The goal of the drill is to try and steal (knock out of bounds) your teammates ball without losing yours and keeping on the correct hand according to the coach's whistle. The players love the competitiveness of this drill.
Having post players who can affect the game in multiple ways is a huge asset for any team. Most teams have big men who are either fast and mobile, strong
Ray Allen. Kobe Bryant. Michael Jordan. Those are just some of the names that come to mind when you think of shooting guards, and they all have one thing in
Here's a full court lay-up drill that is competitive and a good indicator of how good you can run the floor.
Great one on one defenders can be very tough to find, and although you can’t teach strength and athleticsm, you can give players a better understanding of angles and how to
One of the greatest luxuries as a coach is to have a player who is great at making decisions out of the pick and roll. However, eventually teams will start
When I was a coach of a middle school girls team we were very successful. I attribute the reason for our success was because I preach that games were meant to be fun. When they stop being fun they're not worth playing anymore - so I was always looking to make it fun!
Our team practices will be designed to involve all of our coaches and to condition our team while in a practice setting. Furthering individual skills will be emphasized, yet our primary goal will be to build the team concept.
Here's a drill we use almost every practice. This drill accomplishes several objectives: Conditioning, Speed dribbling, and lay-ups at full speed under "game-like" pressure, and defense. The second drill, 3 on 3 Cutthroat is a great way to teach the transition game.
One of the biggest challenge I am facing, despite the short attention span of the 8 and 9 year olds, is two of the players have autism. Each one has a different quirk. What I have found is to plan my practices in advance down to the minute from start to finish, but limiting each exercise/drill to 10 or 15 minutes each, and most importantly participating in the drills with the kids.
While coaching young girls (5th and 6th grades) at the first practice I tell my kids that I expect two things out of them. One, I expect them to work hard and, two I expect them to have fun. I tell them if they don't work hard I will let them know about it and if they are not having fun I expect them to let me know about it.
This is a great drill that kids love since it's a game situation. Defense must box out, max of 3 passes before shot. Drill focus is to simulate scoring on
This is a drill I use with elementary school boys (2nd to 4th grade so far) that has been popular. It teaches the boys to move without the ball, and to move/weave toward the basket (to be in a position to shoot). I've found this drill works best with man-to-man defense.
Here is my out of bounds play underneath the hoop. I call it 4 Corners.
This drill is a spin off of the Celtic Drill that enhances conditioning, passing and layups. Remember, this drill is targeted for ages 10 and under who are just starting basketball.
This is a dribbling drill that can be done in two lines, or just as partners, depending on the size of your group/team, the gym space, and the number of basketballs available. Start the drill off slowly with emphasis on keeping eyes up and not on the ball then speed it up. Excellent skill builder.
This is not a new drill but a good one. It is in my "oldies but goldies" file. My middle school players love it the best out of most of the drills, to the point if I do not use it in a practice, they want to stay after to do it.
While teaching secondary school players, I have found Basketball Golf to be a great drill to assess pupils jump shooting technique. The kids enjoy the competitive aspect to their learning.