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Basketballexercises for u11

  • Blue stands behind the free throw line.
  • Red stands with his back to blue with the ball.
  • On the starting signal, blue sprints to the baseline and sprints back to defend
  • Red sprints to the center line and back to attack.
  • Always score.
drawing 1 vs. 1
  • Starting position:
    • 1 group near the center line, right
    • 1 group a few meters behind the center line, middle
    • Ball in the middle
  • Progression:
    • Player 1 dribbles in 2 dribbles to the three-point line
    • Player 1 passes to player 2 who runs along
    • Player 2 does a layup
    • Player 1 takes the rebound and makes an outlet pass to player 2 who runs through
    • Player 2 connects in the middle
    • Player 1 connects on the right
  • Progression:
    • Extra defender under goal
  • Regression:
    • Reduce distance to three-point line
drawing Lay-up warm up drill
  • Teams of 2 people
  • 5 hats on one side of the bucketline
  • Make slides to hat, pick up hat and bring hat to other bucketline with slides
  • When a player has brought all hats from one side to the other, the next player can bring the hats back to the other side with slides.
  • Team that first has all hats back to the starting position wins
  • Losers 10 push ups.
  • Variation: run, slides and run
drawing Slides
  • Blue sprints to the center circle
  • Slides to corner
  • Sprint to center line
  • Slides across center line
  • Blue grabs a ball from one of the 2 hoops and makes a lay up
  • Sprint to corner
  • Tipping ball overhead on fingers and putting ball back into one of the hoops
  • Sprint to baseline -starting position-
  • Variation: With jumpshot; 15 hit
drawing Step slide lay up drill
  • Four players stand in defensive position.
  • Coach throws the ball against the board.
  • Player 4 takes the rebound and passes the ball to player 2.
  • Player 2 receiving the ball:
    • Receives the ball and watches.
    • Dribbles into the lane just off the center circle.
  • Player 1 on the ball side:
    • Sprints into the lane next to the sideline and looks over his inside shoulder to stay within passing range.
    • Is first option in the start of the fastbreak.
  • Player 3 on the non-ball side:
    • Sprints down the lane next to the center circle and looks over inside shoulder to stay within passing range.
    • Does not go through the center circle if he/she cannot go to score.
  • Player 4 may go take the rebound.
drawing Attack exercise
  • Starting lineup:
    • 2 groups baseline side by side
    • 1 group has a ball
  • Progression:
    • Playing 1 against 1
    • Until the center line, defense step slide passively
    • After the center line plays 1 against 1
  • Progression:
    • Active defense during step slide
    • Extra defender under goal
  • Regression:
    • Passive defense
drawing 1 vs. 1 with step slide
  • Players divide along the length of the field, so they stand on a sideline.
  • They are going to perform this exercise in the width of the field.
  • In the middle of this field are scattered a number of pawns.
  • Everyone has a ball.
Exercise:
  • Players dribble to the pawns in the middle, there they hold the ball and pivot 5x.
  • Then they dribble on to the other side.
  • Once there, turn around and dribble with the ball as fast as possible to the starting point.
  • Then do it all over again.
drawing Pivot
  • Starting lineup:
    • All players have 1 ball.
    • All players stand inside the three-point line.
  • Progression:
    • Everyone is ticker with ball.
    • Tag ball away from other players.
    • Whoever loses ball is out.
  • Progression:
    • As the group gets smaller, make the circle smaller.
  • Regression:
    • AFTER
drawing Dribble knockout
  • Stand with the whole group in a circle in the middle of the field.
  • Each player 1 ball.
  • Dribble normal -hip height
  • Dribble low -below knee
  • Dribble extremely low -bounce no higher than ankle height
  • Dribble low -below knee
  • Dribble normal -hip height
  • Dribble extremely high -above shoulder
  • Dribble normal -hip height
  • Have the players sit while dribbling
  • Now have the players stand up dribbling
  • Have the players dribble sitting down again
  • Players now dribble between their legs
  • Have them stand again and make 8s between their legs, then ball around the waist as fast as possible, then the other way.
Notice:
  1. Each part can be done with both hands
  2. The coach acts as an example.
drawing Basic dribbling
  • Divide the group in half.
  • Same exercise on both sides of the field:
  1. Lay-up L&R
  2. Jump stop - crossover
  3. Zigzag and speed change
drawing Warming up
  • Starting lineup:
    • 2 groups at the level of the free throw line
    • 2 players top of the bucket
  • Conduct:
    • 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
  • Progression:
    • Score with up to 5 dribbles
  • Regression:
    • AFTER
drawing 1 vs. 1 top
  • Base lineup:
    • 3 players in defense
    • 3 players on offense
    • Players not participating wait at the center line in 3 groups
    • Coach has the ball
  • Sequence:
    • Coach passes to 1 player
    • Player opposite runs to the center line first and then returns to defense
    • Play 3 against 3
    • At ball loss, score, rebound, ball goes to coach
    • Offense becomes defense
    • Quickly line up again and next group plays
  • Progression:
    • AFTER
  • Regression:
    • Run defender less far
drawing 3 vs.