As a basketball coach, a key goal is to teach basketball teamwork to your players. Here are three basketball drills that really make my team focus and work together as a team. These are the circle pass drill, the 3 man weave and no hands defense. Try these with your team and everyone benefits from incredible teamwork.
Here are two great basketball practice drills for defense. These drills are excellent to help teach the players to keep the ball moving and for setting screens.
One of the defensive basketball drills we do in basketball practice is what I call "Triangle Slides." The players liked this basketball drill so much that they chose to use it as one of our pre-game warm-up drills.
When coaching youth basketball, especially ages between 8 and 9 yrs old and 10 and 11 years old, you cannot have them practice enough.
These basketball shooting drills and tips stress the importance of taking good shots within your range. These basketball drills help your players to judge their abilities and to see where they need to work on skills.
We incorporate karate kick pads and foam pads (we have a 4" foam pad wearing a red jersey) into our basketball drills that improve skills and teach the players how to initiate contact while concentrating on the basket.
These are two of my favorite basketball drills for kids. The first drill is a 5 on 5 full court drill and the second is a 2 on 1 drill. Try both of these with your team. Both of these ideas will liven things up in your practices.
These are some of my favorite basketball fundamental drills to use with younger teams. They provide a well rounded set of practice drills to get your team ready for the season.
In my experience, the top basketball drills feel like games. The basketball drill/game we like is basically a modified form of half-court two-on-two.
This is one of my favorite basketball plays I use with my team. You'll be amazed at how effective this is and it may become one of your favorite basketball plays as well. I call it the "Best Ever Opening Tip Play".
Coming up with some new ideas for basketball practice drills can be tough. Here are two basketball drills I use with younger players.
This is one of the basketball one on one drills I like to use with my team. It is a full court one on one basketball drill. I use it to make my players comfortable in a fast break one on one situation.
I like [tag]basic basketball drills and skills[/tag] where everyone on the court has a ball in their hands. This is a [tag]basketball drill[/tag] you may have heard of called Dribble
Here is a middle school basketball practice plan that simulates game conditions. This shooting basketball drill teaches your middle school players the importance of using your pivot foot as well as following their shot.
Here are two basic basketball drills and skills for rebounding. The first one is excellent to use with your youth teams to teach and reinforce rebounding. The second one can be used with all ages.
This is one of my favorite basketball coaching tips of all. A colleague sent this to me and it is excellent advice.
One of the basketball fundamental drills I love to use for conditioning and ball handling is called "Snake".
One of my favorite basketball practice drills is the "11 man drill". It combines the three man fast break vs a 2 man "I" defense, competitive rebounding and the outlet pass.