Basketball Drills

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You don’t have to run the drill in this exact format and can modify it to meet the needs and skills of the players you coach and your objectives.

3 IN A ROW:

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Player/Group starts on Spot X1. They must make 3 consecutive shots before moving to Spot X2.

On Spot X2, the player/group must make 3 consecutive shots to advance to Spot X3. They have two opportunities to make 3 consecutive shots before they return to the previous Spot X1.

Each spot begins on a make. (i.e. The player/group completes Spot X1 advancing to Spot X2.

At Spot X2 the player/group misses their first two shots but makes two consecutive shots. On the opportunity to make the third shot at Spot X2, the shooter misses, counting as one chance.

 

 
The player/group misses again followed by making two consecutive shots. If the player/group makes their third consecutive shot they advance to Spot X3. If the player/group misses the third shot they return to Spot X1.)

2 IN A ROW :

Upon completing 3 IN A ROW at Spot X5, the player/group remains at Spot X5 continuing the pattern back to the initial starting position, Spot X1. The player/group must make two consecutive shots before moving to the next spot.

They now have one opportunity to make two consecutive shots before they return to the previous spot X1. Each spot begins on a make. If the player/group does not complete 2 IN A ROW on the first Spot X5, they must remain on Spot X5 but return to the first portion of the drill completing 3 IN A ROW.

1 IN A ROW :

The player/group does not start on a make. (i.e. On Spot X3,)

On the first attempt the player/group makes their shot, the player/group advance to Spot X4. If on the first attempt at Spot X4 the player/group misses, they return to Spot X3.

If on the first attempt at Spot X4 the player/group makes their shot, they advance to Spot X5.) If the player/group does not complete 1 IN A ROW on the first Spot X1, they must remain on Spot X1 but return to the first portion of the drill completing 2 IN A ROW.

Upon completing 2 IN A ROW at Spot X1, the player/group remains at Spot X1 continuing the pattern back to Spot X5. The player/group must make 1 IN A ROW before moving to the next spot. They now have zero opportunities to make 1 IN A ROW before they advance to the next spot.

The first player to complete the sequence wins. The drill should be timed and charted for accuracy.

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 at various coaching levels. You can check it out here:

Fast Model Plays and Drills Library

The Bounce off and re-attack drill diagrammed below was submitted by betterbasketball.com

Coach Tom Kelsey posted the two foot layup drill.

Tom has been a small college head coach, winning multiple coach of the year honors. He also served as the Director of Basketball Operations for the LSU men’s basketball program. Tom spent time on the coaching staffs of Don Meyer and Mark Gottfried.

Bounce off and Re-Attack

Bounce-Off Then Re-Attack Lay-Up Pattern

Choose a dribble move and attack the middle.

Pretend help defense is in position. Instead of picking up the ball, or forcing a move, or forcing a shot, or making a bad pass, the Bounce-Off dribble allows you to withdraw and bounce away from a situation that you don’t like while still keeping your options open.

Choose a dribble move and re-attack the area that you just bounced off.

Finish with a lay-up.

Bounce-Off Re-Attack Jump Shot Pattern

Choose a dribble move and attack the rim.

Pretend help defense is in position. Just like the lay-up drill, you’ll Bounce-Off the action because you don’t like what you see.

Now that you have space, choose a dribble move and re-attack the area that you just bounced off.

Pull up for a jump shot.

Two Foot Layup

Got this drill from Duke and watching JJ Reddick. After catching the ball, crossover and get into the paint.

Objective is to get to the other side of the rim. Two foot layup allows player to get balance and protect the ball.

This is a game like drill that gives players confidence when penetrating the paint. Give them moves where they can score at the rim vs. defense.

Description:

• Crossover to the elbow. In the lane take one dribble with long hop step to create separation and make a two foot layup.
• Work on getting to the other side of the rim for shot off the glass. Use the rim as protection from the defender.

This drill was posted by Coach Randy Brown in Fast Model’s 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

Randy tweets a lot of his content. You can follow him here: @CoachRB

In this competitive defensive drill, a combination of skills are on display.

Defender must execute the following skills; vision, floor position, block out, rebounding with two hands, anticipation, close out, one on one defense.

 

Starting positions for the drill.

Defender is in help position relative to the ball and player he is guarding, 3

 

On the shot, defender blocks out 3 going for the offensive rebound. The block out must be outside the lane.

Defender must rebound the game with two hands and return pass to the shooter.

 
 

Once 1 has the ball, defender anticipates pass to 2 on the left wing.

 

 

 

Defender must sprint into a close out on 2 and goal is to be there on the catch to take away the open shot. If no shot, one on one from the left wing.

Goal is for defender to keep ball out of lane, contest shot, and rebound with two hands.

Many different options can be incorporated into this drill. It can also serve as a great conditioner.

It can be run as an individual or team competitive drill.

Coach Brown has a free eBook that is a great resource for basketball coaches. Click here to download a copy:

Coach RB 100 Vital Coaching Questions and Answers

He also tweets a lot of his content. You can follow him here: @CoachRB

Today’s post is 5 shooting drills that can be used in individual workouts or team practices. Some of the drills require two players, or at least a shooter and a rebounder.

Players can use these drills when working on their own without a coach. Most phones have stopwatches for players to use to time themselves.

Players can compete against each other, against a personal best, or against a team standard.

Below the drills, I have posted links to some other shooting drills that are posted here on the Coaching Toolbox.

 

 

 

90 Second Shooting Drill

• 7 Spots (baselines, wings, elbows, and free throw line).
• Partner rebounds for the shooter
• Shooter must make 2 shots in a row from one spot before moving on to the next spot. If the shooter finishes the 7 spots before the 90 seconds runs out, start heading back along the spots.
• Count the number of shots the shooter hits in 90 seconds.
• Can shoot 2 or 3 point shots.

10 Shots/5 Spots

• The drill is time for two minutes and 30 seconds
• 5 spots (baseline, wings, and FT Line
• Shoot 10 shots at each spot, then move to the next spot
• Partner rebounds for the shooter
• Record total number of shots made in the two minutes and 30 seconds
• Rebounder is important, should take 30 seconds per spot

5 Point

• Player has 5 points to begin the drill
• 3 ways to do the drill.
  1) Alternate shots between baseline and wing on the right side of the floor
  2) Alternate shots elbow to elbow
  3) Alternate shots between the baseline and wing on the left side of the floor
• Subtract one point on a made basket, add one point on a miss
• If the shooter reaches 0 points, he or she wins.
• If the score reaches 10 points, the shooter loses.

21 Point

• Start with 21 points
• Shoot all 3 point shots
• Made basket-subtract 3 points
• Missed shot–add 1 point
• If the shooter gets to 0 points he or she wins
• If the shooter reaches 30 points, he loses

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10 Point

• Shooter’s score starts at 0
• The shooter loses if she falls below 0
• Shooter must make a 3 point shot to start the drill. Do not subtract 3 points for misses until aftter the first 3 is made.
• Then, alternate shooting 2 and 3 point shots
• Subtract 3 points if shooter misses a 3 point shot (except for the first 3 point shot needed to start the game)
• Subtract 2 points if the shooter misses a 2 pointer
• Need to reach 10 points to win the game.

I hope this video gets you thinking about ways to add variety to your form shooting drills.

I am a big believer in doing 5 to 10 minutes of form shooting drills prior to every practice, every skill development workout, and every game night.

I also like to have a simple scoring system to both hold players’ concentration and measure progress.

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 realize that the shooter travels on some of the three point shots, but I like the drill and especially the idea of shooting jump shots in close to the basket to develop shooting touch.

The video is among the basketball training videos for all levels of coaches, players, and parents that is offered by BasketballHQ. You can access their entire library with a pro membership. They offer a free 7 day trial for the membership. If you are interested, you can see more at this link: Basketball HQ

This is a 4 minute video of Coach Gregg Marshall going through a series that they use to work on their wings players skills.

This is a YouTube video, so you will need to have permission to view YouTube videos.

Make sure your sound is on as you watch.

If you are interested in learning more about the entire DVD that this sample came from, click this link Wichita State Skill Development Workout: Guards.

The video is 4 minutes and 24 seconds. Click the play arrow to see the video.

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