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This season, never hunt around for a fresh basketball drill again. Get proven and easy to use drills for all groups and abilities with Basketball Coach Weekly. As a coach, it is your job to give your team the skills and technique to be great players. The soccer drills in this section will help you coach your players in the core skills of the game. We’ll tell you what to look out for, how to get the ideas over to your players, and we’ll give you games and exercises to really power-up their skills.
From Derek Brown of CoachTube The ‘Nearest Man’ Drill teaches players how to control the glass even when there isn’t an opposing player in their immediate vicinity Why use it During a game, players may be caught in the paint without an offensive player near them to box out. You still need those defensive... MORE
Zones are meant to confuse offenses, so be sure your players know exactly what to run as soon as the opposition changes course and moves from man to zone. Why use it When a team quickly throws a zone at you, it’s best to have a set offense to run so you players don’t... MORE
From Chad Warner, the head men’s coach at Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. Help defense is the cornerstone of all great defensive teams so teach players the proper way to help and the energy needed to play defense properly. Why use it If your help defense is a step slow, then your entire defensive... MORE
From David Polett, Vistamar School in El Segundo, California Pull the big defender away from the hoop and take advantage of the mismatches this creates with pick-and-roll action after ball reversal. Why use it You’re still working with a lack of size, so this play works well to pull larger defenders away from the basket.... MORE
From Chad Warner, head coach at Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida Defensive players must learn how to close out on the ball, stop a cutter and race out to guard a new ball handler on a skip pass – require these skills for playing time. Why use it Your defensive players must do more than... MORE
From Chad Warner, men’s coach at Flagler College St. Augustine, Florida Defenders must learn to react and recover (scramble) when passes are flying around the perimeter – use this disadvantage drill to sharpen those skills. Why use it All great defenses scramble well. This means they sprint to recover as the ball is moving around... MORE
From Kelly Graves, the head women’s coach at the University of Oregon You don’t want to be the one who misses in this drill focusing upon dribble penetration, proper cuts to the hoop, passing to a cutter and scoring on the move. Why use it It seems so easy – deliver a sharp pass in... MORE
From Kelly Graves, the head women’s coach at the University of Oregon The pressure is on as players must make accurate passes, secure their catches, sprint to the next spot and eventually score at the rim without the ball touching the ground Why use it The Scramble Drill shows your players why delivering the ball... MORE
From Taylor Jannsen, player development coach Milwaukee, Wisconsin This competitive drill forces shooters to sprint and move after every shot, grab the ball, gain composure and take a good shot for 2 straight minutes. Why use it Once again, you want intensity in players’ offseason workouts. It’s great to have players head to the gym... MORE
From Jared Curtiss, West Linn High, Oregon Give your post players extra reps in establishing position, beating double teams, attacking the middle and scoring in the lane. Why use it To help forwards and centers build their post skills, this drill simulates the speed of how a defense double-teams and what is required to... MORE
