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Basketball drills for technique passing

  • Four or more players are in a circle
  • One or two defenders are in the middle
  • The players wil pass to each other and the middle defenders try to catch the ball
  • Players in the circle cannot pass to the person directly next to him (because otherwise the ball will not go through the middle)
  • If the ball is catched, he will change place with the person who threw the ball
  • Repeat ten times
  • Any pass is legit
drawing Where is the ball

Parcour passing, moving, finishing

drawing Drill with bal.
  • 5 man weave, 3  idplayers run the weave. 
  • Pass the ball, go round the outsude player, outside player moves in and becomes midplayer and soforth. 
  • Last 2 players that touched the ball become defenders. 
  • Defending 2 players in the court. 
  • One inbouncer. 
  • 3 against two full court.

Warm-up position and outlet drill

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  • A) Player with ball starts on baseline. 
  • One defender (E) weakside of the bucket low offensive end.
  • Pass the ball to pos. B, 
  • pos B passes to pos C. 
  • Pos C passes back to running (A) player. 
  • Player passes ball to the corner D.
  • D) Corner tries to score/lay-up via the baseline. 
  • Defender steps in and defends baseline. 
  • Player A comes in like a trailer and can get the pass if D has not scored yet.
  • Rotate every position, A becomes B, has to run back via other side court. E becomes A, B-C, C-D, D-E.


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  • Start middle A. 
  • Passes to the side B. 
  • B dribbles up along sideline and takes offensive position.
  • A becomes defender.
  • C and D set screens away from the ball, or backscreen.Defenders E and F allowed to switch and.
  • Offence until score or rebound defense. 
  • (Till 5)Loser push-ups.


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  • Goal: 
    • Get shooter free shot wing.
  • 3 rows. Guard 1 with ball.
  • 2 and 3 wing. 
  • Wing 2 sets low screen perimeter bucket. (Later double with center)
  • Wing 3 cuts through bucket past screen. 
  • Set screen so Wing 3 can cut to wing, free shot.
  • If defender cheats, touch Wing 2. 
  • Wing 2 goes up, 3 go's back to orig. position.
  • Always roll after screen.
    • 1 go's to 2, 
    • 2 go's to 3. 
    • 3 go's to 2
  • Post weakside high, 
  • post ballside low. 
  • Rest in regular 3 out/2in position.
  • Goal: 
    • Free shot from Wing3, 
    • Wing 2 or pass to pivot rolling-off.
    • Mind cheating defenders.


  • Setup:
    • Players distributed on the 4 corners of a half court
    • Posts at the bottom
    • Wings at the top
  • 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
  • Variations:
    • Wings switch sides
    • Posts switch sides
drawing Four corner 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.
drawing Four corner passing
  • 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
drawing Warming up, 3 rows
  • 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.