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Basketball drills for technique shooting

  • Starting lineup:
    • Players are distributed to the 2 goals
    • 1 player stands ready to take a free throw
    • 1 player stands ready to take the rebound

  • Progression:
    • Each player makes 5 x 2 free throws
    • Each player counts for himself how many free throws he makes
    • After taking the free throw you take rebound
    • After taking the rebound you sprint from end line to end line
    • After sprinting you connect back in for the next 2 free throws

  • Progression:
    • Player sprints 1 more time to the center line and back

  • Regression:
    • Player sprints only to the center line and back
drawing Free throws
  • 2 attacking players with both a ball
  • Start simultaneously on the end line
  • Dribble around a cone on the center line
  • Then go through a gate of 2 cones at the level of the free-throw line to score first
  • Those who miss must go through the gate again
  • When they have scored, they pass the ball to the next teammate
  • The first team to score with all its players wins
drawing Narrow passage
Setup:
  • 1 group baseline corner
  • 1 group left wing
  • 1 group right wing
  • Ball right wing
Exercise:
  • Player comes in and passes coach.
  • Chooses baseline or middle.
  • Based on this, the other 2 groups rotate.
  • Always do an extra pass!
  • Finish of choice.
drawing Close out
Setup:
  • 1 group baseline
  • 1 group left wing
  • 1 group right wing
  • Ball baseline
  • Ball left wing -first player has no ball.
Exercise:
  • Player baseline passes to wing and does close out and dribbles past.
  • Player wing dribbles past it with 2 dribbles towards middle and passes to other winger who rotates more.
  • Player who rotates and receives ball does a three point shot.
  • Player who cuts and passes comes back up and plays 1 v 0.
    • Receives pass from player who will rotate later.
    • Therefore, first player here has no ball.
  • Own rebound
  • Variant:
    • Player who rotates and catches ball does a layup.
    • Player who cut does a drive and then a step-back sweater.
drawing Close out
  • Setup:
    • Per 2 you form a team
    • 5 positions around the bucket
    • Each duo starts on a different position
  • After 5 scores move to the next position
  • Shift clockwise
  • Own rebound
  • Team that scores 5 first on all positions wins
drawing Paired shooting
  • 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
Notice:
  • With pivot on right foot
  • Passing with right or left hand, depending on side
  • 20 scores

  • Pivot and dribble to goal, lay-up
  • Straight to goal driven
  • Pivot and dribble to goal, jump stop
drawing V-cut shooting
  • Two or three teams. (teams)
  • Per pair or trio 1 ball.
  • 1 shooter, 1 (or 2) rebounder(s).
  • Shooter shoots (from the free throw line, or lower position), then sprints to the middle line.
  • Rebounder catches ball, passes ball to shooter. (Good jump stop, right distance, call for ball).
  • Shooter 5 scores in total, then new shooter.
  • Team of which first all shooters have scored 5 times, wins!
  • Player with ball under each basket.
  • Whichever player has 25 scores first.
  • Then next players.
  • You make 2 teams divided over 2 baskets.
  • The first to reach the proposed number of scores wins.
  • The losing team does a half-killer.
drawing 2-basket shooting race
  • Parties with different assignments/restrictions. 
  • Please note:
    • Walk freely.
    • Do not dribble blindly.
    • Pass well.
    • Pivot.
    • Talking.
  • 3x3 without dribbling. (1 basket)
  • First 10 passes.
  • Both teams on the back line. (on stomach)
  • Trainer puts ball in play via shot or bounce. (Quick positioning, who will attack?).
  • Just play to the 10 (end game).



  • Two or three teams. (teams)
  • Per pair or trio 1 ball.
  • 1 shooter, 1 (or 2) rebounder(s).
  • Shooter shoots (from free throw line, or lower position), then sprints to centre line.
  • Rebounder catches ball, passes ball to shooter. (Good jump stop, correct distance, call for ball).
  • Shooter 5 scores in total, then new shooter.
  • Team of which first all shooters have scored 5 times, wins!
Each player has nrs from 1-5
  • Run a break (lines) for the other side.
  • Nr goes for shot.
  • If you miss, the rest of the players have to rebound and score.
  • Quickly take over and go to the other side where nr 2 takes a shot.
  • If wrong rebound and finish.
Etc etc for 3,4 and 5. May be with a pass in between.