Kids Basketball Drills and Plays – No Look & No Dribble Drills
03-10-2010
If you’re coaching 7-8 year olds, you are always looking for fresh kids basketball drills and plays.
My 7-8 year olds love to run! So, while I try to teach them to dribble without looking at the basketball, at the same time that they want to run. We do the following simple drill:
I stand at one end of the court and hold up fingers while they dribble towards me as fast as they can, but still under control. They have to look up at my hand to see how many fingers I have up and then yell out the number. I keep changing until they all reach my end of the court. Then they turn around and go back towards my assistant basketball coach.
Simple but effective — hope this helps others teach the kids to dribble without looking at the ball.
Another great basketball drill for our young kids is a “no dribbling drill.” We play 5 on 5 for about 10 minutes with absolutely no dribbling. It’s amazing to see how they spread out, look for the open man, protect the ball, and make cleaner shots when they’re not concerned with driving. Even our big kids down low have broken bad habits of putting the ball on the floor after an offensive rebound.
What’s great about this basketball drill too, is that it shows immediately in the games. And when they do dribble, there is more patience and control.
Technorati Tags: kids basketball drills and plays, basketball, basketball coach, basketball drill

If you are a basketball coach for 4th graders, or any age who have never played before, try these tricks. These youth basketball drills are basic and effective; tried and true.
These basketball passing drills work on passing, ball faking and catching but primarily it improves endurance. This basketball drill is physically very demanding but the kids really enjoy it!
These 3 basketball shooting drills teach a player to shoot a jump shot well. Your basketball player will learn that to stick his landing is a key coaching point along with the proper extension.