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.
The corner seems like an odd place from which to use a 2-man game but this play exploits the space on the floor for several scoring options. WHY USE IT Shift the areas from which you attack on the floor to keep defenses honest. This play is run from the corner, which makes it difficult... MORE
Start with a handoff on the wing, which leads into a drag screen and allows your offense to attack the middle of the lane as the defense can’t cover it all. MORE
Show your post players the kinds of shots you want them to take in a game — lots of layups and mid-range jumpers to place them in a position to succeed. MORE
The post player keeps moving from one side of the rim to the other, completing in-close moves and scoring at the rim to sharpen forwards’ shooting skills MORE
Players must make two consecutive shots before earning the right to move to the next spot … miss two in a row and head back to the previous spot. MORE
Convert an in-close curl, 3-pointer, mid-range jumper and attacking layup in this fast-paced drill to work on shooting from several areas of the floor. MORE
Teach players to get into a fast rhythm in transition offense by racing up the floor, converting and moving quickly back in the opposite direction to score again. MORE
After completing a full-court transition layup, those 2 players now must sprint back in the opposite direction to close out on shooters in the front court. MORE
Too many teams want to set up a 3-point play late in the game when trailing by 3 points when a quick 2-pointer allows you a better chance to score and extend the game. MORE
Split your squad into two teams at opposite baskets, then have each player execute 3 shots of varying depth while keeping track of which group makes the most shots. MORE
