Basketballexercises for u17

  • 2 teams.
  • Everyone a ball
  • Shoot 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.
  • So you can score 2 points at a time.
  • Half Court shot, 1 hit no Rebound.
drawing Travel around the world with Rebound
3 play sets for offence

  • Toronto switch hammer (Drawn)
  • Drive and kick shooting: Player begin in corner, get ball and takes a fake shot, drives in passing to the top of the key; player takes fake shot drives in passing to corner; corner takes shot immediatly. (Take turn switching clockwise)
  • Drive screen kick play: Ball starts under basket, passed to top of the key who then drives and takes a fake shot, passing it out to the right corner; corner takes fake shot and drives into the base line; while driving player and left elbow switches with left corner; left corner sets screen; elbow originating player at corner, receives pass and take a wide open three.
drawing Play sets
 - Balance on one foot, with ball in hand touch ground, get back up and take shot (free throw line)
 - Face away from basket, jump 180 and take shot (mid range)
 - Take shot without jumping (mid range) 
  • 4X4 or 5X5.
  • Half Field.
  • Only the defending team can score points through:
    • Turnover
    • Rebound
  • When the attacking side scores there is a switch, so the attackers start defending and the defenders start attacking.
  • The team that scores 5 points first has won.
  • Losers 10 push ups.
drawing 4X4 or 5X5 Defense
  • Blue makes a board pass to the right of the hoop and sprints left around the pillon to the opposite side.
  • White catches the ball in the air and makes a board pass, sprints right around the pillon and sprints toward the center line.
  • Red catches the board pass, turns up the right side already in the air, makes an outlet pass to White and sprints across.
  • White makes a long pass to blue and sprints across.
  • Blue makes a layup and sprints across the right side to the other side.
  • White sprints past the left pillon and sprints across again.
  • Red grabs the rebound and makes another outlet pass to white.
  • White passes to blue again.
  • Blue makes a layup... etc, etc

  • High tempo.
  • Try to execute this drill without a dribble.
  • Clearly call Outlet.
  • How many times can you score without letting the ball touch the ground?
drawing 3 man Fast break -> Transition
  • Starting lineup:
    • 1 forward left + defense
    • 1 forward right + defense
    • 1 guard center + defense
    • 1 strong group, 1 weaker group
  • Progression:
    • Guard gives the pass to 1 of the forwards - alternating left and right
    • Forward does a v cut to run free
    • Defense tries to prevent the pass, but does not go full out yet
    • Forward goes 1-on-1 and makes a drive
  • Progression:
    • Defense weak-side must drop off when the forward gets the pass
    • Give and go with the guard instead of 1v1
    • Active defense
  • Regression:
    • Passive defense
drawing 3 vs. 3 with v cut
  • Starting lineup:
    • 1 group baseline with ball
    • 1 group baseline without ball
    • The inner group has the ball
  • Progression:
    • Player 1 dribbles slowly to the center line
    • Player 2 does step and slide up to the center line
    • Then they play 1 against 1
  • Progression:
    • Active defense during step slide
    • Extra defender under goal
  • Regression:
    • Passive defense
drawing 1 vs. 1 with step slide
  • 3 Rows on the baseline.
  • The middle player has the ball and starts the weave with the 2 outer players.
  • On the other baseline are 2 players with a ball.
  • The middle man makes a lay up and the outside players get the ball from the players on the baseline and take a shot.
  • The player who ran the lay up runs the weave back with them.
drawing Weaving with shot
  • Player 1 sets up under the board with a ball.
  • Player 1 jumps 3 times and taps the board with the ball after which he finishes.
  • Player 2 takes the rebound and passes to player 3.
  • At the same time player 1 runs to player 3 where he pulls the ball out of his hands -giving resistance- and immediately goes to the hoop to score.
  • He takes his own rebound and repeats the exercise.
drawing Big guy jump - finish
  • Starting lineup:
    • 1 player at the free throw line
    • 5 players stand around the bucket
  • Course:
    • Player takes the free throw
    • Other players fight for the rebound
    • 1 point if you score the free throw
    • 1 point if you take the rebound
    • Play to 5 points
    • Each in turn, shuffle through clockwise
  • Progression:
    • 2 points if it is an offensive rebound
    • Play to 7 points
  • Regression:
    • Having fewer players rebound
drawing Free throws with rebound
  • 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 up to the three-point line
    • Player 1 passes to player 2 who runs along
    • Player 2 does a lay-up
    • 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:
    • Player 1 dribbles in 3 dribbles to the three-point line
    • Player 1 dribbles in 2 dribbles to the three-point line
    • Extra defender under goal
    • Score 10 layups in a row or as many as there are players
    • Player 2 does another layup on the other side of the court
    • Player 2 does several more ball handling drills before reconnecting
  • Regression:
    • Reduce distance to three-point line
drawing Lay-up warm up drill
  • Starting position:
    • 1 attacker
    • 1 defender
    • 1 passer with ball
    • Other players stand behind the passer
  • Progression:
    • Attacker must run free to receive the pass
    • Once the pass is given, they play 1 on 1
    • Stay on a quarter court
  • Progression:
    • Put the better players together
    • Maximum of 5 dribbles
  • Regression:
    • Pass may be returned to the passer
drawing 1 vs. 1 with passer on a quarter court