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Basketball drills for technique passing

  • Base lineup:
    • 1 player left on the end line
    • 1 player center on the end line
    • 1 player right on the end line
    • Ball in the middle
  • Conduct:
    • Middle player throws the ball against the board and takes rebound (as high as possible)
    • Middle player makes an outlet pass to the player standing to his/her right
    • The player standing to the left starts to run
    • Player receiving the first pass (right) takes 2 dribbles and then passes to the player running left
    • The player running left does a layup
    • The player running in the middle takes the rebound
    • The outside players cross and run back to the other side of the court
    • Here we do the same thing, first a pass to the right, then a pass to the left and finish with lay-up
  • Progression:
    • 1 dribble instead of 2
  • Regression:
    • Allow multiple dribbles
drawing Fast break and transition drill
  • Starting lineup:
    • 1 player at the level of the free throw line -both sides of the court-.
    • 1 group of players to the right of the center line
    • 1 group of players to the left of the center line
  • Progression:
    • Player at the center line passes to the player at the free throw line and runs through
    • Player at the free throw line passes back to the running player
    • Player does a lay-up
    • Player who made the lay-up goes to the free throw line to pass
    • Player who gave the pass takes rebound and passes to the other group at the center line
  • Progression:
    • No dribbling is allowed
  • Regression:
    • Group at the center line may be closer
drawing Give and go without dribble
Weave with 3 players
  • Player 1 finishes
  • Player 2 and 3 receive a pass on the side of the court and take a shot with their own rebound.
  • They try to make 100 scores within the 1.30 min
drawing USA drill
Option 1
  • Blue runs to the middle and receives the pass from orange
  • Orange then fills in blue
  • White and Red come up at the same time that orange passes to blue
  • White receives the pass from blue at the free throw line and faces the basket
  • Red accelerates somewhere near the free throw line and heads for the basket
  • White passes to red and red makes a layup
Option 2
  • After orange passes to blue, orange also cuts across the right side and there is a second playoff opportunity for white.
Option 3
  • Orange and blue continue to cut in and white takes a shot
  • Orange and blue fight for the rebound and a score
* After building this exercise up to Option 3, players must be sharp, there can always be a pass or fight for the rebound.
* There is no dribbling
* Rotation is counterclockwise

drawing 4 Corners drill without a dribble
  • 3 rows behind the baseline.
  • Center player blue passes to the left or right.
  • He runs behind his pass, around the one who received the pass.
  • The player who received the pass- red- passes it to the opposite side -white-.
  • Also runs after the pass to receive the ball again from blue.
  • On the other side of the field a layup is made and they make the weave back to the other side of the field.
  • Then the next 3 players can start.
* Don't make the field too wide.
* Vary shot.
* Players must ask for the ball.
* Tight chest passes.
* 30 touches in 5 minutes. If not achieving 15 push ups or walk the difference.

drawing Weaven
  • 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
drawing Passing diamond
  • 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
drawing Buzzer beater
  • 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
drawing 3 vs. 3 with 1 passer
  • 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
drawing 4-on-4 passing drill
  • 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
drawing Buzzer beater
  • 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.
drawing Circle passing
  • 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
drawing Shooting drill