Basketball drills for technique shooting
- 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:
- 2 groups
- At the level of the free throw line
- First a v-cut, then get ball
- Pivoting and shooting
- Own rebound
- Connecting on the other side
- Be careful to pivot on the right foot
- Passing with right or left hand, depending on side
- 20 scores
- Variations:
- Pivot and dribble to goal, lay-up
- Drive straight at goal
- Pivot and dribble to goal, jump stop
- 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.
- Group on top with ball
- Other 2 groups on forward
- Top passes
- Forwards shot
- Variations
- Ball on top drived to goal Forward follows to the baseline
- Pass and shot.
- 3 groups: wing left, wing right, top.
- 1 ball per group.
- Shooting.
- Advancing clockwise.
- One person shoots free throws.
- The other players stand in the rebound positions and try to get the ball by outboxing.
- Every 2 free throws you rotate.
This is a high tempo drill:
- One shooter to the left and one shooter to the right of the Bucket
- The rest of the players stand under the board with a ball
- White passes to the trainer -triangle red
- The trainer passes left or right to one of the shooters
- White provides a good Close Out, going high towards the shooter with 2 arms and contesting the shooter
- The archer tries to hit under pressure
- After 1 minute switch shooters
- Variation: different shooting positions
- Setup:
- 2 groups
- At the level of the free throw line
- First a v-cut, then get ball.
- Pivot and shot.
- Own rebound.
- Connect on the other side.
- Careful with pivoting on right foot.
- Passing with right or left hand, depends on side.
- 20 scores.
- Variations:
- Pivot and dribble to goal, lay-up
- Straight to goal driven
- Pivot and dribble to goal, jump stop
- Reverse pivot and lay-up
- Reverse pivot and shot
- 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
3 rows near the basket. Everyone has a ball.
- Row 1 shoots.
- Row 2 shoots next.
- Row 3 shoots last.
- Counting out loud as a group.
- Counting out loud as individuals.
- Last 3 players e.g. run laps.
- 2 rows on the baseline/ bucket
- 1 ball per row.
- Shoot and when the ball reaches the other row they may throw the ball away.
- Losers push up/ run.
- Per 2 players
- Own rebound
- 5 positions around the bucket
- After 5 scores advance to the next position
- Shift clockwise
- Each duo starts on a different position