Big Man Drill
Here's a great drill to improve transition offense, conditioning, and ability finish in a fast break situation.
Gauntlet Dribbling
The purpose of this drill is to teach players to work on ball handling while protecting the ball from aggressive defenders. Set Up Form a line of 4-5 players from the corner
3-on-3 Screening
The purpose of this drill is to teach your players to focus on screening and moving without the ball. Screens are most effective when the player receiving the screen waits
1 vs 2 Dribbling
This is a great drill that will help to teach your players how to handle the ball with aggressive, multiple defenders, as it simulates a high pressure defense. Set Up All Players
Raytown Passing Drill
This is a great pre-game warm-up or practice drill that focuses on passing. It will really show you the players who ca handle the ball on the move and on
3 Lines / 2 Balls Drill
This ballhandling drill is called “3 lines / 2 balls”. This is another great conditioning and ball handling drill. Set Up Begin with a hoop ball and a rubber basketball Space out 3
5 Drills To Improve Your Individual Ballhandling
To run a smooth offense, every player (from 1 to 5) has to be a proficient dribbler and passer. And that requires some serious practice time spent on ball handling!“ “
Sidewinder Dribbling Drill
Knowing how to handle the ball is not just the job of the point guard. To run a smooth offense, every player (from 1 to 5) has to be a
Hide and Seek Team Defense Drill
Communicating in transition is especially important, with the margin for error shrinking due to the fact the defense is not set. This drill gives us a chance to practice all of
4 Minute Layup Drill
Okay, this is one of my all-time favorite drills for passing, finishing, communication and conditioning. Setup Set up four passers, with one at each elbow on both sides of the court.
Five Spot Soft Shot Shooting Drill
This is a great shooting drill to teach younger or less experienced players what shooting is all about! Put your players at a basket to work on “soft shots” or “Swish
Inbounds Plays
While inbounds plays can seem inconsequential at times in the grand scheme of things, there’s no denying the fact that a well executed a inbounds play will more often than
Zone Offense
The two most important things to keep in mind when attacking any zone defense are spacing and ball movement. If you can force the defense to slide back and forth
Transition Offense
The first part to being successful in transition is developing fast break skills – collecting the defensive rebound, making the outlet pass, and getting your players out into their lanes
4 Out Basketball Offense
If you like having the defense spread out but want to keep one classic big man on the floor, whether it’s to protect the rim on defense or be a
3-2 Basketball Offense
For as long as there have been designed offenses, the 3-2 formation has been around. Putting our point guard up top, our shooting guard and small forward on the wings,
5 Out “Open Post” Offense
This will pull the defense out of the paint, allowing you to create high percentage looks at the basket via penetration, and quality three point shots when the defense is
Zone Defense Play: 3-2 Zone Skip Passes
Zone defense is different from man-to-man defense. Instead of guarding a particular player, each zone defender is responsible for guarding an area of the floor, or "zone", and any offensive