Special thanks to Allen and Scott for sending these in. If you’ve ever needed some fresh free basketball skills and drills, you MUST try these out!

Last week, I sent out a request for my newsletter subscribers to send in their best offense basketball play. Check out this one below sent in by Barb (very creative!).

The key to being a good defensive basketball player is quickness. When playing defense your players need to be able to cut off the opposing team’s offensive, and stay quick on their feet in order to block the shot and passing lanes.

One of the best skills to teach to your basketball players at the beginner stage is catching a rebound. While making shots is important, catching and making the rebound shots is equally crucial to earning points and winning basketball games.

When playing basketball having good ball handling skills is essential. The following basketball ball handling drills are a great way to improve your team’s ball handling skills and can be applied during practice or in warm up before a game.