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Basketball drills for

Prerequisites:

players must be quite proficient and in good physical condition

Organization:

after one team has scored 2 times the defenders go out of the field the winners get the ball

Ends when one team has won 5 times.

Losers have to work very hard physically afterwards. They should know this in advance so they will do their utmost to not lose.

If the MTM is not intense enough then the coach will award a score to the offensive side

Losers: (= minute drill: 45 sec full, 15 sec rest)

For each point difference in the score:

  • 4 sprints back and forth across the field
  • Push-ups until signal of the trainer
  • 15 sec rest (players who lost by 1 point difference are finished)
  • 4 sprints + sit ups until signal of the trainer
  • 15 sec rest (players who lost by 2 points are finished)
  • etc


If you are with 8 players:

  • the two players who turn in ask one of the players who got out to join them
  • players then count individually the number of times won
  • Purpose:
    • Reaction speed and 1 against 1 
  • Assignment:
    • Divide the players into pairs and give them one number per pair. 
    • When the trainer says a number, the players with that number sprint to the center as fast as possible, grab the basketball and dribble to basket for 1 to 1.
    • They get only 1 attempt to score. After their goal attempt, the ball goes back to the trainer. 
  • You can also call several numbers at once for 2 against 2, 3 against 3 etc.

This drill is meant to let the players work on speed, condition and a bit of footwork:

Start in corner A;

  • The player will run in a row making sure that the fastest man/woman is in front, so that he sets the pace and can take the rest of the group with him.
  • From point A the players will run over the blue line to the back line, then they make slides over the back line (the green line) until the bucket line, then they run backwards over the red line to the other back line, slides over the green line forward run over the blue line and again slides over the green line and backwards run over the red line.
  • Then slides over the whole back line to point A.
  • Every time you pass point A the exercise starts again, determine the number of repetitions according to the condition of the team and build it up as the training progresses.
  • After a while you could also hang on to the exercise for example within 40 sec. 1 time. Are you too late? Push-ups, sit-ups etc.


On the picture below:

Blue = run forward

Green = slides

Red = Run backwards

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Please note:

- with the slides, bend the knees, the important thing is that the movement is fast but above all is made good;

- let the players start with a few second intervals, especially when walking backwards they will get in each other's way;

- when running backwards look forward, as if you are looking at the man you are defending;

- that the lines are not cut off.

  • A runs to middle and close out
  • B step slide to angle to base line
  • C runs to middle
  • D step slide to other sideline
  • Take E ball and dribble until cone
  • F finishing with lay up
  • G escape dribble
  • H walk ball above head and put it in the basket
  • I runs to end line
drawing STEP SLIDE LAY UP DRILL
  • A Jumping with 2 legs through the hoops
  • B sprint to the cone and close out
  • C look over shoulder and walk back to center line
  • D back paddle to half cikel in the bucket
  • E,close out free throw lin
  • F step slide to sideline,

drawing Transitioning drill
  • A runs to middle and close out
  • B step slide to angle to base line
  • C runs to middle
  • D step slide to other sideline
  • Take E ball and dribble until cone
  • F finishing with lay up
  • G escape dribble
  • H walk ball above head and put it in the basket
  • I runs to end line
drawing STEP SLIDE LAY UP DRILL
  • The 1st player dribbles through the cones to the baseline. 
  • Put the ball down on the baseline and do 4 step slide between baseline and midline.
  • Takes the ball back and dribbles to the cones and changes direction and scores lay up, 
  • After the rebound, print 5 times, 
drawing Igors circuit
  • Starting 2 player on baseline
  • Spurts to the cone and do step slide to next cone
  • The first player to take the ball does speed dribble to the other side to score. 
  • The other player becomes defender
drawing Defensive step slide +1-1
  • Full field. 
  • Divide the pilons over the square in 5 equal parts. 
  • Players all start on one line. 
  • Coach names the pilons from 1 to 5. 
  • Players stand or sit ready on 1 line and run on command to the line the coach appoints. 
  • This can be done on foot, with slides or dribble. 
  • On the designated line the player has to stand still, sit or lie down flat on the belly. 
  • When dribbling, the ball must be held in place. 
  • Attention should be paid to shielding the ball when standing still.
drawing Warm-up and active listening

The game is played with at least 4 players 

  • 1 mouse that has a t-shirt or piece of fabric in the back of its pants 
  • 1 dog that has a tennis ball 
  • 2 cats without attribute 
  • the mouse walks around with the dog, 
  • The cats try to take the mouse's tail and bring it to their cone 
  • but the dog can touch the cat with the tennis ball and he will give the cat a punishment of his choice in the camp.
  • with more players a group can be made and play with 2 games together 

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






drawing Stardrill


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  • 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


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