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

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

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

Caterpillar Dribble Weave

2 Balls. Line players in single file along sideline, one ball at front and one at the back. This drill is good for warm-ups.

1/1 2000

Big Box

This is a running drill meant to be run very hard. You can time them and make it a competition out of it.

1/1 2000

Banana Loop Drill

Line players up at a 1 corner of the court. Players get in good defensive stance and they shuffle their feet until the coaches whistle (approximately 5 seconds). At the whistle, player opens up to the court by overexaggerating the throwing of the elbow.
The next step is for the players to take a wide cross-over step and follow with a quick rounded step. After this, the player ‘Loops’ (like a 1/2 moon shape) to the 28’foot line (The old time line).
It is important to stress that the players do NOT take a 45 degree angle to the time line. They must ‘Loop’ and recover by going beyond the 28’line to a Defensive Slide into the baseline.

The drill goes from baseline corner to 28’line to opposite 28’line
to opposite baseline corner.

1/1 2000

Arrow Drill

This is a drill which will help when you want to press. It reminds players through repetion to keep their chests pointed at their own basket. And how to retreat then attack properly.

1/1 2000

Animal

4 groups of 3 players. 1 group plays against another full court.

1/1 2000

55

This is a very tough conditioning drill. It looks much easier to accomplish than it is.

1/1 2000

51 Seconds

Players must line up on the baseline and go the length of the floor and back five times in 51 seconds.

1/1 2000

5 Spot Conditioning Drill

Players shoot jump shots at five different spots on the floor. In between each shot they sprint and defensive slide.

1/1 2000

40-39

Make 40 combined lay-ups in 2 minutes

1/1 2000

4 CORNERS

Place 2 players on each corner of a half court. We`ll start with making lay-ups from the Right side.
The object of this drill is to have all players involved in one type of activity at all times(passing,making the layup,running,rebounding or catching).

1/1 2000

3 on 2 Sprints

Players line up for full-court movement as if they are preparing
For a 5-man weave. The middle player is the ball-handler. The players to the left
and right of the ball are the defenders.

1/1 2000

3 on 2

Two players set up for defense in each key. 1 player has the ball in the center all of the other players line up at half court- outlets – both sides the player with the ball passes to a player on one side. The player who receives the pass moves the ball to the middle and the player who passed it fills the side vacated by the player she passes to. the player on the opposite side who did not receive the pass fills the lane on her side. They then play 3 on 2. If the offense scores who ever scored passes the ball to a middle outlet who takes the ball to the middle of the court the passer takes the lane vacated by the receiver and the drill continues. If a defensive player gets a rebound off a missed shot she passes the ball to an outlet and the drill continues as before. Defenders can be rotated out by the coach, or they can play defense until they get a rebound and become offensive players. With beginners we rotate them out. After they have some experience they remain defense until they get a rebound.

1/1 2000

3 on 2 conditioner

Have 3 players w/ball on one end of the court,as well as 2 defenders on the other end. Next, split up remaining players on both sides, at half court.

1/1 2000

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