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Basketball drills for technique warming-up

  • Setup:
    • 3 groups of end line
    • Ball in the middle
    • Coach stands in the middle
  • Players pass to center line and pass to coach
  • Coach passes to 1 of the 2 outside players
  • Play 2 against 1
drawing Passing to midline / 2 against 1
  • Setup:
    • Group left
    • Group right
  • Lay-up
  • Lay-under
  • Lay-under 1 hand
  • Power lay-up
  • Reverse lay-up
  • Lay-up with jump stop and shot short distance
  • Lay-up with pass, pass, defense
  • Variations:
    • Right
    • Left
    • Center
    • With change of direction
drawing Lay-ups
  • 2 groups
  • everyone a ball
  • race against each other dribbling to the other side there are cards
  • if you find 2 of the same cards you must turn them over
  • Otherwise turn them over again
  • in order to find all pairs the fastest
  • Setup:
    • Group left
    • Group right
  • Lay-up
  • Lay-under
  • Lay-under 1 hand
  • Power lay-up
  • Reverse lay-up
  • Lay-up with jump stop and shot (short distance)
  • Lay-up with pass, pass, defense
  • Variations:
    • Right
    • Left
    • Center
drawing Lay-ups
15 minutes basket ball throwing

Exercise 1: throwing
  • run-up from cone position V to position III side A.
Exercise 2: throw 1 arm
  • run-up position II and catch ball with outstretched arm.
Exercise 3: with keys and intermediate key OH & TT.

Exercise 4: TB are replaced with ball , player runs on and keys to player at position 2.

Exercise 5: player at position 5.

Exercise 6: player chooses 2 or 5 - overplay to where he is not.
  • Setup:
    • Everyone 1 ball
  • Do each exercise for 30 seconds:
  • Exercises:
    • Slam the ball: Hit the ball hard to warm up the fingers
    • Squeeze the Banana: We move the ball between the tips of the fingers and go up and down
    • Around the World: Ball around head, waist and legs
    • Pretzel: Legs spread apart, we hold the ball between the legs, one hand in front and one in back we release the ball and change hands quickly, in the beginning you let the ball hit the ground afterwards don't hit it anymore
    • Figure eight: We make a figure eight movement around and through the legs
    • Flip: The legs are spread out, we hold the ball between both hands behind the legs and flip the ball through the legs and catch it in front and now back again
    • Around the legs: Dribble around 1 leg (10 X) and then around other leg, changing direction
    • Ricochet: Legs spread apart, push the ball forward through the legs and pick it up behind the back with the other hand and bring it forward again
    • Space catch: We throw the ball upwards and catch it behind the back, keep straight otherwise it will not work first a little low and then higher and higher
    • Speed drill: Legs are spread apart, we hold the ball with the left hand in front and the right hand behind, we drop the ball and change hands now we bring the ball in the left hand in front of the two legs to the exit position and so restart we gradually drive up the pace and get a rhythm
  • 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
drawing 3 position shooting
  • 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
drawing Lay-ups
  • 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
drawing Four corner passing
  • 3 groups; wing left, wing right, top
  • 1 ball per group
  • Shooting, own rebound
  • Advance clockwise
drawing 3 position shooting
  • 2 groups at the level of the free throw line.
  • Left side passes to players coming from the right side cut in.
  • Option 1: lay-up.
  • Option 2: shot in front of the hoop.
  • X number of shots in succession.
  • Left and right sides.
  • Own rebound and pass.
drawing Lay-ups
2 groups at the free throw line.
  • Left side passes to players coming from the right side cut in.
  • Option 1: layup.
  • Option 2: shot in front of the hoop.
  • Left and right sides.
  • Own rebound and pass through.
drawing Lay-ups (2)