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Basketball drills for technique condition

  • Outward, the classic weave is run.
  • Back, the weave is run up to the center line.
  • The next 3 players ready to run the weave catch the current 3 players half court and a 3 versus 3 situation is created from which a score must always be scored.
  • After the score, the newest 3 players run the weave and the next 3 will catch these players half court for a 3 versus 3.
drawing Weave with 3 Versus 3 situation
  • 3 rows behind the baseline.
  • Center player blue passes to the left or right.
  • He runs behind his pass, around the one who received the pass.
  • The player who received the pass- red- passes it to the opposite side -white-.
  • Also runs after the pass to receive the ball again from blue.
  • On the other side of the field a layup is made and they make the weave back to the other side of the field.
  • Then the next 3 players can start.
* Don't make the field too wide.
* Vary shot.
* Players must ask for the ball.
* Tight chest passes.
* 30 touches in 5 minutes. If not achieving 15 push ups or walk the difference.

drawing Weaven
  • Setup:
    • 2 players in offense
    • 2 players on defense
    • 2 players at the free throw line
    • 2 players at the other free throw line
    • Teams of 2 stay together
  • Play 2 on 2 until there is a score or stop
  • Defense gives outlet pass to player at free throw line level
  • On score, insert ball behind baseline
  • These go 2-on-2 to other side of the court
  • Offense becomes defense and returns!
  • Team that defended connects at the level of the free throw line
  • Variations:
    • 3 against 3
drawing 2 on 2 get back
  • 2 rows on the baseline/ bucket
  • 1 ball per row.
  • Shoot and when the ball reaches the other row they may throw the ball away.
  • Losers push up/ run.
Warm up drill:
  • 2 rows in the corner of the field, diagonally.
  • The 1st player without ball goes running, the 2nd player gives baseball pass.
  • At trainer's signal, both players start sprinting.
  • Blue must run around first pawn and Red runs straight through to tap Blue.
  • Red becomes Blue and flips over.
Small room with 4 baskets:
  • Run laps with lay-ups over all baskets.
  • After whistle press up, tap, plank, jump with ball held in hands.
  • After the whistle turn around and left.
  • After the whistle accelerate.
  • Two three or four-team teams. (teams)
  • Per team 2 balls.
  • 1 shooter, 2 (or 3) rebounder(s).
  • Shooter shoots (from free throw line, or lower position), then sprints to center line.
  • Rebounder catches ball, passes ball to shooter. (proper jump stop, proper distance, call for ball)
  • Shooter total 10 scores, then new shooter.
  • Team whose first to have all shooters score 5 times wins! 
  • Loser runs a suicide.
  • Tapping
  • All players on the baseline.
  • 30 sec tapping, sprint to center line, 30 sec tapping, sprint to back line, 30 sec tapping.
  • Slides
  • All players on the baseline, in slide position and facing left. (or right)
  • Slides to the opposite side, until trainer calls GO.
  • At GO sprint back to baseline and make other side slides.
  • Up to other baseline.
  • Squads
  • All players on back line, facing center of field.
  • 10x single squad.
  • 10x halfway and through squad.
  • 5x stay deep and only go back up after 5 seconds. (slowly!)
  • Lunges
  • Lunge walk to the other side of the room. (slow down!)
  • Players at the baseline have the ball.
  • He passes the ball to the blue player and walks towards the other baseline.
  • He gets the ball back and passes it to the red player.
  • He gets the ball back and passes the ball to the orange player.
  • He gets the ball back and dribbles to the basket and finishes with lay up.
  • When the blue player has passed the ball he runs to the spot of the red player.
  • The red player to the orange player and the orange player takes the rebound and starts the exercise on the other side.
  • Variations in finishing and eventually close out and live defence possible.
drawing warm up with passing and lay up
  • 2 rows on the baseline.
  • Front player of one row without ball.
  • Player without ball walks around the pylon, receives pass from front player of other row and makes lay-up/shot.
  • Catch the ball from the back of the pylon.
  • Player who passed the ball goes around the pylon and gets the ball.
  • Adjustments:
    • Move the pylon further and further away.
drawing Warming up: lay-up and shots
  • Taps
    • All players on the baseline
    • 30 sec taps
    • Sprint to the middle line
    • 30 sec taps
    • Sprint to backline
    • 30 sec taps
  • Slides
    • All players on the baseline
    • In slide position and face to the left (or right)
    • Slides to the other side
    • Until trainer calls GO
    • At GO sprint back to the baseline and make slides to other side
    • Until other baseline
  • Squads
    • All players on back line
    • Facing the middle of the field
    • 10x single squad
    • 10x halfway and through squad
    • 5 times stay deep and only come back up after 5 seconds (slowly!)
  • Lunges
    • Lunge walk to the other side of the hall (slowly!)