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Basketball drills for

  • Important - warm up means - build intensity - be in motion.
  • Coach in the middle
    • Groups start with the ball under goal
    • First no ball
    • Move to the other side
    • Coach goes a little further each time until three point line
    • LU left and right every time
    • At some point shot
  • Dynamic stretching by cap
  • Shooting
    • sideline 2 rows
    • 4 balls
  • on 2 sides
    • 1 against 1 first dribble upwards with defense
    • 1 against 1 to the ring
  • 3 against 2
    • 2 defense in bucket with 1 ball
    • 3 men on baseline
    • Pass from defense to side man
    • Attack
    • React
  • 2 rows and 1 outlet standing slightly lower (on side of row with ball)
  • Player without ball makes in/out v-cut and comes up to free throw line (asking for the ball)
  • Player in 2nd row passes and goes to rebound passes to outlet on the other side and connects
  • Player who shot the ball becomes outlet at the other end
When the ball bounces far from the hoop (2 options, no matter which player joins the row with the ball)

  • Player on top attacks the basket.
  • Passes along the baseline.
  • Ball to corner makes quick extra pass to wing who takes the 3 point shot.
  • The player at the corner runs to the basket immediately after the pass.
  • Where that gets the ball from the player on the wing on the opposite side works off under the hoop.
  • White triangle takes rebound from the 3 point shot.
  • Blue player takes own rebound. (Passing clockwise.)
drawing baseline pass after drive extra pass rebound
  • 5 against 5 or 4 against 4 (depending on how many players are present)
  • Start with a game without dribble (check half or whole field)
  • Then play with the dribble
  • Explaining basic 5 out attack
  • Dry practice (without ball)
  • With ball dry practise and pass
  • With ball and if trainer says yes, adjust cutting player and lay-up
  • Important - warm up means - build intensity - be in motion.
  • Coach in the middle
    • Groups start with the ball under goal
    • First no ball
    • Move to the other side
    • Coach goes a little further each time until three point line
    • LU left and right every time
    • At some point shot
  • Dynamic stretching by cap
  • Shooting
    • sideline 2 rows
    • 4 balls
  • on 2 sides
    • 1 against 1 first dribble upwards with defense
    • 1 against 1 to the ring
  • 3 against 2
    • 2 defense in bucket with 1 ball
    • 3 men on baseline
    • Pass from defense to side man
    • Attack
    • React
  • Offensive Transition
    • Guard on his ball
    • Forward ball side
    • High - forward not ball side
    • Short corner
    • Non rebounder comes through the middle cut and replaces forward on non ball side
    • Rebounder stops at the top
  • Transition into play one!


drawing Offensive transition with 5
  • 5 spots
  • 1 player / spot
    • Position 1 passes to position 2,
    • fakes and cuts through to the basket.
    • Meanwhile, position 3 takes the spot of position 1 and position 5 takes the spot of position 3.
    • Cutting player takes up position 5 (= vacant spot).
    • Perform this automatism 5 passes and then score via lay-up or jump-shot.
drawing Fill the spot

Assume the correct position after intake, rebound or score

drawing 5 out (part 1)
  • 5 players.
  • 3 offensive,
  • 2 passive defensive players.
  • Well executed,
  • possible to add 1 off
  • and 1 def player in corner.
drawing Pass to player on dunckerspot
  • With full-court MTM against.
  • 4/5 takes ball next to basket.
  • 1 and 2 on free throw line.Screen low to high, roll off. Free.
  • 3 in front of center line weakside.
  • 5/4 just below free throw line ballside on attack half.
  • 4/4 taking in becomes trailer. Cuts in towards the ball.
  • Ball must be on the side or hand-off.

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4 or 5 takes ball. With double screen for 1.
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3 joins 5 or 4, depends on who takes ball below baseline. Watch your opponent.....! Be smart, think in the field!
3 sets up double screen with 5 (or 4).
1 can cut along here on 2 sides. 3 rolls off to the outside. (Can also get the ball from 4), 5 rolls off to 1 side. Depending on choice of side screen by 1.
2 moves to baseline and comes back to spot for possible shot.


4 or 5, steps into the field. 1 now has shot/lay-up or 3 pass possibilities. 3 provides defensive balance.

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