Basketball drills for technique attack / offense

Requirements:
players must be able to run a lay up from a bounce pass

Goal: learn
how to punish the overplaying of the forward by an aggressive defense

Organization:

• guard dribbles up from behind the centre circle
• at the same moment the centre 4 comes to the elbow
• and player 3 sprints to the pawn
• 1 passes to 4 with a bounce pass
• 3 sprints to the basket with a sharp change of direction and speed
• and receives the bounce pass from 4

Rotation:

• 4 grabs the rebound
• and takes the ball on the back line
• 3 goes to defend the inbound pass
• when 9 receives the ball, 7 takes position at the sideline for the next inbound pass
• 4 and 5 do not rotate but take turns.
• 1 joins the line behind the pawn
• 9 passes the ball to 8 and joins the row behind it

Variation:

• 1 pretends he is going to put a screen away on the weak side, but cuts to 4 for a hand off
• takes the shot
• OR plays pick and roll with 4

Teaching Points:

• Sprint to the pawn: when passing, you as the attacker must take the defender well outside the three-point line to create enough space for the back door.
• 1 must feint immediately after the pass to be in time for the hand-off.

Requirements:
players must be able to drive and shoot from the 3-point line

Objective:
1) improve penetration2
) pass out to the shooter from the bucket3
) players without the ball respond to penetration

Organization:

• penetration ends with jump stop
• pass to the shooter
• immediately find a position outside the three-point line.
• at least 3 penetrations
• score only with shots
• play up to the 5 scores

Teaching points:

• jump stop so you have the choice of pivot foot (but can also shoot directly)
• the two players without the ball are always actively creating blans in the space division
• be playable at a place from where you can shoot or drive directly
• drive with the right hand is to rotate clockwise; counterclockwise with a left dribble
• OR other agreements you have within your team

Requirements:

• players must be able to drive and shoot from the 3-point line
• must know what defending ball side and weak side is
  
  

Objective:

1) recognize that the defender is giving maximum pressure on the shot and therefore there is room for the drive2
) see the help coming3
) learn way to play off the help as well

Organization:

• attacker 1 gives a bounce pass to himself on the forward position
• defender 2 is allowed to move when the ball hits the ground
• the attacker pivots so that he can shoot
• free shot (i.e. the ball is not touched by the defender) is a point for the attacker
• dribble stopped and score prevented by defender 2 is one point for the defender
• defender 3 starts with one foot in the bucket and is not allowed to move until the ball touches the ground at the start of the drive
• defender 3 earns one point when he prevents a score by the broken through attacker
• play until the 3
  
  

Teaching points:

• attackers when picking up the ball immediately pivot and take triple threat position
• Defender 2 has to start explosively and bridge the last one and a half metres with mini-slides.
• one hand high, in the shooter's field of vision
• the foot on the ball side is behind
• (OR other agreements you have within the team)
  
  

Attacker:

• with a crossover step around the help and finish with a power move
• stop with a jump stop after the first dribble and finish with a jump shot, fade away or rocker step
  
  

Helper

• estimate on which side the attacker will drive
• quick first step
• attacker may never pass between defender 2 and helper

Prerequisites:
players must be able to individually pivot and drive from the 3-point line

Goal: in-out
movement, pass lines and drive to the basket

Organization:

• first man in line has no ball
• Makes his in-out move and asks for the ball with his outside hand at the 3-point line.
• Pivots and thus brings himself into the dribble start position
• with one bounce to the basket
• Finish with lay up
• Catch it yourself, dribble to the corner of the court on the other side than where you started.
• pass the ball to the man in the back and connect with him.
• Everyone in line moves up 1 position
  
  

Teaching points:

• always make a front move while making the front pivot (face the basket)
• Adjust on the outside hand, high
• Sit deep in the spin
• Pass the ball below knee height
• After the turn, feet pointing to the basket
• Knees strongly bent after the turn
• shoulders above the feet
• Ready for shot or drive

Variations:

When players have mastered the footwork, expand to include:

• open step to the elbow + shot
• shot fake + 1 bounce + jump shot side bucket (move parallel to the sideline)

Requirements:
players must be able to drive and shoot from the free throw line

Goal: 1)
see
the
help coming2)
judge if you have time to run a lay up or if you should stop and shoot

Organization:

• attacker 1 dribbles in the indicated direction around the pawn
• defender 2 simulates the helper
• defender 3 simulates the defender who just passed the dribbler
• each player attacks x times

Teaching points:
during the dribble, assess the speed of the helper and make a decision

Variations:

• by moving the helper's pawn further away from the ring, there is more room for a lay up
• Move the pawn closer to the ring to stimulate a stop and a jump shot.

Requirements:
players must be able to drive and shoot from the 3-point line

Goal: get free
at the forward position and improve scoring ability from that position

Organization:

• attacker 1 receives the pass from 2 after a shallow cut
• and plays 1 against 1 against defender 4
• 2 waits for 2 seconds and runs a shallow cut to the other side of the basket and plays 1 against 1 against 5
• defender counts down aloud as soon as the attacker has the ball in his hands: 23, 22, 21.
• If the ball has not yet touched the ring, the point goes to the defender.
• loser of the 1 against 1 goes to defend
• winner takes the ball and runs outside to the back of the row
• play until the 7 (defender gets a point if he stops the attacker from scoring)

Teaching points:

• first cut to the basket
• then change direction and speed hard to the three-point line
• Ask for the ball on the outside
• face the basket immediately after receiving the ball
• use the front or reverse pivot immediately as a feint
• read in this pivoting movement on which side the defender leaves room (shot, crossover or open step)
• sit deep in the turn
• high speed of action: with a maximum of one feint, unbalance the defender and move to the basket
• Play with full intensity!

Tip:

if the attacker does not read well and always makes only the action he is good at, instruct the defender how to defend it. In this way, the attacker is forced to first look at where the space is and only then make his decision

Requirements:
players must be able to dribble a layup run

Objective:
to increase attacking ability in 1 against 1

Organization:

• player 1 receives the ball from 3
• 3 moves backwards
• 1 unbalances 3, passes and goes hard to the basket
• the defender's task is to stop the dribble
• loser continues to defend on the same side
• winner attacks on the other side

Teaching Points:

• attacker must aggressively close the distance
• dribble straight at the defender
• throw the defender off balance
• attacker must be unpredictable
• choose which side to pass on at the last moment
• Use feints in the dribble
• After passing, go full speed towards the basket
• play with guts
• If you cannot, regain your balance and try another technique, e.g. backup dribble + jump shot.

• Get ready for the free throw with rebounders. 
  • 1 person shoots the free throw
• Rebounders try to catch the ball:
• Attack gets the ball trying to score on the same basket
• Defense catches the ball, tries to score on the opposite basket
• If a bucket is made, the scoring team may take a free throw.

• Two teams
  • 1 team will slide into the bucket, everyone has a number (front to back)
  • Other team is going to stand at the 3 point line
• I pass the ball to someone and then everyone in the bucket will box out someone from outside the bucket. 
• Pay attention: 
  • Agree who defends whom.
  • If you box out, make contact first and then turn open
• If the defending team has caught the ball, it can start attacking
• Each score one point, team that has 3 points first.

• Purpose:
  • Reaction speed and 1 against 1 
• Assignment:
  • Divide the players into pairs and give them one number per pair. 
  • When the trainer says a number, the players with that number sprint to the center as fast as possible, grab the basketball and dribble to basket for 1 to 1.
  • They get only 1 attempt to score. After their goal attempt, the ball goes back to the trainer. 
• You can also call several numbers at once for 2 against 2, 3 against 3 etc.

• 2 attackers on the wing position and 1 defender under the basket
• The attacker with the ball gives a signal the defender chooses either the person with the ball or the other
• If he chooses the person with the ball, the attacker passes the ball to the free person.
• If he chooses the person without the ball, the striker with the ball will go straight to the goal
• Finish with a layup or shot

• Starting 2 player on baseline
• Spurts to the cone and do step slide to next cone
• The first player to take the ball does speed dribble to the other side to score. 
• The other player becomes defender