Basketball drills
- Starting lineup:
- 2 groups at the level of the free throw line
- 2 players top of the bucket
- Conduct:
- 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
- Progression:
- Score with up to 5 dribbles
- Regression:
- AFTER
- Base lineup:
- 3 players in defense
- 3 players on offense
- Players not participating wait at the center line in 3 groups
- Coach has the ball
- Sequence:
- Coach passes to 1 player
- Player opposite runs to the center line first and then returns to defense
- Play 3 against 3
- At ball loss, score, rebound, ball goes to coach
- Offense becomes defense
- Quickly line up again and next group plays
- Progression:
- AFTER
- Regression:
- Run defender less far
- Starting lineup:
- 2 players defense on each side of the court
- 2 players at the height of the extension of the free throw line on each side of the court
- 3 players on offense
- Conduct:
- 3 players play 3-on-2
- The rebounder gives an outlet pass to a player on the side of the court
- The rebounder joins in offense to the other side of the court
- Progression:
- AFTER
- Regression:
- NA
- Base lineup:
- 1 player left on the end line
- 1 player center on the end line
- 1 player right on the end line
- Ball in the middle
- Conduct:
- Middle player throws the ball against the board and takes rebound (as high as possible)
- Middle player makes an outlet pass to the player standing to his/her right
- The player standing to the left starts to run
- Player receiving the first pass (right) takes 2 dribbles and then passes to the player running left
- The player running left does a layup
- The player running in the middle takes the rebound
- The outside players cross and run back to the other side of the court
- Here we do the same thing, first a pass to the right, then a pass to the left and finish with lay-up
- Progression:
- 1 dribble instead of 2
- Regression:
- Allow multiple dribbles
- Starting lineup:
- 1 group baseline left
- 1 group baseline right
- Everyone has a ball
- Place cones
- Progression:
- Dribble toward the center line
- At each cone do a move; crossover, behind the back, ...
- Then lay-up to goal
- Switch sides
- Progression:
- Coach stands in defense under goal
- Regression:
- Place fewer cones
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- Starting lineup:
- 2 teams of 5 players
- 3 attackers
- 3 defenders
- 2 players baseline one side of the field
- 2 players baseline other side of the field
- Conduct:
- Playing 3 against 3
- The defensive player who takes rebound or steal goes to the other side of the court with the 2 players who were baseline
- The 3 attackers become defenders on the other side of the court
- Progression:
- Each player must have had the ball before there is a goal attempt
- Regression:
- AFTER
- Starting lineup:
- 1 player at the level of the free throw line -both sides of the court-.
- 1 group of players to the right of the center line
- 1 group of players to the left of the center line
- Progression:
- Player at the center line passes to the player at the free throw line and runs through
- Player at the free throw line passes back to the running player
- Player does a lay-up
- Player who made the lay-up goes to the free throw line to pass
- Player who gave the pass takes rebound and passes to the other group at the center line
- Progression:
- No dribbling is allowed
- Regression:
- Group at the center line may be closer
- Per 3 players, 1 PG, 1 SG, 1 Center/Wing.
- Dribbling up ball, defender comes from baseline defending.
- Defender over screen, ring attack.
- Defender under screen coming over, then jumpshot, step back.
- Pick & Roll, screener rolls over screen and asks ball for inside to attack or takes jumpshot.
Important:
- Firmly set screen, arms in front of body, do not move toward defender.
- Attacker must move toward screen, right or left, watch feet.
- Basic Setup:
- 2 players defense on each side of the court
- 2 players at the height of the extension of the free throw square on each side of the field
- 3 players in offense
- Conduct:
- 3 players play 3 against 2
- The rebounder gives an outlet pass to a player on the side of the field
- The rebounder joins in offense to the other side of the field
- Progression:
- AFTER
- Regression:
- NA
Weave with 3 players
- Player 1 finishes
- Player 2 and 3 receive a pass on the side of the court and take a shot with their own rebound.
- They try to make 100 scores within the 1.30 min
- 2 players low -team blue-
- 2 players high
- 1 player, not actively involved in the game, on the baseline
- 1 player, not actively involved in the game, around the 3-point line
- Player on the baseline passes tightly to the player standing around the 3 point line
- Player on the 3 point line shoots
- Team blue provides a good close out
- Team red and blue fight for the rebound
- After the rebound there is a 2 vs. 2 situation and they continue until there is a score
- Explain well in advance what constitutes a good close out
- With a large group, divide the players over several baskets
