Basketball drills

• Pass the ball down
• Cut to the other side

• 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.

• 2 rows on the baseline.
• Front player of one row without ball.
• Player without ball walks around the pylon, receives pass from front player of other row and makes lay-up/shot.
• Catch the ball from the back of the pylon.
• Player who passed the ball goes around the pylon and gets the ball.
• Adjustments:
  • Move the pylon further and further away.

• Explanation
• 3 players on the baseline. (attackers)
• 2 players on the halfway line. (defenders)
• Man with ball -> no defender, dribble on.
• Otherwise pass to free man.
• Other players keep field wide.
• 3 against 2 to the other side.

• First has no ball
• Rest in the back with the ball
• 1 person without ball under goal.
• Layup
• 1 step UP
• In bucket shooting
• 1 dribble shooting
• Shooting
• Quick shooting

• Arm's length distance -
• Player is unprecedented/general good
• Poet
  • Shot is good
  • Drive is less
  • HIGH so do not give shot
• Further
  • Shot is not good
  • Drive is strong
  • LOW still hand up!
• General
  • Forearm
  • No reaching
  • No step slide!
  • Ball is on forward man is on top with defender in closed denail
  • Watch out for backdoor

• Taps
  • All players on the baseline
  • 30 sec taps
  • Sprint to the middle line
  • 30 sec taps
  • Sprint to backline
  • 30 sec taps
• Slides
  • All players on the baseline
  • In slide position and face to the left (or right)
  • Slides to the other side
  • Until trainer calls GO
  • At GO sprint back to the baseline and make slides to other side
  • Until other baseline
• Squads
  • All players on back line
  • Facing the middle of the field
  • 10x single squad
  • 10x halfway and through squad
  • 5 times stay deep and only come back up after 5 seconds (slowly!)
• Lunges
  • Lunge walk to the other side of the hall (slowly!)

• Group on top with ball
  • Other 2 groups on forward
  • Top passes
  • Forwards shot
• Variations
  • Ball on top drived to goal Forward follows to the baseline
  • Pass and shot.

• Player a does V-cut and gets ball from player b and stops in jump-stop.
• He pivots (front left) with his left leg to the basket and gets into triple treath position.
• After a fake shot, he leaves right-handed dribble, left leg big step past the cone to the basket for a lay-up.
• Player c takes the rebound and goes to the other side for a shot at 45 degrees, after which he connects with the passers.

Prerequisites:

• Knowing defensive stance / attacking principle of in-out.

Organization:

• Coach gives pass on spot one (only attack after four passes/four swings)
• Attacker at spot two and three
• In/out move
• First part of the exercise 1vs1; second part 2vs2
• Passing on: offense becomes defense, defense connects and steps in as offense afterwards (stay on same side)

Goal:

• Teach correct defensive position (denial + help defense)

Teaching points:

• Quickly change position when the ball changes sides, read defenses as attackers (backdoor)
• In/out to the bucket, when defending short, get out to 1m outside 3pt line and use backdoor option, jump to the ball as defender

• From the middle line 1-1.
• Defender has a limited area (pylons) in which he can defend.
• Attacker finishes with free lay-up (must go in or push up).