Conditioning

Basketball requires all around conditioning; stamina, strength, speed, jumping ability and more. These drills show you how to improve in all those areas.

There are 130 basketball drills in this category, and the newest ones are listed first.

Shoulder touch

A player stands on the free throw line in the defensive position and he gets one minute to touch the shoulder as many times as possible.

12/7 2003, 0 comments

Captain

Key to winning

1/8 2002, 0 comments

Speedy

Move as quick as possible.

25/7 2002, 0 comments

55

Running down the court.

11/5 2002, 0 comments

The Deck

You get a great workout combining basketball skills with a deck of cards.

26/1 2002, 0 comments

17

Run the floor side to side 17 times in a minute

18/10 2001, 0 comments

One bounce lay-up

One bounce lay-up

17/10 2001, 0 comments

1-minute Lay-ups

Form one line under one basket, another line under opposite basket. 1 player has ball at elbow facing opposite basket.

1/1 2000, 0 comments

11-Man Fastbreak

THIS IS A FULL COURT DRILL. YOU START WITH 4 DEFENDERS, 2 IN THE PAINT ON EACH END.

3 PLAYERS WITH A BALL AT HALF COURT FACING EITHER BASKET. PLAYERS AT TOP OF THE KEY EXTENDED STANDING OUT OF BOUNDS ON EACH SIDE OF THE COURT ON BOTH ENDS.

1/1 2000, 0 comments

Chatter, Sprint and Slide

This drill is designed to help coaches who may not have a great deal of practicetime, but want to make sure players keep up their conditioning. This is a great leg conditioner and stamina builder. I use it with my 14-under team as a form of conditioning for their practices / games – it takes maybe 5 minutes a practice.

1/1 2000, 0 comments

Chicago Firedrill

I observed this drill at a recent basketball camp. It’s a super drill but very physically demanding. The lecturer stated that this drill is used by the Chicago Bulls daily.

1/1 2000, 0 comments

Kill The Pill

This is a whole team drill that works on conditioning, passing, and being able to catch and lay the ball up from a full court pass on both the right and left side of the court. It must be done full speed and very hard. I often end practice with this drill and then shoot free throws immediately after to get the fatigue factor. Every player will run through this drill before it’s over.

1/1 2000, 0 comments

Killer 7

This is a special kind of 1 on 1 game. It requires that a player must be able to play offense and defense with little or no rest. You cannot win in this game if you are not a good all around player. It is played in one half of the court, and points are scored just like in a real game, only additional points are added for successful rebounding, and defense.

1/1 2000, 0 comments

JUMPING DRILL

  • The player places her feet together and jumps on the balls of her feet, moving from left to right.
  • The player continues jumping in this fashion for thirty seconds, and repeats the drill 3-5 times.

1/1 2000, 0 comments

TOE TOUCH DRILL

  • The player stands with her feet apart, jumps upward, and touches her shoes with her finger pads as she jumps.
  • The player continues jumping in this manner for thirty seconds, and repeats the drill 3-5 times.

1/1 2000, 0 comments

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