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Basketball drills

  • Basic setup:
    • 1 defender under each goal
    • 2 groups at the center line
  • Conduct:
    • 1 against 1 on each side of the field
    • Defense stays standing when scoring
    • To score first 10 times
  • Progression:
    • Maximum of 5 dribbles from as soon as you cross the center line
  • Regression:
    • Defense with hands behind back
drawing 1 vs. 1, full court
  • Starting lineup:
    • 3 groups at the baseline
    • The middle group has the ball
  • Progression:
    • The middle man chooses who to pass to, left or right
    • The player who gets the ball dribbles to the center line
    • The player who does not get the ball runs to the center line
    • The outside players play 2-on-1
  • Progression:
    • AFTER
  • Regression:
    • NA
drawing 2 on 1 Rumble
  • Basic setup:
    • In groups of 4
    • Line up in diamond shape
    • 2 balls
    • The "victim" always has a ball
  • Progression:
    • 1 player is designated as the "victim"
    • Players with ball always pass to the "victim"
    • The "victim" passes back to any player
    • After 30 seconds we choose a new "victim"
  • Progression:
    • Faster passing
  • Regression:
    • Slower passing
    • With 1 ball
drawing Passing diamond
  • WU exercise with row layup
drawing pass-pass-layup
  • Base setup:
    • 3 groups at the baseline
    • The middle group has the ball
  • Process:
    • The middle player chooses who to pass to, left or right
    • The player who gets the ball dribbles to the center line
    • The player who does not get the ball runs to the center line
    • The outside players play 2 against 1
drawing 2 on 1 Rumble
  • In threesomes shooters
drawing Shooting drill
  • Starting lineup:
    • 3 vs. 3 on half court
    • 1 passer
  • Conduct:
    • We play 3 against 3
    • The passer does not participate in the attack, only passing
    • After 3 attacks the passer changes with someone else
  • Progression:
    • First 3 passes without dribbling
  • Regression:
    • Defense with hands behind the back
drawing 3 vs. 3 with 1 passer
  • Starting lineup
    • 2 teams of 4
    • 1 team stands on the end line with ball
    • 1 team stands at the center line
  • Course:
    • Team 1 must cross the center line without dribbling
    • Team 2 must cross the end line without dribbling
  • Playing rules:
    • The ball must not be held above the head
    • You must make a pass within 5 seconds
    • Screens are not allowed
    • You get 1 point for crossing the end or center line
    • The coach is the referee
  • Progression:
    • You must pass within 3 seconds
    • Expanding the field to a full field
  • Regression:
    • Allow pass overhead
    • No limit how fast you must pass
    • Allow 1 dribble
    • Making the field smaller
drawing 4-on-4 passing drill
  • Starting lineup:
    • 1 group at the free throw line
    • 1 group just outside the three-point line
  • Conduct:
    • Player at the three-point line passes to the player at the side
    • The player first walks slowly to the left
    • Then runs to the right; v-cut
    • Player receives the pass and finishes in lay-up
  • Progression:
    • Defender at the level of the free throw line
    • Defender under the bucket
    • Defender at the level of the three-point line running along and defending
  • Regression:
    • Working without a v-cut
drawing Give and go
  • Starting lineup:
    • Per 2 form a team
    • 5 positions around the bucket
    • Each duo starts at a different position
    • Maximum of 3 teams per goal
  • Progression:
    • Players each take turns taking a shot
    • Players take their own rebound
    • After 5 scores, move to the next position
    • Shift clockwise
    • Team that scores first at all positions 5 times wins
  • Progression:
    • Take shots from slightly farther away
    • Walk out to sideline or end line
  • Regression:
    • Taking shots from slightly closer
drawing Paired shooting
  • Starting lineup:
    • Use the whole field
    • 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 on the left 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
    • Lay-up, bob cousy, power lay-up, lay-back, jump stop
  • Progression:
    • Change of direction at the level of the three-point line
    • Crossover, behind the back, reverse dribble at the center line
    • After lay-up stay on defense
  • Regression:
    • Taking shot instead of lay-up
drawing Lay-ups with outlet
  • Starting lineup:
    • Players are distributed to the 2 goals
    • 1 player stands ready to take a free throw
    • 1 player stands ready to take the rebound

  • Progression:
    • Each player makes 5 x 2 free throws
    • Each player counts for himself how many free throws he makes
    • After taking the free throw you take rebound
    • After taking the rebound you sprint from end line to end line
    • After sprinting you connect back in for the next 2 free throws

  • Progression:
    • Player sprints 1 more time to the center line and back

  • Regression:
    • Player sprints only to the center line and back
drawing Free throws