Basketball Drills and Plays
Basketball Drills and Plays

Tag: "kids basketball"

Coaching Youth Basketball – Mountain Climbing & Roller Blading

While coaching youth basketball, to get one of my younger teams to use their feet in defense, it was arranged for them to go mountain climbing (i.e. ropes etc). I find that using other sports to break the monotony of drills works well with younger players.

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Youth Basketball Drills For Fast Break Offense

Are you looking for youth basketball drills that will help your team get out in transition and score more points on the fast break? Then you will love these two practice ideas. The first one is called the “Celtics Layup Drill”, and it trains your kids to pass accurately and finish at high speed in [...]

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Kids Basketball Drills – Fun Activities For Practice

One of the most common issues kids basketball coaches face is how to introduce drills that are fun, keep players interested and increase practice intensity. Below are two of my favorite competitive drills. Each one of these drills is simple to learn and easy to teach. Try them out and let me know what you [...]

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Basketball Defense – 8 Critical Rules To Coach By

If you’d like to improve your basketball defense, force more turnovers, take your opponent out of their offensive rhythm and limit their opportunities for high percentage shots, then you’ll enjoy this article. These 11 critical rules are based on 2-time NBA coach of the year Hubie Brown’s defensive philosophy. They apply to teams of all [...]

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