Basketball drills

This exercise is intended to teach the basics of HELP defense

Explanation

• Explain weak side/strong side.
• Explain 3 positions: man with ball, strong side, weak side.
• Make pairs: 1 attacker, 1 defender.
• Stand in attack.
• Put defenders down.

Practicing

• Practice dry passing only static.
• Send to the baseline!
• Swap out the help: 
  • By calling

• Everyone takes a position on the field!
• You are going to focus on:
  • Defending between the man and the basket.
  • Free running. ( in-out)
  • Always pass.

• Everyone has a ball.
• Everyone starts dribbling in a certain box. 
• If your ball is tapped away, you have to fetch it and score on the other basket.
• When you have scored, you may return to the box.

• You make 2 teams divided over 2 baskets.
• The first to reach the proposed number of scores wins.
• The losing team does a half-killer.

• Parties with different assignments/restrictions. 
• Please note:
  • Walk freely.
  • Do not dribble blindly.
  • Pass well.
  • Pivot.
  • Talking.
• 3x3 without dribbling. (1 basket)
• First 10 passes.
• Both teams on the back line. (on stomach)
• Trainer puts ball in play via shot or bounce. (Quick positioning, who will attack?).
• Just play to the 10 (end game).

  
  

• Two or three teams. (teams)
• Per pair or trio 1 ball.
• 1 shooter, 1 (or 2) rebounder(s).
• Shooter shoots (from free throw line, or lower position), then sprints to centre line.
• Rebounder catches ball, passes ball to shooter. (Good jump stop, correct distance, call for ball).
• Shooter 5 scores in total, then new shooter.
• Team of which first all shooters have scored 5 times, wins!

• 2 teams.
• Behind the baseline each team has 6 pots.
• If you score, you may add one of the other teams' pots to your own.  
• First team with 9 pots behind its baseline wins.
  • Left lay up.
  • Left jump stop - cross over.
  • Left lay back.
  • Free throws.

Exercise

• 3 men at the bucket, coach at the free throw line.
• Take free throw.
• Outlet to the side, other two rebounding or taking it.
• Pass to outlet. (Never in the middle!)
• Outlet dribbles to centre, other two split left-right.
• To basket across.
• Cutting from free throw line.
• Outlet good jump stop and tight pass.

Starting position

• All players with a ball on the baseline.

Explanation

• Crossover: Good low position and change of speed.
• Behind the back.
• Through the legs.

Exercise

• Zigzag to the other side.
• Change of direction at line basket-basket.

• The middle passes to a man
• Runs after the ball.
• Who passes to the man on the other side
• Also runs after the ball.
• They do this while running to the basket on the other side.
• When someone is close enough to the basket, the man runs a lay-up.

1. Make sure there are two balls for each player. Let the players get an extra ball themselves.
2. Place the extra basketballs against the wall, behind the baseline.

• The player starts from the triple-threat position.
• The player dribbles forward with the ball to the center line.
• Player dribbles backwards with the ball to the baseline.
• Points of Attention:
  • Player pushes the ball forward
  • Player takes the ball back with his fingertips.

• Player dribbles with two basketballs to the center line.
• Player dribbles two basketballs to the baseline, backwards.

• Run a break (lines) for the other side.
• Nr goes for shot.
• If you miss, the rest of the players have to rebound and score.
• Quickly take over and go to the other side where nr 2 takes a shot.
• If wrong rebound and finish.