Basketball drills for technique catching

• Four men in Diamond Defence.
• 5-6 men on offense.
• Ball changes position.
• Defence responds.

• Square formation, 2 balls.
• Player passes and runs diagonally to the other row.
• Receiving player passes on.
• Balls thus go around the sides of the square, and the player crosses only diagonally.
• (1 passes to 2, 3 passes to 4, then 2 to 3 and 4 to 1)

• Four pylons, rows with 1 ball.
• Player with ball dribbles to the middle, jump-stops, pivots (right foot, turns to the right) and passes.
• Connect behind in row to which you pass.
• Variation:
• Pivot to left and pass.
• Observations:
• Make a good jump stop.

• Create square, 3 against 2.
• Team of 3 must pass X times without dribbling.
• Points of attention:
  • Pivot well, protect the ball, pass well, stay calm.
  • If someone gives bad pass (arc pass) then whole team push up.

• 2 numbers a few meters apart
  • x number of chesst pass
  • x number of bounce passes
  • x number of overhead pass
  • x number of bounce pass out
  • x number of baseball pass
• Add if necessary
  • Defender
  • pass from the dribble

• Players stand in a circle (max 5) and in the middle 1 pylon with a small circle around it.
• One defender who is not allowed to enter the small circle and has to defend the pylon
• The players around must play together to hit the pylon

Divide group into pairs.
Passing to the other side:

• 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 a layup/ shot (variation)
• Player who has passed runs to the other sideline and receives outlet, passes back to the center line and again shot/layup
• Important that they do not run during the pass and that the players change (inside and outside)

Games with different assignments/restrictions.
Pay attention to free running, not blind dribbling, good passing, pivoting, talking.

• 3x3 without dribbling (1 basket)
• with max 2 dribbles
• Both teams lie on the back line (on stomach),
• trainer puts ball in play via shot or bounce (quickly choose position, who will attack?)
• just play to the 10 (end game)

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.