Basketball Drills and Plays
Basketball Drills and Plays

Category: Basketball Drills

Motion Passing Drill to Teach Motion Offense

When I’m teaching the Motion Offense I use this drill that I call the Motion Passing Drill. This drill really teaches the importance of moving to receive the pass (v-cut), the back door cut, and passing to the post (especially coming from the weak side).

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Full Court Lay-Up Drill

Here’s a full court lay-up drill that is competitive and a good indicator of how good you can run the floor.

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Full Court Defense Secrets

Great one on one defenders can be very tough to find, and although you can’t teach strength and athleticsm, you can give players a better understanding of angles and how to cut off an attacking offensive player. One of my favourite drills to do this in, because it works not only on your defenders ability, [...]

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Fun Basketball Drills – Noodle Lay-Up Drill

When I was a coach of a middle school girls team we were very successful. I attribute the reason for our success was because I preach that games were meant to be fun. When they stop being fun they’re not worth playing anymore – so I was always looking to make it fun!

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Fun Basketball Drills – 3 Point Killer

I have one shooting drill that the boys on all my high school teams love playing. We call it 3 Point Killer.

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Basketball Practice Drills – Chase Drill

Here’s a drill we use almost every practice. This drill accomplishes several objectives: Conditioning, Speed dribbling, and lay-ups at full speed under “game-like” pressure, and defense. The second drill, 3 on 3 Cutthroat is a great way to teach the transition game.

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Basketball Shooting Drills – Knock-out!

The competitive drill, Knock-Out, works on pressure free throws, following your shot, and quick under the basket shots. The second drill works on improving layup skills.  It is a fast-paced drill that shows a lot of improvement!  Worth adding to your practice plans. Knock-Out Drill! Start with all the players in a single line at [...]

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Basketball Layup – Full Court Pass & Layup Drill

The best thing I have learned from coaching over the years is that not all players have the same ability so it takes more time to get the point over to them. So, it feels good to see the “oh yeah” look on a player’s face that had a hard time getting a drill. My favorite drill that my players seem to enjoy is the full court pass and layup drill.

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Basketball Passing Drills – The Circle Passing Drill

The Circle Passing Drill is one we do frequently and with excellent results. The object is to pass the ball to another player in the circle. Use good passes: chest, bounce, overhead, etc.

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Basketball Warmup Drills – 175 Shots Drill

I always do this drill before a contest or during a warming up. It is called the 175 Shots Drill. It’s a good drill for a relaxed warm up; even before a game!

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