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Basketball drills for technique attack / offense

  • Blue makes a board pass to the right of the hoop and sprints left around the pillon to the opposite side.
  • White catches the ball in the air and makes a board pass, sprints right around the pillon and sprints toward the center line.
  • Red catches the board pass, turns up the right side already in the air, makes an outlet pass to White and sprints across.
  • White makes a long pass to blue and sprints across.
  • Blue makes a layup and sprints across the right side to the other side.
  • White sprints past the left pillon and sprints across again.
  • Red grabs the rebound and makes another outlet pass to white.
  • White passes to blue again.
  • Blue makes a layup... etc, etc

  • High tempo.
  • Try to execute this drill without a dribble.
  • Clearly call Outlet.
  • How many times can you score without letting the ball touch the ground?
drawing 3 man Fast break -> Transition
  • Starting lineup:
    • 1 forward left + defense
    • 1 forward right + defense
    • 1 guard center + defense
    • 1 strong group, 1 weaker group
  • Progression:
    • Guard gives the pass to 1 of the forwards - alternating left and right
    • Forward does a v cut to run free
    • Defense tries to prevent the pass, but does not go full out yet
    • Forward goes 1-on-1 and makes a drive
  • Progression:
    • Defense weak-side must drop off when the forward gets the pass
    • Give and go with the guard instead of 1v1
    • Active defense
  • Regression:
    • Passive defense
drawing 3 vs. 3 with v cut
  • Starting lineup:
    • 1 group baseline with ball
    • 1 group baseline without ball
    • The inner group has the ball
  • Progression:
    • Player 1 dribbles slowly to the center line
    • Player 2 does step and slide up to the center line
    • Then they play 1 against 1
  • Progression:
    • Active defense during step slide
    • Extra defender under goal
  • Regression:
    • Passive defense
drawing 1 vs. 1 with step slide
  • Player 1 sets up under the board with a ball.
  • Player 1 jumps 3 times and taps the board with the ball after which he finishes.
  • Player 2 takes the rebound and passes to player 3.
  • At the same time player 1 runs to player 3 where he pulls the ball out of his hands -giving resistance- and immediately goes to the hoop to score.
  • He takes his own rebound and repeats the exercise.
drawing Big guy jump - finish
  • Guard with ball
  • 2 players on the three-point line -1 offense, 1 defense-.
  • Player tries to get free
drawing V cut
  • Throwing the ball against the board
  • Rebound
  • Transition
drawing Transitions
  • 2 teams, both behind the baseline.
  • One group has a ball.
  • On the go signal, one player from each team leaves for the cone in front of them.
  • The player with ball tries to make a layup and the player without ball tries to prevent it.
drawing Transition, lay up
  • Starting position:
    • 1 attacker
    • 1 defender
    • 1 passer with ball
    • Other players stand behind the passer
  • Progression:
    • Attacker must run free to receive the pass
    • Once the pass is given, they play 1 on 1
    • Stay on a quarter court
  • Progression:
    • Put the better players together
    • Maximum of 5 dribbles
  • Regression:
    • Pass may be returned to the passer
drawing 1 vs. 1 with passer on a quarter court
  • Blue stands behind the free throw line.
  • Red stands with his back to blue with the ball.
  • On the starting signal, blue sprints to the baseline and sprints back to defend
  • Red sprints to the center line and back to attack.
  • Always score.
drawing 1 vs. 1
  • The attacker is given very little space to maneuver past the defender
  • The attacker is not allowed to look at the ball
  • The attacker accelerates
  • The defender starts working on his footwork
  • Once past the hats, the field is wider and scoring is possible
  • Always score
  • Variation: the defender stands in the middle of the narrowed field and the attacker starts further back so you get a more game-like situation
drawing 1 VS 1 Tight cone drill
  • Four players stand in defensive position.
  • Coach throws the ball against the board.
  • Player 4 takes the rebound and passes the ball to player 2.
  • Player 2 receiving the ball:
    • Receives the ball and watches.
    • Dribbles into the lane just off the center circle.
  • Player 1 on the ball side:
    • Sprints into the lane next to the sideline and looks over his inside shoulder to stay within passing range.
    • Is first option in the start of the fastbreak.
  • Player 3 on the non-ball side:
    • Sprints down the lane next to the center circle and looks over inside shoulder to stay within passing range.
    • Does not go through the center circle if he/she cannot go to score.
  • Player 4 may go take the rebound.
drawing Attack exercise
  • Starting lineup:
    • 2 groups baseline side by side
    • 1 group has a ball
  • Progression:
    • Playing 1 against 1
    • Until the center line, defense step slide passively
    • After the center line plays 1 against 1
  • Progression:
    • Active defense during step slide
    • Extra defender under goal
  • Regression:
    • Passive defense
drawing 1 vs. 1 with step slide