Make your defender lean one way, then cross the other way and totally school him/her.

1. Start dribbling the ball with your right hand
2. Cross weakly over to your LH
3. Quickly, but under control, cross the ball back to your right hand and drive past your defender

Skills

Ball handling, fingertip strength, speed, footwork.

Players

1 or preferably 2

Instructions

1. Start dribbling the ball with your right hand
2. Cross weakly over to your LH
3. Quickly, but under control, cross the ball back to your right hand and drive past your defender

Variations

Do more than two crosses…. keep your defender leaning one way, then the other, then back again…. They will not know what u are going to do (blow by them, pass, shoot, etc.)

Tips

Keep low, keep your head up, triple threat position.

Nice way to correct your form.

1. If this is your first time doing this drill, begin by standing with your head directly under the rim.
2. Next, take a basketball, and find the air hole.
3.Hold it out in front of you with one hand.
4. Flip it over, and put it in shot pocket (use one hand).
5. Make sure you release it vertically upwards or the ball will hit the rim.
6. Follow-through. If you don\‘t, the ball will hit the rim. The follow-through carries the ball through the hoop.
7. Perform this excersise for10 minutes every day for 30 days.
8. When you have done this for fifteen day, move one giant step back. Same routine. Make sure you arm is still going exactly vertical. It makes your shot incredibly difficult to block.

Skills

Shooting posture

Players

1

Instructions

1. If this is your first time doing this drill, begin by standing with your head directly under the rim.
2. Next, take a basketball, and find the air hole.
3.Hold it out in front of you with one hand.
4. Flip it over, and put it in shot pocket (use one hand).
5. Make sure you release it vertically upwards or the ball will hit the rim.
6. Follow-through. If you don\‘t, the ball will hit the rim. The follow-through carries the ball through the hoop.
7. Perform this excersise for10 minutes every day for 30 days.
8. When you have done this for fifteen day, move one giant step back. Same routine. Make sure you arm is still going exactly vertical. It makes your shot incredibly difficult to block.

Variations

Shoot free throws like this. Then add your second hand.

Tips

• Bend your knees a lot. Make sure your body is balanced (feet shoulder width apart).
• Make sure both feet are point to the basket, with the right foot lined up with the center of the rim. Your left foot is slightly farther back.

Stand at the free throw line and take ten shots. Keep the thought in the back of your head that if you miss you run. For everyone you miss you run the court 5 times. After 5 times you run 50, because even Shaq shoots better than 50%.

Skills

Free throw shooting and conditioning.

Players

1

Tips

For the coaches you can make the drill harder by adding more shots and sprints.

Spin dribble between your legs and behind your back.

Dribble the ball with either hand at full speed and then do a spin between the legs, and then as it comes in front of you do a spin behind the back with the hand you started with. Pretend a defender is in front of you.

Skills

Ballhandling and ball control.

Players

1

Instructions

Dribble the ball with either hand at full speed and then do a spin between the legs, and then as it comes in front of you do a spin behind the back with the hand you started with. Pretend a defender is in front of you.

Tips

Dribble with fingertips, do not go too slow or defender will have time to steal the ball. Practice makes perfect.

If you do this move you will be wide open for a jumper.

For right handers: Start on the left side of the 3 point line. With your right hand, take a few slow dribbles kinda towards the middle of the court (DON’T ENTER THE KEY). Dribble through yor leg under your left leg, and quickly bounce it back under your right leg. Explode to the top of the key, do a wide low cross and you will be wide open for a shot. Instead of crossing over at the end, you may want to shoot a fall-away jumper or pumpfake then shoot.

Skills

Ballhandling, jumpshot.

Players

1 or 2

Instructions

For right handers: Start on the left side of the 3 point line. With your right hand, take a few slow dribbles kinda towards the middle of the court (DON’T ENTER THE KEY). Dribble through yor leg under your left leg, and quickly bounce it back under your right leg. Explode to the top of the key, do a wide low cross and you will be wide open for a shot. Instead of crossing over at the end, you may want to shoot a fall-away jumper or pumpfake then shoot.

Tips

practice

Competitive shooting workout.

Begin with one player from the corner three; shoot the ball, and bring it back to the three, pumpfake, and dribble in to about 15 feet and launch another; get the rebound and bring it back to the three; pumpfake and dribble in and make a layup. Do this from all five angles; the two corners, the two wings, and the top of the key. Threes count as three points, 15 footers count as two points, and layups count as one point. Then, shoot two freethrows. Time yourself- next get the second person to do the same. Whoever scores the highest and in the least time wins.

Skills

Shooting from all distances and speed shooting.

Players

2 or more

Instructions

Begin with one player from the corner three; shoot the ball, and bring it back to the three, pumpfake, and dribble in to about 15 feet and launch another; get the rebound and bring it back to the three; pumpfake and dribble in and make a layup. Do this from all five angles; the two corners, the two wings, and the top of the key. Threes count as three points, 15 footers count as two points, and layups count as one point. Then, shoot two freethrows. Time yourself- next get the second person to do the same. Whoever scores the highest and in the least time wins.

Variations

none

Tips

Always hold your follow-through for 2 seconds and get the rebound; if you shoot and go after it, the shot either ends up flat or long, because the force being carried forward as you go after it influences the flight of the ball.

Quick and helpful.

Start at the bottom of the key on one side, run in full sprint towards the elbow stuttering your feet and calling out “shot“as you approach.Come to a stop at the elbow in a defensive stance slide diagonally so that you end up at the opposite side of the key you started at. Do this 10 times or for 2 minutes.

Skills

Quick feet, helps with lateral movement.

Players

Any kind especially guards

Instructions

Start at the bottom of the key on one side, run in full sprint towards the elbow stuttering your feet and calling out “shot“as you approach.Come to a stop at the elbow in a defensive stance slide diagonally so that you end up at the opposite side of the key you started at. Do this 10 times or for 2 minutes.

Variations

Start the same but instead slide along the foul line and run back wards down the other side of the key, then do the grape vine along the baseline. Repeat at least 5 times each side or do each side for 1 min.

Tips

Stay low and don’t bring your feet together when sliding.

How to be a free-throw great like Reggie Miller!

EVERY SINGLE DAY shoot at least 100 free throws in certain reps. You could do 100, take a break and practice other stuff, then do another 100, practice more and do another 100 to finish off your workout.

Another thing to help your free throws is to lay down and shoot the ball in the air. This helps keep consistent form.

Skills

shooting, concentration, confidence

Players

1 – 2

Instructions

EVERY SINGLE DAY shoot at least 100 free throws in certain reps. You could do 100, take a break and practice other stuff, then do another 100, practice more and do another 100 to finish off your workout.

Another thing to help your free throws is to lay down and shoot the ball in the air. This helps keep consistent form.

Variations

Shoot more than 100 at a time.

Tips

ALWAYS try for a swish. It will give you a higher shooting percentage.

Be able to shoot off a screen or on a quick pass.

Set up a trash can or a chair anywhere on the court within the players shooting range. Have the player dribble at a decent sprint right at the can or chair. Then reaching the chair have the player shoot a quick release shot.

Skills

This helps your shot off of a quick pass or when your open for only that quick second.

Players

1

Instructions

Set up a trash can or a chair anywhere on the court within the players shooting range. Have the player dribble at a decent sprint right at the can or chair. Then reaching the chair have the player shoot a quick release shot.

Tips

Move the diversion around all over the court so they can improve on getting a quicker shot from anywhere. Try getting as close to the chair as possible and as you get better run at it faster.

Last man standing wins.

Players stand around the 3 point line and take turns shooting. If you get the ball in and the next person doesnt he gets an H then if the next person gets it in and you don’t then you get an H. So basically if you get it in a letter of horse gets passed on, and when you get horse you are out. You do shots until everyone has horse except for one person.

Players

3+

Instructions

Players stand around the 3 point line and take turns shooting. If you get the ball in and the next person doesnt he gets an H then if the next person gets it in and you don’t then you get an H. So basically if you get it in a letter of horse gets passed on, and when you get horse you are out. You do shots until everyone has horse except for one person.

Tips

Just put the ball in the basket.

Running and ballhandling drill.

Start at half court and have two people stand beside you facing the other way. Roll the ball in whichever direction you want, and have them turn around and fetch after it. The person who gets to the ball the fastest has to try and score a shot before 5 seconds and the other person defends.

Skills

1 on 1, fast break.

Players

2+

Instructions

Start at half court and have two people stand beside you facing the other way. Roll the ball in whichever direction you want, and have them turn around and fetch after it. The person who gets to the ball the fastest has to try and score a shot before 5 seconds and the other person defends.

Variations

You can have an obsticle course before going after the ball to make it harder.

Tips

Have people about the same ability together to make it more fair and challenging at the same time so they won’‘t give up.

It helps build your calf muscle and it helps your reaction time.

When your coach yells “Quick Feet!!!”, the team quickly starts tapping their feet and fast as they can with your hands in the air.

Players

Just yourself or it can be the whole team

Instructions

When your coach yells “Quick Feet!!!”, the team quickly starts tapping their feet and fast as they can with your hands in the air.

Feed the ball straight from defense and have a player run with the ball handler. The ball handler goes for a layup but passes to the runner who then finishes a layup.

2 players on offense, 1 on defense.

Skills

Quick thinking on the court, finishing and deceving the opponent.

Players

3

Instructions

2 players on offense, 1 on defense.

If you want to get faster, stronger, and a much better ballhandler do this drill!

Have 2 chairs set up at half court, put 30 seconds on the clock. The first player crossesover/wraparounds (behind the back), the second person does around the waist passing, as the third player does ball push-ups.

Players

3

Instructions

Have 2 chairs set up at half court, put 30 seconds on the clock. The first player crossesover/wraparounds (behind the back), the second person does around the waist passing, as the third player does ball push-ups.

Variations

About nine times.

Tips

Keep the ball low.

Embarass the defender and score 2 points.

Dribble up the court with your left hand and head down. When you get to the left wing, raise your right hand quickly as if you were to grab the ball, and raise your head. The defender should jump, and you blow past him for the layup.

Players

1-2

Instructions

Dribble up the court with your left hand and head down. When you get to the left wing, raise your right hand quickly as if you were to grab the ball, and raise your head. The defender should jump, and you blow past him for the layup.

Variations

Do it with right or add it after a killer crossover and get 2 defenders in a row.

Tips

Work on your head fake.

This crossover is a sweet move to use when driving to the lane.

Take the ball with your strong hand, crossover between the legs, pretending to go hard right or left, then do another normal crossover to the other side, leaving your defender hanging.

Skills

Quick hands and a killer crossover.

Players

One or two

Instructions

Take the ball with your strong hand, crossover between the legs, pretending to go hard right or left, then do another normal crossover to the other side, leaving your defender hanging.

Tips

Make sure you do it fast and with your head up.

All shots=2, points layups= 6.

Start with a defender on the one freethrow line, and another player on the other freethrow line.

Start the game, then switch the players when a shot is made or the ball is stolen. All shots will = 2 points but layups will = 6 points. Play up to 30-50 points.

Skills

Layups.

Players

2

Instructions

Start with a defender on the one freethrow line, and another player on the other freethrow line.

Start the game, then switch the players when a shot is made or the ball is stolen. All shots will = 2 points but layups will = 6 points. Play up to 30-50 points.

Variations

Switch the layups with 2 pointers 3 pointers dunks or anything else you can think of.

Tips

Play longer = play better

The Viking throw is one I developed to build upperbody power & helped me get the ability to slam down a 12 & even 15 pound medicineball. Typically medicine-ball throws are regarded as plyometrics because they are great power builders, but most tosses I’ve seen or heard of aren’t truly plyometrics. They actually fit into a class of “max power output training”.

I’m going to show you how to make the throws plyometric and thereby much more effective.

The Viking throw is a simple granny toss motion, where you take the appropriate weight medicine-ball lowered between your legs and hurl it as fast and forceful as possible behind your head.

My reactive version consists of doing this: Flip the ball up into the air slightly higher than your head, catch it slightly higher than the navel but as soon as it hits your hands an immediate turn around of force needs to take place. This is the catch/react idea that makes this a power medicine ball method that will give you upperbody vertical boosting ability.

Do 1-2 sets of 10 reps!

My reactive version consists of doing this: Flip the ball up into the air slightly higher than your head, catch it slightly higher than the navel but as soon as it hits your hands an immediate turn around of force needs to take place. This is the catch/react idea that makes this a power medicine ball method that will give you upperbody vertical boosting ability. Do 1-2 sets of 10 reps!

Skills

Improved vertical jump & upperbody power.

Players

1

Instructions

My reactive version consists of doing this: Flip the ball up into the air slightly higher than your head, catch it slightly higher than the navel but as soon as it hits your hands an immediate turn around of force needs to take place. This is the catch/react idea that makes this a power medicine ball method that will give you upperbody vertical boosting ability. Do 1-2 sets of 10 reps!

Variations

Work with different weights of medicine balls. One set can be focused on speed with a light 3-6 lb. ball. The next set more for strength with a 10-15lb. ball.

Tips

Coaching tips

A running game involving dribbling best for little kids who are just gaining control over the ball.

All the players except one who is “it” line up on the baseline with balls. The person who is it stands anywhere between the baseline and the halfcourt line with a ball.

The person who is it calls out “red rover red rover, I call over Name”, and then that person has to try and get over the halfway line without being tagged by the person who is it. Both people have to keep dribbling.

When the person reaches the line or is tagged, all the other players can try and run across too. If the person who is it wants to, they can call out “bull rush” and then everyone has to run straight away. Anybody tagged joins the person in the middle and tries to catch the others.

Skills

Dribbling, agility, endurance.

Players

At least 3, best with about 6 or 7

Instructions

All the players except one who is “it” line up on the baseline with balls. The person who is it stands anywhere between the baseline and the halfcourt line with a ball.

The person who is it calls out “red rover red rover, I call over Name”, and then that person has to try and get over the halfway line without being tagged by the person who is it. Both people have to keep dribbling.

When the person reaches the line or is tagged, all the other players can try and run across too. If the person who is it wants to, they can call out “bull rush” and then everyone has to run straight away. Anybody tagged joins the person in the middle and tries to catch the others.

Variations

Any player that is tagged has to sit down where they are and try and reach other players as they run past, without moving from their position.

Tips

If you choose to, you can make it so that if a player looses control of the ball then they are it, or if the person who is it looses control of the ball then everyone gets across for free.

Passing, defending, blocking, controll, awareness, directional passing and a team exercise.

Three players on one team and three players on the other. The referee throws the ball once equally in the middle of both teams and the team that gets the ball has to pass it along without the other team getting it before they get to the oppositions side of the court.

Skills

Passing, controlling and defending.

Players

3 on 3

Instructions

Three players on one team and three players on the other. The referee throws the ball once equally in the middle of both teams and the team that gets the ball has to pass it along without the other team getting it before they get to the oppositions side of the court.

Variations

6 on 6, 7 on 7, 8 on 8 and so on.

Tips

Say who you are passing to e.g I am nick and I shout clayton and pass to clayton.