Basketball drills for technique dribbling
- Four players stand in defensive position.
- Coach throws the ball against the board.
- Player 4 takes the rebound and passes the ball to player 2.
- Player 2 receiving the ball:
- Receives the ball and watches.
- Dribbles into the lane just off the center circle.
- Player 1 on the ball side:
- Sprints into the lane next to the sideline and looks over his inside shoulder to stay within passing range.
- Is first option in the start of the fastbreak.
- Player 3 on the non-ball side:
- Sprints down the lane next to the center circle and looks over inside shoulder to stay within passing range.
- Does not go through the center circle if he/she cannot go to score.
- Player 4 may go take the rebound.
- Starting lineup:
- All players have 1 ball.
- All players stand inside the three-point line.
- Progression:
- Everyone is ticker with ball.
- Tag ball away from other players.
- Whoever loses ball is out.
- Progression:
- As the group gets smaller, make the circle smaller.
- Regression:
- AFTER
- Divide the group in half.
- Same exercise on both sides of the field:
- Lay-up L&R
- Jump stop - crossover
- Zigzag and speed change
- Starting lineup:
- 1 group baseline left
- 1 group baseline right
- Everyone has a ball
- Place cones
- Progression:
- Dribble toward the center line
- At each cone do a move; crossover, behind the back, ...
- Then lay-up to goal
- Switch sides
- Progression:
- Coach stands in defense under goal
- Regression:
- Place fewer cones
Option 1
- Blue runs to the middle and receives the pass from orange
- Orange then fills in blue
- White and Red come up at the same time that orange passes to blue
- White receives the pass from blue at the free throw line and faces the basket
- Red accelerates somewhere near the free throw line and heads for the basket
- White passes to red and red makes a layup
Option 2
- After orange passes to blue, orange also cuts across the right side and there is a second playoff opportunity for white.
Option 3
- Orange and blue continue to cut in and white takes a shot
- Orange and blue fight for the rebound and a score
* After building this exercise up to Option 3, players must be sharp, there can always be a pass or fight for the rebound.
* There is no dribbling
* Rotation is counterclockwise
* There is no dribbling
* Rotation is counterclockwise
- Basic setup:
- 1 defender under each goal
- 2 groups at the center line
- Conduct:
- 1 against 1 on each side of the field
- Defense stays standing when scoring
- To score first 10 times
- Progression:
- Maximum of 5 dribbles from as soon as you cross the center line
- Regression:
- Defense with hands behind back
- 2 attacking players with both a ball
- Start simultaneously on the end line
- Dribble around a cone on the center line
- Then go through a gate of 2 cones at the level of the free-throw line to score first
- Those who miss must go through the gate again
- When they have scored, they pass the ball to the next teammate
- The first team to score with all its players wins
- 5 defensive players along the sideline
- Each defender stands in a hoop and may not come out of it
- The other players are attackers
- Attackers try to get past the 5 defenders
- Attackers use fakes and hand switches
- Defenders try to stop the attackers without error
- Defenders are not allowed to come out of their box
- After the last defender, the attacker makes a lay-up
- Optionally, the game can be played in 2 teams
- Teams can alternate and try to make as many successful lay-ups as possible within a given time
Setup:
- 1 group baseline corner
- 1 group left wing
- 1 group right wing
- Ball right wing
Exercise:
- Player comes in and passes coach.
- Chooses baseline or middle.
- Based on this, the other 2 groups rotate.
- Always do an extra pass!
- Finish of choice.
- Setup:
- 1 defender under each goal
- 2 groups at the center line
- 1 against 1 on each side of the field
- Defense stays standing when scoring
- To score first 10 times
- Variations:
- Right and left
- Setup:
- Half players baseline
- Half players half court
- 1 player starts at the bucket
- Starting player throws the ball against the board and takes rebound
- Chin the ball
- Turn and dribble towards center line
- Outlet pass to player centerline
- Midline player goes for a layup
- Dribbling return to baseline
- Variations:
- With defender other side of field
- Setup:
- 3 teams of 3 players
- 3 players in the middle with ball
- Attacking to one side
- Defense to the center line, even after ball loss
- No ball back
- To score 7 times first