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Offense

Listen and Look.

This is an half-court drill beginning at mid-court using 3 lines of players – one line on each of the side-lines (lines A and C) and one in the centre (line B). If only 4 players are used 1 player should stand in each of the lines A and C and 2 players in line B. Each of the line A and C players face the basket. The first player in line B should stand with his/her back to the basket. The coach stands under the basket. The ball is with the second player in line B. As that player passes the the ball to the first player in line B the leading players from lines A and C begin sprinting to the basket.

Before there is any player or ball movement the coach must indicate (without the player standing with his/her back to both the coach and the basket seeing) which of the players from lines A or C is to call for the ball – the coach must also indicate if the ‘calling player’ is to have 1 or 2 hands extended.

The line B player pivots (after receiving the ball) towards the ‘calling player’ – but he/she should only pass the ball to that player if both hands are extended. If the ‘calling player’ only has 1 hand extended the passer then must go to the second option.

If the ‘calling player’ receives the pass he/she must complete the lay-up. If the second option is given the ball, all players should stop outside the key. The ball should be passed back to the player at the top of the key (player from line B) who then reverses to the ‘calling player’ for the outside jumpshot.

The best-positioned non-shooter rebounds the ball and returns it to the next line B player waiting at centre court.

All players return to the centre lines – shifting to the next line.

1/1 2000

High Post Give-and-Go

Make 3 rows of players: row 1 at the basline about 6 feet right from the basket (looking from half court). Row 2 at half court about 3 feet left from the middle circle. And row 3 at halfcourt about 6 feet right from the middle circle.The players in row 3 have a ball (max. 2 balls in that row)

The first player of row 1 moves up to the top of the key and receives the ball from the first player in row three. The first player in row 2 cuts to the basket right of player 1, player 1 gives player 2 a pass. Player 2 makes the easy lay-up gets his own rebound and become a player in row 3. Player 3 becomes a player in row 1 and player 1 becomes a player in row 2.

1/1 2000

Grizzly Dribble

This drill which takes 5 minutes will allow coaches to teach 5 different dribbling techniques. We use this drill every day to loosen up the legs and work on dribbling skills.

1/1 2000

Go the Other Way

2 players stand side by side and lock their arms (double screen) One offensive player and a defensive player start on each end of the double screen. The defensive player gets 30 seconds to try to touch the offensive player and can not reach through the screen but has to go around it. The offensive player goes the other way and avoids being touched by the defensive player.

1/1 2000

Feed the Post

This drill emphasizes post moves, feeding the post, outlet passing, perimeter passing, and post defense. This drill helps all players with their footwork and shooting.

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Drop Step

This is a drill which stresses to players the importance of going ‘strong
to the basket’. It also helps to break the habit many young players have of wanting to put the ball on the floor unnecessarily while under the basket.

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Decisions

2 players 1 ball. This drill teaches the offensive player to make the right decision in an 1 on 1 situation as well as it teaches the strong move to the basket.

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Cut Crazy

You first start out with 4 players and then make your way up to 8. All your basically going to be doing is teaching your kids how to pass and then being able to cut to get open

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Countdown

Five players (offense) moving within the three-point circle. The coach puts the ball into play and then counts off ten passes the tenth receiver then squares up and shoots. If the basket is made then the ball is put into play from the baseline. If it is no basket, then the ball is rebounded and the count starts again. If any player stops moving the count starts again with the ball from the sideline. Three seconds in the key also cancels the count. Run the drill for either five or ten baskets.

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Chaos/4c4c4c4

You should have four baskets (2 crosscourts) and the players should be divided into four teams of either 3 or 4 players. You will need only three balls.

The topic is now to play a ‘regular’ game of basketball. All of the four teams will be playing against each other at the same time, i.e. every team will defend their own basket and will play offense on one of the other three baskets (they decide for themselves and can decide to play offense on another (maybe unguarded) basket in the middle of an offense).
The subject is to communicate so that the players are aware of who controls the balls, who’s on defense, who’s on offense, is there a basket with no defense and so on.

When a basket is made the team on defense is the only team who can bring the ball back into play. If they are allready in offense they don’t have to bring in the ball. This way it is actually possible for one team to control all the other balls. This is however not neccesarily a good thing, because then they will have three teams playing defense on them and going for the steal.

I made up the game when the mainbasket in the gym was broken and the players(juniorboys) really had a lot of fun. The intensity was high and the fun never took the concentration off of the mainpoint of the game: to be better at their offensive and communicative skills, to see the court, their teammates and to read the game as it unfolded. I think it is a good drill to use once in a while when practices are getting too boring or predictable.

Have fun and work out your own rules and regulations. Try to work with the skeleton and you will probably make up a drill thats even better.

1/1 2000

Beat the clock

Have player start outside of three-point line and shoot. When first shot is taken start clock. After shot is taken, player rebounds his own shot and shoots from this point, getting only one dribble maximum. Player continues this until he has made predetermined amount decided by coach. (I do 10)

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A Post Shape Up

This is an excellent drill to teach post players how to shape up in the low post, and how to effectively rebound and go back up strong in the lower half of the key.

1/1 2000

6 man press

This is a good drill to help build players confidences when they are going to face tough full-court presses in games.
This is a drill used by the Minnesota Gophers and many other Division I colleges.

1/1 2000

6 man passing

HAVE 1 PLAYER ON SIDELONE FREETHROW LINE EXTENDED. HAVE 2ND PLAYER ON SIDELINE AT MID COURT. HAVE 3RD PLAYER ON SIDELINE FREETHROW LINE EXTENDED. HAVE PLAYER 4 ON SIDELINE OPPOSITE PLAYER 3. PLAYER 5 OPPOSITE 2, PLAYER 6 OPPOSITE 1

1/1 2000

5-Spot Catch and Shoot

A continuous shooting, rebounding and passing drill that gets players quality repetitions of jump shots at game speed.

1/1 2000

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