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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.
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The point guard sometimes is the forgotten player after the ball is entered. Use this to your advantage by having the ball move to the right side as the point runs backdoor. MORE
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This popular play requires several movements, screens, handoffs and passes to set up a passer outside the arc throwing a leading pass to a player cutting to the hoop. Why use it The constant movement in this play forces the defense to cover a lot of areas and eventually breaks down after multiple screens and... MORE
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Your players are forced to communicate, hustle, shoot and score all while multiple basketballs are flying around the court and multiple players are participating. Why use it This drill combines outlet passing, sprinting the length of the floor, scoring on the move, following your own shot and keeping the pace moving. What’s also great about... MORE
Jogging a mile either in multiple laps around the gym or outside on the track doesn’t simulate game conditions — use the ‘Basketball Mile’ to build endurance the right way. Why use it So much time is wasted and lost on half-speed, long-distance running in an effort to build conditioning in basketball players.... MORE
Knock down shots from all over the floor in this competitive drill pitting paired players against each other to make 40 specified shots in 3 minutes … or advance as far as possible. Why use it Adding a competitive element to any shooting drill makes it more effective for your players. Plus, as with any... MORE
3 players enter, only 1 leaves the winner… and that player must battle to secure rebounds, score while being contested and shake off hard fouls to maintain concentration. Why use it This drill is all about toughness. It is pure mental and physical toughness. Often times a referee does not see a player get fouled... MORE
From Basketball Coach Weekly Post players get used to aggressively taking the ball away from an opponent, getting in proper position and scoring against contact in this competitive drill. Why use it Post players always aren’t going to receive a perfect entry pass on the block. The game requires them to track... MORE
From Basketball Coach Weekly The goal is to score 100 points between the two players in 6 minutes with shooting from the free-throw line, as well as the wing and baseline on both sides of the floor. Why use it The best shooting drills get a lot of game-like shots at the... MORE
From Rory Hamilton, head girls coach at Norman North High in Oklahoma This drill works on skip passes, dribble penetration, kick-out passes, drawing defenders as you attack and culminating in an open corner 3-pointer when all defenders are occupied. Why use it Players must get used to moving the ball via the... MORE
From Troy Culley, head coach of the Myerscough College Division 3 team, UK ‘Paired Passing’ uses simple actions to work a multitude of game skills within a drill you can use every day to hammer home their importance Why use it Not every drill needs to utilize the entire floor, run the... MORE
