Offense

If you want to develop a sound offensive game, this dategory is for you. These are drills for the individual player and for the team.

There are 67 basketball drills in this category, and the newest ones are listed first.

4 on 4 no dribbles

Teams go four versus four, with the offensive team not allowed to use the dribble. Encourages passing the ball under pressure, spacing, moving away from the ball and screening.

1/1 2000

3v3 no dribble

3v3 no dribble

1/1 2000

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Coach designates two teams of five. One team checks ball and play begins. Teams scrimmage (using your offensive and defensive scheme). Baskets made INSIDE the paint count as 3pts., baskets made OUTSIDE the paint and INSIDE the 3pt line count as 2pts., and baskets made beyond the 3pt line count as only 1pt.

1/1 2000

300 shots

Players must work together to make 300 shots in 5 minutes. Taking shots alternating at opposite ends of the gym.

1/1 2000

3 on 3, No pick, No dribble

3 players are on offense, 3 on defense. The offense must advance the ball full court without dribbling or screening for each other.

1/1 2000

3 Man Cut

This drill deals with teaching players how to set a screen, have a person cut off the screen, and passing the ball to the shooter. You work on having a player curl off a screen, cut back door, and hitting the screening when he rolls.

1/1 2000

10 Points or Die

I’ve used this drill to increase and enhance ball movement on offense. It is extremely effective with the younger age groups because they are able to learn the concept of passing in an offensive set. You place your players in each of their respective positions: PG, SG, C, PF, SF. You put 1 minute on the clock. The ball begins at 1/2 court with the PG. At the sound of your whistle, the ball is in play and the clock is started. The entire 5-man unit has 1:00 to score 10 points. Here’s the catch. All 5 players MUST score 1 basket (5 players x 2 pts.each = 10pts.) and no 1 player can score more than 1 basket. After a basket is scored, the ball is kicked out to the PG at the top of the key and the drill is continued. This teaches the players how to move the ball on offense and decreases selfishness with the ball as well as gets the whole team involved. If the unit does not score 10 points in 1 minute, the entire unit runs a full-court sprint.

1/1 2000

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