Basketball Drills

This drill is from former Nebraska coach Tim Miles.

He liked to use it at the beginning of practice.

I like to finish practice with a toughness drill that also is a good conditioner.

This drill would be a good one to add to the list of drills during that toughness segment of practice.

I have also listed some skill development drills that have already been posted on the site below the video.

 

 

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This drill came from Drew Hanlen of Pure Sweat Basketball.

Drew is an NBA Strategic Skills Coach & Consultant that has helped over 25 NBA and NBA pre-draft players.

Drew is the Head Skills Coach for Pure Sweat Basketball.

He has run his internationally renowned Elite Skills Clinics in over 30 states and 4 countries over the past four years.

I have included a YouTube video of Drew running the drill at the bottom of this post.

 
 

Pure Sweat 37 Point Thriller Drill

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Step 1: Shoot five catch and shoot three-point shots (worth three points each).

Step 2: After shooting five catch and shoot three point shots, shoot five one-dribble jump shots moving to the right (worth two points each).

Step 3: After shooting five one-dribble jump shots moving to the right, shoot five one-dribble jump shots moving to the left (worth two points each).

Step 4: You have one minute to finish the 15 shots mentioned above. Finish the drill by shooting two tree throws (worth one point each). Try to get as many points as possible. A good goal is to finish the drill with over 27 points. Max score is 37 points.

Record: John Jenkins (Vanderbilt, Atlanta Hawks, New York Knicks) scored 33 points.

I like drills that develop the habit of having to make multiple efforts.

Most teams give second efforts, but I believe that the best teams give third, fourth, and fifth efforts.

This multiple effort basketball drill comes from veteran high school head coach and Pittsburgh Assistant Coach, Kevin Sutton.

Coach Sutton also spent time on the George Washington and Georgetown staff.

It is a part of the Ultimate Skill Package collaboration between Coach Sutton and Coach Scott Peterman.

These two post play drills are from Coach Scott Peterman.

Both drills are overload drills.

In the second drill, the post player is working to score against two defenders.

Anytime you have an offensive player going against two defenders in practice, it is important to emphasize the purpose of the drill is making it tougher than a game.

If you can score against two defenders in practice, you can score against one in a game. However, if you are double teamed in a game, find the open player rather than attacking two.

This drill is from the NBA Skill Development Playbook which is a part of this week’s eBook bundle.
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The idea of this drill is to get as many shots as possible and practice scoring, never shooting the same shot twice in a row.

No dunks.

Quick Score Drill

How it starts: Three passers (1), each have a ball.

The wing passers are low in the corner and one passer at the top of the key.

The post player will rebound makes and pass the ball out. It isn’t a post-up drill. We are just looking to score.

 

One coach will stands behind the post player and points to the passer where he wants to have the ball come from. The coach will point and the other two will fake the pass. It will require the post player to be on his “toes”.

1 on 2 Post Play / Build Toughness

1 on 2 post play is where you have one offensive player and two defensive players.

The offensive post player (4) can’t leave the lane or go higher than the mid-line post area.

You play to 7. If you score then you go to the end of the line. You must stay in until you score or get fouled.

The game is about finishing, building toughness, and quickness. It makes them play quickly.

These two drills are from the NBA Skill Development Playbook that is a a part of an eBook bundle along with the NBA scoring drills Playbook. Click here for more information

I found this drill on the Jes-Basketball.com There are several other plays and drills on that site.

The drill was submitted by Ryan Shaw

Adapt this drill to your defensive rules, principles, and the types of actions that you have to defend against.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 gives a skip pass to 1.

D1 closes out and defends 1 by cutting off the baseline drive.

 

 

1 passes up top to 2 who tries to penetrate toward the middle and D1 shows help and makes 2 pick up the ball.

 

 

 

2 kicks to 3 and D1 jumps to position away from the ball.

3 penetrates baseline and D1 stops him outside the lane.