Basketball Drills

This video is a transition drill used by Bob Hurley. The Coach in the video running the drill is Andy Toole of Robert Morris.

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Friar Finish Drill

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This basketball drill was posted by FastModel’s plays and drills library. You can modify it to fit the movements that your players defend frequently and use it either in spring and summer workouts or during in season practices.

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This drill was posted by Tom Kelsey. Coach Kelsey is the Director of Basketball Operations for the LSU men’s basketball program. He has been a small college head coach, winning multiple coach of the year honors.

He has also spent time on the coaching staffs of Don Meyer and Mark Gottfried.

Good drill to get your players into a defensive stance and in a proper position from different spots on the floor. Can use in individual workouts, pre-practice and pre-game warmups. Can make the drill competitive by using players in the position of the coach. Also, have teams compete against each other while still working on the fundamentals.

Coach or player starts with the ball at the top of the key.

First step is to deny the wing pass. As you begin working this drill emphasis placed on positioning and stance.

When players become more advanced, pick up the pace and make everything game speed.

2nd step is to deny the post as the ball is being dribbled toward the wing.

3rd step is to deny the Zipper cut up the FT lane.

4th step is to drop into helpside as offense goes to the opposite wing.

5th step is to come over and take a charge on offense driving to the basket.

Coach or player with the ball can push the ball into the chest of the defender to imitate an offensive player out of control.

Offensive will make a skip pass to opposite wing. Defender quickly gets up and closes out on the wing.

This basketball shooting drill came from the University of Washington Women’s Basketball Coaching Newsletter.

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Use this drill with individual shooters. Break down your offense in this drill. Each spot the shooter must make a game speed move for lay-up/midrange jumper and also make a 3 point shot. If they make both shots they are a +1. If they miss one shot, they are 0. If they miss both shots, they are –1. Keep a running total. The shooter stays on until they get to +5 or end the drill when they get to –5. So the goal is to STAY POSITIVE. (good visual image drill)

As a coach, you must be the judge of the individuals GAME SHOTS, GAME SPOTS, and GAME SPEED. If it
doesn’t meet that players standard, count that particular shot as a “MISS”…

Once the player gets to +5 for that section, they make 5 FT’s. Change the cuts, screens, shots and go again.
Goal is always to STAY POSITIVE.

Will give you a few examples here… keep in mind these are from OUR actions. You MUST adapt them to
YOUR actions. This is just an idea of how to score and keep a drill competitive more than trying to copy the
drill action for action. We have about 25 different ones for variety.

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Stay Positive Shooting Drill

Coach passes to the shooter. Shooter attacks the basket off the rip to score. This can be a lay-up, a floater, or mid-range jumper. After completing that shot, the shooter simulates cutting to corner off a baseline block screen for a 3-pointer.

+5 or –5, then make 5 FTS.

Player starts with ball on wing. Simulates using a ball screen and drives it to score. After the shot, shooter cuts to the wing for a 3 point shot.

+5 or –5, then make 5 FTS.

Shooter starts at the nail. Cuts to the arc simulating a flare screen for a 3 point shot. From the spot where shot is taken, shooter receives another pass from coach. Shooter rips it through a drives it to finish. ** Be careful when you do the shorter shot 2nd in the sequence that you don’t allow them to take a NON-game type shot in effort to not be –1 if they have missed the 3 pointer.