Basketball drills

• 2 rows on the center line and an outlet.
• Right side starts with ball and runs lay-up and left side catches it as high as possible.
• The catcher passes to the outlet and the outlet to the next man in the right row, etc.
• After a desired number of scores, do the same on the other side.

Row under the basket, 2 in the center circle and two on the out.

• Row passes to Out (and runs straight to the other basket)
• Out passes to center
• Center passes to the inbounds player.

The players practice with the overhead pass (with 2 hands, from above the head) and vary with distance players stand in a circle with 1 player in the middle.

• One player starts and throws the ball with a chest pass to the player in the middle.
• Then the first player runs after the ball to the middle.
• The player in the middle throws the ball to the next player in the circle and then runs after them etc.

The players stand in a circle and pass the ball to each other.

• They are free to choose who they throw to and which pass variant they use.
• To make the exercise more difficult more basketballs can be used.

Creative “numbers†drill

• Attacker O1 starts the drill by initiating dribble penetration;
• Then all the other players in line move;
• Attackers try to score, defenders try to stop ball;
• If successful, 4-on-0 break on other basket;
• Scoring system and possibly time-limit to your own interpretation;
• Players may run free at their own discretion;

Teaching point: An open driving lane is a more or less perpendicular path to the basket or to a help defender in the bucket.

Help defense is out of position = 1-to-1

This rule does apply after five passes. So again: We play 1-on-1 only after five passes!

Goal:

• shot from the elbow
• outlet pass after score
• overhead pass from low post to elbow

Organization:

• after shot rebound and immediately step over the back line and take the ball
• always chase your ball and take the next position
• set a goal; e.g. 30 shots.

Teaching Points:

• in the last step bring the ball above your head and turn your face towards the pitch
• Tight overhead pass to the outlet
• ask high for the ball
• Pass the ball in the shot hand

Variations:

• counterclockwise and clockwise
• Fill up waiting time at the forward position with fake passes
• The other way round: after scoring, pass to the elbow and shoot from the corner

Create a rectangular fieldTwo
teams: attackers / defenders

Players may only tap by pressing the ball on their backs

Learning point: quick passes move after your pass tight passes and quick passes

Pass exercise from the four corners.

• Two rows diagonally opposite each other have a ball
• The other two rows start with diagonal pass towards the row diagonally opposite
• They receive the ball in the middle
• The passer cuts behind his/her own ball and receives it again

• The players all start on the back line.
• They run/jog to the opposite side doing a dribbling exercise.
• The guard/chief indicates which exercise the players will do.

• 2 rows on the center line and an outlet.
• Right side starts with ball and runs lay-up and left side catches it as high as possible.
• The catcher passes to the outlet and the outlet to the next man in the right row, etc.
• After a desired number of scores, do the same on the other side.

• One person shoots free throws.
• The other players stand in the rebound positions and try to get the ball by outboxing.
• Every 2 free throws you rotate.

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  With 3 men on the back line and the middle one has the ball
• The middle passes to a man and runs after the ball
• The man in the middle passes to the man on the other side, who 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.
• He becomes the defender and the other two attackers must try to reach each other with a long ball.
• The goal of the defender is to prevent the attackers from scoring.
• If the attackers do not manage to score, they must do 5 push-ups.

• Centers + Guards + Forwards
• U12 and up
• 3 or more players
• 1 ball - two baskets

Prerequisites:

• players must be able to dribble and run a layup

Objective:

• train running line flyer
• build up speed
• finish break under pressure

Organization:

• player 1 dribbles the ball over the helpline to the other side and scores with a lay up
• both other players chase and try to prevent the score
• they start on the first dribble
• Players 2 and 3 take the ball from the backline after scoring
• and play 2 against 1 on the bucket at the other side
• defender 1 tries to prevent scoring with a lay up

Teaching Points:

• sprinting
• push the ball at speed dribble
• Instruct the defenders NOT to make unsportsmanlike conduct.
• defender takes the charge Â- OR forces the dribbler to the side
• tries to intercept the pass
• gives the shot away and punches out the shooter