Basketballexercises

This drill will help develop proper passing and shooting techniques. This drill also emphasizes communication between teammates
  1. Divide the team into four squads. One team on each block and one team on each elbow. Give each team one ball.
  2. The first person in each line shoots and follows his shot, passing it back to the next person in his line.
  3. After rebounding the ball, the shooter returns the ball to the line they were in and rotates clockwise to the end of the next spot. Rotations are shown in the diagram.
  4. All four lines work as a team and keep track of the total number of shots scored.


  • Emphasize to the players that communication is very important in this drill.
  • Players must make game-winning passes and their shots must also be taken at game level.
  • The time limit of this exercise can be changed from five minutes to whatever you like or number of shots scored
  • Also the spots on the court where the players shoot from can be varied

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  • Players start at the bottom of the baseline.
    • The red cones are sprint.
    • The green cones are step-slide.
  • Then we either take the ball on the right side of the court or the left side.
  • We start with the ball on the right side anyway.
  • Do a lay-up, then lay the ball down on the left side of the court and sprint to the end line,
  • and then start again,
  • now laying down on the left side of the court, taking the ball there
  • and then do a shot on the left side of the court,
  • rebound and
  • put the ball on the right side of the court
  • and do the round again with the right side
  • and then lay up there again.
  • This exercise we repeat first round 3x, 15'' rest, 5x 30'' rest, 7x 45'' rest, 5x 30'' rest and finish again with 3x


End of exercise.

We keep on walking and don't walk. Rest period is provided between drills.

warm-up-condition

  • One person shoots free throws.
  • Two other players stand behind the one who throws the free throw.
    • According to the rules of the game
  • Once the ball is gone the three players go for the rebound.
  • If the person who made the free throw has the ball, he can make another free throw.
  • If he doesn't have the ball, the 2 other players go to the other side of the court to attack, 2 against 1.
  • If attacker is pressured by defender then go to free man, otherwise keep going until lay-up.
  • The next three players get ready to execute the exercise.

Warm-up

  • dribble over and over again right hand
  • dribble over and left hand again
  • low dribble over and right again
  • low dribble over and to the left
  • high dribble over and right again
  • high dribble over and left again
  • protection dribble with a hand change every 2 or 3 dribbles (2 times over and over)
  • quick dribble over and over again with crossover at the free throw centre and free throw line.


  • Players stand ready at the halfway line. The first one has a ball (then 2 without the ball).
    • X1 makes lay-up
    • X2 takes rebound and passes in (after scoring!)
    • X3 runs around the pot and starts defending
    • X1 and X2 attack to the other ring


  • variation: with 5
    • X1 makes lay-up
    • X2 takes rebound and gives in (after score!) to X3
    • X3 dribbles over, X1 and X2 fill in the outer lines.
    • X4 walks around the basket near the baseline and defends.
    • X4 runs around the ball at the halfway line (other side) and defends.
  • 2 numbers a few meters apart
    • x number of chesst pass
    • x number of bounce passes
    • x number of overhead pass
    • x number of bounce pass out
    • x number of baseball pass
  • Add if necessary
    • Defender
    • pass from the dribble



  • 2 teams
  • take turns shooting from all the blocks and dashes on the bucket edge
  • and the free throw line together 5 hit
  • Two teams both 1 basket 1 team starts with the ball and plays 1v0 at the basket of the other team 1 chance
  • Then the other team attacks the person from the first team now goes to defend 1v1 so in the other direction
  • On this side, another person of the first team joins and it becomes 2v1
  • Etc.

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Try to hit as far as possible without error or loss of ball.

  • Players stand in pairs (about the same size).
  • On the whistle, the player with the ball dribbles to the opposite side while the player without the ball can do heavy defence.
  • There may be physical pressure but no mistakes.
  • Players stop when they have lost control of the ball or when the defence has taken it away.
  • If the player with the ball touches the opposite side, he may dribble again in the next round but against a different defence.
  • Stand in pairs in the middle of the room.
  • You do with this pair 'stone - paper - scissors' and who loses must tap the winner as soon as possible.
  • The winner must try to tap the wall on his side of the room as quickly as possible.
  • Half have a ball, the other half do not.
  • Players are mixed up.
  • At whistle: make eye contact and pass to someone without ball.
  • Varying :
    • Left hand and right hand dribble,
    • vary passes