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Play Type:“ “ Defense Drill Purpose This defense drill works not only on your defenders ability, but also the offensive side as it gives players a chance to hone they’re ballhandling abilities and
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Basketball Ballhandling: The Star Passing Drill
This basketball ballhandling and passing drill improves chest passing, bounce passing and player communication. Watch the full video demonstration inside the FREE Basketball Blueprint app! Setup Players form a star with
Motion Offense and Reacting To The Defense
Motion Offense and Reacting To The Defense A Motion Offense is a flexible system where you read the defense and read your teammates, and then play off of what you see
Footwork Drill for a Quick Front Turn
When it come to quick turns, there are two types of turns that you can use – front turns and rear turns. Front turns take you closer to the man,
The V Cut Footwork Drill for Quick Feet
A V Cut is a move that you use to get open. Many coaches call it a “Fake and Break” or an “Offensive Zig Zag”. In today's video blog post,
Winning Basketball Practice Plans featuring Tom Boone
In today's article, state champion head coach Tom Boone takes us through one of his most successful basketball practice plans. About Tom Boone As head coach for Mankato West High School in
Video: “Iverson” Shooting & Ball Handling Drill
Learning to "play low" is an invaluable skill for players to master early. Today's video has some great drills that will get your players playing down low and shooting with
How to Improve Your Team’s Rebounding Skills
Today, I'm going to talk about some rebounding drills for kids that will help your players become more skilled and confident when it comes to rebounding. Some of the rebounding drills
How to Train and Condition Your Players
Today, I'm going to take some time to share some excellent youth basketball drills that are perfect for training and conditioning your players. Free Jumps and Hops Start with ankle flips. Keeping
2 Drills to Help Your Defensive Players Improve
During today's blog post, we're going to go over a number of ways that you can help to improve your team's basketball defense. Bowl Drill During this basketball defense drill, we keep
Video: Learn About the Jump to Stance Defensive Drill
During the above video, you'll learn about the Jump to Stance basketball drill, specifically for your defense. During this basketball drill, your players will go through all three defensive stances, focusing
2 Killer Drills to Enhance Your Players’ Game
During this blog post, I'm going to talk about some kids basketball drills that will enhance your players' game and make them even more powerful on the court. Three-Line Straight Drill For
How to Get Your Players Amped Up Pre-Game Time
Today, we're going to talk about a couple of basketball drills that are ideal for getting your players ready pre-game. 3 Pass Lay-Up This is a variation of the 3-man weave basketball
3 Man Weave Shooting Drills
During today's blog post, we're going to discuss two great drills for full court passing, ballhandling, shooting, and offensive decision making. 3-Man Weave Shooting Most of you coaches and players have most
Warm-Up Drills for an Effective Practice
During this blog post, we're going to talk about some great warm-up drills that will help you and your team have a basketball practice that's as effective as possible. These warm-up
3 Foul Shooting Fundamentals
Today we're going to talk about foul shooting, or free throw shooting, as a lot of people like to call it, and how you can teach your youth basketball team
How to Get Your Team to Play More Up-Tempo
There are many different things coaches must focus on during basketball practice--shooting, dribbling, techniques, plays...the list goes on and on. But how often to you spend on getting your team
Youth Basketball Drills: Rebounding
Rebounding is a very important part of being a successful basketball player, and with these youth basketball drills, your players will be able to improve their rebounding skills. If you