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Basketball drills

  • Start-out with at least 2 players in each row and one ball. 
  • Extra bal to crank up the speed.
  • A) Player dribbles with ball to FT-line.
  • B) B crosses behind A and ssets screen low, rolls off and gets ball, lay-up strong.
  • Own rebound, 
  • A has moved to weakside shooting position, gets pass from B and backscreen, 
  • A dribble by screen,one dribble.
  • Jumpstop, finish with righthand.
  • B can move to pos. A and A to B. Continue. Skip C en D if necessary.
  • C) Moves to startingposition B after pick is set.
  • D) Moves to startingposition A as soon as A is near.
  • A passes to Row C, C goes row B, A to row C.

Two sides dribble and finish. Side A with shot, side B with lay-up.

drawing Warming-up parcour, eind met ballhandling.
  • Line-up two teams. 
  • Offence,defence. 
  • See pic.


  • Box-out. Boxing-out and getting the ball, 2 points.Offence gets the ball, 1 point.
  • One that gets the ball is offense. 5T5 on one basket.After score. 


  • Same drill.
  • First to 10. 
    • If offense of defense gets ball 3 times in a row. 1 extra point.


drawing Boxing-out plus 5T5
  • Start-out with at least 2 players in each row and one ball. 
  • Extra bal to crank up the speed.
    • A) Player dribbles with ball to FT-line.
    • B) B crosses behind A and ssets screen low, rolls off and gets ball, lay-up strong.
  • Own rebound, 
    • A has moved to weakside shooting position, gets pass from B and backscreen, 
    • A dribble by screen,one dribble.
  • Jumpstop, finish with righthand.
  • B can move to pos. A 
  • and A to B. 
  • Continue.
drawing Screen roll screen lay-up drill (2 players)
  • Basket 1: 4-6 players
  • Passer. 
    • Post up in the bucket with defender.
  • Offense stays offense till offense gets 5 baskets.
  • One try per post-up. 
    • If miss, pass ball to the passer. Till 5.
  • Than other team. 
    • Than switch defender/offender.
  • Each player twice in offense and twice in defense.
  • 2 sides off the court.
  • Leftside/right hand lay-up.
  • Dribble to pilon. Dribble backwards. 
  • Dribble to pilon 2. 
    • Twice between the legs.
  • Dribble to pilon 3. 
    • Jumpstop.Pivot to right hand and finish with a lay-up front basket.
  • Rebound your own ball.
  • Rightside/left hand lay up.
  • Dribble to pilon 1. 
    • Crossover twice.
  • Dribble to pilon 2. 
    • Behind the back (left and/or right).
  • Dribble to pilon 3. 
    • Jumpstop. 
    • Big step with inside leg to the basket.
    • 1 ball per player.

  • Goal: 
    • Get shooter free shot wing.
  • 3 rows. Guard 1 with ball.
  • 2 and 3 wing. 
  • Wing 2 sets low screen perimeter bucket. (Later double with center)
  • Wing 3 cuts through bucket past screen. 
  • Set screen so Wing 3 can cut to wing, free shot.
  • If defender cheats, touch Wing 2. 
  • Wing 2 goes up, 3 go's back to orig. position.
  • Always roll after screen.
    • 1 go's to 2, 
    • 2 go's to 3. 
    • 3 go's to 2
  • Goal: 
    • Post up the pivot. 
    • Feed the pivot. 2 on 2.
  • Use all means, backscreen, pick-and-roll. Boxing-out.
  • (Needed for 3out-2 in system)
  • 1 ball per side. (2 shots allowed when rebounded)
  • Score, offense stays offense.
  • Post weakside high, 
  • post ballside low. 
  • Rest in regular 3 out/2in position.
  • Goal: 
    • Free shot from Wing3, 
    • Wing 2 or pass to pivot rolling-off.
    • Mind cheating defenders.


  • Basic movement 3 out 2 in.
  • Guard 1 with ball, pass to 2 or 3 on the wing. 
  • Cut and move to weakside.
  • Weakside (2 or 3) to position 1. 1 to position via baseline and cut behind post to position 2 or 3.
  • Run and show several options. 
  • Roll-off screen by post after pick 4 or 5 on 1.
  • Possibly run offense with one high/low post.

  • 2 baskets. 5x2 Free throws. 6 must be in.
  • Rest team around bucket must destract shooter. No touching and not in front off player.
  • Less than 6 is 20- sit-ups.
  • 1 defender under each goal.
  • 2 groups at the center line.
  • 1 against 1 on each side of the field.
  • Defense stays put when scoring.
  • To score first 10 times.
  • Right and left.
drawing 1 vs. 1, full court