Basketball drills for passing
5 against 5 or 4 against 4
- On 1 half of the field.
- Pass the ball around within the team, defend the opponent normally.
- Ball may not be passed within 2 meters.
Note: pivot and see the whole field. The rest: timing with free running!
Which team can pass the most times.
Which team can pass the most times.
- Players distribute to the bucket.
- Opposite them will be defenders.
- Attackers are going to take care of 8 to 10 passes -straight- while defense tries to get in between.
- Attackers are allowed to make in outs but no screens. So they really stay on their own position.
- The attacker with the ball is allowed to make 1 dribble to get the ball to his teammate and make a good pass.
- After 8 to 10 well-crafted passes there is a scoring attempt after which offense and defense will switch.
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- Three rows on baseline, balls to one side.
- Pass from side to middle and goes to 1/4 of sideline.
- Pass from middle to other sideline and sprint to sideline-centerline.
- Pass from baseline to sideline and sprint to middle of center line.
8 players in a circle, 2 teams of 4.
- Coach passes the ball to a player.
- 2 close defenders double-team him,
- Remaining 2 split between the 3 attackers.
Reaction and rotatation are very important.
Number 1 to 3 dribble into the paint and fake a shot with an out-pass.
Ball comes back to 1 and he runs layup, number 3 becomes 1 and 4 becomes 2.
Ball comes back to 1 and he runs layup, number 3 becomes 1 and 4 becomes 2.
- The team is divided into two groups and set up on the sideline at the height of the center line.
- 1 blue player stands ready to defend
- 2 red players are ready to attack
- When the first red player crosses the center line, the second blue player who is still standing on the sideline has to go around the cone before he can help defending.
- In the meantime, the next red player gets ready to defend.
- After scoring or capturing the ball, the 2 blue players attack.
- The 2 red attacking players line up on the sideline.
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- Put down 4 pylons
- 2 players with ball under the basket.
- Throw ball against board and pass oullet (get ball back, pass again and make layup)
- Last passer takes rebound and starts with ball against board.
- 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)
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- Put down 4 pylons
- 2 players with ball under the basket.
- Throw ball against board and pass oullet (get ball back, pass again and make layup, then goes to other side)
- Passer runs to next pylon (preferably 2 men per pylon)
- Last passer grabs rebound and starts with ball against board.
