These free throw games can give you some ways to practice shooting free throws that break up your routine and add a change of pace for summer practices and camps.
Make 25 without missing two in a Row
- Cant miss 2 in a row
- If you miss 2 in a row, you have to swish the next shot to stay in
- Run if you fail
4 Up
- Split into teams–teams take turns shooting free throws
- Players get one free throw, then rotate shooters
- 1 team has to get 4 shots ahead of the other team
- Each player needs to mimic the shooting motion (even if you are not shooting)
- Push ups for losers
Beat Steve Nash
- Make a FT = +1 Miss a FT = Nash +3
- 1st one to 10 wins
FT Point Game
- Make 4 pts with 3 FT shots
- 1 make = +1 point
- 1 swish = +2 points
- 1 miss = 0 points
- Can split into groups of 1, 2 or 3
+2 -2 FT
- Swish = +1 Miss = -1 Make with rim = 0
- Goal is to get +2 before -2
16 FT in 6 Minutes (1-and-1 situation)
- Miss 1st FT you run a killer (5 dribble max on the length of the court)
- If you miss the back end of the one and one, you run up and back 2 times with the ball
- If you make both FT’s, you have 1 sprint up and back with the ball
- Note: you can also use NO rebounder
- To win you must make 16 free throws in the 6 minute time frame
Team 1-and-1
- 1 at each basket
- Shoot the front end of a 1-and-1 FT —- set a team goal
- If they don’t meet the goal – team runs
Buy the Bank
- Teams of 3 – Alternate shots
- 1 point for each make —- team accumulates points
- Whoever misses accumulates those points
Cheer Free Throws
- Take turns shooting Free Throws
- If they miss, they run
- Those not shooting clap and cheer for the person shooting
- If someone is not cheering, team runs
Bubba FT
- Bubba = 75 Team = 73
- 3 people per team – all get 1 shot attempt —- 1 point per make
Scrimmage
- When a player is taken out of the scrimmage
- Has to make 6 FT’s in a row before he can come back in and play
Finish the Game FT Drill
- Score is Home 44, Guest 43
- All Players (starters and reserves) shoot a one and one. Game is over after each player has shot.
- Home Team scores a point on a make
- Your Opponent gets 2 points for a miss
- Players not shooting should line up on the lane lines while waiting to shoot or after shooting
- You can change the starting score to challenge your team
These defense and rebounding basketball drills used by Bob Huggins and Larry Shyatt are from Coach Scott Peterman of the Men’s Basketball Hoopscoop Coaching site.
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