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Basketball drills for technique warming-up

  • Shooting warm-up.
  • Matching pairs starting from the back line to the halfway line.
  • Minimum of 3 passes.
  • When you reach the halfway line, the player on the sideline dribbles to the middle, between the legs, behind the back around the pylon and back to the right.
  • Other player runs to a pylon outside the bucket, runs around it and offers himself for the pass.
  • Then takes the shot.
  • Passer rebounds and moves to opposite side of court for pairs, passes to opposite side and lay-up.
  • Ball may not touch ground.
  • As a team on the back line.
  • Simultaneously jog to center line/back. 3x.
  • All running at the same time.
  • 2 rows of back line. Sprint to free throw line.
  • Jog to center line.
  • Back the other way.
  • Connect other row. (4x)
  • 2 rows left/right on backline.
  • Slides to free throw line, sprint diagonally back to other looking.
  • Side of your own row.
  • Jog back via the outside, connecting other group. (4x) ......stretchen.
  • 10 exercises.
  • 30 sec each.
  • 1) Take turns putting your foot far slanted back, moving your arms back low, and as you step back up extended.
  • 2) Lift your foot and move your foot to your other buttock while taking the weight off your other foot.
  • 3) Make fists, lift 1 leg, bring your knee to your chest and move both arms down.
  • 4) Now again like1 with your feet, while swinging and crossing your outstretched arms in front of you.
  • 5) Lock your hands in front of you. move them from left to right four times, at four lift 1 knee and bring your right elbow to your left knee, to 4x vice versa.
  • 6) Vertical jogging
  • 7) Squads, Bring both arms together in front of you.
  • 8) Front kicks, as extended as possible, keep balance.
  • 9) Boxer shuffle, left-right, bring your weight from left to right.
  • 10)Feet slightly apart, touch your left foot with your right hand, alternating.
  • As a team on the back line.
  • Simultaneously jog to center line/back.
  • 3x. All running at the same time.
  • 2 rows of back line.
  • Sprint to free throw line.
  • Jog to center line.
  • Back the other way.
  • Connect other row. (4x)
  • 2 rows left/right on backline.
  • Slides to free throw line, sprint diagonally back to other looking.
  • Side of your own row.
  • Jogging via the outside back, connecting other group.
  • Closeout to vw-line, jog through. Back again.(4x) ......
  • Weave from midcourt/finish lay-up. 5min. Then...stretch.
  • Shooting warm-up.
  • Matching pairs starting from the back line to the halfway line.
  • Minimum of 3 passes.
  • When you reach the halfway line, the player on the sideline dribbles to the middle, between the legs, behind the back around the pylon and back to the right.
  • Other player runs to a pylon outside the bucket, runs around it and offers himself for the pass.
  • Then takes the shot.
  • Passer rebounds and passes to other side of court for pairs passing to the other side and lay-up.
  • Ball may not touch ground.
  1. Walk around the half track (2 laps)
  2. Put a chair on two sides. When you are at the chair, sit down, get up immediately and walk around.
  3. Put hoops on the corners. When you step into the hoop, you make an stretching movement as if you were scoring the ball
  4. Take a ball and dribble with it along the track, doing the movements described in 2 and 3. At 2, do five dribbles in a sitting position.


  • 3 and 7 run to the circle and look to the right to receive ball from 1 and 5.
  • 1 and 5 run after ball and then stand in the circle.
  • 3 and 7 pass to the man opposite them (i.e. 4 and 8) and chase ball,
  • 4 and 8 pass to 1 and 5 in the circle and chase the ball and stand in the circle.
  • 1 and 5 pass directly to 6 and 2 and chase the ball.
  • 6 and 2 then pass to 4 and 8 in the circle and chase their ball and stand in the circle 4 and 8 pass directly to 3 and 8 who can pass to 6 and 2 in the circle. 6 and 2 pass directly to 1 and 5 and the circle is complete.
  • In fact, everyone is chasing his or her pass.
  1. Zigzag from center to backfield
  2. Free throws 2x2 p.p. After 2 shots. Slides from backfield to center. Quick walk back. (Pace)
  3. Shooting practice at the bucket.
    • 2 rows under the basket.
    • One person has the ball.
    • Receive ball from passer just outside the bucket.
    • Shooter rebounds own goal attempt.
    • Change rows.
    • Pass-shooting-rebounding at a continuous pace.
    • P1 with ball in row A. P2 with ball in row B.
  4. Stretching.

drawing Team Pre-warm-up Game
  1. Wave from mid-court. (Tempo)
  2. Free-throws 2x2 p.p. After 2 shots. Slides from back-court to mid. Sprint back. (Tempo)
  3. Shooting drill bucket.
    • 2 rows under the basket.
    • One with ball.
    • Get ball from passer just outside bucket.
    • Shooter rebounds own shot.
    • Change rows.
    • Pass-shot-rebound in quick order.
    • P1 with ball in row A. P2 with ball in row B.
  4. Stretching.

(Coach repeats)

  • Signal to next.
  • Task captain in the future.
  • Hand clap for example.
  • Legs, arms, back, neck, shoulders, hands.
  • 4 laps of basketball court.
  • Each lap faster.
  • Lap 1. Jog tempo
  • Round 2. Throwing loose arms, throwing loose legs
  • Lap 3. Trim-tempo.
  • Lap 4. Trim-tempo.
  • Team of two with ball, sitting opposite each other on the mat
  • Person A holds ball above head with both hands and moves to supine position while tapping the ground with ball backwards with outstretched arms
  • Person A moves to sitting position and hands the ball to person B
  • Person B goes to the supine position and taps the ground with the ball backwards
  • and so on