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Basketball drills

  • 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
  • Setup:
    • 2 groups at the level of the free throw line
  • Left side passes to players coming from the right side cut in
  • X number of shots in succession
  • Own rebound and pass to the other side
  • Variations:
    • Option 1: lay-up
    • Option 2: shot in front of the ring
    • Left and right
drawing Lay-ups
  • Setup:
    • Players distributed on the 4 corners of a half court
    • Posts at the bottom
    • Wings at the top
  • Wing passes to other wing
  • Post opposite corner runs up and receives the pass
  • Post other corner runs up and does a hard basket cut to the bottom, receives the pass and finishes
  • Variations:
    • Wings switch sides
    • Posts switch sides
drawing Four corner passing
  • Setup:
    • 3 groups
    • Bottom left, bottom right and top
    • 1 ball per group
  • Shooting, own rebound
  • Passing clockwise
  • Variations:
    • Advancing to wings and three-point shot
drawing 3 position shooting
  • Players distributed on the 4 corners of a half court.
  • 2 posts, 2 wings.
  • Wing passes to other wing.
  • Post opposite corner runs up and receives the pass.
  • Post other corner runs up and does a hard basket cut to the bottom, receives the pass and finishes.
  • Wings switch sides.
  • Posts switch sides.
drawing Four corner passing