Combination

Drills that combine other skills, and puts emphasis on technique and fundamentals.

There are 56 basketball drills in this category, and the newest ones are listed first.

Bingo

Line all your players up on the endline and give them all a number (1-12 or as many players as you have ) they must remember. They then lie on their stomachs while you, the coach stand at center court with a ball. Call any two of the numbers out loud and toss the ball up. First to the ball is offense, other plays defence.

1/11 2004, 0 comments

Pass ‘n’ shoot it

3 players passing at speed and shoots. When you get the hang of it put in 2 defenders.

6/9 2004, 0 comments

Bobcats drill

This is a drill that uses at least 3 people and really helps on dribbling, consistence, and doing layups!

16/7 2004, 0 comments

Gut Wrenchers

Works on most skills.

29/6 2004, 0 comments

Garbage Man

This game is a combination of the traditional game called “21” and “around the world”.

20/5 2004, 0 comments

Numbers

Good for a warm-up or a beginners drill.

27/4 2004, 0 comments

Cincinati

A passing and shooting drill up the court.

22/4 2004, 0 comments

Bounds

Can be done with 2 or 1 leg, for example, use your arms to thrust and jump as far as you can with one leg, hold this for 5 sec when you land, do this a court length, and build as you do it more.

19/4 2004, 0 comments

The 989 Sports Challenge

This “drill” is used at the NBA All-Star weekend. This drill allows people to have fun while competing against themselves (or friends), for the best time.

8/4 2004, 0 comments

Layup + Rebound Drill

One player stands underneath the rim to the left a bit and the other to the right a bit. Whoever has the ball in their hand dribbles up the full court with agression and speed and layups it. The other person runs full court with him and gets ready for rebound. When he gets the rebound he then runs under the rim and does a full court agressive and speedy layup in the other direction. The other player runs in the other direction to get the rebound. and its continous.

29/2 2004, 0 comments

Ribault 5 pass Drill

Passing drill designed to practice the 5 most common basketball passes.

27/2 2004, 0 comments

All Around Fun

Teaches blocking out and transition from offense to defense and defense to offense.

30/1 2004, 0 comments

The Ram

This is a very good drill for someone to improve there endurance, agility, speed, conditioning and dribbling. This is an individual drill.

28/1 2004, 0 comments

Rob and Mo drill

You shoot a three and if u miss u run to baseline and back and shoot again at three and if u make it you run back to baseline and shoot a mid range j repeat to lay up and back to three.

1/1 2004, 0 comments

3-2, 2-1

3 players go down court against 2 defenders, they try to score and whoever makes the last shot of the offensive side defends the 2 defenders who go to offense when the ball is theirs

26/12 2003, 0 comments

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25/1 2008, 2 comments.
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