Basketballexercises for technique catching
- 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 gather on the right or left side of the center line.
The first two have a ball.
There are two catchers under the basket.
From the center line you dribble to the basket and make a lay-up.
The catcher catches the ball and passes it to the next player in line.
You do this until you have scored 15 times and then you change sides.

With 3 men on the back line and the middle one has the ball- The middle passes to a man and runs after the ball
- The man in the middle passes to the man on the other side, who also runs after the ball.
- They do this while running to the basket on the other side.
- When someone is close enough to the basket, the man runs a lay-up.
- He becomes the defender and the other two attackers must try to reach each other with a long ball.
- The goal of the defender is to prevent the attackers from scoring.
- If the attackers do not manage to score, they must do 5 push-ups.


With 3 men on the back line and the middle one has the ball- The middle passes to a man and runs after the ball
- The man in the middle passes to the man on the other side, who also runs after the ball.
- They do this while running to the basket on the other side.
- When someone is close enough to the basket, the man runs a lay-up.
- He becomes the defender and the other two attackers must try to reach each other with a long ball.
- The goal of the defender is to prevent the attackers from scoring.
- If the attackers do not manage to score, they must do 5 push-ups.

Objective:
Try to score 5 times with your group as quickly as possible.
Task:
Divide the players into 2, 3 or 4 groups so that there are max. 6 of them in a group. Give each player in each group a number from 1 to 6. Each group sits in a corner of the terrain. In the middle there are 2, 3 or 4 basketballs in hoops.
When the coach says a number, the players with that number sprint to the middle as fast as they can, take a basketball and dribble to goal. They get only 1 attempt to score. After their goal attempt, they put the balls back in the middle and rejoin their group. The first group with 5 scores wins the game.
Variations/ gradations
Make scoring easier by attaching a hoop to the ring where players can also score. A score through the hoop is then worth double points.
- Guards + Forwards + Centers
- from U14 - 6 to 12 players
- 4 balls
- whole field
- 2 baskets
Objective:
- Pass on the flyer training and finishing at full speed
- Players 1 and 4 receive the ball at the outlet position and dribble directly to the centre circle.
- passer sprints along the sideline (flyer)
- receives the ball at full speed
- makes the lay up without a dribble
Teaching Points:
- dribbler is not allowed to cross the centre line
- the pass should be such that the flyer can finish without dribbling
- The flyer must ask for the ball with his hand
- execute at full speed
- communication: outlet calls
- after the lay up join the line near the basket where you scored
- the dribbler returns directly to the outlet after the pass and for the next ball
Variations:
- (to teach the attacker to finish at full speed under pressure)
- Have a defender walk up to the attacker during the layup to distract him visually (no physical contact).
- make the defender appear bigger with a mat or similar in his hands
- Numbers opposite each other.
- Increasing distance slowly.
- Pass with 1 hand up on 1 hand teammate.
- Catch with 1 hand and throw back. Continue until ball falls.
- Alternate right/left.
- As soon as this runs.
- Two numbers left and right midcourt.
- Throw with 1 hand, catch, pass with same hand on cutting player for lay-up.
- Left/right alternate.
Start with 1 ball, later on you can use two balls.
- 4 rows in 4 corners
- 1 ball in opposite corner
- pass to the man on the right, run straight ahead
- pass to the running man, and run straight ahead
- running man passes straight ahead, connecting behind the second row.
- Call out the name of the person you're passing to.
- after 5 minutes, switch sides and pass left
- Walk fast in pairs, from baseline to baseline on the right side of the field,
- meanwhile chest-pass back and forth,
- spacing approx. 3 meters.
- Return on the left, but with bounce pass
- with 1 ball (repeat 2 or 3 times)
- Stand in a circle
- 1 ball / dribble on the spot
- call name of the other and bounce pass
- No name mentioned is out of the circle!
- Not captured, out of the circle!
- same with 2 balls (repeat 2 or 3 times)
- Throw the ball above your head against the wall and catch it.
- Short movements
- 1 minute

- With 3 men on the back line and the middle one has a ball.
- The middle one passes to a man and chases the ball.
- The receiver keeps the ball behind him and the one who passed first takes the ball and passes on.
- The person who has the ball behind his back runs behind the ball, picks it up at the receiver and passes on to the other side.
- They do this while running to the basket on the other side.
- If someone is close enough to the basket, the man plays a lay-up.
- Make variations on the passing lines
