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Last update: january 2026
  • Each pair has a ball, a basket and 3 hoops.
  • The pair stands about 10 metres in front of the basket.
  • On a signal, player 1 throws the three hoops and the ball towards the basket.
  • When the ball is thrown, player 2 sprints to the ball and shoots from each hoop until he has scored.
  • Then player 2 takes the hoops and the ball and runs back to the start.
  • Player 2 throws and player 1 shoots.
  • Who finishes first.
  • After that of course a chance for revenge.

Three warm-up exercises for flexible muscles.

These exercises are for back, back and hamstring and back legs, ankles and arms.

  • Dangling pose. (back)
    • Both feet hip-width apart with feet forward.
    • Hands go up sideways.
    • Tilt your pelvis forward and bring your hands to the ground.
    • Try to feel the breath in your back and hold for 1 minute.
    • Then come up at a slow pace, vertebra by vertebra.
  • Down dog. (hamstring and back)
    • Hands and knees on the ground. (Hips above the knee and hands straight under the shoulder))
    • Plank on your hands.
    • Backside up and back, leaving hands where they are.
    • Hold for 20 seconds and then back in reverse.
  • Triangle pose. (back, legs, ankles and arms)
    • Stand arms and legs wide apart. (Legs at wrist width)
    • Turn right foot 90 degrees to the right and point left foot forward.
    • Ankles stay in 1 line.
    • Reach to the right and move your right hand to your calf and look up at your left hand. (Arms stay at 180 degrees)
    • Hips stay forward.
    • Stand still and come up.
  • Exercise 1 and 2 we do 3x, exercise 3 left and right.
  • 4 hurdles against each other in a 4 side.
    • Jump with two legs over the first hurdle.
    • Jump left over the hurdle and jump back.
    • Jump straight forward over the hurdle and back again.
    • Jump right over the hurdle, turn right and make a sprint to the pawn.
    • We do this 8 times.
  • 10 hoops spread over the ground.
    • You jump alternately with your left and right leg into a hoop and stay on that one leg for 3 counts.
    • Your face is always facing the same direction.
    • After the last hoop you sprint to the pawn.
    • We do this 8 times.
  • 6 cones next to each other with 50 cm distance between them (when this group is ready, parts 4 and 5 stop).
    • You step over the pawn in the space between first your right foot and then your left foot. (keep your back straight)
    • This way you step over all 6 cones.
    • Then you sprint to the pawn.
    • The next round you face the other way and first you go over the pawn with your left foot and then with your right foot.
    • Do this 4 times right and 4 times left.
  • Hat run. (brisk pace about 50%)
    • You start at a green hat.
    • At green you go forward.
    • At orange you go left.
    • At white you go backwards.
    • With blue you go to the right.
    • At every other colour you choose your own side.
  • Pass the Frisbee and make sure it is caught.
  • 6 pawns or hats in front of the basket, swing between them and make a overhead pass 20x.
  • 6 pawns or hats in front of the basket, swing between them and make an underhand ball 20x.
  • 3 teams per pole, 1 under the pole, 1 at 6 meter in front of the pole and 1 at 5 meter next to the pole.
    • The ball is played in front of the post.
    • The passer runs to the free side and gets the ball back.
    • The returner runs to the catch.
    • The lady next to the post passes to the place of the catcher, gets the ball and scores.
    • 20x scoring.
  • Same exercise with a new triangle.
    • The ball is played out in front of the post.
    • The passer runs to the free side and gets the ball back.
    • The back player runs to the catch.
    • The lady next to the post comes on the place of the catcher, gets the ball and plays it to the lady running away from the post.
    • She shoots and the first lady out of the way catches it.
    • Scoring 20x.
  • With 2 teams take short chance.
    • Planting the ball from the basket, stepping away, getting back and scoring.
    • 20x scoring.

(On the zero 23 site there are corresponding instructional videos)

2 speed ladders, basket behind them, after each exercise walk through for a walkthrough or a shot, catch your own ball and pass to the next player.

  • Lateral high knees, speed ladder:
    • Jog sideways through the ladder, lifting your knees up and keeping your torso straight.
    • Move your arms along with the movement.
  • Lateral fast feet, speed ladder:
    • Move sideways through the ladder at a high pace, moving your arms with you.
  • Lateral ali shuffle, speed ladder:
    • Stand in front of the speed ladder and do staggered jumps, keeping one leg in the ladder at a time.
  • Lateral ali shuffle hip twist, speed ladder:
    • Stand in front of the speed ladder and do staggered jumps with one leg at a time, rotating the hip with the speed ladder.
  • Forward high knees, speed ladder:
    • Stand in front of the speed ladder and walk at a dribbling pace through the (speed) ladder.
    • Raise your knees and keep your torso upright.
  • Forward squat in out, speed ladder:
    • Stand in front of the speed ladder and jump two feet into the ladder, then jump right back out and end up in a squat position.
    • Make sure your thighs are horizontal and your torso is upright.
  • Forward o uchi gari, speed ladder:
    • Stand in the speed ladder placing one foot outside the ladder and one foot inside the ladder.
    • Move the foot inside the ladder one step at a time and bring the foot outside the ladder from front to back.
  • Forward in-in out, speed ladder:
    • Stand in front of the speed ladder and step into the ladder, always placing one foot inside the ladder and always placing one foot outside the ladder.
  • Forward fastfeet, speed ladder:
    • Stand in front of the speed ladder and walk through the (speed) ladder at a fast pace.
  • Forward in-in,out-out, speed ladder:
    • Stand in front of the speed ladder, stepping two feet in first, alternating with two feet outside the ladder.
  • Backward in-in, out-out, speed ladder:
    • Stand in front of the speed ladder with your back to it and step backwards, first with two feet on the ladder and then with two feet outside the ladder.

You need the board game "30 seconds" to do this

Posts in a square or circle, reasonable distance from each other. In the middle stands the trainer with the 30 seconds board game.

List of 5-6 simple exercises with a number of goals. Each group (2 or 3 pairs) starts with the same exercise from the list. Each group continues until they reach the number. When they have reached the number for that exercise they go to the trainer and the board.

First come, first served. The group plays a round of "30 seconds" according to the normal rules. When they are done with the card, they get the next exercise and the number of goals. If a group has already done all the exercises on the list, they start again at the top of the list. Who reaches the end first?

Example exercises

  • 6 goals from 6 meter from standstill.
  • 12 penalty points.
  • 6 goals from 5 meter on the move.
  • 12 walk-throughs.
  • 4 goals from standing 7 meters.
  • 6 goals from movement 4 meters behind the basket.
  • Run a round in pairs and pass the ball on the outstretched hand.
    • Look at the hand and give the ball exactly on that hand.
    • 1 round where you have to throw and catch with your right hand, while your partner has to do it with his left hand.
    • 1 round where you have to do it the other way around.
  • Line up at about 2 meters opposite each other.
  • You always start in front of your teammate and after 3 metres you get the ball on your outstretched outer hand.
    • You catch the ball with your outside hand and throw it back with that hand.
  • Depth line walk (in/out) you get the ball on the furthest hand and throw it back.
  • Then you run forward again, get the ball and throw it back with two hands to the hand of the side you are going to run from.
  • So you dodge to the right, and your team-mate gets the ball on the left.
  • 10 sprints over 12 metres in threes.
  • The shooter stands 3 meters in front of the post.
  • Under the post are the declarer and the defender.
  • As soon as the declarer plays, the defender may defend.
  • Score 3x pp.
  • Next, the shooter at 4 meter in front of the post and the declarer and defender 1,5 meter in front of the post.
  • Score 3x pp.
  • Finally the shooter at 5 meter and the declarer and defender at 3 meter in front of the post.
  • Scoring 2x pp.
  • After that small chance short behind the post, with the declarer giving light pressure.
  • Each scores 5.
  • Which 4 team is first to score 3x.
    • Other players shoot a threesome. (to max 10x scoring)
  • With pairs shoot from distance 3x scoring pp.
  • Open game as attacker you may only shoot when you haven't played in the ball.
  • Which team will be first to score 3x.
    • Other players shoot a threesome. (to max 10x scoring)
  • With pairs shoot from distance 3x scoring pp.
  • 2 designated people may only shoot from the support position, the other two may shoot if there is a catch.
    • Other players shoot a threesome. (till max 10x scoring)
  • Pairs of players shoot from a distance 3x points pp.
  • Now only distance shots are allowed.
  • Divide into groups of 2 or 3 players.
  • Per group an X number of pawns in the middle. (for example 2)
  • Players do an assignment.
  • It doesn't matter what the task is, it can be a shot from 4 meters, it can be a penalty throw, etc.
  • When there are X amount of goals, the group can take a pawn from the middle.
  • No pawns left in the middle?
  • Then you may take them to another group.
  • The first group to get X number of pawns wins.
  • This must be more than the number of pawns per group in the middle!
  • (If each group has 2 pawns in the middle, the number of pawns to win must be 3 or more)
  • Make groups of 2/3 players.
  • 1 Jenga tower is placed in the middle of the poles.
  • You are going to work through a list of exercises.
  • For each exercise all groups get 1 minute to score as many goals as possible.
  • The number of goals determines the order for pulling a stone from the Jenga tower.
  • Most goals starts.
  • In case of equal number of goals stone, paper, scissors.
  • The team that knocks over the tower in any way is the loser.
  • This also applies if a ball rolls against it!

Objective:

  • Which pair is first at x number of shots.


Rules:

  • Each pair has 1 ball and takes turns shooting.
  • All teams start shooting at the same time.
  • Teams keep track of the number of goals they have scored.
  • Each team makes the same prearranged shots.


Game:

  • The game starts with each team having to score 2 goals.
  • The first team to do so calls to the trainer.
  • The coach stops the game.
  • Everyone who has 2 goals at that moment, goes for the next round for 3 goals.
  • All teams who have not scored 2 goals yet, start again with 2 goals.
  • Now the teams have different goals.
  • In the next round, each team must score one more goal than they scored in the previous round.
  • This continues until one team has scored 10 goals.
  • Hip and thigh stretch
    • Sit on the left knee and put the right foot in front on that ground. (bend less than 90 degrees)
    • Bring the torso forward and bend the right knee so that it slides towards the toes.
    • Keeping the torso neutral, press the right hip forward and down so you feel stretch in the front of the thigh.
    • Raise your arms and keep the shoulders relaxed.
    • Arms down and hips back.
    • Extend the right leg and bring your body forward.
    • Put your hands on the floor next to the leg.
    • Stay like this for 10 seconds.
    • Do this 5 times for each leg.
  • Twisting lower back stretch
    • Lie on back and pull knees up, hands wide at shoulder height with palm facing down.
    • Slowly turn your knees to the right.
    • Return to the start position and then to the left.
    • 5x on each side.
    • You can also do this with one leg straight and lower the knee of the other leg over it. (is heavier)
  • Gluteal stretch
    • Lie on your back, bend the left leg and cross the right ankle over the left knee.
    • Grab the back of the left thigh by the knee with your hands and gently pull the leg towards the right shoulder.
    • Hold for 30 seconds, relax and repeat.
    • Same, but for the other gluteal muscle.
  • Lower abs, hip flexors and leg extensors
    • Lie on your back with legs bent and press your back against the floor.
    • Support with arms beside the body and press them firmly to the ground.
    • Now stretch both legs straight forward until the heels are about 10 cm above the ground.
    • Bend the legs again and bring them back to the starting position.
    • Do this 8 times.
  • Standing knee to chest stretch
    • Stand on one leg and raise the knee of the other leg.
    • Grasp the knee and pull it to your chest, then spring up with the other leg.
    • Now switch legs.
    • Each leg 10 times.



  • Medicine ball throw (6 people)
    • Stand up straight and hold the ball behind your head.
    • Raise the ball above your head and throw it to your teammate.
    • He/she brings the ball behind their head and throws it, back above their head and throws it to you again.
    • Do this 20 times each.
  • Push-up from a bench (5 people)
    • Support with your hands on the bench.
    • Feet on the floor.
    • Push up 10x.
  • Sit-up with the medicine ball (6 people)
    • Lie on your back with legs bent and feet firmly on the floor.
    • Ball on the floor above the head.
    • Bring the arms forward and come up. (tighten the abdominal muscles)
    • Throw the ball to the other player.
    • Catch the ball and lower yourself down.
    • 20x.
  • Push-up (variation) (5 people)
    • Stand up straight, breathe in and pull the navel in.
    • Exhale and roll down vertebra by vertebra until hands touch the ground.
    • Walk forward until the hands are under the shoulders.
    • Inhale and contract the abdominal muscles.
    • Squeeze the buttocks and legs together and extend the heels back.
    • Walk with the feet towards the hands and come up.
    • Then come back down from point 1.
    • Do this 10 times.

Stretching the tendons

    • Place the feet side by side and extend the arms forward to stay balanced.
    • Keep feet firmly on the ground and curl toes forward.
    • Tense the abdominal muscles and squat down.
    • Keep heels on the ground and chest upright as much as possible.
    • Lean forward as little as possible.
    • Exhale and come back up.
    • Keep the whole foot on the ground as you come up.
    • This tightens the leg muscles.
    • Do this 5 times.


Kick-out

    • Pull left knee to chest and extend right leg and hold that leg 15 cm above the floor.
    • Put your left hand on your ankle and your right hand on the inside of the knee.
    • Switch legs and hands twice.
    • Do this 5 times.


Standing Crunch

    • Stand upright with left leg in front of right leg.
    • Raise your hands.
    • Shift weight onto left foot and lift right knee up to hip level.
    • At the same time, stand with left foot on toes and bring elbows down the side.
    • Make your hands into fists.
    • Stop at the highest point, hold for 2 seconds and return to the starting position.
    • Do this 10 times with each leg.


Sit-up and/or sit-up with twist

    • Start on your back with your legs bent and your feet flat on the floor and put your hands on your neck.
    • Tighten the abdominal muscles and bring the torso up towards the knees. (Almost sitting up)
    • Lower yourself down again.
    • In the sit-up with twist, your left elbow goes to the right knee and vice versa.
    • Do this 20 times.

Leg raises C24

    • Lie on your back with arms along the side of your body and legs extended just above the floor.
    • Raise both legs to about 90.
    • Lower the legs to just above the ground.
    • Do this 25 times.


Reverse plank

    • Sit down with your legs stretched out in front of you and your arms straight behind you.
    • Fingers pointing forward.
    • Press the hands against the floor and bring hips and buttocks up until the body forms a straight line from the shoulders.
    • Raise one leg and hold for 30 seconds.
    • Switch legs.


C14: Short Scissor Crunch

    • Lie on your back and let your legs hang about 10 cm above the ground.
    • Hands are just below the buttocks.
    • Move your legs up and down quickly for about 20-30 cm without touching the ground.
    • At the same time, lift your upper body.
    • Do this with the scissor movement.
    • For example, scissor up 2 times and scissor down 2 times.
    • Do this for 30 seconds.


Mountain climb F4

    • Start in the push-up position. (plank on hands)
    • Come with 1 leg forward, with the knee as close to the chest as possible.
    • Then return to starting position.
    • Then the other leg.
    • Do this with each leg 5 times.
  • 3 persons per pole with 1 ball
  • 1 person under the post is a passer (close to the post)
  • In front is an attacker with defender who runs from left to right at about 5 to 6 metres
  • Attacker plays the ball to the attacker (defender makes this difficult)
  • Attacker throws the ball back to the attacker and moves widthways again (you can move right twice as long as you stay at 5/6 meter from the post)
  • Team captain plays the ball to the attacker again
  • Defender chooses whether to block the shot or not
  • Attacker has to make the (right) choice to shoot himself or play the ball to the back-rower for a shot (if the ball is played to the back-rower, the defender tries to hinder this as well as possible)
  • Possible sequel: when the attacker plays the ball to the moving reinforcer, he does not shoot but the attacker makes a walkthrough ball
  • A possible 4th person can also defend the defender
  • Walk through the rope ladder
  • 2 feet in ladder (back straight, knees lifted high + arm support)
  • 2 feet in the ladder, 2 feet beside and then forward again 2 feet in the ladder with squat when feet are outside the ladder
  • The ali shuffle 1 foot in the ladder 1 foot outside the ladder and turn hip, then change other foot in and outside the ladder (with jump)
  • Sideways hop, in and out the ladder.
  • Sprint along the ladder with short steps and arm support
  • 5 times through the rope ladder, starting calmly and increasing your speed slightly each time, so that the 5th time is at full speed
    • Walk through with two feet in the ladder
    • 2 feet inside the ladder/ two feet outside the ladder with knee in angle of 90 degrees
    • Left 2 times hopping from left to side, to the middle, then 2 times right hopping to the right side and right back in
    • Sideways 2 feet in and two out
    • 2 forward, 1 backward, 2 forward etc.
  • Pass ball after zigzag movement through hats
    • 15x scoring
  • Distance shot from 5 meter
    • 5x scoring per person


  • We make 2 rows of 5.
  • One row is next to each other at a distance of 2 meters, the other row is opposite at about 10 meters.
  • You throw the ball to each other with one hand, sometimes with the left, sometimes with the right.
  • The ball must be tight.
  • Throw with each hand 25 times.
  • Then you run towards the ball, which is played to you at 5 metres too high.
  • You have to jump to catch the ball.
  • Play the ball back to the other player in the jump.
  • You both do this 15 times.
  • Two rows of five opposite each other, about ten meters, with a mutual distance of two meters.
  • You throw the ball with your right to the right side of your fellow player, who catches with his right and throws the ball to your right hand.
  • You catch the ball with one hand. Do this 25 times with the right and 25 times with the left.
  • Then you run towards your team-mate and, from five metres, the ball is passed to your right arm.
  • Catch, jump up and place back.
  • Do this 15 times with the right and 10 times with the left.
  • Make a circle at the level of your head on the wall (with sidewalk chalk)
  • Make the circle about the same size as a basket.
  • Now stand 3 or 4 meters away from the circle.
  • Now throw the ball with your left against the wall and catch it with your right hand.
  • Do this for one minute.
  • The ball must not bounce on the ground.
  • If it is too easy, stand further away or try to throw the ball faster. If the exercise is too difficult, try to catch the ball with two hands, but still throw with one hand
    • Or stand a little closer to the wall. (Outdoors exercise)
  • We're gonna pass as a group.
  • We stand in two rows opposite each other.
  • We'll start as follows:
  • Pass with two hands, catch with two hands.
  • Pass with your good hand, catch with two hands.
  • Pass with your good hand, catch with your good hand.
  • Pass with the lesser hand, catch with two hands.
  • Pass with your lesser hand, catch with your right hand.
  • With the whole team, catch and throw well, if you don't do this and the ball falls to the ground 5 times.



For variation, you can also add special ways of throwing (behind the back, through legs, etc.)



  • Three at a basket
  • Two shooters in front of the basket at shooting distance 4-6 metres, one rebounder under the basket.
  • The shooters take turns shooting, whoever scores first can stay at the basket.
  • The losing shooter changes to the rebounder and the new battle begins.
  • Option: The shooter who scores three goals first may remain standing.
  • Option: In foursomes, you have two teams (one shooter, one rebounder), the losing team switches positions between them.
  • Practicing throwing and releasing on the short and long line.
  • The declarer stands far from the basket. The archer stands in front of the box at the side of the declarer.
  • The archer walks up to the declarer (the short line), receives the ball and shoots.
  • The declarer becomes a shooter, the shooter walks to behind the basket, the catcher arrives at the position of the declarer, after the ball is thrown to the next declarer.


Variant:

  • The shooter chooses the long line after feinting towards the short line or basket.


  • Both variations can be trained with the opponent near the shooter, so that the declarer learns to judge when someone is free.
  • Dose the defender. When using a defender, the 2nd declarer (who in fact does nothing) can act as a defender.
  • The rotation after the exercise is: declarer becomes defender, defender becomes gunner, gunner becomes catcher and catcher becomes declarer (after a combination with a player).
  • Two players stand 7 metres in front of the basket and 8 metres apart.
  • A player with the ball under the basket and a receiver slightly behind the basket.
  • A player in front of the basket takes the through ball indicated from space, after the other player in front of the basket has received the ball.
  • The ball is caught by the receiver.
    • A1 becomes A2,
    • A2 becomes A3,
    • A3 becomes A4 and
    • A4 becomes A1.


What can you see?

  • The handler learns that the shooter can only take a walkthrough ball if the throw is prepared calmly, thrown in front of the shooter and the ball is placed at the right height.
  • Walking pace and walking distance of the archer can be controlled by the throwing pace, ball path and ball pace.
  • Learning to control problems such as timing requires a lot of repetition and sometimes adjustment of the distances used.
  • The problems for the shooter, the starting position of the through ball is different because the body is turned to receive the ball, lead to unclean actions. Stay attentive to this.
  • The speed of action should be increased.


Variation:

  • As exercise 12, but the declarer throws the ball to a shooter who swings out to a position diagonally behind the basket.
  • There is a ball through the middle where the declarer from the space in game situation must take into account two opponents, his direct opponent and the opponent of the shooter, after all he is not far from the ball line.


Variant:

  • The shooter makes a feint and plays the ball through to the player under the basket who signals a through ball.
  • A defender behind the post, a declarator with the ball under the basket and a number of attackers at 3 metres in front of the basket.
  • The learning curve of the dodge ball is covered in these and following exercises.
  • The shooter at 3 meter receives the ball, his starting position is the same as for the shot from a standing position, a small spread.
  • Move the right leg slightly backwards, find the balance on that right leg by slightly pushing the left leg back.
  • From this balance, shoot at the basket.
  • Practise shooting on the right leg a few times, then shooting on the left leg.
  • Shooter becomes catcher, catcher becomes declarer and declarer rejoins the attackers.


Variation:

  • As previous exercise, but the ball is not thrown until the shooter crosses the left foot in front of the right foot (on a swerve to the right).
  • The archer has to find the rhythm of the pass to the right, receiving the ball, balancing on the right leg and stretching arms and legs properly for the aimed shot.

At the sound of the whistle the players have to do a task.

PART 1: HOOPS / POTS / BALLS

  • When the whistle blows, each called number of players must stand at a hoop or ball.
  • The last one to arrive and not finding a group to stand with does a small exercise.
  • Small exercises:
    • 5x pumps,
    • 10x stretch jump,
    • 5x sit-up,
    • ...

PART 2:INDIVIDUAL

  • At the whistle do the exercise, individually.
  • Like what?
    • jump up,
    • go through the knees,
    • make a dash,
    • Give each other a high five,
    • ...

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