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Basketball Practice Drills

By Brian Williams on July 6, 2010

Basketball Practice Drills

These drills are from the July Arizona Newsletter.

There is a link at the end of this post if you are interested in downloading the complete newsletter.

I hope this gives you a thought or two to add a drill for the upcoming season, or to find a way to improve your versions of these drills.

Practice Drills of the Month

Wildcat Money Ball — 2 players 1 ball

  • Goals are 11 in 1 minute, 22 in 2 minutes, 33 in 3 minutes
  • Start with a drive and kick worth 3 pts
  • Same shooter takes 4 shots in a row
  • Shots 2-4 are worth 1 pt each
  • Last shot is from 15 ft.
  • Switch shooters and repeat

Close-out 3 man weave

  • 2 passes with the 3 pass a skip across with
  • a close-out coming from middle defender
  • Man who skipped it becomes help side defender
  • Live 1 on 2 after the skip pass
  • Drill going live at both ends

Olympic Shooting — 4 min (5 balls)

  • 3 players on court with two passers on each baseline
  • Start with pass to wing, back to middle,opposite wing for lay-up
  • No dribble before the lay-up
  • Two players left shoot jump shots, receiving passes from baseline
  • Wing Shooters become baseline passers and lay-up man continues in drill with the original baseline passers
  • Drill counts 2’s and 3’s

Green Bay Transition

  • 3 on 3 full court with two outlets out of bounds on each side
  • Whoever gets the defensive rebound outlets and runs in transition with the two outlet guys
  • Continuous drill with two teams
  • Red vs. Blue (keep score)

3 on 2

  • Wings run wide, point runs down middle (w/ball)
  • Wings cut toward basket at hash mark
  • Point passes to a cutter (best shooter)
  • Shooter has 3 options
    Shoot off of 1,2 step
    Shot fake, 1 dribble pull up
    Pass back to cutting guard through the middle
  • Wing who does not receive 1 pass boxes out top defender right away (slice)
  • No wing to wing passes!

Here is a link to download the entire July Newsletter:  Arizona Newsletter

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