Purpose: Teach players intensity and effort in this shooting drill by having them attempt to make as many shots as possible in one minute. Drill: One player with one basketball will start under a basket. To begin the Intensity Shooting Drill, shoot a layup. After grabbing the basketball from the net, take 2 hard dribbles away from the basket in any direction. Stop to turn and square up, then shoot the basketball. After the shot, hustle after your rebound and continue for one minute. Goal … [Read more...]
Dribble Follow Drill
Purpose: To teach players the proper offensive spacing, ball handling, and cutting for motion offenses. If you run a motion offense where you have a player follow and replace another player who has dribbled away, this drill will give your players a couple of options to score. Drill 1 (Give Back and Go): O1 begins on the wing with a basketball. O2 starts in the corner on the same side of the floor. O1 will dribble hard to the top while O2 cuts high to replace. O1 will stop at the top, pivot … [Read more...]
Read the 2-3 Inbound Options Play
The Read the 2-3 Inbound Options play is designed to be run against a team that defends the baseline inbounds play with a 2-3 zone defense. A smart passer and smart receiver will almost guarantee an open shot opportunity. The diagram above shows the base formation of the Read the 2-3 Inbound Options play. One player stands in each corner outside the 3-point line. Both players should be threats to shoot the '3'. The other two players line up at the free throw line in a doublestack formation. … [Read more...]
2-on-2 Help and Recover Drill
Purpose: To teach the basic help and recover responsibilities utilized within your man-to-man defensive system. Develops help-and-recover techniques and helps teammates learn to work together. Drill: This diagram demonstrates the help and recover from the guard position, as they are further away from the basket. The player not guarding the basketball should be in a position off his defender and toward the basketball. He is in this position to discourage penetration by the dribbler. In this … [Read more...]
2 Minute Transition Game
Purpose: To work on offensive and defensive transition in a 5-on-5 competitive, game-type situation. Drill: Players 1 through 5 are on offense. Players x1 through x5 are on defense. The teams will stay on offense or defense for entire 2 minutes. The drill begins with the offensive team taking the ball at the top. They will run the offense and attempt to score. On a made field goal, the offensive team will take the ball out of bounds and break the other way down the court. The defensive team … [Read more...]
4-Out Handoff Dive Play
This set play from a 4-out, 1-in set utilizes a handoff and basket cut to get a potential layup opportunity. It's a simple play to run that forces the defense to help from positions they may not be accustomed to helping. The play starts with 4 players on the perimeter and 1 player at or near the low block on the ball side. O1 passes to O3 and follows his pass to receive a handoff from O3. O1 then dribbles as O3 rolls and dives to the basket. O1 passes to O3 diving to the basket. To help … [Read more...]
Roll-Out Jump Shot Series
Purpose: To develop jump shot skills by learning to shoot game-type shots. Also helps to develop the ability to create open space and to shoot off the dribble. Drill #1: Roll-Out J Start with your back to the baseline and your outside foot touching the lane line. Roll the basketball towards the free throw line. Run after the basketball and pick it up as it crosses the free throw line, pivot, and face the basket. Shoot the jump shot. Follow shot. If made, continue drill. If missed, gather … [Read more...]
Diagonal Roll
The Diagonal Roll out of bounds play from the box set is a simple play designed to get an easy and open layup. When the official hands the ball to O1, O5 sets a diagonal screen for O3. O3 fakes as though he is cutting to the wing and then uses the screen to cut hard to the weakside low block area. O5, after setting the screen, will roll down the lane toward the basket on the ballside. While O5 is setting the screen for O3, O4 should break hard to the ballside corner to create an opening for … [Read more...]
Michigan State 3-Point Shooting Drill
Purpose: To work on and further develop 3-point shooting skills in a competitive situation. Drill: Divide your players into 4 teams, with 2 basketballs per team. Set the clock to :30 When clock starts, the first player from each team shoots a 3-point shot. Next player can shoot right away. Retrieve rebound and get it to next player in your line. Continue shooting these rapid-fire 3's for :30. When horn sounds, all 4 teams will rotate clockwise. Continue in same manner until each team has … [Read more...]
Free Throw Fast Break Drill
Purpose: To work on free throw shooting as well as offensive and defensive performance in a 3-on-2 fast break situation. Drill: A 3-player team lines up to shoot a free throw (one player is the shooter, the other two line up along the lane). A 3-player defensive team also lines up along the lane. The 3 defensive players on the lane will fast break off either a miss or a make by the free throw shooter. The 2 offensive players on the lane will get on defense. The shooter does not go back on … [Read more...]