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Basketball drills

  • 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
drawing V-cut lay-up and shooting
  • Setup:
    • 4-on-4
    • Between center line and end line
  • No dribbling
  • No holding the ball overhead
  • Passes only
  • Score when you cross the center line or end line
  • Intention is to run free
  • Moving without the ball
  • Make decisions with the ball
  • Setup:
    • 2 groups at baseline level
    • 2 players center baseline
  • Coach throws ball (or collide or roll)
  • 2 players fight for ball and play 1-on-1
  • Defense must be between ball and goal
drawing 1 vs. 1, baseline
  • Setup:
    • 2 groups at center line level
    • 2 players look towards goal (stutter)
  • Coach throws ball towards goal
  • 2 players fight for the ball and play 1 on 1
  • Defense must be between ball and goal
drawing 1 against 1, center line
  • Setup:
    • 2 groups at the level of the free throw line
    • 2 players top of the bucket
  • Coach throws ball (or collide or roll)
  • 2 players fight for the ball and play 1-on-1
  • Defense must be between ball and goal
drawing 1 against 1, top
  • Setup:
    • Group left
    • Group right
  • Lay-up
  • Lay-under
  • Lay-under 1 hand
  • Power lay-up
  • Reverse lay-up
  • Lay-up with jump stop and shot (short distance)
  • Lay-up with pass, pass, defense
  • Variations:
    • Right
    • Left
    • Center
drawing Lay-ups
  • Setup:
    • 3 groups
    • Top, down left, down right
  • Top passes to right, player already running to next spots
  • Player receiving ball passes to next -who is also already running.
  • Important to pass in front of the player.
  • Important to pass with right hand and left as we turn.
  • 30 successful passes.
drawing Passing triangle
  • Setup:
    • Per 2 facing each other
    • Use width of field
  • Dribble 1 against 1 between the lines
  • Swap every time
drawing Dribble beats 1 on 1
  • Setup:
    • Standing per 2 on top of each other
  • Chest pass
  • Bone pass
  • Right pass with 1 hand, step around push pass.
  • Left pass
  • Overhead pass
  • Variations:
    • Defender between the 2.
    • If pass wrong, passer becomes defender.
drawing Partner fitting
  • Setup:
    • All players 1 ball
    • In the three-point line
    • Everyone is ticker with ball
  • Tapping the ball
  • Whoever loses ball is out
  • When the group gets smaller make the circle smaller
drawing Dribble knockout
  • Setup:
    • 1 defender under each goal
    • 2 groups at the center line
  • 1 against 1 on each side of the field
  • Defense stays standing when scoring
  • To score first 10 times
  • Variations:
    • Right and left
drawing 1 vs. 1 full court
  • Setup:
    • Everyone baseline
    • 3 defenders
    • 1 defender near free throw line
    • 1 defender at center line
    • 1 defender near the free throw line
  • Defense stays on their line, may deviate a bit
  • Players dribble across
  • Whoever loses the ball becomes a defender
  • Group of defenders gets bigger and bigger
drawing Bird on a wire