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Moreno Valley'sFavorite Practice

Dr i l l s 2016

Table o f Contents

1. Warm-Upers 2

2. Transition Drills 1 8

3. Defensive Drills 2 6

4. Offensive Drills 3 6

5. Shooting 4 2

6. Rebounding Drill 5 4



Warm-Upers

2016 Practice DrillsFull Throttle Shooting

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Shot 1

Shot 2

Everyone on the team has abasketball and start at half court.Each player wil l take the sameshots.

1st person dribbles hard t o the TOKand takes a TOK three pointer(second person waits unti l the ballis rebounded before they go andtake same shot, each person on theteam follows suit) (Shot 1 )

once player gets a rebound they got o the basket t o the left for a r i g h thanded layup (Shot 2 )

2016 Practice DrillsFull Throttle Shooting

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Shot 5

Shot 6

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Player speed dribbles across thecourt (push the ball ahead o f youl imit your dribbles) for a left handlayup (Shot 3 )

after rebound player sprints t o theright side basket for a short corner(or corner three pointer) shot (Shot4 )

Player gets rebound and speeddribbles diagonally for a bank shotabove the block (or a reverse layupdepending on what you want t o seethat day) (Shot 5 )

The last shot is a wing 1 5 footer o ra wing three pointer (depending onwhat you want) (Shot 6 ) (haveplayers g o th rough these 6 shotst w o t o three t imes and countthe i r makes and repor t the i rmakes t o you af ter the dr i l l )



Warm-Upers

2016 Practice DrillsFire Passing

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This is a timed dri l l i n our practice:1:50 seconds t o make 2 0 layups(10 on each side).. We use twoheavy balls for this dri l l normally,but sometimes we wil l use tworegular basketballs...

Start with two lines behind players1 and 2. There wil l be players in 3,4 and 5's spot as well.

The inside line starts with thebasketball. 1 slides and passes t o 2who is sliding as well. 2 passesback t o 1.

1 passes t o 3


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At this point 2 cuts at a 4 5 degreeangle.

3 passes t o 2, 3 begins t o cuttowards 5

2 passes ahead t o 4


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3 continues cut and receives passfrom 4, 4 cuts towards basket afterpassing t o 3

3 receives 4's pass and passesahead t o 5


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3 continues on and passes t o 5'sinside shoulder...

4 is continuing cut t o basket

5 delivers a bounce pass t o 4 forthe layup.

5 follows and gets the rebound

***Ball never needs t o h i t the floori n this drill.)***



Warm-Upers

2016 Practice DrillsSingle Exchanges

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Split Team Baseline Corner and HalfCourt CornerPlayer 1 with ball CHEST PASS t oPLAY 1 on Baseline RunningTowards PLAYER 1 with the ball.

2016 Practice DrillsSingle Exchanges

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Player One Receives ball and chestpasses i t t o next person in line(player 2)....

SWITCH IT UP WITH BOUNCE PASSand then OVERHEAD, then SKIP,sometimes we even rol l i t so theyare working on getting balls o f f theground...

*We Stress: catch with hands, don'tlet i t h i t your chest*We Stress: no bobbles, no drops,frozen rope passes



Warm-Upers

2016 Practice DrillsSnap Passes

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-Player One Starts with Ball (outsidethe three point line)-Player 2 starts inside the lane line-Both Players defensive slide whilechest passing t o each other (lateron you can have one line chest andone line bounce)-When players reach the end o f thecourt player 2 becomes outsideplayer, player 1 becomes in the laneplayer, and they spr in t pass theball t o each other-We go chest pass, then bounce,then over head, then we have eachline have a ball and one personbounce passes while the otherperson chest passes



Warm-Upers

2016 Practice DrillsWarrior Passing

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6 7 8players are arranged as so andplayers 1 and 3 start with abasketball

all passes go t o the right (or left i fyou would like)...

You then exchange with yourpartner...

normally we run this for theduration o f a shot clock (30seconds)

We stress not traveling, greatpasses, getting t o the spot so yourteammate doesnt have t o wait...You can count each pass and put anumber o f passes that you want t osee before time expires t o make i tcompetitive.

As you can see from the diagram 1and 3 are partners and wil l alwaysexchange with each other wheneverthey pass the basketball t o theirright... 2 and 6 are diagonalpartners who wil l always switchwith each other the duration o f thedril l. (4 and 7 wil l exchange witheach other and 5 and 8 as well)



Warm-Upers

2016 Practice DrillsCrossroads Passing

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1 and 3 start with a basketball

players pass t o their r ight and cut

4 passes t o 3 as she cuts

2 passes t o 1 as she cuts



2016 Practice DrillsCrossroads Passing

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After 2 and 4 pass the ball they cut

5 and 7 pass then cut...

pattern continues unti l coachescalls SWITCH or CHANGE in whichthe ball wil l then switch directions(in this case from right t o left)



Warm-Upers

2016 Practice DrillsPiston Passing

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- 1 passes t o 2- 2 scores layup- 3 rebounds and takes the ball outo f bounds


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- 2 runs the outside lane trying t obeat the pass down the floor- 3 passes ball t o 1 in the outletposition- 1 passes up court t o 5- 5 leads 4 t o the r im for a layup- 2 gets rebound and takes the ballout o f bounds


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- A s 2 is taking the ball out- 5 is following his pass t o 4 andgoing t o the outlet position- 3 who took the ball out o f boundsat first, is fi l l ing the mid courtposition (the person who takes theball out ALWAYS fills mid-courtspot)- 4 is running the lane- 2 outlets ball t o 5- 5 passes t o 3- 3 leads 1 with a pass t o the r im fora layup- 4 rebounds the ball and takes i tout o f bounds



Warm-Upers

PracticeX-Passing

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1 and 2 pass t o wings, wings makeentry passes t o bigs (can putdefense behind bigs i f you want).

1 and 2 that are not circled areplayers waiting in line

PracticeX-Passing

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4 and five pivot and pass t oopposite tops t o 1 and 2 who werewaiting in- l ine in the previousframe.

Goal is t o have 2 5 clean POSTcatches in a row.

*Wings must V-Cut t o get open

ROTATION:Top Guards t o Wings, Wings t oPosts, Posts t o Top.

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Warm-Upers

2016 Practice Drills3 Minutes o f Hell

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- 2 lines on the coaches box markon one side o f the floor- 1 player starts under the basket- 1 throws ball o f backboard gathersthe rebound outlets t o 1 in the firstline- 1 sprints down the lane lane linetowards the other end o f the court-as this is happening player 1 inline passes t o 1 in the other linethen follows his pass into thesecond line.- t he sprinting player calls for ball i nan area where the pass wil l bereceived and a layup can occurwithout putt ing the ball on thefloor.-as 1 passes t o the sprinting playerhe/she leaves the line and grabsthe rebound before the ball can h i tthe floor


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- t he player who made the layupsprints wide back down the court- t he rebounder is allowed onedribble and then must pass the ballup court t o 1 on the fastbreak.- 1 scores the layup and the passerfollows and grabs the reboundbefore the ball can h i t the floor.


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-rebounder outlets t o 2 and theprocess starts over again.

Give Players 3 Minutes t o d o th i sDri l l . Pick a number o f layups tha tm u s t be made w i th i n th i s t imeframe.For m y h igh school g i r l s I g o w i t h3 0 layups i n 3 minutes.Make sure af ter you d o r i g h t handtha t you swi tch sides and d o le f thand as well.



Warm-Upers

2016 Practice DrillsRelocation Layups

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This is a timed dril l, Put twominutes on the clock and select anamount o f layups you want t o seemade. Players do not reach i t theyget a sprint added under TEAMFOULS (to be ran later i n practice)

1 . Team lines up on sideline asshown2. Player with basketball under ther im throws the ball o f f glass andoutlets t o 23. Player 1 runs the lane, player 2passes back t o player 1 and cutsdiagonally across the floor t o theopposite sideline4. Player 1 passes ahead t o 4, 4passes i t back t o 1 who wil l shotthe layup5. Player 4, after the pass back t o 1,wil l cut diagonally across the floor(as shown)

2016 Practice DrillsRelocation Layups

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1. Player 1 gets rebound andoutlets t o 22. Player 2 passes back t o player 1and sprints across the court andgets into line behind 5.3 . Player 1 continues and passesahead t o 44. 4 passes back t o Player 1 andfollows player t o the basket t o getrebound5. Player 1 finishes and Player 4rebounds and goes back the otherway t o repeat the process.



Warm-Upers

2016 Practice DrillsValley Layups

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Put 1 minute on the clock and set agoal o f made layups that the teamneeds t o make...

Players 1 and 4 start with basketballunderneath their respective baskets

there's a line at each end coachesbox...

1 outlets t o 24 outlets t o 5

2 dribbles t o TOK, jump stop, makepass t o 15 dribbles t o TOK, jump stop, makepass t o 4

2 and 5 follow the layup, get i t outo f the net and outlet t o the nextperson in line and the dri l lcontinues



Warm-Upers

2016 Practice Drills4 Corner Layups/Jumpers

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Player 1 and 2 start with abasketball under their respectivebaskets...

They outlet i t t o their respectivesides and run the lane.

The outletter passes down thesideline and follows pass into theother line.

The person receiving the outletterspass wil l pass ahead t o the playerrunning the floor for a layup o relbow or three point jump shot. Thepasser wil l follow his/her pass andget the rebound and continue asthe runner on the other side o f thefloor



Warm-Upers

Practice4 Man V-Cuts

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4 5

Coach is the cone.. Coach has theball...

2 and 3 sprint t o baseline whencoach says GO...

they touch baseline and cut at a 4 5degree angle...

Coach passes t o 2

2 passes ahead t o the cutting 3

at this t ime 4 and 5 are t iming theirsprint up so that as 3 catches 4 isstarting 4 5 degree cut towardsbasket and 5 is also cutting... 3passes t o 4

4 bounce passes t o 5 for the finish



Warm-Upers

PracticeHilltops

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- 5 balls are needed for this dri l l- 7 people needed at least

- 3 starts with ball and begins 3man weave with 4 and 5-The 4th pass is a layup-other two passers become wingshooters as 1 and 2 pass them theball f rom the baseline...

- layup man wil l get his ownrebound-shooters get their own reboundsand replace 1 and 2 as passers forthe next group down

PracticeHilltops

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-Same pattern coming back- 4 t h pass makes the layup-other two passers get jumpers



Warm-Upers

2016 Practice DrillsWAKE

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Wake is a dri l l that combines 6 ful lcourt drills into one segment. I t is atimed dri l l and a perfection dril l. I fa player misses a shot i n this dri l lthey sprint back redo whatever dri l lwe are currently on...

This is timed: Put 7 t o 8 minutes onthe clock (varies depending on skilllevel) Players must complete i t i nthe time given o r they start ALLOVER. This is a HUGETONE-SETTING DRILL

1. Speed Layups (ThreeBasketballs t o s tar t t h i s dr i l l )(Right hand side first) (once everyplayer has made both right handlayups they proceed t o do left handspeed layups) (if they either layupthat player must go again) (teamcannot continue t o mext part o fdri l l unt i l all players make theirlayups)


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***NOTE: The rest o f this dri l l isdone with only 1 basketball***

2 . Lane Line Passing: Player 1 and2 take of f together down the floormaking crisp chest passes. Oneplayer finishes at one end o f thefloor, players cross each other, andthe other player finishes on theother end... I f either player misseson their turn they must start againbefore anyone else on the team cango... All players must make a layupbefore moving onto part 3


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3. 2 - M a n Weave : Player 2 cutsPlayer 1 passes t o 2, Player 2dribbles t o the TOK and jumpstops. Player 2 hits player 1 for thelayup... Player 2 gets rebound,player 1 gets the outlet anddribbles t o TOK and jump stops.Player 1 passes t o player 2 for alayup...

*Again both layups have t o bemade in order for the next group t ogo.


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4. 3 - M a n Weave: Basic three manweave up and back.. Both layupsneed t o be made before the nextgroup in line goes...



Warm-Upers


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5. Irv ine Layups: 1 passes t o 2, 2passes back t o 1, 1 passes ahead t o3 for the layup. After 1 passeshe/she must sprint t o the sideline(under the coaches box), 2 gets 3'srebound and 3 goes t o the outletspot


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I rv ine Continued: 1 sprints downthe floor as 3 is receiving theoutlet... 3 takes one dribble andpasses i t ahead t o 1 for the layup...*Both layups must be made beforethe next group o f three can go


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6. Duke 3 - M a n Break: 1 passesback and forth with 2 and 3... theyshould remain wide and not travelon their passes... Once they all h i tthe baseline they sprint back withthe Point guard pushing the ball i ntransition dribbling t o the TOK,jump stop and hi t one o f the guardsfor a layup.



Transition Drills

2016 Practice DrillsQuick Strike

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This dri l l is 4 trips in transition...

5 starts by throwing ball o f f glassand collecting the rebound...

1 cuts across the floor t o receivethe outlet

2 takes of f down the floor.

1 passes ahead t o 2 for the layup


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Coming back 1 pitches ahead t o 2who hits the trailing big for a layup


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Trip three: 1 gets the outlet anddribbles ahead not able t o h i t thetwo, 5 runs into a drag ballscreenand rolls, PG hits the rol l


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Trip four: Same as three except 2'sman helps on the rol l so as 1 comesof f the ball screen the 2 lifts f romthe corner and receives a pass from1 for the three pointer



Transition Drills

2016 Practice Drills76'ers Dril l

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1 throws the ball o f f the backboard

2 cuts across the floor for the outlet

3 takes of f down the floor

2 passes ahead t o 3 for a layup

1 r im runs and gets t o the ballbefore i t hits the ground


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1 takes ball out and outlets t o 2, 1runs the the lane hard

3 runs the floor t o the wing

2 passes ahead

2 passes the ball inside t o 1 for alayup...


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Players who fast breaked must getunder the freethrow line beforerunning back onto defense at theother end....

players on baseline are waiting t oget ball out o f net and attemptingt o push the ball up the floor i ntransition against the defense whois trying t o get back

Play unti l make o r miss isrebounded. Once defense gets therebound o r takes the ball out theytry t o push back against the teamthat just transitioned on them

(this dri l l works on transitionoffense, primary and secondary,and transition defense, i t iscompetitive because you can putl ight jerseys versus dark jerseysand keep score)



Transition Drills

PracticeShort and Long Outlets

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5 starts with ball1 comes toward ball for outlet2 takes of f down the floor as 1catches outlet pass1 dribbles once and passes aheadt o 25 sprints r im t o r im t o get ballbefore i t hits the ground

PracticeShort and Long Outlets

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1 cuts across the floor after passingahead t o 2...5 gathered rebound and outlets t o22 takes a dribble and passes aheadt o 1 for the layup



Transition Drills

PracticeNorth Carolina

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4 lines (2 basketballs)* * *2 o r more people in each lineneeded

5 starts with ball and throws i t o f fthe glass for the rebound1 sprints t o outlet position5 passes t o 1


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1 takes one t o two hard middledribbles and passes i t t o 3 who isrunning the lane for a layup.

(ALL PLAYERS FOLLOW THEIRPASSES INTO THE NEXT LINE) (ASSHOWN HERE BY 5 FOLLOWING HISPASS)


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The layup is made and 1 gets themake and speed dribbles downcourt (same side as lane runner)

(THE POINT GUARD "1" isFOLLOWING HIS PASS FROM THEPREVIOUS FRAME)

After 1 scores the layup 4 wouldget the rebound and repeat theentire process...



Transition Drills

2016 Practice DrillsMoVal 1 1

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2X and 1X are l ight colored jerseys1 is a dark colored jersey

2 x passes t o 1 who mustimmediately attack 2X

As soon as 1 touches the ball 1Xtakes of f after h im from behind

2X cannot leave the half court lineunti l 1 has touched the perimeter o fthe circle

1 attacks the r im as quickly aspossible trying t o score 1vs.1before 1X can help his teammate


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I f 1 doesnt make basket he getsback right away and 1X and 2Xattack the other way 2vs1....

However, i f 1 does score 2X takesball out o f bounds.... 1 face guards1X and tries t o get a five secondcall o r a steal...

I f 1X gets the ball he attacks 12vs1.

Switch teams each set o fpossessions and keep score t o 6(dark vs. l ight colored jerseys).



Transition Drills


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This is just like MoVal 1 1 exceptnow we are playing 2vs.1 t o begin.

I f offense misses defense comesback 2vs.2...

I f offense scores on the initial breakthe defense must take the ball outand the people who scored mustdeny and try t o get a 5 second call.(See example frame two)


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Usually we go t o 4 (first team t o 4wins, losing team runs an up andback, winning team must make afreethrow t o get the win, i f theymiss they do 5 pushups and do notget credit o f the win)



Transition Drills

Practice3 Man Weave t o 2 vs. 1

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3 man weave down2vs.1 coming back

you can also do this 5 man weavedown and 3vs2 back

Practice3 Man Weave t o 2 vs. 1

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Transition Drills

Practice3 vs. 2 Continuous

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Practice3 vs. 2 Continuous

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Defensive Drills

PracticeHooiser Square

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3 defenders scramble t o try t odeflect passes o f 1,2,3 and 4offensive players cannot throw theball t o the same person theyreceived the pass from unti lanother teammate has touched theball

A deflection gets the defender outo f the middle.offense tries t o complete as manypasses as coach wants without a t ipo r turnover.



Defensive Drills

2016 Practice DrillsBox Defense Drill

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I love this dri l l fo r communicationand working with down screens andcross screens....

TO START:4 and 5 down screen for 1 and 2

depending on who we play we wil leither attach t o the hip o f theshooter coming of f the down screenand chase them, o r we wil l shootthe gap that x 4 and x 5 have givenx 1 and x 2 t o shoot through

Coach has the ball and hits 1 at theelbow


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As 1 catches 2 wil l screen down for5...

In this example x 2 has "opened thewindow" allowing x 5 t o shoot thegap t o get through the downscreen

1 passes t o 5


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1 down screens for 4

5 passes t o 4


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After a few down screens the elbowplayer wil l pass out t o the coach...ball side block wil l cross screen,defend i t based on your principlesbut i t should be a litt le screeningfor a big most o f the time.

After the cross screen the dri l l turnsinto 4 on 4 live and can open up.



Defensive Drills

2016 Practice DrillsPumpkin Head Drill

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Coach has a tennis ball andbasketball i n his/her hand in thisdrill...

x 1 and x 4 are on defense... 1 and 4are on offense along with theCoach.

The point o f this dri l l is t o knowwhere the ball is at all times whilestil l knowing where your man is andcommunicating with your teammatethe entire possession.

The tennis ball (or some other softball, is a ball used t o ensure thatthe defense is seeing both thecoach and their players and keepingtheir heads on a swivel.

2016 Practice DrillsPumpkin Head Drill

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1 and 4 exchange with each other afew times and x 1 and x 4 mustcommunicate and switch with themwhile at the same time keeping aneye on the ball

i f the coach feels that x 1 o r x 4 aretoo focused on their man he canthrow the tennis ball at thedefender, i f i t hits the defender inany way that defensive group losesa point, i f the defense deflect thetennis ball no points are lost.

The coach eventually wil l dribbledrive and x 1 o r x 4 must stop balland the other must COVER DOWNbecause o f the rule "when balldrops we drop"



Defensive Drills

2016 Practice DrillsDefensive Game 4vs.4

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Along with your normal shell dri l lwe like t o play defensive games....

The only way t o score in defensivegame is t o 1) be on defense and 2)get a stop

We use this dri l l t o practice ourcloseouts and also t o practice onball screens from the wing area...We defend on-bal l screens from thewing 4 different ways: 1) Blitz, 2)Show and Thru, 3) Ice, 4) Jam andUnder

As the season goes on we adjustthis depending on our opponent

Player x 2 starts with ball andpasses i t t o x1, after the playerpasses they must sprint t o close outas shown. As soon as ball reaches 3- x 4 and 4 come into play... 4 wil lcome on and set the on-bal l screenfor 3 and i t is live play f rom there

2016 Practice DrillsDefensive Game 4vs.4

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Here you see how when 3 receivesthe ball 4 sprints into a ball screenand i t is live... Practice defending i thowever you see f i t .

In this game only the defense canscore points...

I f the offense scores on thedefense they get t o go on defenseand defense goes on offense, butthe offense does not receive pointsf rom scoring...

The goal is t o get 5 stops. Firstteam t o 5 stops wins the game.



Defensive Drills

2016 Practice Drills6vs.4 Cover Down Drill

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Have two coaches o r managers ineach corner.

Coach starts with ball under thebasket and can throw t o anyoffensive player (except for t o thecorner).

When coach throws ball out t ooffense, defensive players close outt o their proper spots.


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Offense passes ball around anddefense is working on being in thecorrect positions based on ball andman principles


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As soon as the ball reaches acorner, that cornercoach/manager/player must drive i tt o the basket.

Defense must react by stopping theball before i t gets into the paint andtrapping the baseline driver shownby x 3 and x 4

Another big teaching point we haveis the idea that "i f ball drops wedrop, meaning x 1 must get t o theweakside block t o get x3's back. x 1is trying t o steal any baseline dr i f tpass o r weak side lob o r block pass.This is one o f the best part o f whatthe dri l l teaches defensively.


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When coach is stopped outside o fthe key he/she must throw thediagonal pass t o the player on thewing.

Defense at this point must scramblet o recover, priority being the ball.(This is another great thing that thisdri l l teaches)

Continue playing live after this,anyone can now take i t t o thebasket o r shoot and the coachesare stil l i n play but they mustalways stay in the corner and theycan only baseline drive when theyreceive the ball.



Defensive Drills

2016 Practice DrillsMoVal Scramble 3vs.3

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x1, 2 and 3 run in a circle aroundthe weak side block...

a coach has the ball on the leftwing...

when the coach is ready the coachwil l drive the ball and one o f thedefenders must come and stop theball OUTSIDE o f the key

2016 Practice DrillsMoVal Scramble 3vs.3

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When the coach is stopped thecoach wil l skip the ball t o any o f thethree offensive players outside o fthe three point line...

the remaining two defenders mustcommunicate and closeout i n ascramble situation t o the twobiggest threats and the defenderthat stopped the coach must getback into the play

play 3vs.3 live f rom this point.



Defensive Drills

2016 Practice DrillsCircle Trap

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In this dri l l each coach needs atleast one basketball t o keep theflow going...

6 players... 3 on offense and 3 ondefense get into a circle ..

Coach throws ball t o one o f theoffensive players (they must hold i tfor at least 2 seconds beforemaking another pass t o ateammate)...

The two closest defender t o the ballmust trap, the other defender is t oread the offensive player in thetrap's shoulders and eyes and try t oget a steal o r deflect the ball out.Trappers are trying t o get a t ip, butcannot foul.

The defense continues t o scrambleand trap unti l they get three tips,deflections o r steals.

We teach our trappers thefollowing: 1) Do not break the glass(do not foul), 2) Force an obviouspass, 3) Foul with your lower body



Defensive Drills

2016 Practice DrillsContinuous Closeouts

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Coaches start with basektballs onthe sidelines.

x 1 and x 2 are on defense and startnear the blocks.

Theres two lines above the"volleyball" line

1 runs towards the three point lineand Coach throws ball t o 1... x 1closes out as 1 catches (same thinggoes on on the other side with 5and x2).


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We discourage middle drives, wewant t o send the offense t o ourcheckpoints which are towards thesideline/basline, so we stressclosing out t o the high foot andhigh shoulder o f the offense.

As 1 catches 1 is t o take 2 dribblesin attack towards the basket. 1 isnot t o shoot i t , bu t try t o get by x1.

After 1 dribbles twice they pivotand pass t o the next person in lineand x 1 must closeout on thatperson. (ANY PAINT TOUCH COSTSx 1 and a coach keeps track o f this)


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When 1 passes the ball back out t o2, x 1 must closeout on 2 and 2attempts t o get t o the middle o r geta paint touch in 2 dribbles again...

After the 2 dribbles 2 would pivotand pass out t o 3 (once i t gets t o 3you as a coach make the decision,the third closeout you can go liveand give player 3 4 dribbles t oscore, o r you can have 3 only have2 dribbles again and let player 4 golive with x 1 with 4 dribbles.)

Before the dri l l starts make sure t odesignate how many players wil lhave two dribbles before i t is live...normally I go 3. That gets x 1 twocloseouts and a third closeout thatis live



Defensive Drills

2016 Practice DrillsVillanova Closeouts

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Ball starts with x 1x 1 passes t o x 2 and sprintsdiagonally t o 1 and closes out on 1as x 2 passes t o 1... x 2 sprintsdiagonally towards 2 and closes outon 2 as 1 passes i t t o 2 in thecorner...

2016 Practice DrillsVillanova Closeouts

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Live 2 on 2 from this point



Defensive Drills

2016 Practice DrillsFix I t

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In this dri l l we set up as i f we werein our 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 diamond press andalready trapping a side...

the coach as the ball on thesideline... and players are alreadylined up in the spots where theyshould be i f a trap were takingplace

the coach can throw the ball t o ANYoffensive player on the floor andthe defense has t o allow i t t o gothrough.

Once the ball is i n we are workingon getting out o f the initial trap andrecovering in order t o FIX theoutnumbered situation...

This dri l l teaches players how t oscramble out o f the trap and givesthem an idea that hustle canprevent easy layups even when weare extended ourselves...

We stress the following: 1) Protectthe basket, 2) Stop/Slow the Ball, 3)Force a quick jumper, 4) Keep ballon the sideline, 5) Leave furthestthreat open unti l fu l l recovery.. OurVocabulary for these teachingpoints is simply "FIX IT" the playersunderstand that t o mean those 5points.

You can do this dri l l i n any defensewhere you trap (full o r half court)



Offensive Drills

2016 Practice Drills5 vs. 4 Zone Concept Dril l

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In this dri l l we are working on adisadvantage situation (5 defendersin a zone (whatever zone you wisht o work on o r have your offensework against)...

Early i n the year we only teachconcepts and our philosophy withthis dri l l so that the players learn t oplay with concept instead o f sets...

Concepts:1 . Use the dribble t o "take 2" o rattract two defenders throughdribble penetration2. Play inside out (again penetrationo r the pass can do this)3 . Flash and hunt for scoringopportunities in the gaps4. Use the skip pass5. Screen the zone6. Make x 4 and x 3 have t o coverthe wing areas as much as possible.

We wil l play 7 possessions eachteam. Offense can get points forpaint touches i f you really want t ostress offense getting into thepainted area.



Offensive Drills

2016 Practice DrillsBlood 2 2

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Coach w/ 2basketballs

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Essential Dril l t o Building theDribble Drive:

There is a line o f guards on thesideline divide by jersey color (dark,l ight, dark, l ight, dark, l ight etc)

1X represents the l ight team and heis on defense at half court t o startthe dri l l off . He cannot leave thehalf court line unti l 1 has gotten thepass from the coach and hastouched the perimeter o f the halfcourt circle

4 is the post player. 4X is hisdefender (they stay this way for theduration o f the drill)

1 attacks 1X and coach (who hastwo basketball i n his hands) passest o 1. 1's job is t o blow by 1X andattack the basket and make 4X havet o make a decision

4 Reads and Reacts based on how 1penetrates (follows offensive rules)


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offense gets 1 shot and a possiblet ipi f they score they get a point, i f notno point.

1X now becomes the next offensiveplayer and he proceeds t o attack 2who was waiting on the sideline forhis turn t o come in. He is at halfcourt BEFORE 1X is done defending1.

1X attacks 2 and the coach passesh im the ball

In this example 1X could not beat 2t o the basket so he stops in theDROP ZONE... the rule is i f 1X stopsin the DROP BOX 4 must l i f t t o theelbow

1X passes 4 the ball and cuts t o thecorner

4 attacks and tries t o score...

2 is the next guard t o go ontooffense

this pattern continues unti l youreach a certain score (usually 5 o r 6points)

Person who scored winning basketshoots a freethrow t o validate thewin and losers run.


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1X cuts out t o corner4 drives right



Offensive Drills


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Exactly like Blood 2 2 except addyour 2 man in the corner. This dri l lwil l teach the three offensiveplayers t o react t o penetrationcorrectly by reading the ballhandlers actions...


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Offensive Drills

2016 Practice DrillsFull Court Finishes

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This dri l l works on ful l courtdefense, finishing in the post area,and ful l court dribbling and postentry passing.

on both sides o f the court twoplayers who you want t o seefinishing better and put them withtheir inside foot on the blocks asshown by 4 and 5 in this diagram.

On one side o f the floor the 4 takesthe ball out and throws i t i n as 1attempts t o get open from x1...

As soon as 1 catches x 1 is t opressure and try t o force aturnover...

1 tries t o get t o the other end o fthe floor and must reach the threepoint line before throwing i t intoeither 4 o r 5, his/her choice


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i n this diagram 1 chooses t o throwt o 4

4 must finish and 5 tries t o playdefense t o make the finish difficult.This is live unti l either 4 o r 5 makea shot (a coach may ask the postplayer t o throw i t out and havethem post up i f i t is getting sloppy)

Once one o f them scores, the onewho did not score takes the ball outo f bounds.


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x 1 (who was playing defense) isnow the outlet person...

The new ful l court defender is 2who wil l come from the other endo f the floor ... X1 must get open


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x 1 attacks 2 and the dri l l continuest o the other end o f the floor...



Offensive Drills

Ball Handling DrillsStrong/Reverse Lay-Up

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Players starts with 1 ball anddribbles at each cone. The playerwil l take 1 hard dribble with theoutside hand and quickly crossover,take one hard dribble at the nextcone and crossover (keeping theball below the knees). After the lastcone the player takes no more thantwo dribbles and attacks the rim.Finish on the other side o f the r imwith strong hand, make 3 per side.

Next set is similar but the playerwil l do an inside-out crossover ateach cone. The finish is with the of fhand (left hand reverse on rightside).

Ball Handling DrillsFloater

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Players starts with 1 ball anddribbles at each cone. The playerwil l take 1 hard dribble with theoutside hand and quickly dribblebetween the legs, take one harddribble at the next cone andcrossover (keeping the ball belowthe knees). After the last cone theplayer takes no more than twodribbles and attacks the r im andshoots a floater (1 and/or 2 feet)make 3 per side.

When driving right shoot r ightfloater and left floater driving left

Ball Handling DrillsSpin Fadeaway

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Players starts with 1 ball anddribbles at each cone. The playerwil l take 1 hard inside-out dribblewith the outside hand and quicklydribbles between the legs, take onehard dribble inside-out at the nextcone and between the legs (keepingthe ball below the knees). After thelast cone the player takes one harddribble and spins of f the coach/padfor a fade away jumper. Make surethe player is not drift ing, butslightly leaning/fading back t o getthe shot over a big.

Contest the shot without gettingunder the shooter (prevent ankleinjuries).

Ball Handling DrillsStep-Back

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Players starts with 1 ball anddribbles at each cone. The playerwil l take 1 hard inside-out dribblewith the outside hand and quicklydribbles behind the back, take onehard dribble inside-out at the nextcone and behind the back (keepingthe ball low). After the last cone theplayer takes one hard dribble at thelane and steps one hard step backinto a jumper.

Contest the shot without gettingunder the shooter (prevent ankleinjuries).



Offensive Drills

Ball Handling DrillsStep-Back Crossover

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Players starts with 1 ball anddribbles at each cone. The playerwil l take 1 hard dribble with theoutside hand and quickly dribblesbetween the legs-> behind theback-> crossver, take one harddribble at the next cone anddribbles between the legs-> behindthe back-> crossver (keeping theball low). After the last cone theplayer takes one hard dribble at thelane and steps one hard step backdribble and then quickly crossesover, creates space with 1 dribblefor a jumper.



Shooting

2016 Practice DrillsMarquette Shooting

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5Team Task:Timed - 3min

How i t Works:First three players in line havebasketballs.1 dribbles t o the right elbow andshoots2 dribbles t o the left elbow andshootsBoth players get their ownreboundsas they are doing this 3 would bedribbling at the right elbow andshooting his/her shot.(Players always go t o the oppositeelbow as the player in front o fthem)

2016 Practice DrillsMarquette Shooting

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The Cone represents a coach o rmanager.

As the players rebound their ownshots they form an outlet line in thecorner.A rebounder (2 in this case) passest o the outlet person (1). Who thenwil l pass t o the coach. And hustleback into line...Once the bal l gets t o the coachthe next person in line (4) runs ful lspeed towards an elbow andreceives the pass from the coachand catches and shoots and gethis/her own rebound and hits theoutlet. (The pattern continues assuch for the remainer o f the drill)(Ball should never again h i t t hef l oo r af ter the f i r s t three peopleshoot t o s tar t the d r i l l o f f ,everything af ter tha t i s CATCH,HIPS DOWN, SQUARE UP, GETYOUR FEET UNDER YOU andSHOOT).

Remember this is done with threebasketbal ls so communication isimportant. And hustling isimportant i n order t o get as manyshots up as you can.

For m y team, the players have 3minutes t o make 3 0 shots.(Adjust according t o your teamsshoot ing abi l i ty)



Shooting

2016 Practice DrillsBeat the Pro

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This is a two person 1 basketballshooting drill...

Here is the rules:1 . Player 2 can shoot f rom any twospots on the court 1 5 feet o rdeeper.2 . He/She must go t o the same twospots for the duration o f the dri l l(corner t o wing, back t o thecorner....)3 . For every make player 2 has hegets a point4 . For every miss player 2 has thePRO gets TWO points...5 . The game is first t o ten

If the PRO gets 1 0 before the playerthe partners switch. I f the Playerbeats the PRO the next round thatthat player goes the PRO will get 3points for every missed shot whileevery made shot stil l only countsfor 1 point for the player...Obviously you could have a playerget t o a point where the PRO isgetting 6 points for every missmeaning that the player can onlymiss 1 out o f 1 0 shots t o beat thepro...



Shooting

2016 Practice DrillsEagle Shooting

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Shooting Spots:There are 5 spots t o shoot f rom inthis competitive shooting dril l.


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Player Set-Up:Players are in pairs. Usually twopaired groups t o one basket. (if youhave enough baskets and courtspace you can go one paired groupper basket)...

One teammate starts with ballunder the basket, the other is theshooter. (Shown by 2 and 4 havingthe ball and 1 and 3 in theirrespective starting positions).

Rotations:Player completes task and rotatesone spot up.


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Round 1 Competition:Timed - 3min

Round 1 Rules: (Make 5)1. All groups are going against eachother t o get the highest score. (Thisrule is all-encompassing)2. Shooters shoot the entire 3minutes as their teammate reboundfor them.3. Shooters must make 5 shotsf rom each spot before moving ontothe next spot. (total o f 5 spots asmentioned in frame 1)4. For every shot made the pairedgroup gets a point.5 . Players continue t o shoot aroundthe spots unti l 3 minutes o f t imehas expired.6 . Players report total points t o thecoach and switch with their partnerwho does the same shootingroutine.


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Round 2 Competition:Times - 2min

Round 2 Rules: (Two-in-a-Row)1. All groups are going against eachother t o get the highest score.2 . Shooters shoot the entire 2minutes as their teammaterebounds for them.3. Shooters must make TWOSHOTS IN A ROW from each spotbefore moving on t o the next.4 . Each successful completion o f aspot counts as 2 points. I f a playerfails t o complete a spot, forexample a player has completed 4spots (8 points), bu t as timeexpired they stil l needed one morebasket t o complete their 5 th spot,then they finish with 8 points forthat round, not 9 . (No odd numberst o end the round).5 . Players continue t o shoot unti lthe time has expired.6 . Players report total points t o thecoach and switch with their partnerwho completes the same tasks.



Shooting


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Round 3 Competition:Timed - 5min

Round 3 Rules: (5 as a Group)1. All groups are going against eachother t o get the highest score.2 . Shooters take a shot, follow theirshot, get their own rebound andpass t o their partner.3 . Shooters exchange every shotand have t o make 5 shots as a pairbefore moving onto another spot.(Johnny makes 3 and Joe makes 2from the same spot, they can nowmove onto next spot).4 . Shooters continue t o shoot unti lthe 5 minutes time has expired.5 . Pairs report their total score forthe round t o the coach.


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Round 4 Competition:Timed - Untimed

Round 4 Rules: (Shoot 1 0Freethrows Each)1. All groups are going against eachother t o get the highest score.2 . All groups t o their own baskets.(If possible)3 . Each player wil l shoot 1 0freethrows.4. Once completed the group wil lgive their total score o f madefreethrows t o the coach. (Johnnywas 7 / 1 0 Joe was 8 / 1 0 thats ascore o f 15).

THIS ENDS THE COMPETITION.The coach adds u p the scores f o reach round and tota ls them t o seew h o wins.

Normal Consequences:Progressive Running.- 1 s t place does not run at all.-2nd , 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6 th place runsone up and back. (Then 2nd placegets t o stop running.)-3 rd , 4th, 5 th and 6th place runstwo up and backs. (Then 3rd placegets t o stop running.) ETC....



Shooting

2016 Practice DrillsChase Shooting

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Defense starts by the cone near thelane line/baselineOffense starts at cone by threepoint line/baseline

Player 1 Passes t o Coach

Once Player 1 passes x 1 can chase,but x 1 must go AROUND the conePlayer 1 starts at before trying t oblock player 1's shot

2016 Practice DrillsChase Shooting

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This dri l l teaches squaring up andgetting your footwork and releasequicker.

x 1 tries t o block shot.



Shooting

Shooting DrillsBig 8 Shooting

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-Player starts i n the corner-Sprints around cone and shoots-Sprints t o oppositesideline/baseline-Sprints around the other elbowcone for the shot

Shooting DrillsBig 8 Shooting

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-Player now touches the oppositeblock and heads back around theright elbow for shot...-Player then touches the oppositesideline/baseline and wraps aroundcone for the shot...

Continue for a certain t ime l imitand/or number o f makes



Shooting

Shooting DrillsReggie Miller Shooting

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-Dr i l l is done in pairs- 5 shots in the sequence-Player shoots as many shots ashe/she can in 2min



Shooting

Shooting DrillsTransition Shooting Competition

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- 1 Decides t o go t o the Corner for aTransition-like shot- 2 Must touch the elbow (or somedesignated spot by the coach) andthen try t o go block 1's shot- 3 throws a pass on time and ontarget t o 1

(See frame two for the other choice1 could make)

Shooting DrillsTransition Shooting Competition

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- 1 Decides t o run t o the wing/slotarea- 2 must touch a designated spot onthe court f irst before trying t o block1's shot- 3 delivers a pass on time and ontarget



Shooting

Shooting DrillsKobe Bryant Shooting

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23 -25 Seconds t o Get o f f 5 Shots.OR you can put 2min on the clockand count total makes...

Shot 1: Free ThrowShot 2: Wrap around cone onsideline for wing shotShot 3: Wrap around cone onopposite sidelineShot 4: Wrap around cone at halfcourt TOK ThreeShot 5: Touch Cone at Half CourtCatch, Peak, and Drive t o basket t ofinish with a layup



Shooting

Shooting DrillsKickback Balance Step Backs

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1. 1 gets f l ip f rom coach one harddribble, step back jumper

Work going both ways

(Make 10)



Shooting

Shooting DrillsKickback Balance Jumpers

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1. Coach flips the ball t o 12. 1 receives the kick-back f l iptakes one dribble, pump fake thenshoot at elbow

Do this going both ways

Stress hard dribble, cover ground,feet underneath you, balance on thepump fake, straight up and downon the jumper

(Make 1 0 total)



Shooting

Shooting Drills2 1 Shooting Dril l

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Player Must Get t o 2 1 Points t o Endthe Drill:

Layups: Worth 1 PointNail Shot: Worth 2 PointsThree Pointer: Worth 3 Points

Shooter Does the Shots in Order:1 s t - Layup then t o touch the HalfCourt2 n d - Catch and Shoot Nail Jumperthen go3 r d - Catch and Shoot Three Pointer

Repeate Process unti l the Playerscores 2 1 o r more points.



Rebounding Dril l

2016 Practice DrillsClose Quarters

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Coach starts with ball under thebasket

x 1 and x 4 chop their feet unti l thecoach passes t o any o f the 3offensive players...

x 1 and x 4 play scramble defensetogether as 1, 2 and 3 pass the ballt o each other...

Coach yells SHOT and offenseshoots and defense MUST go andBLOCK OUT two o f the three players


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x 4 is trying t o get out t o him/herx 1 is dropping ball level

coach yells SHOT

2 shoots

x 4 and x 1 box out

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