Basketball Drills Bruce Weber Competitive Drills

These competitive basketball drills from Coach Bruce Weber come from Coach Scott Peterman of the Men’s Basketball Hoopscoop Coaching site.

2 and 1

1. To win a team must get a stop, score and a stop in 3 consecutive possessions.
2. If defense gets a stop, they go to offense and must score, then must get a stop to win.
3. If offense scores, they go to defense and then must get a stop, score and stop.
4. Therefore there is a change of possession after each play.

24 Second Drill

1. This is a 5 on 5 ½ court drill.
2. Black vs White as an example.
3. There are 24 seconds on the clock.
4. Black begins on defense and white on offense.
5. The white team has 24 seconds and black must stop white throughout the entire 24 seconds.
6. If white takes a shot and the black gains possession at 12 seconds then white gets the ball back, but there are now 12 seconds on the clock. If white takes another shot and black gains possession at 5 seconds then the shot clock is at 5 and white has possession again. This continues until black stops white for an entire 24 seconds of the shot clock.
7. If white scores they go to defense.
8. If white gets an offensive rebound the clock goes back to the 24 but black is still on defense.
9. Great drill to end practice because it is very competitive and difficult. Very tough drill.

Defensive Cut Throat

1. Make 3 teams. Can go 3 on 3 or 4 on 4.
2. An offense a defense, and a team waiting at half court.
3. Defense must get 3 stops in a row to win the drill.
4. If the offense scores, they go to defense, the defense goes off, and the team that was off comes in on offense.
5. If the defense gets a stop, the offense is off and the waiting team comes in on offense.
6. On any foul the defense goes off, offense goes to defense, .
7. Ball must always comes back to the coach after a score or a stop. Coach can give it to the offense at any time.

Shell Drill – No Man’s Land

1. The defense cannot let the offense get two-feet in the lane in a position to make a play. It does not count if the offense is below the basket.
2. If the offense gets in the lane the defense loses.
3. If the offense scores on a shot from outside the lane the defense loses.
4. If the defense commits a foul, they lose.
5. The goal is to get 3 stops in a row.
6. Each possession is 20 seconds long.
7. This is a great drill to help stop dribble penetration and to encourage dribble penetration.

These competitive basketball drills from Coach Bruce Weber come from Coach Scott Peterman of the Men’s Basketball Hoopscoop Coaching site.

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