Basketball Drills

These basketball drills were posted by FastModel’s plays and drills library. You can check it out here: Fast Model Plays and Drills Library

The drills were posted in the library by Kyle Gilreath. They are from notes he took during a clinic presentation that Coach Crean gave.

If you are interested in seeing all of the notes, I have a link at the bottom of this post for you to click to see all of them.

Also, I have a link to another basketball coaching resource from Tom Crean called “Game Situation Skills and Drills.”

Player starts with the ball and he passes it to the coach who passes it back.

The player rips the ball baseline and drives underneath the rim (through the pad of the coach and underneath the rim) to finish on the other side of the rim as a coach whack down with an arm pad.

The player puts back any misses (next guy in line waits for him to score).

The player catching and driving now reads the Weakside Defense to see if X4 will help or not. If he does, then he throws a pass to 4 relocation to the corner.

On 4’s catch, the pass will make a half-circle underneath the rim to get to the weakside for the rebound. If X4 stays home on 4, than 1 finishes the lay-up.

Click this link to see information about another basketball coaching resource from Tom Crean called

“Game Situation Skills and Drills.”

This drill is a competitive drill that forces players to make shots at the end of the drill while fatigued.

I have posted some links to some other skill development drills below the video. Some of the drills are team drills and others are individual workout drills.

This is a YouTube video, so please make sure that you are on a server that allows YouTube access. This drill came from basketballhq.com

Press the play arrow to see the video. This version is all mid-range shots. You can also make all or some of the shots in the drill three pointers. There are a lot of ways to run this drill. You can vary the number of shots made and the time that the players have to complete the shots depending on age and skill level. You can also time a player on how long it takes to complete the circuit. There are some times when the player in the video travels. Players can spin the ball to simulate catching a pass to avoid dribbling and traveling. I like the concept of the drill.

These basketball drills were posted by FastModel’s plays and drills library. You can check it out here: Fast Model Plays and Drills Library

The drills were posted in the library by Kyle Gilreath. This is what he had to say about the drill:

One problem many young players face and something the pro’s have perfected, is the ability to create space by setting up your defender for a move.

In this drill I taught our players to jab at the rim to get the defender off and then jab in another direction to get the defense to recover to a side.

These basketball drills were posted by FastModel’s plays and drills library.

The library has hundreds of plays and drills from coaches all over the world and from various levels of coaching. You can check it out here: Fast Model Plays and Drills Library

The drills were posted in the library by Kyle Gilreath

Once you get the defense to a side you can then make a move and attack.

Utilizing coaches/managers with pads in areas where the player will experience contact enhances this drill to the fullest.

The coach/manager on the ball try to slap at the arms/ball to teach your players to be strong with the ball when jabbing and ripping through for a move.

Creating Space Rim Finishes

Start the players on the wing and place a coach/manager in front of him with a pad/arm pads. Player 1st jabs at the rim to get the defender to back up, the jabs baseline to get the defender on the bottom side. Player then takes 1-2 hard dribbles and attacks the rim (between two cones).

Finishes (Make 3 with each finish):

-Finish right hand on opposite side of rim using backboard

-Finish left hand (reverse) on opposite side of rim using backboard

Same drill but finishing on the left side of the rim.

Finishing (Make 3 with each finish):

-Left hand on left side of rim using backboard

-Right hand on left side of rim using backboard

Start the players on the wing and place a coach/manager in front of him with a pad/arm pads. Player 1st jabs at the rim to get the defender to back up, the jabs towards the top to get the defender on the top side. Player then takes 1-2 hard dribbles and attacks the rim (between two cones).

Finishes (Make 3 with each finish):

-Left hand lay-up
-Left hand floater
-Left hand reverse lay-up on opposite side of rim
-Right hand reverse lay-up on opposite side of rim

This drill allows you to work on shooting technique while making the drill competitive. The drill also forces the shooter to battle some fatigue towards the end.

I have posted some links to some other skill development drills below the video. Some of the drills are team drills and others are individual workout drills.

This is a youtube video, so please make sure that you are on a server that allows youtube access. This drill came from basketballhq.com

Press the play arrow to see the video.

I hope this stimulates your thinking on how you can tweak this drill to fit the needs of your program and the skill level of your players.