Basketball drills for dribbling
Team often stands waiting with the whole team to take ball.
- 1 player starts with the ball on the back line. Other players without ball.
- On starting signal, player 1 starts dribbling the ball to the center line
- The other players sprint to the center line.
- Whoever is slower than player 1 sprints 1x up and down the field.
Variant: this exercise can also be done with a rebound. Trainer rebounds ball and plays ball to player 1. Rest starts from the back line.

- Each player has a ball
- The group is divided into 2 groups each at a ring
- The first player of the group attacks the first cone, where he does a change of direction (variation).
- Thus to the next cone where he repeats this until he reaches the ring on the other side, where he finishes according to the indicated variation.
Direction change variations
- Cross over
- Between legs
- Behind the bag
- Hesitation
- Studder
shot variations
- Lay-up
- Reverse lay-up
- Eurostep
- Jump stop shot
- Floater
- Jump stop cross step

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- Pass behind the back (pass at the same time)
- Players facing each other (throw ball up), other player passes, pass back and off own ball)
- Same exercise but now with clap (clap hands)
- Pass exercises opposite each other (1 bounce, other chest)
- Pass exercise (get out and pass with one hand, opposite)
Everyone a ball and spread over the length of the field
- Dribble back and forth (jump stop, pivot across, or keep on dribbling)
- Warmingup: start slow, 50, 70, 100%
Variations:
- Dribble left back, right back
- 2x left, 2x right
- Roll the ball on the ground (make 8)
- Ball fixed and jump with 2 legs
- The Crab
- Between the legs (high and low)
- Tapping lines on the way
- On the way 5x push-ups, 10 abdominal crunches, 30 secs taps
- Low dribble (fast left/right),
- High dribble with hop, backwards.
- Behind the back, turn on axis,
- Standing still: through the legs (step out, dribble, step back), 8-step low dribble, behind your back,
- Stand with the whole group in a circle in the middle of the field (doesn't matter much where in the field, but this is easiest)
- Make sure each player has 1 ball.
- Dribble normal (hip height)
- Dribble low (below knee)
- Dribble extremely low (bounce no higher than ankle height)
- Dribble low (below knee)
- Dribble normal (hip height)
- Dribble extremely high (above shoulder)
- Dribble normal (hip height)
- Have the players dribble
- Now have the players dribble standing up
- Have the players now dribbling sitting down again
- Players now dribble between their legs
- Have them stand again, and make 8s between their legs, then ball around waist as fast as possible, then the other way.
Notice:
- Each part can be done with both hands
- The coach acts as an example.

2 rows at the centre line at each basktet (small field)
2 balls per row
- Front players run layup and pass to first play without ball from other row.
- Variant (with 1 or 2 balls)
- After layup, a break-pass all over the field.
- Receiving player starts when matching player catches his own ball.
- With 2 balls always start simultaneously!
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- Each player has a ball.
- You place the 5 cones as shown on the drawing.
- At each cone they make a change of direction.
- Outside, between the first 2 cones. Here, they continue their change of direction all the time.
- After the cones, there is the possibility to take a shot/ lay-up.
Note: make sure there are clear changes in direction, acceleration after each change/aggression.

2 rows, 1 ball per row.
Outside on the small field:
Outside on the small field:
- Start on back line and make layup (1 chance), pass to next in line
- Do a pushup when you miss
- Game to the 10
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- Make 2 teams of 5 people per team.
- Play a game and keep in mind the exercises played today.
- Possibly bring in substitutions every 30 seconds.