Basketball drills
- Tapping
- All players on the baseline.
- 30 sec tapping, sprint to center line, 30 sec tapping, sprint to back line, 30 sec tapping.
- Slides
- All players on the baseline, in slide position and facing left. (or right)
- Slides to the opposite side, until trainer calls GO.
- At GO sprint back to baseline and make other side slides.
- Up to other baseline.
- Squads
- All players on back line, facing center of field.
- 10x single squad.
- 10x halfway and through squad.
- 5x stay deep and only go back up after 5 seconds. (slowly!)
- Lunges
- Lunge walk to the other side of the room. (slow down!)
- Red dot dribbles in while blue dot runs in to defend.
- Red dot passes the ball to the white dot in the corner who immediately takes a shot.
- Blue dot runs to the low post after the close out and gets the ball passed from red cone.
- Red cone takes the rebound and goes to the top blue dot takes own rebound and goes to the corner where red cone was standing.
- Per 5 on 1 side.
- If not with 10.
- Omit 1 pass.
- You stay on the same side.
- Pass the ball to the other row.
- 4 Players on the baseline.
- Player B has ball and dribbles to the cone.
- B passes to player C.
- B and C go to goal.
- Player A and D sprint around the cone and start defending.
- Drawing fouls, protecting the ball and watching.
- Going hard to the basket and on your opponent.
- Reading the defender
- Make sure each player has a ball.
- All players start on the baseline
- Alternate between strong and weak hand dribbling.
Exercise 1
- The player starts from the triple-threat position, protecting the ball.
- The player dribbles the ball on the ground 5 times. Then he jumps forward with two feet at the same time, grabbing the ball with two hands.
- Points of interest:
- Player dribbles the ball with the fingertips.
- Player dribbles below waist but above knee.
- Player stays balanced after jumping forward.
- Player does not look at the ball while dribbling, but looks ahead.
Exercise 2
- Player starts again from triple-threat position.
- The player takes five steps forward while dribbling.
- After five steps the player jumps up from the last pass and stops again on two feet.
- Points of attention:
- Player pushes the ball forward with fingertips
- Player looks in front of him
- Player stays in balance after jumping
Exercise 3
- The player starts again from the triple-threat position.
- The player takes five steps forward.
- After five steps the player grabs the ball and takes two steps forward as in the double counting rhythm.
- Alternate with right foot first, then left foot.
- Points of Attention:
- Players must hold the ball when entering the two-count rhythm.
- Make a circle with all the players.
- Make sure each player has a ball.
- Do several ball skills exercises.
- Do the continuous rehearsal, with the players trying to imitate the trainer in the middle of the circle.
Make sure all players have a ball
- The player starts at the post next to the bucket.
- Player dribbles to the basket
- Variations:
- The player stops on two feet = jumpshot
- The player starts the two-count rhythm = lay-up
- From the right side: first right foot, drop with left foot.
- From the left side: first with left foot, then with right foot.
- The player picks up his own rebound and dribbles around the pole.
- The player zigzags through the posts.
- The player then rejoins the line near the basket.
When there is a large group, this exercise can be done on both sides of the field.
- Who is the first group to reach 20 scores, wins.
4 players
- Ball upside down and drive into the paint.
- Kick out to baseline.
- Flairscreen weakeside and drive baseline.
- Kickout corner.
4 pylons, at each pylon 1 player (1 or 2 players rebound)
- Pass the ball down
- Cut to the other side
Fill positions and ball goes through passes to the other side low, where the player takes a shot
- Players at the baseline have the ball.
- He passes the ball to the blue player and walks towards the other baseline.
- He gets the ball back and passes it to the red player.
- He gets the ball back and passes the ball to the orange player.
- He gets the ball back and dribbles to the basket and finishes with lay up.
- When the blue player has passed the ball he runs to the spot of the red player.
- The red player to the orange player and the orange player takes the rebound and starts the exercise on the other side.
- Variations in finishing and eventually close out and live defence possible.
- The players line up in two groups on the sideline near the halfway line.
- The first 2 players of the red group line up on one side of the field and have the ball.
- One player of the blue team lines up on the other side.
- As soon as the attacking team crosses the centre line, the 2nd player of the blue team runs around the cone in the centre circle and starts defending.
- Attacking players try to score before the 2nd player gets there.
