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Basketball drills for technique attack / offense

  • One row on the baseline/corner and one row in the center circle with ball.
  • Pass to the corner and then run to the same corner and get the ball back at the post.
  • Then there are a number of possibilities such as open-step or crossover and 1 vs 0 to the basket.
  • Adjuster takes care of the rebound.
drawing 1 VS 0 with pass

Triplets with a ball.

  • Trainer throws ball against the board, team must rebound and choose outlet.
  • Trainer blocks off one side so they have to pick and ask for the ball!
  • Outlet dribbles to the middle and 3X0 completes with a layup (pace.)


  • Depending on the level of the U12 explain: outlet, ask for the ball (hands), fill in lines and run attack.
  • Trainer can be disruptive at the 2x1, pay attention to left and right handed dribbling.


  • 1 man attack - 1 man defend
  • 3 to 5 gates, centre gate 4 points, inner gates 2 points, outer gate 1 point, failed 0 points
  • 2 x 3 attempts, most points wins
drawing Shoulen
  • outlet pass two by two attacks
  • and then quickly swipe
drawing Outlet pass
  • A short game 5x5.
  • 10 minutes.
  • Who has the most points wins.
  • In case of a tie, the first to score wins.
  • ATTENTION : keep a strict eye on the time. 2 x 5 minutes ; 2 minutes break
  • A) Player under the basket with ball.
  • Throw against the board, rebound immediately and finish.
  • Get the ball out of the net and pass to B, who offers to pass from the head to the side of the ball.
  • C stands at the height of the three-point line and offers himself at mid-line side of the ball.
  • Pass from B to C.
  • C dribbles on the side where ball received to height free throw line.
  • A (Trailer) is on the move and receives the ball from C.
  • Pass or hand-off. C finishes.
  • B rebounds.
  • A has followed and must be at least at the bucket head when C makes a lay-up.
  • Score. The team positions itself under the basket and waits until the other three teams are also on this side.
  • And then they start again from this side.
  • Every player takes another spot.
  • If necessary add defense for B and C.
  • For A is also possible, but this only starts when A is on his way to the other side. (1 ball per trio)

  • Two players, behind each other outside the key/3-point line.
  • 3 pilons/ Player with ball starts at middle, defender behind her.
  • Player with ball goes around 3rd pilon. Defender around 2nd. Lay-up/defense. (2-4 baskets)
  • free play on 1 or 2 baskets,
  • depending on the number of players.
  • NO dribbles only passing.

2-against-1-half-court

  • Centers + Guards + Forwards
  • 3 Players
  • 1 ball
  • -a basket
  • -2 Cones

Requirements :

Players must be able to dribble and run a layup

Goal :

  • To finish off an overtime situation in 2-man break.
  • train outlet pass
  • to train running line flyer

Organization:

2-against-1-half-court

  • the defender throws the ball against the board, left or right of the ring
  • the attacker on the side of the board takes the outlet position and asks for the ball.
  • The flyer sprints away towards the middle line.
  • Flyer sprints around the pawn back to the basket.
  • outlet dribbles as fast as possible around the other pawn
  • the passer sprints to the centre circle, but has 1 foot in there and then goes to defend.
  • attackers have 1 goal attempt and max 2 passes.
  • the attacker who misses becomes the defender.


Teaching points

  • the defender NOT to make any unsportsmanlike mistakes
  • defender takes the charge or forces the dribbler to the side of the pitch

1-to-0-and-2-to-1-back-1

back-by-1back-by-1back-by-1

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 make enough space for the backdoor.
  • 1 has to feint immediately after the pass to be in time for the hand off.


  • wave-9
    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.

wave-9