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Basketball drills for technique dribbling

  • 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
drawing Lay-up with 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

drawing 4 Corners drill without a dribble
  • 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
drawing 1 vs. 1, full court
  • 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
drawing Narrow passage
  • 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
drawing Statue - Defense
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.
drawing Close out
  • 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
drawing 1 vs. 1 full court
  • 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
drawing Outlet drill
  • 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
drawing 3 by 3 by 3
  • All players 1 ball
  • In the three-point line
  • Tapping the ball
  • Whoever loses ball becomes a defender/ticker
  • In pairs facing each other
  • 1 vs. 1 dribbling between the lines
  • Swap every time
Each player 1 ball
  • Windshield; next to body dribble, front to back.
  • V-dribble; in front of body.
  • L-dribble; front and side of body.
  • In & out; in front of body.
  • Hard pound; beside body.
  • Ball tap; low to the ground in front of body.
  • Pocket; beside body.