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Basketball drills

Setup:
  • 1 group baseline
  • 1 group left wing
  • 1 group right wing
  • Ball baseline
  • Ball left wing -first player has no ball.
Exercise:
  • Player baseline passes to wing and does close out and dribbles past.
  • Player wing dribbles past it with 2 dribbles towards middle and passes to other winger who rotates more.
  • Player who rotates and receives ball does a three point shot.
  • Player who cuts and passes comes back up and plays 1 v 0.
    • Receives pass from player who will rotate later.
    • Therefore, first player here has no ball.
  • Own rebound
  • Variant:
    • Player who rotates and catches ball does a layup.
    • Player who cut does a drive and then a step-back sweater.
drawing Close out
  • Setup:
    • 4-on-4
    • Between center line and end line
  • No dribbling
  • No holding the ball overhead
  • Passes only
  • Score when you cross the center line or end line
  • Intention is to run free
  • Moving without the ball
  • Make decisions with the ball
  • 2 groups
  • everyone a ball
  • race against each other dribbling to the other side there are cards
  • if you find 2 of the same cards you must turn them over
  • Otherwise turn them over again
  • in order to find all pairs the fastest
  • Setup:
    • 2 groups at the level of the free throw line
    • 2 players top of the bucket
  • Coach throws ball (or collide or roll)
  • 2 players fight for the ball and play 1-on-1
  • Defense must be between ball and goal
drawing 1 against 1, top
  • Setup:
    • Group left
    • Group right
  • Lay-up
  • Lay-under
  • Lay-under 1 hand
  • Power lay-up
  • Reverse lay-up
  • Lay-up with jump stop and shot (short distance)
  • Lay-up with pass, pass, defense
  • Variations:
    • Right
    • Left
    • Center
drawing Lay-ups
15 minutes basket ball throwing

Exercise 1: throwing
  • run-up from cone position V to position III side A.
Exercise 2: throw 1 arm
  • run-up position II and catch ball with outstretched arm.
Exercise 3: with keys and intermediate key OH & TT.

Exercise 4: TB are replaced with ball , player runs on and keys to player at position 2.

Exercise 5: player at position 5.

Exercise 6: player chooses 2 or 5 - overplay to where he is not.
  • Setup
    • 2 against 2
    • Players midline
    • Players baseline
  • Playing 2 against 2
  • Offense becomes defense
  • After shot or steal, defense gives ball to corner
  • Then outlet pass to player midline
  • Defense does close out -sprint-
  • And offense starts again
  • Close the middle is important
  • Helpside defense is important
  • Speaking in defense is important
drawing 2-on-2, half court, Pascal Meurs
  • Setup:
    • Standing per 2 on top of each other
  • Chest pass
  • Bone pass
  • Right pass with 1 hand, step around push pass.
  • Left pass
  • Overhead pass
  • Variations:
    • Defender between the 2.
    • If pass wrong, passer becomes defender.
drawing Partner fitting
Setup:
Which team brings in most gold pieces/ pits?
  • 1 bank & one-against-all
  • 2-4 gangs of thieves
  • 1-2 guards.
Game consists of 4 rounds of play:

Game Round 1:
  • Thief - attacker: per post only 1 active & 1 gold piece at a time try to steal from bank.
  • Collect in own vault -hoop-.
  • Guard - defender- may only defend outside the bank.
  • If the thief is caught so tapped, he must leave the gold piece in the police station -under a cone.
  • Which team was able to steal most gold pieces?
Game Round 2:
  • Divide gold pieces equally among the thieves.
  • Thieves: safely move your gold pieces 1-for-1 to other safe -from one hoop to another.
  • Thief -attacker: walk around your cone without the guard catching you.
  • Agent -defender: in this case may only defend inside the bank.
  • If the thief is caught -attacked, he must leave the gold piece in the police station -under a cone.
  • Which team was able to transfer most gold pieces safely?

Game Round 3:
  • Thieves: for x time, steal as many gold pieces as possible from other safe.
  • Thief -attacker: mandatory back & forth through bank = watch for guard inside bank.
  • Guard may only defend inside bank.
  • If the thief is caught so tapped, he must leave the gold piece in the police station -under a cone.

Game round 4:
Same as game round 3, but with double guard 1 guard outside & 1 guard inside the bank.

Which team will have the most gold pieces in their possession after 4 rounds of play?

  • Setup:
    • 1 defender under each goal
    • 2 groups at the center line
  • 1 against 1 on each side of the field
  • Defense stays standing when scoring
  • To score first 10 times
  • Variations:
    • Right and left
drawing 1 vs. 1 full court
  • Setup:
    • Per 2 you form a team
    • 5 positions around the bucket
    • Each duo starts on a different position
  • After 5 scores move to the next position
  • Shift clockwise
  • Own rebound
  • Team that scores 5 first on all positions wins
drawing Paired shooting
  • Setup:
    • Half players baseline
    • Half players half court
    • 1 player starts at the bucket
  • Starting player throws the ball against the board and takes rebound
  • Chin the ball
  • Turn and dribble towards center line
  • Outlet pass to player centerline
  • Midline player goes for a layup
  • Dribbling return to baseline
  • Variations:
    • With defender other side of field
drawing Outlet drill