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Basketball drills

  • 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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  • A has ball, 
  • B sets backscreen. 
  • A dribbles to the side. 
  • B rolls off, gets pass, 
  • Shot. 
  • A-rebounds.
  • A to pos B and v.v.
  • 2 baskets, poss from 4 postions. * players at ones performing the drill.

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A) Post comes from weakside and posts-up. Gets pass from B.
B cuts from stronside to elbow. Gets pass from A and shoots. A rebound. Switch rows.

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  • Start-out with at least 2 players in each row and one ball. 
  • Extra bal to crank up the speed.
  • A) Player dribbles with ball to FT-line.
  • B) B crosses behind A and ssets screen low, rolls off and gets ball, lay-up strong.
  • Own rebound, A has moved to weakside shooting position, gets pass from B and backscreen, A dribble by screen,one dribble.
  • Jumpstop, finish with righthand.
  • C) Moves to startingposition B after pick is set.
  • D) Moves to startingposition A as soon as A is near.
  • A passes to Row C, C goes row B, A to row C.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdjKiXGSEdg

  • Back and forth. 4 times. 
  • Wings score, than point (1 extra pass), than Trailer (1 extra pass)
  • Scorer always gets outlet from rebounder. Scores goes outside, outlet. other wing to other side.
  • Guard and center stay in the middle.
  • Same drill back.
  • In this drill, the one that starts the drill bij throwing the ball against the basket is also the one that gets the rebound after the score. Outlet to scorer. etc.
  • Can be done in 3 passes, in 4 if trailer gets the ball or pointguard.
  • Start-out with at least 2 players in each row and one ball. 
  • Extra bal to crank up the speed.
  • A) Player dribbles with ball to FT-line.
  • B) B crosses behind A and ssets screen low, rolls off and gets ball, lay-up strong.
  • Own rebound, 
  • A has moved to weakside shooting position, gets pass from B and backscreen, 
  • A dribble by screen,one dribble.
  • Jumpstop, finish with righthand.
  • B can move to pos. A and A to B. Continue. Skip C en D if necessary.
  • C) Moves to startingposition B after pick is set.
  • D) Moves to startingposition A as soon as A is near.
  • A passes to Row C, C goes row B, A to row C.

Two sides dribble and finish. Side A with shot, side B with lay-up.

drawing Warming-up parcour, eind met ballhandling.
  • Line-up two teams. 
  • Offence,defence. 
  • See pic.


  • Box-out. Boxing-out and getting the ball, 2 points.Offence gets the ball, 1 point.
  • One that gets the ball is offense. 5T5 on one basket.After score. 


  • Same drill.
  • First to 10. 
    • If offense of defense gets ball 3 times in a row. 1 extra point.


drawing Boxing-out plus 5T5
  • Start-out with at least 2 players in each row and one ball. 
  • Extra bal to crank up the speed.
    • A) Player dribbles with ball to FT-line.
    • B) B crosses behind A and ssets screen low, rolls off and gets ball, lay-up strong.
  • Own rebound, 
    • A has moved to weakside shooting position, gets pass from B and backscreen, 
    • A dribble by screen,one dribble.
  • Jumpstop, finish with righthand.
  • B can move to pos. A 
  • and A to B. 
  • Continue.
drawing Screen roll screen lay-up drill (2 players)
  • Basic movement 3 out 2 in.
  • Guard 1 with ball, pass to 2 or 3 on the wing. 
  • Cut and move to weakside.
  • Weakside (2 or 3) to position 1. 1 to position via baseline and cut behind post to position 2 or 3.
  • Run and show several options. 
  • Roll-off screen by post after pick 4 or 5 on 1.
  • Possibly run offense with one high/low post.

  • 1 defender under each goal.
  • 2 groups at the center line.
  • 1 against 1 on each side of the field.
  • Defense stays put when scoring.
  • To score first 10 times.
  • Right and left.
drawing 1 vs. 1, full court
  • Setup:
    • 3 groups
    • Bottom left, bottom right and top
    • 1 ball per group
  • Shooting, own rebound
  • Passing clockwise
  • Variations:
    • Advancing to wings and three-point shot
drawing 3 position shooting