This is an excellent basketball defensive drill to teach toughness, defensive position, and physical play. Teach proper falling technique by encouraging players to fall back on their backsides with hands pointing forward, head up away from the floor, and pushing off with their legs so they slide across the floor.
Use this press break to attack a 2-2-1 press, 1-3-1-1 press, or a 1-2-2 press. The key is getting the ball to the middle of the floor and looking downcourt for players cutting to the basket.
Use this inbounds basketball play to free up a player cutting through the lane, ensuer that the inbounder uses ball fakes to create an open passing lane.
This basketball offense drill teaches the basic fundamentals of running a motion offense. The emphasis is on proper screening and movement without the ball.
The key to this basketball offensive play is entering the ball into the 3 most vulnerable areas of any zone: The high post, the corner, and the Russion Spot.
This basketball drill is an excellent lead up to teaching motion offense. Focus on proper screening technique, ensuring that the player using the screen rubs off the screeners shoulder.
This basketball rebounding drill will build quick jumping ability and timing. A very valuable rebounding drill to improve your team's offensive rebounding.
This basketball rebounding drill will help teach players to rebound strong and finish around the basket. Emphasize that players keep the ball up above their heads so smaller defenders can not reach it.
It is one of the most commonly used zone defenses — especially when a team has smallish forwards and one very large person — who covers the middle.
Of course, this is similar to the 1-3-1 full court press, but it does have a few additional features. One of the best features is the ability to disguise this press as a 1-3-1 zone defense. Here are some of the other reasons you should think of running the half court press as opposed to the full court:
This is a very common defense, still used by many high school and college basketball teams. It is considered one of the hardest defenses to attack when it is executed properly. This is one of the truest of the zones defenses, with a player ‘owning’ a certain section of the defensive court.
This fun basketball transition drill is usually a player favorite. Focus on moving the ball up the court by passing, not dribbling. Ensure that the two man defense plays a tandem formation with one player at the foul line and the other underneath the basket.
The most important thing in basketball foul shooting is to develop a reliable routine, this will help players black out distractions, focus on the task at hand, and increase their foul shooting percentage.
This is a great basketball shooting drill that players can practice on their own. Perfect for young players who want to work on their game in their driveway or at the playground.
This basketball shooting drill will help reinforce the use of ball fakes as a tactic to create space for an open shot or drive.
The 1-2-1-1 press provides a solid trapping defense that will give your opponent headaches in their backcourt. If done successfully, it can create fantastic opportunities to score points off turnovers.
This basketball shooting drill will help prepare players for game like shooting skills. Emphasize correct footwork and ensure that players receive the ball with knees bent and hands up, ready to shoot.
This post drill will help develop a reliable go to move for your big players around the basket. Ensure your players work on both their right and left handed hooks.