Basketballexercises for u16

Two rows on the center line, 1 player in the corner on the baseline (the passer).

Starting with right layups:

  • Ball is with the proposal player in the right row
  • First player in left row runs to the front
  • Player with ball passes ball to player in left row
  • Player in left row makes a jump stop
  • Player in right row touches sideline at free throw line and makes a cut to the basket
  • Player with ball passes to other player at right moment (other player asks for ball)
  • Player in right group makes lay-up.
  • Player in left row catches ball and passes to player in corner (no ball on the ground!)
  • Player in the corner passes ball to next player in line
  • Catcher becomes player in the corner
drawing WarmingUp - Lay-ups, two rows, with passing and catching
  • Each player takes 7 free throws
  • The number of free throws missed you have to sprint back and forth
  • Then you take the number of shots you missed the first time
  • The number of free throws that are missed you have to sprint back and forth
  • Repeat until you have scored 7 times
  • Explaining basic 5 out attack
  • Dry practice (without ball)
  • With ball dry practise and pass
  • With ball and if trainer says yes, adjust cutting player and lay-up

All players a ball in a circle around the coach

  • Successively:
    • Right: normal dribble, through the knees, defend the ball
    • Right: normal dribble, look at the trainer, not at the ball
    • Left: normal dribble, through the knees, defend the ball
    • Left: normal dribble, look at the trainer, not at the ball
  • Right/left alternate:
    • High hard dribble
    • Very low dribble
    • Sit on the buttocks low dribble
    • Lying down low dribble
    • Left/Right dribble with 1 hand
    • Dribble Front/Back 1 hand
    • Dribble through the legs
    • Machine gun
  • 2 rows on the baseline, relay:
    • Quickly dribble with the right and back
    • Dribble with the left and back again
    • Backward dribble with right
    • Backward dribble with the left


  • Important - warm up means - build intensity - be in motion.
  • Coach in the middle
    • Groups start with the ball under goal
    • First no ball
    • Move to the other side
    • Coach goes a little further each time until three point line
    • LU left and right every time
    • At some point shot
  • Dynamic stretching by cap
  • Shooting
    • sideline 2 rows
    • 4 balls
  • on 2 sides
    • 1 against 1 first dribble upwards with defense
    • 1 against 1 to the ring
  • 3 against 2
    • 2 defense in bucket with 1 ball
    • 3 men on baseline
    • Pass from defense to side man
    • Attack
    • React
  • Offensive Transition
    • Guard on his ball
    • Forward ball side
    • High - forward not ball side
    • Short corner
    • Non rebounder comes through the middle cut and replaces forward on non ball side
    • Rebounder stops at the top
  • Transition into play one!


drawing Offensive transition with 5
  • Group on top with ball
    • Other 2 groups on forward
    • Top passes
    • Forwards shot
  • Variations
    • Ball on top drived to goal Forward follows to the baseline
    • Pass and shot.
drawing Shooting drill - 3
  • 21 cone shot exercise, With each score the player walks behind a cone and places it on the side, The exercise is done when all the cones are distributed,
drawing 21 cones shooting
  • Player sprints from the corner baseline to the first post.
  • At the first post a drop step and slides towards the second post.
  • From the second post, backward defensive footwork to the third post.
  • At the third pole a dropstep followed by slides to the fourth pole.
  • You do this until you are back at the starting point.
drawing Defensive footwork
  • One row on the baseline/corner and one row in the center circle with ball.
  • Pass to the corner and then run to the same corner and get the ball back at the post.
  • Then there are a number of possibilities such as open-step or crossover and 1 vs 0 to the basket.
  • Adjuster takes care of the rebound.
drawing 1 VS 0 with pass
  • Two players with one ball.
  • Both players have the ball in their hands and start pulling hard to get the ball loose from the other.
  • Best of 3 loser 5 push-ups.
  • Two lines,
    • one a meter behind mid-court,
    • other behind circle on defense side.
  • Two balls in middle
  • Two hard dribbles, jump stop, pass for layup.