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Basketball drills

  • Everyone a ball, line up in a large circle.
  • Trainer shows the exercise, players follow:
    • Spread out and roll the ball in an 8-shape between the legs.
    • Roll the ball around your waist, head legs (change direction)
    • Dribble with left, right, change hands.
    • let the whole group dribble at the same time (rhythm exercise, all in rhythm!)
    • dribble between your legs
    • dribble behind your back
    • Shot movement upwards (extend arm, point, catch)
    • Spread position (move the ball in an 8-shape without touching the ground)


  • Make 2 rows with 1 ball.
  • Player gives bounce/chest pass to other row and runs after the ball, and closes behind.
  • Extend:
    • Place a pylon around which the players have to walk (or 2 pylons).
    • Possibly instead of passing dribble with the ball (left and right)




drawing Passing/dribbling (warming up)
  1. Everyone has a ball
    • 10x high/10x middle/10x low -> focus on the power on the ball and dribbling with the fingertips
    • 10x right 2 dribbles -> crosscross (step on the cross)
    • 10x left 2 dribbles -> crosscross (step on the cross)
    • 10x right 2 dribbles -> Between (step)
    • 10x left 2 dribbles -> Between (step)
    • 10x right 2 dribbles -> Behind (step)
    • 10x left 2 dribbles -> Behind (step)
    • 5x right 2 dribbles -> cross/between/behind
    • 5x left 2 dribbles -> cross/between/behind
  2. Per 2, 1 person has 2 balls
    • 2 dribbles with both balls -> pass one ball to the other player and do the above exercises but dynamically (walk to the other side of the field)
    • different variations possible: cross, between and behind
  3. Per 2, 1 ball
    • The person carrying out the exercise receives the ball and does the exercise 'cross/between/behind' once and then gives the pass back.
    • The person carrying out the exercise receives the ball and does the exercise "cross/between/behind" 2x and then returns the pass
    • the performer receives the ball and does the exercise "cross/between/behind" 3x and gives back the pass
    • the performer receives the ball and does the exercise "cross/between/behind" 4x and gives back the pass
    • the performer receives the ball and does the exercise "cross/between/behind" 5x and gives back the pass
    • the performer receives the ball and does the cross/between/behind exercise 4x, and then returns the pass
    • the performer receives the ball and does the cross/between/behind exercise 3 times, and then gives back the pass
    • the performer receives the ball and does the exercise "cross/between/behind" 2x and gives back the pass
    • the performer receives the ball and does the exercise "cross/between/behind" 1x and gives back the pass
  • Player 1 dribbles while zigzagging between the pillars.
  • At the end you dribble back.
  • Back at the start, grab the ball and make a maximum of 2 passes.
  • During the last 2 passes, player 2 takes over the ball and dribbles the course.
  • Repeat for 1 minute
drawing zig-zag dribble and pass
  • Warming-up for U16, where the focus is mainly on warming up in combination with a bit of ballhandling.
drawing dribble exercise do 28/11
  • 2 players, one ball.
  • Player A one side/under the basket (rebounder shot)
  • Player B approx. 3,5m from the basket (FT-line).
  • Back too the ring.
  • Backfoot 135degrees. Step in, get bll. shoot.
  • 10 shots in a row. switch.
drawing Trigger step on Catch (135dg)
  • 2 players.
  • Player A, rebound/pass
  • Player B max 1 m from the basket/In front.
  • 1 ) Get ball. in shothand. Finish like regular shot, using just one hand.
  • 2 ) High arching swish, both hands.
  • 3 ) Pinch a coin in-between guide hand thumb and pointer finger. Catch and shoot this way. (Eliminates your thumb)
  • 4 ) 2,5-3m from basket. Ball in non shooting hand, Dribble and load directly in shooting hand. No pauses, direct shooting.
  • 5 ) Fades: Get ball from passer, fake one side, one dribble shoot. (Change speed quickly) Use spots you need in a game.
  • 6 ) Baseline drifts. Start sideline, move to baseline, get pass, shoot.
  • 7 ) Slot on the 3-point line. Move to wing, get pass, shoot. Walk back to middle. Same
  • 8 ) Transition pull up's. Start midcourt, 2 to 3 dribble. Pull up for the shot.
  • 9 ) Alternate range shooting. Take a shot outside perimeter, after shot, walk 2/3 steps backwards, get pass shoot, walk 2/3 forward etc.
  • 10) 5 spots in a row. Corner, wing, mid, wing, corner. (make 2 per spot)
  • 11) Free throw golf. 18 shots. Miss is bogey 1, hit ring is Par 0, Hit shot is Birdie -1. Best score wins.
  • 12 V-cut shooting. Passers one side off the bucket, shooters other side. V-cut, get ball top bucket, shoot.



  • Position 1. Minimum of 3 players. Every other spot 2.
  • Return other side withmid-court pass to runner. 2 steps lay-up.
  • Pos. 1 goes to 2.
  • Pos. 2 goes to 3
  • Pos. 4 goes to 5
  • Pos 5 goes to pos 1. (With ball)
  • Pos 6. (Coach/Assistant)
drawing Passinglines fast-break drill
  • 4 groups of players in each corner of the field.
  • 4 cones in the centre circle
  • 2 balls on each side line
  • 5 players.
  • 3 offensive,
  • 2 passive defensive players.
  • Well executed,
  • possible to add 1 off
  • and 1 def player in corner.
drawing Pass to player on dunckerspot
  • 3 guys outside 3-point line.
  • Pass/Dribble right, move right.
  • Pass the ball to moving player when he is outside again. (Pure for the drill, insidelay-up is goal 1)
  • (Defenders can be added later.)
  • 2 players start on 3 point line + 1 player with ball on top
  • Players 2 and 3 sprint to baseline and back.
  • Player 1 passes ball to player 2 or 3. Player 2 and 3 then play 1x1.
  • Variation :
    • In a second phase, passes can also be made to the player on top who then passes back.
drawing 1 x 1 - 1 x 2