 1
• Blue sphere becomes blue triangle 5 => 2

• Everyone a ball
  • Outward zigzag dribble around cones
  • Midline backline sprint/dribble
  • Side/slides over the back line
  • Back various commands (Crabwalk, backwards dribble, between the legs)
  • 5x push-ups, abs on midline
  • Finish with lay-up or shot from the hoop
• Start slowly as a warming-up
• Then faster and faster (keep distance)
• Coach lining up on the way back to give different assignments

• 2 teams
• Each team an own basket
• 1 or 2 balls (depending on team size)
• 1 shooter
• Rest of the team is rebounder/passer
• Shooter runs lay-ups from the head
• Alternating left/right: 7 lay-ups hit
• Shooter shoots alternately left/right from the bottom of the bucket
• Then walks to the other side and back again: 5 hits
• Shooter shoots free throw
• Then sprints to the midline and back: 3 hits
• Winner scores point for team
• Team with fewest points runs suicide

• Two or three teams
• Per pair or trio 1 ball
• 1 shooter,
• 1 o(f 2) rebounder(s)
  • Shooter shoots (from the free throw line, or lower position)
  • Sprinting to the halfway line
  • Rebounder catches ball
  • Passes ball to shooter (good jump stop, correct distance, call for ball)
  • Shooter total of 5 scores, then new shooter
• Team of which first all shooters have scored 5 times, wins!

Two rows on the center line, 1 player in the corner on the baseline (the passer).

Starting with right layups:

• Ball is with the proposal player in the right row
• First player in left row runs to the front
• Player with ball passes ball to player in left row
• Player in left row makes a jump stop
• Player in right row touches sideline at free throw line and makes a cut to the basket
• Player with ball passes to other player at right moment (other player asks for ball)
• Player in right group makes lay-up.
• Player in left row catches ball and passes to player in corner (no ball on the ground!)
• Player in the corner passes ball to next player in line
• Catcher becomes player in the corner