Basketball drills for technique passing
- Players distributed on the 4 corners of a half court.
- 2 posts, 2 wings.
- Wing passes to other wing.
- Post opposite corner runs up and receives the pass.
- Post other corner runs up and does a hard basket cut to the bottom, receives the pass and finishes.
- Wings switch sides.
- Posts switch sides.
- B passes the ball to C
- B runs to cone receives ball
- B scores lay up
- B joins row C
- C passes the ball back to line B
- C goes to take the rebound from B
- C goes to line A
- A passes the ball to B
- A connects in row B
- Depends on the number of balls.
- In pairs or alone
- When alone:
- Start at your position, dribble across the basket.
- Set or Jumpshot from your position (Guard, forward, center).
- Up to 8 points.
- In pairs:
- Start at your position, pass to the opposite side of the basket.
- Last pass should be good so that shooter in jumpshot is ready for his/her shot.
- Up to 4 points per player.
- Losers: Slides over the width of the pitch, 1x back and forth.
- Players line up in 2 groups on the same side of the field (sideline).
- Everyone except the first two in line have a ball.
- The players without ball run to the opposite side of the field. (top of key)
- The first player with the ball dribbles to the 3 point line on the side where he is standing and passes the ball to the incoming player at the top.
- When he takes the ball. (Swing the ball, fake, crossover, drive and finish with lay-up.)
- The player who passed the ball runs to the other side of the court where his drill begins.
- On one side L and other side R lay-up.
- 4 Players on the baseline.
- Player B has ball and dribbles to the cone.
- B passes to player C.
- B and C go to goal.
- Player A and D sprint around the cone and start defending.
- 3 teams of 3 players
- 3 players in the middle
- Attacking
- Defense up to the center line, even after ball loss
- Start under the basket.
- Two players pass back and forth in the run to center line....
- At passage center line in man with ball the attacker and goes full dribble to basket.
- Other player is defender and must get in front of man security and defend.
- 2 players on offense.
- 2 players on defense.
- 2 players at the free throw line.
- 2 players at the level of the other free throw line.
- Play 2 against 2 until there is a score or stop.
- Defense gives outlet pass to player at height free throw line.
- These go 2-for-2 to other side of the court.
- Offense becomes defense and returns.
- Defense goes to height free throw line.
Variation: can also go 3-on-3.
Note: ball entered behind baseline, with defense.
Note: ball entered behind baseline, with defense.
- Half players baseline.
- Half players half court.
- Player baseline throws against board and takes rebound.
- Chin the ball.
- Turn and dribble toward middle line.
- Outlet pass to player middle line.
- Player middle line goes for a layup.
- Dribbling return to baseline.
- Now with defender other side of field.
- 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
- 3 against 2 with passing every time.
- Help each other in defense when someone is free.
- The attackers learn to use a man advantage and to finish.
- Speed, precision, good passing and team play are necessary here.
- The players line up in two groups on the sideline near the halfway line.
- The first 2 players of the red group line up on one side of the field and have the ball.
- One player of the blue team lines up on the other side.
- As soon as the attacking team crosses the centre line, the 2nd player of the blue team runs around the cone in the centre circle and starts defending.
- Attacking players try to score before the 2nd player gets there.