Basketball Drills

This video is with Baylor’s Scott Drew making the traditional zig zag drill competitive by putting a time on it.

If the offense does not make it end to end in 8 seconds, the defense wins. If the offense does make it without losing the basketball, the defense wins.

Coach Drew also discusses a version of the drill where the defender must get a stop to get out of the drill.

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If you are interested in learning more about the DVD that this sample was taken from, click here: Scott Drew: Improving Performance with Competitive Practice Drills

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The video is 4 minutes long.

This 3 on 3 defensive drill is coached by Iowa State Men’s Coach Steve Prohm. Coach Prohm believes that the hardest thing to guard is the dribble.

Defenders must keep the ball from being dribble into the paint for 10 seconds. If the offense attempts a shot and the defense rebounds or turns the ball over before the 10 seconds is up, the 10 second count stops and then picks up at that point with a new possession.

As soon as the offense dribbles, the 10 second count begins, if they shoot the ball after six seconds and miss and the defense rebounds, then the next possession will start with only 4 seconds to go.

If the offense scores, the defense has to start over and defend until they complete 10 seconds.

The idea of the post is to stimulate ideas. You should change the rules, scoring, timing, expectations, techniques, and emphasis of any other coaches’ drills that you see anywhere to fit your team’s needs.

I would add the rule that if the defense fouls they start over with an additional 2 seconds so that the drill becomes the “12 Second No Paint Drill.”

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If you are interested in learning more about the Championship Productions Basketball Coaching DVD that this drill came from, you can click the following link: Defensive Basics: Drills to Build Your Man-to-Man Defense

This one on one defensive drill came from the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library.

You can also find out more about FastModel Play Diagramming software by clicking this link: FastDraw

The drill was contributed by Rory Hamilton, Norman North High School. Here is what Coach Hamilton had to say about the drill:

You can use this in your improvement season skill development drills or during practices.

The drill starts with defensive player handing the offensive player the ball and assuming a legal guarding position. The offensive player establishes triple threat and looks to beat the defensive player 1 on 1 in the alley (lane to sideline). The goal of the defensive player is to get the offense to change directions twice before half court.

Once the offensive player reaches half court, he or she will pass to the coach at the top of the key. The defensive must sprint to the level of the ball and communicate “help”. The offensive player continues to the wing and uses a V-cut or L-cut to get open on the wing. The coach then will passes the ball to the player on the wing and defense closes out according to your defensive principles. On a catch, the offensive player only has three dribbles and must stay on one side of the floor.

When guarding the offensive player and finishing the drill, coaches make sure each shot is challenged and followed by a box-out. You can make this drill competitive and have punitive consequences based upon what your team needs. For example, if you are having difficulty challenging shots than make every shot not contested have a consequence.

Find what your team needs and make it a priority in the drill.

 

Zig Zag live to 1/2 court.

Defense tries to get at least two change of directions.

 

 

 
 

 

Once at half court, the offensive player then throws the ball ahead to coach at top of the key (4) and proceeds to play live 1 on 1 in the sideline alley.

 

 

 

 

Offense can use an L cut or V cut to get open and then is limited to 3 dribbles upon a catch.

 

 

 
 

 

On a catch, the offensive player only has three dribbles and must stay on one side of the floor.

When guarding the offensive player and finishing the drill, coaches make sure each shot is challenged and followed by a box-out.

 

The Coach in the video is PGC Basketball Director Tyler Coston.

This video was filmed at the PGC/Glazier Spring 2016 Chicago Clinic.

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Whether you agree or disagree with his opinions, I hope you might be able to find a teaching point or term that you can use in your program.

The moves he talks through and demonstrates are the:

1) Sweep Over
2) Dribble-Drop-Close Spin Move
3) Floater

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Today’s post is more drills from a collection put together by Nate Hill, Assistant Boys Coach at Colonel Crawford High School in North Robinson Ohio.

These drills are drills to work on advantage reads that do not last very long.

He has coached for 25 years from 7th grade through Varsity Head Coach.

He has also started a basketball coaching newsletter.

In case you have any questions or comments for Coach Hill, here is his email address: [email protected]

The best use of these drills would be to use the concepts, but change the execution to fit your system.

33 Attack

3 on 3 with Drive and Space reads.

Coach starts with ball and passes to 1 who is sprinting.

1 gets ball, runs through the circle and attacks the basket.

x1 cannot leave until he touches the dribbler in the circle.

 

 

1 must make the correct read.

1 looks to pass to whoever stops him (x3 or x2).

2 and 3 also must read the driver.

Change offense and defense. Keep score like a game or come up with a scoring method that is better for your team for the purpose of this drill.

 

44 Attack

Same concept at “33 attack”.

1 sprints and receives pass at full speed from the coach.

He looks the defender in the eyes and dribbles through the circle.

The defender must touch the ball handler before he can leave.

 

 

Driver (1) must make the correct read.

Pass to post (4),

kick out to wing (2),

or skip to weak side wing

Install your reads, rules, and reactions for your system.

Rotate offense to defense and keep score.

Play to a specific number of points or for a set time.

55 Attack

Same principles of “44 attack”.

5 inbounds to 1 “looping” to the middle.

1 must run through the circle and get touched by the defender (x1).

x5 plays the inbounder (5) then sprints down the court.

Trail man (5) runs to the opposite midpoint.

 

Driver (1) must make the correct read.

Pass to post (4),

Kick out to wing (2),

Skip to weak side wing (3),

Or kick out to trail making a “euro” (5).

All players must read the drive