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Basketball drills for technique attack / offense

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1 vs. 1

  • 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.
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1 VS 1 Tight cone drill

  • 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
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Attack exercise

  • 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.
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1 vs. 1 with step slide

  • 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
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Warming up

  • Divide the group in half.
  • Same exercise on both sides of the field:
  1. Lay-up L&R
  2. Jump stop - crossover
  3. Zigzag and speed change
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1 vs. 1 top

  • Starting lineup:
    • 2 groups at the level of the free throw line
    • 2 players top of the bucket
  • Conduct:
    • Coach throws ball -or collide or roll-.
    • 2 players fight for the ball and play 1-on-1
    • Defense must be between ball and goal
  • Progression:
    • Score with up to 5 dribbles
  • Regression:
    • AFTER
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3 vs.

  • Base lineup:
    • 3 players in defense
    • 3 players on offense
    • Players not participating wait at the center line in 3 groups
    • Coach has the ball
  • Sequence:
    • Coach passes to 1 player
    • Player opposite runs to the center line first and then returns to defense
    • Play 3 against 3
    • At ball loss, score, rebound, ball goes to coach
    • Offense becomes defense
    • Quickly line up again and next group plays
  • Progression:
    • AFTER
  • Regression:
    • Run defender less far
drawing 3 vs.
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11 man drill

  • Starting lineup:
    • 2 players defense on each side of the court
    • 2 players at the height of the extension of the free throw line on each side of the court
    • 3 players on offense
  • Conduct:
    • 3 players play 3-on-2
    • The rebounder gives an outlet pass to a player on the side of the court
    • The rebounder joins in offense to the other side of the court
  • Progression:
    • AFTER
  • Regression:
    • NA
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Fast break and transition drill

  • Base lineup:
    • 1 player left on the end line
    • 1 player center on the end line
    • 1 player right on the end line
    • Ball in the middle
  • Conduct:
    • Middle player throws the ball against the board and takes rebound (as high as possible)
    • Middle player makes an outlet pass to the player standing to his/her right
    • The player standing to the left starts to run
    • Player receiving the first pass (right) takes 2 dribbles and then passes to the player running left
    • The player running left does a layup
    • The player running in the middle takes the rebound
    • The outside players cross and run back to the other side of the court
    • Here we do the same thing, first a pass to the right, then a pass to the left and finish with lay-up
  • Progression:
    • 1 dribble instead of 2
  • Regression:
    • Allow multiple dribbles
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Motion offense 5-out

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3 vs. 3 full court

  • Starting lineup:
    • 2 teams of 5 players
    • 3 attackers
    • 3 defenders
    • 2 players baseline one side of the field
    • 2 players baseline other side of the field
  • Conduct:
    • Playing 3 against 3
    • The defensive player who takes rebound or steal goes to the other side of the court with the 2 players who were baseline
    • The 3 attackers become defenders on the other side of the court
  • Progression:
    • Each player must have had the ball before there is a goal attempt
  • Regression:
    • AFTER
drawing 3 vs. 3 full court
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Screen pick and roll

  • Per 3 players, 1 PG, 1 SG, 1 Center/Wing.
  • Dribbling up ball, defender comes from baseline defending.
  • Defender over screen, ring attack.
  • Defender under screen coming over, then jumpshot, step back.
  • Pick & Roll, screener rolls over screen and asks ball for inside to attack or takes jumpshot.
Important:
  • Firmly set screen, arms in front of body, do not move toward defender.
  • Attacker must move toward screen, right or left, watch feet.
drawing Screen pick and roll
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