Basketball Idea Swap 3

7/31/2019 Basketball Idea Swap 3

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-Basketball Idea Swap #3! -

From Kent

I coach Ramstein High School Girls Varsity in Ramstein Germany. It's the Air Base youhear about all the time when something happens in Europe. Thanks for all the info

you've been sending out. I found basketball is a game that really doesn't change thatmuch so I use alot of the old drills and they seem to work great.

1 I use the 3 and 5 man weave alot for ball handling and conditioning. We also use the11 man fast break drill with 3 on 2 and the outlet at the free throw line extended. I keep it

competitve and fast.

We did a box out drill last night that worked well. Guard and defender out top and post

and defender on the box. Guard out top takes the shot, defense calls shot and box. Ifdefense gets the ball they outlet and go on offense. If the offense gets it they put it up

and if they score they keep the ball. It's fast paced and continues for 3-4 minutes. So it'sconditiuoning and box out. So 4 at a basket for the drill, luckily we have 6 baskets so itworks for the JV and Varsity.

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From Barbara

With my under 11's I get the same kid to make the sideline pass-ins for each half. I rotatethe kid each half each game. It stops fighting between teammates, looks neater and gets

the ball into the hands of the weaker players.

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From Kent

I found basketball is a game that really doesn't change that much so I use a lot of the old

drills and they seem to work great

1 I use the 3 and 5 man weave a lot for ball handling and conditioning. We also use

the 11 man fast break drill with 3 on 2 and the outlet at the free throw line extended. I

keep it competitive and fast.2 We did a box out drill last night that worked well. Guard and defender out top and

post and defender on the box. Guard out top takes the shot, defense calls shot and box. If

defense gets the ball they outlet and go on offense. If the offense gets it they put it upand if they score they keep the ball. It's fast paced and continues for 3-4 minutes. So it's

condititoning and box out. So 4 at a basket for the drill, luckily we have 6 baskets so it

works for the JV and Varsity.--//--


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From Barbara

With my under 11's I get the same kid to make the sideline pass-ins for each half. I rotate

the kid each half each game. It stops fighting between teammates, looks neater and gets

the ball into the hands of the weaker players.

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From Keith

I coach 9 and 10 year olds, so these two drills work great for younger kids to teach them

fundamentals. The first drill is a fun game to help with their dribbling skills and setting

screens.

1- Tag

You play this game within the lines of half the court. One kid is designated as IT .

The other players are broken into teams of two- one kid with the ball the other as thescreener. The teams have to try to avoid being tagged out (ball handler) by using screens

and dribbling to a safe base. The bases are the tip circle, under the basket and the four

corners. Only one team can occupy a base at one time. The last team alive wins and then

you switch the ball handler and screening assignments.

You can also make them dribble only with the left or right hand.

2- 3 x 3

But in order to score a team must first

a) Set two screens at the ball or

b) One screen away from the ball or

c) Three legitimate passes

d) Or any combination of two of the above

The key is that screener must call out the name of the kid they are screening for in orderto get credit for the screen.

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From Joe


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We change up the "suicide" drill (run to freethrow line touch run back, run to half court

touch run back, etc) by dribbling the entire drill, running backwards while in defenseposition as we go out and then run forward going back, sliding sideways in defense

position, and grapevining the drill.

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From Bart

This drill I use for all ages I coach

It is a warm up drill we use to start each practice and game

Two lines which begin at the elbow for younger groups and further out on the foul lines

extended the older they are. Both are facing the basket.

One person starts off the low block far out by the three point line - we call him the outlet

guy. The line closest to the outlet guy starts the layup lines. The other line is therebound line. The player on the layup line starts and after he does his layup he continues

his motion and goes under the basket and goes around to the end of the rebound line.

The rebound player goes in jumps up high to rebound the shot as he comes down he chins

the ball, pivots and outlets it the outlet player. He then follows his pass to the outlet spot

and then becomes the outlet player. Once the outlet player gets the ball he bounce, chestor overhead passes it to the next player in line on the layup line.

The drill continues. It stresses and practices a lot of basics. Once they have done manyright handed layups the outlet player switches to the other side and they switch now to

left handed layups, etc.

This is a great warm up drill.

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From Mark


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Perfect Form & Bonus Shooting Drill

The following simple activity has made a tremendous difference in our free throw

shooting success since it was incorporated.

We generally take 4 short water breaks per practice. After each water break the playersare to practice their Perfect Form close to the basket. On every made shot, the player

takes one step further from the hoop. On a missed shot, the player takes one step closer to

the hoop. The furthest the player can step back is the free throw line. After everysuccessful free throw, they remain at the free throw line. After a missed free throw, the

player steps closer to the basket. NO talking is allowed during this activity

concentration on Perfect Form is the focus. Anyone caught talking results in extra

conditioning activities either on the spot or after the activity.

After 2 minutes of Perfect Form shooting we then shoot a Bonus. Each player shoots2 free throws (no warm up shots allowed) then they immediately line up along thesideline so we can count how many free throws were made. 75% made free throws is

required or the players run their number of misses. For example; 12 players would shoot

24 free throws (2 each). 18 made free throws are required to avoid running sidelines. Ifthe team made 15 free throws, they would run 9 sidelines. Coaches can adjust their free

throw shooting percentage accordingly. 75% is a realistic goal to attain.

This activity takes about 3-4 minutes to complete. In all my years of coaching, thisactivity has done more for our free throw shooting success than simply shooting free

throws during practice.

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From Chuck

Dribbling Drill (mostly for younger players):

2 lines at baseline. Dribble Down length of court with Right hand, and back with left

hand. But, before crossing half-court, player must call out number of fingers held up by

coach standing at center court.

Then, same drill, but must make layup at far end, before returning.

Then, same thing, but make it a relay, and dispense with calling out number of fingers.

From John...


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I coach two young youth teams-- 6-8 yrs old and 9-10.

At this level most of my attention is geared towards dribbling. So one drill I use is good

ole red light, green light. For the 6-8 year olds I use my voice. They line up on the baseline and we dribble and use red light green light. For the 9-10 years old I use my hand.

My hand up is stop and my hand down is go. This way they have to keep their heads upwhile they dribble. When they start getting a little big for their britches I have them usetheir opposite hand. That usually brings them back down to earth.

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From Jack

I have several drills for VERY beginning players. My team is 2nd graders, but I think

this carries over to much older kids as well.

As the last part of our warm up, we run "dribble suicides". Kids run a suicide, but while

dribbling the ball. We usually run 3, one where they dribble right hand only, then left

hand only, then where every dribble is a crossover.

I make everyone on the team go at the same time so they have a good probability of

running into each other unless they look up to see where they are going.

The simple drill accomplishes several things:

1. The kids have to dribble the ball WHILE MOVING, which is after all the point ofdribbling it in the first place.

2. They have to look up or they lose the ball. Usually it bounces off the leg of ateammate.

3. The have to change direction and speed with the ball 7 times.

4. They are forced to control the ball completely with their weak hand throughout one

full suicide.

5. All of this is accomplished for every kid in a total time of less than 2 minutes.

Simple, but it really has worked well for our team.

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From Jaime...


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17's

Run the width of the basketball court while bouncing a basketball. Back and forth 17

times. Left hand one direction and the right hand on the way back. You start at one endand you will eventually finish with #17 at the other end (because of the odd #). The

coach is calling out the time while people are finishing. Keep a chart on the wall andwhen they beat their own time they get to cross the old time off and write the new time.We do this 3x every practice. After 17's we do 10 free throws then a drink of water.

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From Russ

Five-Line Pre-Game Warm-Up Drill

This drill is more efficient than the classic two-line layup drill and is great when you onlyhave a short time to warm up the whole team before playing a game.

Players form five lines just above the foul-line extended facing the basket.

Use either 3 or 6 basketballs, with 1 or 2 balls each in Lines 1, 3, and 5. Basketballsremain in their own lines.

Lines are numbered 1 through 5 starting from the left, facing the basket. Lineresponsibilities are as follows:

Line 1: Dribble drive and shoot a left-handed layup.Line 2: Play defense on Line 1 using shuffle-slide, get rebound and return ball to Line 1.

Line 3: Shoot one free throw, get rebound and pass back to Line 3.

Line 4: Play defense on Line 5 using shuffle-slide, get rebound and return ball to Line 5.Line 5: Dribble drive and shoot a right-handed layup.

Players rotate in order from Line 1 > 2 > 3 > 4 > 5 > 1, and you may want the lines to

take turns starting in order to avoid collisions.

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From Ron

We do a "Celtic" Shooting Drill with our girls 2-3 a week and it has improved


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our game shooting stats. Here's how it works:

1. Split up your team 3-4 players at 6 baskets

2. Put 2 minutes on the clock to complete the drill

3. First shooter starts on Baseline (Must make 2 shots before moving to next spot)

4. Move to the Wing (make 2 shots)5. Move to FT Line (make 2 shots), can shoot jumpers or free throws!

6. Move to Top of Key (make 2 shots)7. Move to Opposite Wing (make 2 shots)

8. Move to Opposite Baseline (make 2 shots)

9. The first person to complete successfully wins, then go to next shooter10. It is a competition between 6 shooters each round until everyone has shot

11. All winners get out of sprints or use some other reward!!

Hope this makes sense, our girls love this drill,

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From Bill

One of the defensive drills I like the best I call the mirror drill.

Players pair up by position and find a line to be on (ie the side line or free throw line).

One player is the offensive player and one the defensive player. When I say go the

offensive player cuts back and forth on the line and the defensive player tries to "mirror"her. We focus on good defensive position, staying down even when you get tired. We

have them focus on the offensive players number. The drill goes for 30 seconds and then

we switch. We start out doing 1 or 2 sets at the beginning of the season and progress upto where each player is on defense 4 or 5 times.

I believe this drill builds great defensive intensity and it's a great conditioning drill.

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From Tom

I know there are lots of drills to assist players here but the one we use most successfully

begins at any of the jump circles. The offensive players with their heals on the circlefacing outward and the defensive players inside the circle facing the offensive players

back. The ball is placed in the center of the circle and a coach begins the drill by yelling

"Ball". The objective is for the defensive player to keep the offensive player from gettingthe ball for Five Seconds using screening out skills. A point is given to which every side

accomplishes their task. Killers are run by the losing team after both teams have had an

opportunity at screening out.

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From Jeff

One play that has worked well for us for the last couple of years is a quick basket off the

tip. We line everybody up for Jump ball. We have our point guard to our Centers left,

most guys are right handed. Our 4 is on opposing side, top of key, positioning on thedefensive players right, so to screen him, if we get tip to point guard, he takes one or two

dribbles, and the center takes off down left side, before defense can set, point guard hitshim with pass and easy two points. Quick way to get game started and easy two points.

How many times are games decided by just a few points. Quick hitter, works about 70%

of the time, if you win the tip!!

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From Pete

I have a team of girls aged 15. Most girls at that age have a lot of insecurity as it is. Addto that the fact they don't know each other, and you have a real challenge to start gettingthem comfortable. I found one thing at the beginning of my warmup to be helpful in

breaking the ice. I was surprised at how well it worked. I start off their warmup with a

couple of light jogging laps around the gym. Before they go, I give them a question. Itcan be something silly ...like what is your favorite ice cream, or what's your favorite

movie... etc. And by the time they come back from their jog they have to know

somebody on the team's favorite Ice cream flavor or favorite movie etc. And I make

them tell me when the return from their laps. It has proven to be a real effective icebreaker and we have had a lot of laughs and learned a lot of little things about each other.

They look forward to my "question of the day" now... who would have thought that Laps

can be fun.

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From Rick

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When working on our mid range jump shots (10-15 ft.) there are very few opportunities

to catch and shoot at that range. I have two lines of girls starting at half court each with

their own ball. They are pushing the ball up the court like they would after getting a passfrom the guard after a rebound. I have a cone or better yet a coach standing at free throw

line extended. The girls are to push hard like they are going baseline and use either a

cross over or other move to come back to the elbow to take a shot. When they getcomfortable with this I have them do the same thing but I have a coach or player in the

lane. If the coach stays low they shoot. If the coach comes to help on defense they pass

to a player on the opposite wing for a shot. I will also run this drill and have them go infor a layup and use a coach with hand pads (we get them from the football team) and

bump them when they go up to make them go up strong.


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2.

If you don't mind I will add another.

We record free throws during the week in practice (anywhere from 10-30 depending on

the practice) and each week I give out prizes for highest percentage and greatest gainfrom week to week. At the end of each practice we do our conditioning with free

throws. Each player has a one and one. Miss the first one and do 3 down and backswhile dribbling. Make the first and miss the second do one and make both no running

next girl goes. If I don't think they are working hard I have them pick up the balls and

put them over their heads.My first day of practice my 12 girls did 33 down and backs with a ball above their heads.

They quickly found out how important free throws are.

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From Scott

Here's a drill we use often. The kids like it and I think that it teaches a couple of good

things.

Line 1 is at the top of the key, line 2 is under the basket out of bounds with the ball.

Line two rolls the ball out to line 1, waits one second and hustles out to defend the ball.

The line 1 player picks up the ball and can take up to three dribbles before she/he mustshoot the ball.

Simple and fun.

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From Frank

Drill to work on quick pass into post or top of key off a pick

Two lines with guards/wings at top of three point line. Line 1 will pass and pick down

and line 2 will pass.Two lines with post players/forwards/centers under basket. Line 1 will be on offense and

line 2 will be on defense..

1. Balls starts above three point line on left or right wing side.

2. Wing passes to opposite wing and runs down and sets a solid pick on the low block.

4. Post player rotates to top of key for shot or across baseline for lay-up.


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Players rotate lines after completing turn. After completing a couple rotations, playersshould rotate type of shot and sides of the wing the ball starts at.

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From Renee

Passing Drill - Rondo

Put all players in a circle

Two balls are given to two players right beside each other

First player on right will pass ball to the right skipping player right next to her

Second player with ball will pass to the right skipping player right next to her

Example: Player #1 with ball - the passing numbers goes 1-3-5-7-9-2-4-6-8-1

Player #9 with ball - the passing numbers goes 9-2-4-6-8-1-3-5-7-9

The object is for the second players (#9) to pass up the (#1) pass

Add balls to be creative or pass counter clockwise.

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From Donna

I have an offense drill I use after we have gone thru my ball handling and dribbling time.

I call it 1 on 5;

1 player with the ball starts at court5 defensive players set up in a 2-3 zone position, then players at the elbows and blocks

take 1 step out middle person stays.

The fun part is the defensive people have to have a pivot foot but try to stop the

offensive player even on rebounds they can lean up on 1 foot but one cannot leave thefloor.

The offensive player tries to score.

The offense is done when any defense gets the ball.This helps the offensive player get by 1 defense then have to protect and go the next one

until they score.

Offense only gets to enter on the side if they do not feel confident. Usually once and thenthey like the challenge of beating their teammates.

We usually go thru 2 times and the offense cannot make the same moves as the first time.


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From Jamie (in Australia)

I have a number of drills that I use with the Kids.

Here is one which comes in handy with a throw in at the offensive end.

We call it The Line.

Basically it is set up like this:-

X (Passer)

___

O

(a) (b) (c) (d)

X X X X

The four players set up across the foul line (top of Key)

On the call the passer calls play

B & C screen A & Ds players

A & D run around the screen (towards the middle) and cut to the basket

This opens them up to the easy basket under the ring

B & C rolls and cut to the side for the pass and jump shot (If A & D do not get the ball)

This also gives us rebounders right under the ring.

A variation can also be A & D screening B & C to get them loose for the jump shot on

the wings whilst A & D roll to the basket for either easy pass or rebound.


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Easy to set up at training with 2 passers and kids lined up behind B & C on the call B &

C screen, A & D go to the basket, receive the pass, shoot rebound and they become thenext passers, the previous passes go to the line behind B & C the screeners move across

to be A & D, line moves forward giving you the next B & C.

Crikey I hope that all made sense?

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From Allen

Here is a great conditioning drill. I call it "Guts"

You put your players in groups of 3. Put 1:30-2:30 on a clock. The first person in line

runs as hard as he can for as long as he can, then he slaps hands and the next person runs(walls). I tell my kids we can do two sessions of guts or run other timed sprints. Here is

why I like it so much. You always have kids that can coast and make a timed sprint, and

you always have kids that will bust thier butt and not make the time. To me this puts

pressure on the kids for self pride. It really works and you would be amazed at how thekids will cheer for each other if you start cheering. I usually end practice with this drill.

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From Barb

Here is an Offensive play I call "Pop" that I run:

Players 2, 4, 5, and 3 line up, in this order, about 1 to 11/2 feet from the baseline.

Positions 4 and 5 are right outside of the key and Positions 2 and 3 are right inside the 3-

point mark. Position 1 is a 1 foot past half court.

On 1's signal, all 4 players flash high (up to a little past the foul line). 1 looks to pass to 4or 5.

If 1 passes to 4, 4 pivots and looks to hit 2 who is cutting and does a backdoor to thebasket. If not open, see step 5. below.

1 cuts behind 4 to receive pass (right outside the 3-point line).

In the meantime, 2 and 5 double screen for 3; 4 looks for 3 if position 2 was not open.

If positions 2 or 3 are not open, 4 passes back out to 1 to regroup and start the next

offense.


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You can execute on opposite side (i.e., passing to Position 5), just reverse everything.

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From Greg

My drill of choice for my 10 year olds is a weak hand only scrimmage, holding one hand

behind their back while dribbling and playing "D" using only their off hand, for ball andbody control, plus some fun.

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From Benny

Here is a drill that I use that works GREAT on conditioning, shooting, and passing, and

defense and offensive skills. I call it the UCLA drill:

- START WITH 3 PLAYERS AT HALF COURT

- 2 PLAYERS ON DEFENSE

- 2 MORE PLAYERS ON DEFENSE AT THE OTHER END OF THE COURT

- IT MOVES LIKE A FAST BREAK (3 ON 2)

- WHILE THE 3 OFFENSIVE PLAYERS ARE SPRINTING (LIKE A FAST BREAK 3

ON 2), A THIRD DEFENSIVE PLAYER RUNS FROM THE SIDELINES AT HALFCOURT AND TOUCHES THE CENTER OF THE COURT

- THIS MAKES THE OFFENSIVE RUSH TO THE WHOLE AND GIVES THE

DRILL OF SENSE OF GAME TIME SPEED

- ONCE THE DEFENSE GRABS THE REBOUND, THE THE PLAYERS RUN A

FAST BREAK TO THE 2 OTHER DEFENSIVE PLAYERS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE

OF THE COURT WHERE THE 2 DEFENSIVE PLAYERS WERE ALREADY

PLACED EALIER


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- SAME DRILL ON THE WAY DOWN, A THIRD DEFENSIVE PLAYER RUNS

FROM THE SIDELINES TO THE CENTER OF THE COURT AND THEN PLAYSDEFENSE WITH THE OTHER 2

- THE PLAY KEEPS RUNNING AND THE 2 DEFENSIVE PLAYERS ARE THE

PLAYERS ON THE WINGS

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From Derek

Boxing Out/Shooting Drill:

2 players form 2 lines at each end of the key on the baseline (Player A and B-defense).

Opposite them on/above the elbows (or 3 point line) are two other players (Player C and

D-offense). If player A has the ball he can pass to either Player C or D. Whoever he

passes to he has to run up and try to affect the shot. Whoever Player A passes to Player Bthen runs up and covers the other player. Either Player C or D has received the pass and

shoots. Player A after the shot will turn to box out the shooter as Player B boxes out the

opposite offensive player. The players have fun with this drill as it get them running,shooting, boxing out and competing one on one with their team mates. They always like

to show they can shoot so well that no boards are given or that no one on the team can out

hussle or rebound them.

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From Ron

I am coaching a third grade team. I pull out my best defender and put him in the key. Ithen form two lines at about half court. I have two of the players basically pass to one

another and try to make a basket. If the players score they earn a point. If the defendercan get the ball, he gets a point. First one to ten wins. By having the best defender out

on the court really pressures the two players and forces the defender to really work. Hey,I know this isn't rocket science, but it seems to work and my kids love playing it.

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From John

Our girls age 10 like the drill of 2 lines on the baseline. I roll the ball down the center of

the paint and they retrieve it. The one who gets the ball is on offense and the other is ondefense. They have 2 dribbles to get a shot off.

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From Carrie

I have an idea that I picked up at a coaching clinic from Ohio State Women's Basketball

coach Jim Foster.

The main goal is to show your players that they can play defense without using their

hands. There are a couple of ways to do this. We use a rope that is just long enough that

it can go around a players waist and they can hold it with both hands in good defensiveposition. We then do various drills including a box out drill. The improvement has been

dramatic.

Players must use their feet in order to get good position and then check out. This also

works when we do zig-zag dribble. You can also use a towel instead of rope.

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From Kevin

I coach 4th, 5th and 6th graders.

A drill I adapted from soccer for ball handling is: Break the court into about a 30' by 30'area, usually there are lines on the floor that you can adapt to.

Have half the team on one line, each with a basketball and the other half on a line 90

degrees from them. Now have them all at once go from one line to the next and back,making sure to handle the ball without loosing control, because people are going back

and forth at 90 degrees from each other they have to keep their head up and see everyone,

it develops ball handlers who keep their heads up and see everyone around them, if theydon't, they crash into each other.


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I have them go back and forth 3 to 5 times, take a break and then do it again. I switch it

up by having them work one hand then the other and then whatever it takes to get backand forth the fastest.

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From Carl

Here is my drill. We call it 40 seconds because that is the length of time a player has toperform the drill four times. This is a dribbling drill where the player starts above the

three point line mid court. The player begins by dribbling with their right hand straight

toward the basket about four dribbles forward. They then do a PULL BACK dribble three

steps, square to the hoop and perform a CROSSOVER dribble. With their left hand on a45 degree angle they take two or three dribbles forward, then a BEHIND THE BACK

dribble and change direction heading towards the corner, before they reach the corner

they perform a HESITATION dribble. When they reach the corner they do a

THROUGH THE LEGS dribble changing direction and heading across the baseline.When the dribbler gets under the hoop they do a PUSH PULL dribble move. Upon

reaching the other sideline they do a REVERSE PIVOT dribble and head back toward thestarting spot. After doing another crossover dribble they will be ready to do the entire

sequence again starting with their left hand and therefore going the opposite direction.

Twice with the right hand and twice with the left hand in 40 seconds.

This drill teaches each of the dribble moves we use during a game, with the player

learning to dribble under pressure with control and speed.

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From James

Pressure Drill

2 guys on defense in front court and 2 in back court.

2 guys on offense - must get through the defense and score.

Work on passing and reading the defense.

Defense must play tough and stay on their half of the court.

Make small court - use volleyball lines as out of bounds.

From Greg

3-pass drill:To encourage the kids to pass first and dribble second I use a 3 pass drill on offense.


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Pass the ball 3 times first (3rd man shoots), shoot, rebound and back up or pass out.

If pass out, start again. Try it without defenders first, then add defenders as they get theidea.

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From Willie

I coach a JV girls team in Pelion SC and one of the drills that we use to get better at

ballhandling, passing, and the triple threat position is what I call the zig-zag drill. Theplayers start in one line on the baseline, with one dribbling to a cone set up at the sideline

about even with the three point line. When they get there, the player stops, gets in triple

threat, fakes a pass one way, and throws to coach at halfcourt. The player takes the passfrom the coach, dribbles to the next cone in the same place on the other end with their

left hand, throws to the next coach at the free throw line, who passes it back for the layup.

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From Jim

This is a great conditioning drill and simulates game like conditions for free throwshooting. Divide your team into groups of three. First player shoots 2 free throws, the

2nd player rebounds, while the 3rd player runs a lap around the gym. By the time the 2free throws are shot, the player who was running becomes the shooter. The shooter

becomes the rebounder and the rebounder becomes the runner.

Run this drill for about 10 minutes each practice and I guarantee your players will bebetter conditioned and better free throw shooters.

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From Tom

Three Man Weave Touch The Three Point Line Lay-up Drill.

The goal is to encourage proper angles taken to the basket as well as good passing. It

also expends a great deal of energy.

The players form three lines at half court. Next they complete a three man weave, as the

last pass is being received by the player completing the lay-up the opposite players touch

the corner three point lines, the person on the right rebounds the ball before it hits thecourt and hands it off to the other player coming from the opposite direction. This can

continue until they reach a certain amount of lay-ups without missing. Just reverse the


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direction at the start of the three man weave to work both right and left hand lay-ups. My

players love this drill.

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From Bruce

The rebound / outlet pass / fill the lanes Drill

You have 3 lines, one at the middle of the free throw line (your taller players fill, and

one each on both sides of the free throw line for your guards)

Two players move forward from the middle line and attempt to rebound a coachs shot.

The one who rebounds does a reverse pivot and passes to one of the guards who have

gone out to the side to receive the outlet. The guard receives the pass and takes off downthe floor and heads towards the middle. Guard on the other side fills that lane. Person

who rebounds fills opposite lane and you practice the fast break.

Person who does not get the rebound, returns to the center line and tries again.

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From Paulette

I have a coaching tip that I think works well for young girls.

Most girls learn to skip at a young age. To teach girls how to do a lay-up, I have them

skip up and down the court without a ball, then with a ball and finally up to the basket. If

on the right side, they then shoot when the skip is off the left leg and visa versa from theleft side. They not only think it's fun, but it teaches them an important skill.

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From James

Here's a drill that we're using that is fun and simply for youth.

It's a competition between two teams.

Form two equal groups, one on the left side at half court, the other on the right side athalf court.


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Both teams facing the same basket.

One team member from each team wil be located at the corner of the baseline, one on the

left and one on the right. Each team has a ball. On the whistle the first player in line fromboth teams dribble down to attempt a lay-up. If the basket is made then the player kicks

the ball out to the player positioned on his/her side located in the corner (bounce pass).This player then makes a two hand over the head pass or a base-ball pass to the nextperson waiting in line at half-court. The first team to make ten baskets wins. One twist we

use, is that if a lay-up is missed then the player must rebound and use the glass to make

the shot. If the backboard is not used then the shot doesn't count. A player must make a

basket before they rotate.

OBJECT: Dribbling, use of backboard , shooting under pressure, rebounding, passing (

short bounce passes to long half court).

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From Mark

A drill that works very well for rebounding and increasing aggressiveness on the boards.

3 Man War Drill

3 players under the basket with coach standing out of bounds. Coach tosses ball in and

player that has ball is on offense. No dribbling allowed except one power dribble to clearself if needed. It is nonstop with man with ball Vs. 2 others on defense with shots being

mostly put backs. Allow players to get physical with bumping and pushing. 1st player to

make 3 baskets wins. Others have to do frozen push up. 3-5 reps of this is plenty.

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From Glenn

I made up a simple but highly effective out of bounds drill to help the person passing the

ball in from out of bounds. The drill is simple. Set up your players any way that youwant. Since I coach 10 & 11 year olds I have them run the stack play. The only thing I

change is I have the out of bounds passer turn his back to the court so he can't see any of

the players. Then when he yells break he has to immediately turn around and pass the

ball to an open teammate. It seems like it's an easy play but it is much harder to executethan it seems. I found out that this drill teaches players to find the open man quickly and

I stress that you can't guess where they may go. You have to see them open before youmake the pass. And oh by the way, instead of a 5 second count I go with a 4 second

count so they will get used to passing it in quickly. That is my drill and I hope someone

tries it and finds it useful to their team. Have a great day.

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From Alex

Being that my daughters and my son are between the ages of 6 11, I deal with a lot of

kids that are just plain scared. Scared of the ball, scared of body contact, etc... I use a one-on-one drill to try to over come some of the fear.

I assign a number to each player. I call out the numbers and then I toss the ball down thecourt. Player who gets to the ball first is offense and the other player is defense. The

player that allows the other to score runs a lap.

Another drill that seems to work-- One - on - one...Players are facing one another..1

player has the ball right behind at their feet with their hands behind their backs. The other

player attempts to get the ball the defender must protect the ball with their body. A pooreffort results in running.

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From Lucky

Here is a drill I love using in practise and I'm sure you've already seen it but it works well

with young high school teams.

The ball is placed on the ground at centre court. One player lines up at the Free Throw

Line, another at the baseline. When I blow the whistle, both players take off running.The one who had the head start (from the free throw line) will pick up the ball off the

ground and take it all the way to the opposite end for a layup. The player starting at thebaseline assumes a defensive role and has to catch up to try and stop Player 1 frommaking the layup.

If Player 1 misses the layup (other than obvious fouls by Player 2), they have to run 2 setsof suicides. I continue this drill for about 10-15 minutes with the entire team giving each

player about 4-5 layup opportunities.

It's a great way to get young players to focus on making layups even if they have pressure

coming behind them.

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From Jeff

Great idea to compile a list of drills. Anyway here is a rebounding/box out drill that myplayers have some fun with:


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This drill works best with 10 players but can be modified for more or less.

Set up 2 teams - one offense one defense

Coach will shoot from anywhere in the half court, hoping to create a rebound.

Defensive players yell "Shot" on release and boxout their opponent.

To keep it competitive, award 1 point for defensive rebounds and 2 points for offensiverebounds, and switch after a set number of shots. Add up total points and losing team can

run sprints or whatever.

I definitely find that keeping track of points is the only way this drill works, and the

players like the competitive nature of the drill.

It's simple but it does work.

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From Melissa

A favorite drill that I do with my freshman girls at least 3 times a week is a version of

Gauntlet and Kentucky lay-ups drills. We have a line at each end of the court, with an

outlet at the 3 point line in front of each line. The girls make a pass to the outlet, whothrows up a lob towards the opposite basket, which the original player chases down for a

layup. we time it, usually 3:30 mins right and left, and set a goal for makes (usually 50-

55) They run for each one they fall short of the goal. Sometimes I count misses insteadof makes to the same purpose. It's a great warm-up, good conditioner, and the kids love

the competition aspect of it.

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From Mary

One man in the middle surrounded but the team on the 3 line. The player in the middle

passes to the first person then defends. The man in the middle defends each player on thearc then the next player goes in to defend everybody!

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From Howard


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One of my favorite defensive drills is our 5 on 4 drill that we use often. We start 5 players

on offense at half court vs 4 defensive players. The offense must dribble the ball in to the3pt area and then they start the offense. The defense is constantly rotating to the ball and

talking to each other or they will break down. We dictate how many passes before a shot

can be taken or have other restrictions put on the offense like no dribbling. Great

defensive drill as well as working on some offensive principles.

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From Jim

I have a relay race drill I run with m 5th grade girls team. It goes like this:

2 squads lined up at a baseline.Begin with a rebound off the glass.

Power dribble to the free throw line, pass to coach at half court.Player keeps moving toward opposite basket, coach plays give and go.

Player than has to make a basket. Jump shot or lay up.After the made bucket player passes the ball back to coach at half court and runs

backward to the opposite free throw line and touches the floor.

Then the next player may begin.Coaches can bounce the ball off the glass for the rebound.

Players may rotate for the give and go.

Use of the game clock is helpful.

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From Chris

This is not earth shattering by any means, but really helped our practice.

I coach a 10 year old girls YMCA team and the biggest problem we had the first practicewas that most of the kids did not know each other. The coaches (me and my assistant)

didnt know any of the girls either. To begin the start of practice #2, I passed out jerseys

with the girls names on the front. They loved them and us coaches were able to connect

with the girls by calling them out by first name. In the future, I will have practice jerseyswith names ready to go for the first practice so kids and coaches can immediately interact

more effectively.

We are also going to have a pizza party this Friday night before our first game on

Saturday so I can build a relationship with the parents and the girls can get to know each

other better, which can only help overall team chemistry.


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From Shannon

I've found that the season can be quite long and demanding for the kids I coach.

Naturally it can take it's toll on them physically and you have to watch the balance

between working them too hard or not hard enough. To help with the physical demands,to build physical stamina and core strength, we do 15 minutes of core work out and

calisthenics each practice. Push ups, crunches, medicine ball toss and stretch, "wall

sits", duck walk, and flexibility (almost Yoga like moves). Mark Verstegen has a book

called Core Performance that discusses the core routines he recommends and why.Thanks for your coaching hints and help.

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From Terry

FOCUS FREE THROW SHOOTING I HAVE MY 8-10 AND 10-12 GIRLS SHOOT

FOR THE RIM TO HELP WITH SHOOTING TOUCH. IF THE BALL HITS THEBACKBOARD FIRST OR IS AN AIR BALL THEY HAVE TO RUN LAPS. OUR

FREE THROW SHOOTING HAS GOTTEN BETTER.

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From Ron

Im coaching 10-11 year olds this year and half of our team are not very experienced so I

am finding I have to try some very basic drills to teach them. I have one drill to teach theplayers to D up on the ball. I use a dribbler and have him zig zag back and forth up

court while the defensive player must keep his hands behind his back (the temptation to

reach is too much) and have them play right up on the ball and slide back and forth withthe dribbler. Once they reach the end of the court they go to the other side and switch

positions and repeat the drill up the other side.

Another drill I am using to teach the fast break off a made or missed shot. I set up a 2-3zone and 3 players on the three point line and have them pass the ball around the

perimeter to get the defense use to moving with the ball and then take a shot after 3-4passes. I then have them get the rebound or made shot and have them fast break focusing

on filling the lanes and the trailers responsibilty. I find that teaching the trailer is the

toughest part because they like to bunch up at first. But now that I have explained to

them the trailers job our fast break work out is much smoother.


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From Ed

Just about all teams run suicides-- and so do we, but my players do them while dribbling

touching each line and changing hands every time they change directions.

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From Doug

Here's a drill I've been using for a few years now. It's called "3 Man Weave withDefense" It starts with 3 lines on the baseline. The first player in each line runs a 3-0

weave for a lay-up on the other end. As soon as they start, the next 3 in line sprint to mid-

court to play defense on them on the way back. We stress not getting your face cut,sliding through screens, stopping penetration and talking on defense. As sson as the

defense gets a stop or the offense scores, the defensive group runs the weave and the nextthree in line sprint to mid-court. We keep score to see which group has the most stops.Our kids love the drill and it helps builds a competitiveness among them.

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From Nick

A new adaptation of an old drill "wall sits" is riding your "Hog". My first practice I will

ask my guys if any of them like motorcycles and I usually have 100% response. So we'lltalk about what types of motorcycles they like and why. Then I promise they will all get

their dream bikes one day and I was going help them learn to ride. As they stood againsta wall they lift their hands to the riding ready position and then stradle their imaginarymotor cycle. It may seem a little cruel but it makes the drill of strengthening their legs

and minds a little more enjoyable. In fact at the end of one season, my guys presented me

with a Harley Davidson traveling coffee mug.

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From Charles

3 on 3 Trap/Break the Trap Drill

The three offensive palyers attempt to bring the ball up past 1/2 court. The other

defensive players attempt to trap the offensive players in one of the two "trap zones"Offense begins the drill with an in-bounds play at their defensive baseline. The defense

begins the drill on their offensive side of the 1/2 court line. Drill ends with either the trap

successfully "broken" by the offense through effective passing out of the trap and the balladvancing into the front court or the defense being successful in turning the ball over via

a steal, poor pass, etc. Once the outcome is completed, the offensive "threesome" moves


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to defense, the defensive threesome moves off the court and joins the end of the line to

become offensve players and a new offensive threesome moves onto the floor to attemptto break the trap.

The drill works on ball-handling, passing, spacing and trap-breaking skills for the

offensive players. For the defensive players , the drill works on team defensive skills,trapping skills and effective communication on the floor. Plus working this drill on the

full court provides conditioning benefits as well.

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From Phil

Here is a drill that I use for my team

Player starts at one corner of the court

Execute Defensive Slide all the way down the sideline to the next corner.

Execute High Knees across baseline to next corner.

Execute Back Pedal all the way down the sideline to the next corner.

Execute Sprint halfway across baseline and then Jump Stop then Sprint to next

corner which was your starting point.

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From Mike

One drill that I really find very useful in teaching the players aggressive defense, passing,and control under pressure.

Players start out in two, single-file lines about 15 feet apart.

Player #1 passes the ball to player #2, in the opposite line.

Player #1 then immediately attacks player #2 with very close, aggressive defense, to

prevent his/her pass

Player #2 then attempts to pass the ball to player #3 (who is in the line where player#1 started)

Once the pass is successfully completed from player #2 to #3, player #2 thenbecomes the defensive player who challenges the pass of player #3, and player #1 goes to

the end of the line that player #2 started in.


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This drill can continue for as long as the coach feels is necessary.

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From Steve

Heres my drill that arose from noticing that a harsh reality for our kids (5th and 6th

grade boys) was that they had terrible hands. Despite some pinpoint passes from our

point guards, many of our players (and usually our centers and forwards) werecontinually fumbling or completely missing the ball subsequently affecting the quality of

shots we were taking.

I decided that they needed to learn how to catch a ball

I brought a variety of balls to practice (plastic golf balls, tennis balls, a football, etc) andbreaking them into small groups (3-4) I took them off to the side and simply played catch

having them focus on seeing the ball into their hands. I would start off small with thegolf or tennis balls and progress from their. The football wa particularly effective in thatit forced them to position their hands to catch a pass.

Were early into this but we are seeing some encouraging results

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From Don

One of my favorite things to do at the start of practice is to set up several stations.

## timed elbow layups (count and record // track progress)

## timed Mikan layups (count and record // track progress)

## rebounding and put back (two players competing for rebound and then pressure theput back)

## push ups and sit ups (timed with elbow and mikan layups)

## spot shooting (choose spots depending on guards, forwards and centers // have one

player passing the ball to another

## passing with pressure

## wall presses (timed)

## Free throws


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All these can be going on at the same time and within 15 to 20 minutes you have covered

a bunch of basics.

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From Kevin

I do a player of the day at the end of each practice and then they get a reward. (no

running, sit out a drill, etc)

I also do the 3 man weave w/ a medidine ball and then a basketball. No dribbles and

then a bounce pass and they have to call each other's name. I hope this helps.

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From Tye

A couple of ideas that have helped us improve. We spend the first 20 min of practice

with conditioning type drills they may be different drills everyday but we always include

the following two:

The first 10 min we do 2 on 2 shooting. P1 passes to P2 and closes out on P2. P2 shoots

and then follows their shot. On a miss they are allowed to put it back if it doesn't hit thefloor. After they rebound the make or miss they then pass to P1 who has spotted up for

the shot.

The other drill we run is called "X Drill". Two lines are formed outside the 3pt line free

throw line extended. Two balls in each line. The first person in line 1 curls off theopposite elbow and receives the pass from the other line and continues to the basket for ahard layup. After the pass is made that person cuts to the other block and receives the

pass for a layup. This continues until the team makes 20 layups in a row. After layups

we continue to shots from the elbow, then bank shots then 3 pts. This drill is fast pacedand has helped with finishing under the basket in traffic.

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From Eric

My idea/drill. Coaching younger players, especially 3-5 grade, to teach jumping andrebounding.Super fun drill that everyone looks forward to.

We took two poles (old broom handles), and some string. We configured two basketballswith a band of stick on velcro, and secured an opposing velcro strip on the end of the

string. We stuck the basketballs on the end of the string/rope, and held the ball up at a

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couldn't detach the ball, but if they jumped high and reached with two hands, they could

detach the ball, and get "the rebound". They discovered how to jump and go aggressivelyfor the ball and secure it in about 5 minutes, and they love the drill.

Basic setup: coach holds pole with ball, 1 rebounder to start, 1 outlet line in a outlet pass

position. Grab ball from velcro, throw outlet, outlet receiver throws chestpass tocoach, and becomes next rebounder. Cycle through and keep going.

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From Sandy

Box Passing Drill

Player 1 is at the front of a line under the basket, player 2 at top right corner of the lane,player 3 at the bottom left, player 4 at bottom right, player 5 at top left corner. Player 1

passes the ball to player 2 and follows the ball, and takes player 1's place, as 2 throws to 3and takes his place, as 3 passes 4 and takes his place, as player 5 passes it back to the new

player 1 under the goal, and gets back in the line.

Very smooth passing drill and can get going pretty fast with no collisions!

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From Dennis

A 3 on 2 into a 2 on 1 drill. You start three players under one basket one player in the

middle and two wings, the player in the middle has the ball. Set up two defenders at thefoul line of the other basket to play defense. The three players attack the basket beingdefended 3 on 2 after a basket is made or the ball is turned over the two defenders now

take the ball and attack the other basket against the player who made the basket or turned

the ball over 2 on 1.

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From Mark

I coach 6th grade girls Beginners.

Some of the things that helped me teach them our offense was to use flat rubber circles

with numbers on them on the floor while we are learning new plays. It helps themremember the starting positions. I leave these on the floor when we scrimmage as well.

Also when teaching Man/help defense, I use a long string to show where the passinglanes are. While stationary, I put one end on the ball, and the other end I bring to the

person they are guarding. Then we move the ball and demo again. It helps them


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visualize where they need to position their body and where to put their hand to get on

and up the line when playing Defense. It also helps when teaching them to sag in andhelp to the ball when it is opposite side.

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From Edgar

This one is called "Team Box Rebounding Drill"

A.Place one player on offense from red team in each of four spots on the court:

1) right block

2) left block3) right elbow

4) left elbow

B. Place one player on defense from blue team in each of the same four spots on thecourt, but they are placed in a defensive position ( between basket and man) right next to

or in front of the player from the red team:1) right block

2) left block

3) right elbow

4) left elbow

C. Place shooter in three spots, right wing, left wing and freethrow line(or top of key).

The shooters can be players, coaches, parents or a combination of these.

D. When the coach states "move" the players on the blocks and elbows begin to rotate ina counter clock wise movement...(the red & blue players on the right block move to theleft block, the players on the left block move to the left elbow, the players on the left

elbow move to the right elbow, the players on the right elbow move to the right

block)...and continue to move in this counterclock wise motion as they watch for the ball

to be shot. During this counterclockwise motion, the players on the red defensive teammaintain their defensive position (between the red offensive man and the basket)

E. When one of the shooters take a squared up shot( can also work on shooting formduring this drill) the blue defensive players call out "SHOT", and begin boxing out in

preparation for the rebound. If an offensive players get the rebound, he ball fakes and

puts up another shot, if the defensive player get the rebound, he will outlet the ball to oneof the shooters and the counterclockwise motion begins again until another shot is taken.

Can switch the red and blue teams from offense to defense after 10 shots.The shooters count the rebounds for the blue team and the red team. The team with the

least amount of rebounds has to either run laps, suicides, of do push up (strength &

conditioning)


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From Gary

Here's an out-of-bounds play that's always worked since high school. This is for when

your team is under your own basket. Instead of everyone stacked up on the line...

Put your best passing guard under the basket taking the ball out. Your big men are down

low on the boxes, and the remaining two players at the elbows. Your big man will be

right in front of the guard taking the ball out. When the play starts, both players lined upwith the ball screen away. Your big man down low screens away, and reverse pivots

toward the ball. Usually the defense will call "Switch", and the man who was guarding

the big man will switch off. Your guard passes it in, the big man has now got the player

he just screened on his back, and should go straight up for the two foot shot. It's verysimple, very quick, and if you coach this play correctly, it almost always gets a basket (or

a foul).

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