Basketballexercises for u13

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Rebound, 1 VS 1

  • Make pairs.
  • Player under the basket passes to the player on the free-throw line.
  • The attacker has an advantage in time and can shoot freely.
  • If the attacker scores or he has the offensive rebound he stays shooter, if the defender has the rebound the players switch positions.

  • Who has the most scores after 3 minutes?
  • Losers 10 push ups
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2 Rows of Lay Ups

  • First Jumpstop, Fake and to the basket.
  • Jumpstop, shot.
  • Ball in the run and to the basket.
  • Baseline dribble and finish with "wrong hand".
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Trip around the world with Rebound

  • 2 teams.
  • Everyone a ball
  • Shooting from 7 positions.
  • When you have shot you go for your own Rebound, if you have caught your Rebound without the ball touching the ground you may score again immediately.
  • 15 touches per position per team.
  • So you can score 2 points at a time.
  • Half Court shot, 1 hit no Rebound.
  • Losing side receives a gift :)
drawing Trip around the world with Rebound
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Transition, rebound, contest

  • 3 Players.
  • 3 pylons in between the 3pt line and center line.
  • Coach shoots at the basket and the 3 players fight for the rebound.
  • The player who has the rebound dribbles around the middle pylon and returns to the board to finish.
  • Again the players fight for the rebound and the player who has the rebound goes around the middle pylon.
* 1 minute at high pace.
* The player with the most scores wins and the other 2 players 5 push ups.
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4-on-3 passing drill

  • Starting lineup:
    • 1 player at each corner of the bucket
    • 3 defenders in the middle
  • Progression:
    • Players pass to each other without defense being able to touch the ball
    • 1 point for each time the ball can be touched by defense
    • 1 point for every bad pass from offense
    • 1 point for every 5 good passes from offense
drawing 4-on-3 passing drill
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Perfect shots

  • Starting lineup:
    • Each player has a ball
    • Distribute the players among all available goals
    • This exercise can also be used for an individual group
  • Progression:
    • Players must make 3 perfect shots per position
    • A perfect shot is a shot with 1 hand
    • A perfect shot does not touch the ring
    • Depending on the number of players provide 3 to 4 positions per goal
  • Progression:
    • 5 perfect shots
    • Perfect shots on all rings
    • Additional positions
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V-cut & shooting

  • 2 players start, each with their own ball.
  • Player 1 starts with a pass to coach/helper, runs around the cone, receives the pass from player 2 and takes a shot from half distance.
  • After the shot, player 2 makes a V-cut away from the ball, receives the pass and takes a shot from half distance.
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Lakers lay-up drill

  • Starting lineup
    • 1 group left end line
    • 1 group middle end line
    • 1 group right end line
    • Balls in the middle
  • Progression:
    • Player in the middle passes to player left
    • Player on the left passes back to player in the middle
    • Player in the middle passes to the right
    • Player on the right does a layup and runs through to the other side
    • Player in the middle runs around the cone on the right side and returns that way
    • Player on the left takes the rebound and runs down the middle
    • Play the same to the other side
  • Progression:
    • No dribbles
    • Run the exercise 2 times in a row
    • Run the drill 3 times in a row
    • Right lay-up
    • Left lay-up
drawing Lakers lay-up drill
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First step drill

  • Players stand back to back on the end line, level with the bucket.
  • The 1st player has no ball and runs around cone.
  • At elbow level he receives the pass from the 2nd player: stop, feint and drive to goal with open step or cross over.
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1 vs. 0 to 5 vs. 5

  • Starting lineup:
    • 5 players on one side of the field
    • 5 players on the other side of the field
    • 1 ball
  • Conduct:
    • Play 1 against 0
    • Play 2 against 1
    • Play 3 against 2
    • Play 4 against 3
    • Play 5 against 4
    • Games 5 against 5
  • Progression:
    • 30 seconds rest before the next session starts
    • Play this 5 times in a row until everyone has started once
    • Play 6 against 6 if there are 12 of us
  • Regression:
    • Play this 1 time
drawing 1 vs. 0 to 5 vs. 5
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Pass and front/rear cut

  • Starting lineup:
    • 1 player guard
    • 1 player right forward
    • Rest players under goal
  • Progression:
    • Player under goal passes to the right forward
    • Player under goal does a close out
    • Right forward passes to the guard
    • Right forward cuts in front of player doing close out -front cut
    • Guard passes to right forward
    • Right forward does a lay-up
    • UPDATE
    • Player under goal passes to guard
    • Player under goal does a close out
    • Guard passes to right forward
    • Guard cuts in front of player doing close out -front cut
    • Forward passes to the guard
    • Guard does a layup
  • Progression:
    • With enough players, split the group into 2
    • Player cuts behind the player doing close out -rear cut
drawing Pass and front/rear cut
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Outlet - drill

  • In groups of 3.
  • One player passes to himself through the board, takes the rebound and gives an outlet pass by pivoting well.
  • Second player receives the outlet pass and gives it to the third who was behind the first.
  • Everyone slides through.
  • Practice continues continuously.
drawing Outlet - drill
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