Basketball drills

• Set-up.
• Two lines facing the basket.
• One line is the Layup line, the other line is the rebounding line.
• First two players in the playup line have a basketball.
• The drill - First player in line with a ball dribbles the ball to shoot a lay-up.
• Shooter joins rebounding line.
• Rebounder joins shooting line.
• Coaching point- Aim ball and push it in small square on the back board.

• Set-up.
• Have players line up on the baseline and assign the players numbers.
• The Drill - the coach rolls or tosses a ball to the center of half court and calls out a number.
• In this case, #4.
• The two players assigned #4 attack the basketball, the player the wins the ball first is on offense and tries to score on the basket by the coach.
• Players are allowed one shot.
• Variations - Call two numbers.

Two sides dribble and finish. Side A with shot, side B with lay-up.

• 1 defender under each goal.
• 2 groups at the center line.
• 1 against 1 on each side of the field.
• Defense stays put when scoring.
• To score first 10 times.
• Right and left.

• Setup:
  • 2 groups at the level of the free throw line
• Left side passes to players coming from the right side cut in
• X number of shots in succession
• Own rebound and pass to the other side
• Variations:
  • Option 1: lay-up
  • Option 2: shot in front of the ring
  • Left and right

• Setup:
  • Players distributed on the 4 corners of a half court
  • Posts at the bottom
  • Wings at the top
• Wing passes to other wing
• Post opposite corner runs up and receives the pass
• Post other corner runs up and does a hard basket cut to the bottom, receives the pass and finishes
• Variations:
  • Wings switch sides
  • Posts switch sides

• Setup:
  • 3 groups
  • Bottom left, bottom right and top
  • 1 ball per group
• Shooting, own rebound
• Passing clockwise
• Variations:
  • Advancing to wings and three-point shot

• Players distributed on the 4 corners of a half court.
• 2 posts, 2 wings.
• Wing passes to other wing.
• Post opposite corner runs up and receives the pass.
• Post other corner runs up and does a hard basket cut to the bottom, receives the pass and finishes.
• Wings switch sides.
• Posts switch sides.

• B passes the ball to C
  • B runs to cone receives ball
  • B scores lay up
  • B joins row C
• C passes the ball back to line B
  • C goes to take the rebound from B
  • C goes to line A
• A passes the ball to B
  • A connects in row B

• Everyone a ball and distribute along the length of the field.
  • Dribble back and forth (jump stop, pivot across, or keep dribbling)
• Variations:
  • Dribble left back, right back.
  • Tap lines along the way.
  • On the way 5x push ups, 10 abs, 30 sec taps.
  • Low dribble (fast left/right), high dribble with hop, backwards.
  • Between legs, behind the back, turn on axis.
• Stationary:
  • Through legs (step out, dribble, step back), 8-step low dribble.

• Depends on the number of balls. 
• In pairs or alone
• When alone:
  • Start at your position, dribble across the basket. 
  • Set or Jumpshot from your position (Guard, forward, center). 
  • Up to 8 points.
• In pairs: 
  • Start at your position, pass to the opposite side of the basket. 
  • Last pass should be good so that shooter in jumpshot is ready for his/her shot. 
  • Up to 4 points per player. 
  • Losers: Slides over the width of the pitch, 1x back and forth.

• You make 2 teams divided over 2 baskets.
• Dribble around the post and pick a side.
• Run a lay-up.
• The first to reach the proposed number of scores wins.
• The losing team must run to the back line and back. (start on the back line and run to the back line)