Basketballexercises for technique dribbling

  • 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

drawing Crossover exercises with varied finishes
  •  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:
  1. Each part can be done with both hands
  2. The coach acts as an example.
drawing Basic dribbling
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!
  • 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.

drawing Ball movement
2 rows, 1 ball per row.
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

  • 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.

  • Split players into groups of 5
  • Normally have 2 or 3 baskets available
  • For example, switch every 7 minutes
Basket 1
  • Shooting game
  • 2 teams or 3 teams from the free throw line
  • Everyone a ball
  • The loser(s) do pushups
Basket 2
  • 1x1
Basket 3
  • Shooting game with 5 positions
  • 2 teams, shoot around (only if you hit the target, move to the next position)
  • Start on position 1 and 5, loser does killer run
Basket 4
  • Dribble skills (1-2 pawns)
    • Over the pylon (do not take it with you, keep control, from left to right, 1 hand behind your back)
    • Lift pylon with left hand, dribble with right hand (throw pylon, catch with other hand)
    • Left/right and touch pylon (timer, counting) - hand that releases the ball must touch pylon (low position, defend the ball)
    • 2 cones, dribble left, touch right
    • 2 pawns (8 dribble with 1 hand)
Station 5 dribble skills (row of pawns)
  • Zigzag around the pawns, low dribble, back and forth (tempo)
  • Variant: low dribble, feet on both sides of the pawns, cross after every pylon
  • Low dribble, always touching the according pawn - stay in control, stay on the same side (dribble left, touch pawn with right)
Circles around the field
  • Just dribble
  • With the left
  • Dribble two hands
  • High dribble at speed
  • Stopping for push ups, taps, jumps ect.
2 baskets, keep going continuously
  • Defending after the attack
    • You defend 3 x 2, the outlet is waiting
  • You become outlet when you last touch the ball in the attack
  • Zig zag pylon, max to centerline
  • Start on the baseline
  • Walk the course with different commands (reverse, cross-over, behind the back, between the legs.
  • Last 2 pylons on the centerline, reverse at the last pylon and finish with lay-up.