Basketballexercises for technique blocking

  • Goal:
    • Post up the pivot.
    • Feed the pivot. 2 on 2.
  • Use all means, backscreen, pick-and-roll. Boxing-out.
  • (Needed for 3out-2 in system)
  • 1 ball per side. (2 shots allowed when rebounded)
  • Score, offense stays offense.
  • 4-8 players on each basket.
  • 2-4 offensive players, 2-4 defensive players.
  • 1 shooter.
  • Coach if necessary.
  • 2 against 2 left and right field.
  • Taking turns. (2 baskets, 4x4 players)
  • Plus paasser. (coach)
  • 2 attackers, 2 defenders.


  • Centers/forwards low/high pick, backpick.
  • Watch execution picks.
  • Look for back-door/back-screen.Roll-off after pick.
  • Boxing-out.
  • Score 2 point, stay in offense. Rebound, off or def. 1 point.
  • First team to 10.


  • free play on 1 or 2 baskets, depending on the number of players.
  • PURPOSE: Quick passing, cutting, helpside, ballside, boxing-out.
  • First team at 5.
  • Loser push-ups 6.
  • free play on 1 or 2 baskets,
  • depending on the number of players.
  • NO dribbles only passing.
  • Two men around the bucket for defense
  • Three attackers:
  • Attacker 1 passes the ball to attacker 2 
  • All three attackers pass the ball around until one sees a gap and can get into the bucket
  • He adjusts the ball and tries to score
  • Up to 5 points, then switch roles and the attacker who has scored least stays in the attack.
drawing Two man defence
  • Player blue passes to red and sprints to red for a close-out. 
  • Player red tries to get into the "paint" to score. 
  • Player blue is going to try to prevent this.
  • Either blue can steal the ball 
    • point for blue
  • Either red can score
    • point for red
  • After a possible goal is score, red takes rebound, passes to the next in line. 
  • Blue goes to the position of red.
    The exercise now starts again with the next players.
drawing close out and box out exercise
  • Start middle A. 
  • Passes to the side B. 
  • B dribbles up along sideline and takes offensive position.
  • A becomes defender.
  • C and D set screens away from the ball, or backscreen.Defenders E and F allowed to switch and.
  • Offence until score or rebound defense. 
  • (Till 5)Loser push-ups.


drill-centers-and-guard-forward-screening-3

  • A has ball, 
  • B sets backscreen. 
  • A dribbles to the side. 
  • B rolls off, gets pass, 
  • Shot. 
  • A-rebounds.
  • A to pos B and v.v.
  • 2 baskets, poss from 4 postions. * players at ones performing the drill.

shooting-and-screening-drill-2

  • Start-out with at least 2 players in each row and one ball. 
  • Extra bal to crank up the speed.
  • A) Player dribbles with ball to FT-line.
  • B) B crosses behind A and ssets screen low, rolls off and gets ball, lay-up strong.
  • Own rebound, A has moved to weakside shooting position, gets pass from B and backscreen, A dribble by screen,one dribble.
  • Jumpstop, finish with righthand.
  • C) Moves to startingposition B after pick is set.
  • D) Moves to startingposition A as soon as A is near.
  • A passes to Row C, C goes row B, A to row C.
  • Start-out with at least 2 players in each row and one ball. 
  • Extra bal to crank up the speed.
  • A) Player dribbles with ball to FT-line.
  • B) B crosses behind A and ssets screen low, rolls off and gets ball, lay-up strong.
  • Own rebound, 
  • A has moved to weakside shooting position, gets pass from B and backscreen, 
  • A dribble by screen,one dribble.
  • Jumpstop, finish with righthand.
  • B can move to pos. A and A to B. Continue. Skip C en D if necessary.
  • C) Moves to startingposition B after pick is set.
  • D) Moves to startingposition A as soon as A is near.
  • A passes to Row C, C goes row B, A to row C.
  • Goal: 
    • Get shooter free shot wing.
  • 3 rows. Guard 1 with ball.
  • 2 and 3 wing. 
  • Wing 2 sets low screen perimeter bucket. (Later double with center)
  • Wing 3 cuts through bucket past screen. 
  • Set screen so Wing 3 can cut to wing, free shot.
  • If defender cheats, touch Wing 2. 
  • Wing 2 goes up, 3 go's back to orig. position.
  • Always roll after screen.
    • 1 go's to 2, 
    • 2 go's to 3. 
    • 3 go's to 2