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Basketball Drills, Plays and Coaching Tips

V-Cut & Catch Drill

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Purpose

Players practice cutting and passing to the cutter.

Drill Setup

  • Two players line up on opposite sides of the court at the free throw line extended.
  • One player has a ball.
1. Start

How it Works

  1. Player without the ball runs down and executes a V cut.
    2. Make a V-Cut
  2. Player with ball passes to the cutter, who catches and squares up to the basket.
    3. Receive a Pass
  3. At this point, the person who passed, executes a V cut and receives a pass.
  4. Repeat

Coaching Tips

  • Players should catch and square to the basket in triple threat position.
  • Look for good timing of the pass – should be delivered right when the player comes off the cut.
  • Players should hop off their inside foot to square to the basket.
  • You can also try L-cuts and back door cuts

Basketball Ballhandling: The Star Passing Drill

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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 5 points at distance where all players can make good passes to any player in the star. 1 ball in the star and 1 on the baseline.

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Drill Instruction

1. Player 1 makes a chest pass to Player 3 and runs to Player 3’s spot.

2. Player 3 makes a chest pass to Player 5 and runs to Player 5’s spot.

3. Player 5 makes a chest pass to Player 2 and runs to Player 2’s spot.

4. Player 2 makes a chest pass to Player 4 and runs to Player 4’s spot.

5. Player 4 makes a chest pass to Player 1 and runs to Player 1’s spot.

6. For simplicity, player always makes a pass to the 2nd person their right and follows their pass to take that person’s spot.

7. Once comfortable introduce a 2nd ball, or a layup instead of a pass to the player under the hoop.

Coach’s Emphasis

If players are unable to make crisp passes due to distance, move the lines closer together so that focus is on form and fundamentals.

Once players have established comfort and rhythm, change passes to bounce passes, include layups and time how many passes can be completed in a 1 minute period.

Watch the full video demonstration inside the Basketball Blueprint app! (FREE)