Basketball Coaching Strategies – Building TEAM Performance
This is one of my favorite basketball coaching strategies. I strive to make the basketball drills I use relevant and meaningful so each drill must contribute to our team's performance.
Simple Basketball Plays
My team had a problem with relying on one person to do the shooting, and everybody expecting him to do it. It was always the point guard. I came up with two simple basketball plays that actually worked.
Best Basketball Drill to Teach Fast Break – Continuous Fast Break Drill
This is the best basketball drill to teach fast break. It requires 10 players, 5 on offense and 5 on defense. This basketball drill is continuous, with as many trips as you would like.
Basketball Shooting Drills – Free Throw Believers & Spellers
After some full court conditioning, I use these basketball shooting drills. The focus of both of the drills is the Free Throw. I call the first basketball drill--Free Throw Believers. It goes like this.
Basketball Fundamental Drills – 3 vs 2
One of my favorite basketball fundamental drills is a simple 3 v 2 setup. You will find your players asking for this one!
Coaching Basketball Conditioning Drills
Coming up with new ideas for coaching basketball conditioning drills can be a challenge. The following is a combination of a continuous team rebounding and fitness drill.
Basketball Plays – Carmelo
When it comes to favorite basketball plays, I've got a nice basketball play for you. This play is mainly for the team that has a player of so-called "superstar" status. We have dubbed this play "Carmelo" rather fittingly.
Basketball Practice Drills – Full Court Drill
If you're looking for some fresh ideas for basketball practice drills, try this full court drill. You will need at least nine players for this basketball drill.
Basketball Defense Drills
Too often our girls don't know how to defend once their offensive player passes the ball to the wing. This is one of the basketball defense drills that has helped out our girls tremendously.
Basketball Coaching Help – Freeze Frame
I came up with this basketball drill to help players capitalize on mistakes. I call it Freeze Frame. This basketball coaching help tip has helped improve skills and play performance tremendously.
Girls Basketball Drills – Ball Handling Bean Bag Toss
One of the coolest girls basketball drills my players like is the ball handling bean bag toss. They pair up and each with a basketball.
Basketball Defense – Man to Man Defense
Coming up with fresh ideas for coaching basketball defense can be challenging. This basketball drill has been good in working on pressure man to man help side defense.
Teaching Basketball Skills
When I am teaching basketball skills I like running this basketball drill as the skill builder. This basketball drill is run using two basketballs.
Basketball Passing Drills – Continuous Passing Drill
One of the basketball passing drills that has helped me immensely this season with my girls team is this continuous passing basketball drill.
Basketball Shooting Drills and Tips
These are some of my favorite basketball shooting drills and tips. They are quick, build competitiveness and effective. Give these a try at your basketball practice.
Coaching Youth Basketball – Player of the Game
While coaching youth basketball for 11-12 year olds in a community team, we only have one practice and one game each week. After the first game, I tell the players that they now have their benchmark - akin to a golf "handicap" - and that each week the "Player of the Game" will be awarded to the player who plays the best relative to their current handicap.
Basketball Drills – Total Denial
We really get a lot out of our TOTAL DENIAL basketball drills (which emphasize our defensive philosophy). It is a very high intensity basketball drill for teams that like to get out in the passing lanes.
Basketball Full Court Drills – 321 Drill
One of the basketball full court drills that I find useful is what we call the 321 drill. It's a full court drill that starts with 2 defenders at the far end of the court and 3 offensive players on the near court.