Basketball drills for technique passing
- Basic setup:
- In groups of 4
- Line up in diamond shape
- 2 balls
- The "victim" always has a ball
- Progression:
- 1 player is designated as the "victim"
- Players with ball always pass to the "victim"
- The "victim" passes back to any player
- After 30 seconds we choose a new "victim"
- Progression:
- Faster passing
- Regression:
- Slower passing
- With 1 ball
- Starting lineup:
- Half court
- 1 player stands ready to hand the ball in
- Progression:
- 1 player hands the ball in
- Play 3 against 3
- Within 10 seconds there must be a goal attempt
- The coach counts down loudly
- Progression:
- Goal attempt within 5 seconds
- Giving at least 1 pass
- Regression:
- Goal attempt within 14 seconds
- Defense with hands behind the back
- Starting lineup:
- 3 vs. 3 on half court
- 1 passer
- Conduct:
- We play 3 against 3
- The passer does not participate in the attack, only passing
- After 3 attacks the passer changes with someone else
- Progression:
- First 3 passes without dribbling
- Regression:
- Defense with hands behind the back
- Starting lineup
- 2 teams of 4
- 1 team stands on the end line with ball
- 1 team stands at the center line
- Course:
- Team 1 must cross the center line without dribbling
- Team 2 must cross the end line without dribbling
- Playing rules:
- The ball must not be held above the head
- You must make a pass within 5 seconds
- Screens are not allowed
- You get 1 point for crossing the end or center line
- The coach is the referee
- Progression:
- You must pass within 3 seconds
- Expanding the field to a full field
- Regression:
- Allow pass overhead
- No limit how fast you must pass
- Allow 1 dribble
- Making the field smaller
- Setup
- 3 against 3
- 4 against 4
- 5 against 5
- 10 seconds left to play
- Coach counts down
- Teams play against each other and try to score in time
- Setup:
- 1 player under goal
- All other players around the goal
- Player under goal passes 1 by 1 to the players around the goal.
- At the end finish with a power jump-stop.
- Possibly split the group into two.
- Setup:
- Whole field
- 3 groups baseline one side
- 3 groups baseline other side
- Middle player has ball
- Second man outside group also have ball
- Middle player dribbles across
- After center line pass to right, that player does a drive
- Other players fill in
- 3 cuts in total, then shot
- 1 player still has the ball and shot
- 2 other players get the ball from below
- Setup:
- 4 groups
- 2 baseline
- 2 centerline
- Balls to the midline
- Midline player dribbles past pylon and passes to corner
- Shot in the corner
- Left and right start alternately
- Dribbling past on the left is passing with the left hand
- Right hand dribble past is passing with right hand
- Players waiting at the center line may already dribble as if they are bringing up the ball
- Careful with passing
- Variations:
- Shot from 1 dribble
- Curl pass to the weak side corner
- Curl pass to the weak side corner and cut through
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 group baseline
- 1 group left wing
- 1 group right wing
- Ball baseline
- Ball left wing -first player has no ball.
Exercise:
- Player baseline passes to wing and does close out and dribbles past.
- Player wing dribbles past it with 2 dribbles towards middle and passes to other winger who rotates more.
- Player who rotates and receives ball does a three point shot.
- Player who cuts and passes comes back up and plays 1 v 0.
- Receives pass from player who will rotate later.
- Therefore, first player here has no ball.
- Own rebound
- Variant:
- Player who rotates and catches ball does a layup.
- Player who cut does a drive and then a step-back sweater.
- Setup:
- 4-on-4
- Between center line and end line
- No dribbling
- No holding the ball overhead
- Passes only
- Score when you cross the center line or end line
- Intention is to run free
- Moving without the ball
- Make decisions with the ball
- Setup:
- 4 groups
- 2 baseline
- 2 centerline
- Balls to the midline
- Midline player dribbles past pylon and passes to corner
- Shot in the corner
- Left and right start alternately
- Dribbling past on the left is passing with the left hand
- Passing on the right is passing with the right hand
- Careful with passing
