Basketball drills for technique warming-up
- Per 5 on 1 side.
- If not with 10.
- Omit 1 pass.
- You stay on the same side.
- Pass the ball to the other row.
- 2 teams.
- Behind the baseline each team has 6 pots.
- If you score, you may add one of the other teams' pots to your own.
- First team with 9 pots behind its baseline wins.
- Left lay up.
- Left jump stop - cross over.
- Left lay back.
- Free throws.
Make sure all players have a ball
- The player starts at the post next to the bucket.
- Player dribbles to the basket
- Variations:
- The player stops on two feet = jumpshot
- The player starts the two-count rhythm = lay-up
- From the right side: first right foot, drop with left foot.
- From the left side: first with left foot, then with right foot.
- The player picks up his own rebound and dribbles around the pole.
- The player zigzags through the posts.
- The player then rejoins the line near the basket.
When there is a large group, this exercise can be done on both sides of the field.
- Who is the first group to reach 20 scores, wins.
- Stand on one leg, raise the other as high as possible.
- Ball with 2 hands above head.
- Found balance trying to close eyes.
- Then the other leg.
- Stand on one leg, stretching the other as far back as possible.
- Ball in front of you to 15cm above ground, then up again.
- Drop 45gr to your left to 15cm above ground, then right.
- Found your balance and close your eyes.
- Then the other leg.
- Stretched lunge position with arms spread
- Close your eyes and slowly move the ball from left to right.
- Then other supporting leg in front.
Groups divided over baskets, 2 pylons on head bucket
try to get equal numbers so we can have a game
try to get equal numbers so we can have a game
- Start low.
- Run to pylon.
- Slides over free throw line.
- Back to base.
- Back again (tap line).
Set up on one side so players can run directly into each other (loser press).
- Players at the baseline have the ball.
- He passes the ball to the blue player and walks towards the other baseline.
- He gets the ball back and passes it to the red player.
- He gets the ball back and passes the ball to the orange player.
- He gets the ball back and dribbles to the basket and finishes with lay up.
- When the blue player has passed the ball he runs to the spot of the red player.
- The red player to the orange player and the orange player takes the rebound and starts the exercise on the other side.
- Variations in finishing and eventually close out and live defence possible.
- 2 rows on the baseline.
- Front player of one row without ball.
- Player without ball walks around the pylon, receives pass from front player of other row and makes lay-up/shot.
- Catch the ball from the back of the pylon.
- Player who passed the ball goes around the pylon and gets the ball.
- Adjustments:
- Move the pylon further and further away.
- Make 1 row.
- Players in the line take turns having a ball.
- 1st player makes layup, 2nd in lij rebound, both connect behind.
- Adjustments:
- Pylon on left or further away.
- Square formation, 2 balls.
- Player passes and runs diagonally to the other row.
- Receiving player passes on.
- Balls thus go around the sides of the square, and the player crosses only diagonally.
- (1 passes to 2, 3 passes to 4, then 2 to 3 and 4 to 1)
- Four pylons, rows with 1 ball.
- Player with ball dribbles to the middle, jump-stops, pivots (right foot, turns to the right) and passes.
- Connect behind in row to which you pass.
- Variation:
- Pivot to left and pass.
- Observations:
- Make a good jump stop.
- Slalom around the pawns. (low dribble)
- Over the bank:
- Low dribble on the ground, cross over.
- Drive by cones:
- Dribble with the left and touch each cone with the right.
- Push-ups/abdominal thrusts on the middle line.
- Layup.
- Rows of 5-6 men, 2 per basket, 1 ball per row.
- Throw ball against the board, next player catches and throws again immediately against the board.
- U12-2 must catch ball in the air.