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Hot Potato
Setup Players space out from each other in a circle formation. The basic version of the drill only has one (or two) balls in the circle. The advanced version gives a ball to every player in the circle except for the center player. Purpose Although named after ... Read More »
Cross Court Pass Drill
Setup Two players line up far apart an each side of three point line an opposite side of the court. One ball will be passed between the two players. Purpose When playing against a zone defense (or a loose-man defense) the other team may often overflow to the s... Read More »
Jump Ball Drill
Setup Players get in formation for the jump ball situation that occurs at the start of the game. One player from each team who can jump the highest will start in the middle and perform the jump against a player from the other team. You will want to have one pe... Read More »
Save the Ball Drill
Setup Players line 15-20 feet away from the sideline. A coach takes a ball and prepares to bounce it hard toward the sideline. Purpose Many times throughout a game, the basketball will be bouncing towards the sideline. The team that can gain possession of the ... Read More »
Three Man Weave Drill
Setup Three players get in position with one player in the middle of the court with a ball. The two other players flank each side of the center player halfway in between the center of the court and the sideline. Purpose The Three Man Weave encourages your play... Read More »
Gauntlet Drill
Setup Players on the team make two lines evenly spaced out down the court with only a couple feet in between each of the two lines. Each line should be slightly more than arms length apart from each other so that there is not much of a gap in between each side... Read More »
Basketball Pro Agility Drill
Setup Place three cones in a straight line, approximately 5 yards (15 feet) apart from each other. The player performing the drill should line up facing the middle cone with feet straddling each side of the cone. Purpose Basketball requires rapid change of dir... Read More »
Team Tip Line Drill
Setup The team lines up in a straight line facing towards one side of the backboard. The first player in line holds a ball and prepares to throw it up high off of his side of the backboard. Purpose This is a classic basketball method for tuning players into th... Read More »
Blind Backboard Drill
Setup The coach stand near the free throw line ready to shoot intentionally missed shots towards the backboard. Two players line up hip to hip facing away from the coach and looking up towards the backboard. Purpose This drill strengthens the reaction time of ... Read More »
Give and Go Drill
Setup One player lines up in the point guard position with the basketball, while his partner lines up in the wing position. Purpose The purpose of this drill is to instill the “give and go” technique into the mindset of your players. Depending on t... Read More »
Everything Relay Drill
Setup Players get in relay teams and position themselves along the baseline. Teams should be evenly distributed across the line and with an even number of players. Only one basketball per team is necessary for this drill. Purpose Basketball is a competitive ga... Read More »
Star Dribble Drill
Setup Place 5 cones in a star shape with the top of the star directly underneath the hoop. The other four cones are placed in the rest of a star formation with the bottom two cones spaced out on the three point line, even with the side of the key. Players star... Read More »
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