Basketball drills for technique attack / offense

• Everyone stands back to back. 
• The first one throws the ball against the board, the rest time well each time to catch the ball in the air and throw it against the board again,.
• The 20th throws the ball into goal. 
• Do this both right and left. 
• They walk around cone or coach each time and rejoin at the back.

• Drawing fouls, protecting the ball and watching.
• Going hard to the basket and on your opponent.
• Reading the defender

• Pass the ball down
• Cut to the other side

• Player on top attacks the basket.
• Passes along the baseline.
• Ball to corner makes quick extra pass to wing who takes the 3 point shot.
• The player at the corner runs to the basket immediately after the pass.
• Where that gets the ball from the player on the wing on the opposite side works off under the hoop.
• White triangle takes rebound from the 3 point shot.
• Blue player takes own rebound. (Passing clockwise.)

• Explanation
• 3 players on the baseline. (attackers)
• 2 players on the halfway line. (defenders)
• Man with ball -> no defender, dribble on.
• Otherwise pass to free man.
• Other players keep field wide.
• 3 against 2 to the other side.

• Player a does V-cut and gets ball from player b and stops in jump-stop.
• He pivots (front left) with his left leg to the basket and gets into triple treath position.
• After a fake shot, he leaves right-handed dribble, left leg big step past the cone to the basket for a lay-up.
• Player c takes the rebound and goes to the other side for a shot at 45 degrees, after which he connects with the passers.

Prerequisites:

• Knowing defensive stance / attacking principle of in-out.

Organization:

• Coach gives pass on spot one (only attack after four passes/four swings)
• Attacker at spot two and three
• In/out move
• First part of the exercise 1vs1; second part 2vs2
• Passing on: offense becomes defense, defense connects and steps in as offense afterwards (stay on same side)

Goal:

• Teach correct defensive position (denial + help defense)

Teaching points:

• Quickly change position when the ball changes sides, read defenses as attackers (backdoor)
• In/out to the bucket, when defending short, get out to 1m outside 3pt line and use backdoor option, jump to the ball as defender

• From the middle line 1-1.
• Defender has a limited area (pylons) in which he can defend.
• Attacker finishes with free lay-up (must go in or push up).

Prerequisites:

• to know the defensive position

Organization:

• coach gives pass to spot 1 (only attack after 4 passes/4 swings)
• attacker on spot 2 and 3
• in/out move
• first part of the exercise 1vs1; second part 2vs2
• shuffle through: offense becomes defense, defense connects and joins in as offense afterwards (stay on same side)

Goal:

• To teach the correct defensive position (denial + help defense)

Teaching points:

• Quickly change position when the ball changes sides, read defence as attacker (backdoor)
• In/out to the bucket, when defending short, get out to 1m outside 3pt line and use backdoor option, jump to the ball.

Prerequisites:

• Bit of game insight at fill the spot, be able to apply defensive stance (denail - helpside)

Goal:

• Offence: quickly see where there is an empty spot and cut through after a pass, defence: adjust stance depending on how the ball moves

Organisation

• Four players (U10) on a spot with defence, empty spot under the ring.
• Offence: Pass the ball around and make a quick cutting move towards the empty spot below the ring, other attackers move up and the empty spot is filled in by the cutting attacker.
• Defence: adjust position according to the ball. (hands on the ball, denail, weakside help on the line ring-ring)
• Five passes (calmly), then 4vs4
• Passing on: offence becomes defence, defence steps out and then becomes offence.

Teaching points

• Offence: good pass - in/out to deep bucket and high exit - jump-to-the-ball - placement of feet - attention to running faults
• Defence: anticipate the ball - check correct posture per spot before passing.

• 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.

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.