Basketballexercises for u15
5 against 5 or 4 against 4
- On 1 half of the field.
- Pass the ball around within the team, defend the opponent normally.
- Ball may not be passed within 2 meters.
Note: pivot and see the whole field. The rest: timing with free running!
Which team can pass the most times.
Which team can pass the most times.
Duos or trios
- Shot from elbow = 2 points.
- Shot from low outside bucket = 1 point.
- Shooter shoots from elbow, slides to the sideline.
- Offers to low outside bucket, shot, slides to the side.
- Note: jump stop and shot!
Up to 15 points
See the diagram below.
- Depending on the number of players on your team, make three or four lines along the baseline and the same number of lines just above the free throw line.
- Each player along the baseline has a ball and goes to the perimeter player.
- First 3 quarters: sprint
- Last quarter: slides - 1 hand high for defending the shot
Finish high dribble so force towards baseline.
- Players start with left layups.
- The number of players present determines how many balls are hit.
- First they warm up and then after some time 30 balls are hit.
- After the 30 layups are hit, they go directly to 20 jump shots hit. These shots are shot from mid-range.
- When this is done, they change sides.
- First they warm up again and then they hit the 30-20 balls again.
5 attackers and 5 defenders.
- Defenders stand as a zone and start communicating where the ball is and who has the ball.
- Player opposite the ball makes a closeout, the rest move so that they are in the direct pass line or are a good help side.
- Attackers may take 1 step to pass and overhead passes are allowed.
This drill is really about communication.
After 10/15 passes, a shot may be attempted and communication is also important here.
SHOT must be called so that a good boxing out occurs.
After 10/15 passes, a shot may be attempted and communication is also important here.
SHOT must be called so that a good boxing out occurs.
- Ball goes to right player and shoots.
- If score 2 or 3 points.
- Everyone goes for the rebound.
- Rebound counts as 1 point, even if scored on offensive rebound.
- Offense continues.
- Defensive rebound.
- Parties switch.
2 players start on baseline.
- They sprint to elbow and backwards again to baseline,
- From there SLIDES to corner baseline and then a sprint to the sideline other side.
- 2 players start in corner baseline.
- Sprint to elbow of paint, there they turn a circle.
- From there to the centerline - sideline and make a turn there as well.
- Then to the elbow of the paint on the other side, turn and run to the corner.
- Start with hopping.
- Cross walk.
- Cross walk with stop and deflect and back-flip.
- Foot to knee.
- Knee to chest.
- Frog-jump.
- Arms forward and extend leg to front, flush to hands.
- Same leg swing but then swing through to back.
- Lunge: right foot behind then tap the right heel with left hand.
- After 2 SLIDES lunge position and then rotate torso to left and right.
- Right foot to the back and grab with left hand, then left hand far up.
- Right foot back and grasp with left hand, then extend left hand forward.
- Back with knees raised, after 3 backs, sag.
- Make long with both arms and then drop through knee on 1 leg, then SLIDES step.
A drill for practicing the fastbreak 3 v 2 and conversion.
- Make teams of 3 players.
- Under each basket two defenders and 1 outlet.
- Three men in the middle, middle man the ball.
- 3 against 2. Team in the middle decides which way to go.
- Apply 3 on 2 principles; pass when defended!
- When scoring or rebounding pass the ball to outlet as soon as possible.
- LEFT and RIGHT organization.
Team with first 7 scores wins; losers run suicides.
2 players on the penalty throw line stand facing basket 2 on baseline.
- On signal they sprint to baseline backwards.
- Penalty line sprints forward but taps baseline first.
- Each player has a ball
- The group is divided into 2 groups each at a ring
- The first player of the group attacks the first cone, where he does a change of direction (variation).
- Thus to the next cone where he repeats this until he reaches the ring on the other side, where he finishes according to the indicated variation.
Direction change variations
- Cross over
- Between legs
- Behind the bag
- Hesitation
- Studder
shot variations
- Lay-up
- Reverse lay-up
- Eurostep
- Jump stop shot
- Floater
- Jump stop cross step
