Basketball drills

Player 1 has 2 balls and dribbles to the pawn with both balls.

Player 2 cuts from the corner to the wing.

Player 1 makes a 1 hand push pass to player 2 on the wing.

With the other ball player 1 makes a cross over and shoots the ball.

Player 2 makes a jump shot.

Goal:
train
split
the low post

Organisation:

• 5 stands extremely deep, near the bottom line
• as soon as 3 starts to dribble, 1 starts to screen for 5
• he crosses over to the block on the other side (picture 2)
• 1 fills the guard position (picture 2)
• as soon as 3 has matched the post (5), he cuts across to the ring
• at the same time, 1 sprints to the corner for the shot
  
  

5 has 3 options:

1) adjust 3 for the lay up2
) adjust 1 for the shot3
) play 1 against 1 himself against 6

Teaching points:

• timing: the pass to the center must come at the moment it arrives on the block
• at the split, leave enough space for the (bounce) pass.
• 1 sprints straight to the corner as soon as the pass is hit, so that defender 4 is hampered by cutting in 3 and his defender
  
  

Variations:

• in preparation run 3 against 0 and systematically go through the various options.
• left and right
• Cut below

• 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

Goal: to defend one pass away

Organization:

• attackers use quarter of the field
• try to get free with in-out or cut
• first restore balance by occupying the 3 positions before cutting again
• defender overplays when his man is playable with one pass
• attacker can dribble
• a waiting player counts down 20 seconds

Teaching Points:

• hand in the passing line
• front foot in the passing line
• catch your man with your forearm
• 3/4 of your attention on the man, 1/4 on the ball
• NO help
• change after x stops

Form of play:

• each team gets 5x ball possession
• who makes the most stops

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.