Basketball drills for technique catching

Divide the group into pairs.

Passing to the other side:

• First 2-groups fit around the whole field.
• 3 meter distance, no running
• Variant: at the halfway line:
  • Player on the inside dribbles to the head of the bucket and passes to the player on the outside who scores with lay-up/shot.
• Player who has passed runs to the other sideline and receives outlet, passes back to the center line and again shot/layup
• Left and right side

Important that they do not run during the pass and that the players change (inside and outside).

• 2 or more players have the ball and walk/dribble through each other
• On signal, the person with the ball passes to the first person he/she makes eye contact with
• repeat maximum 8 times

• Coach with ball on the baseline/out off bounce.
• 2 off. players on ft-line.
• Plus 2 defenders.
• Screen/roll get ball.Defenders go to sideline and become offense.
• 2 dribbles, pass to mid-player on midcourt. Players passes it to either side. 3 v 2.
• After score, offenders go to row for f-line start.
• Defenders go to rows midcourt.Boxing-OUT

• Player with ball one side of the basket, mid-player sets screen on to ball, rolls to the basket.
• Screened player dribbles accross to the other side.
• Low post sets back-screen on side player.
• Player gets pass,lay-up. Two for the rebound.
• Next players ready.
• Plus two/four defenders possible. Switch positions.
• After 4 times, swith top to side positions.Than switch side basket.

• 3 and 7 run to the circle and look to the right to receive ball from 1 and 5.
• 1 and 5 run after ball and then stand in the circle.
• 3 and 7 pass to the man opposite them (i.e. 4 and 8) and chase ball,
• 4 and 8 pass to 1 and 5 in the circle and chase the ball and stand in the circle.
• 1 and 5 pass directly to 6 and 2 and chase the ball.
• 6 and 2 then pass to 4 and 8 in the circle and chase their ball and stand in the circle 4 and 8 pass directly to 3 and 8 who can pass to 6 and 2 in the circle. 6 and 2 pass directly to 1 and 5 and the circle is complete.
• In fact, everyone is chasing his or her pass.

• Ball up pass to bed.
• the down man runs in and passes to the middle man.
• The middle man passes to the first passer
• who runs in for a lay up.

• The ball is caught with the left, passed to the right and thrown with the right.
• The ball will start to spin like a 'figure eight'.
• After 20 times catching with the right, transferring to the left and throwing with the left, the ball will start spinning.

• Opposite players.
• Players throw the ball with one hand and catch with two hands.
• Practise 25 times with the right and 25 times with the left.

• Have the players stand a little closer together and throw up with a bounce.

• As an exercise throw and catch, but the ball is played at knee height.
• Pay particular attention to the pins, which are a little closer together and point to the ground.

• As exercise throw and catch, but pass the ball a little higher, not so high that you have to jump, so just above the head.
• Pay special attention to the catching and the position of the thumbs, a little closer together than in exercise 1.

• Players throw the ball to each other with two hands and catch with two hands.
• Position at chest height.
• Pay attention to either throwing or catching, not both at the same time.