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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 basketball 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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Shoot & Hustle

Shoot & Hustle

‘Partner Passing’ encourages shooters to hustle after their own shots as the partner sprints to a perimeter shooting spot
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10+10+10+10

10+10+10+10

Divide the court into four quadrants, require the shooter to make 10 shots from each area with a partner rebounding and passing
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‘Big Space’ Drill Sharpens Long Passes

‘Big Space’ Drill Sharpens Long Passes

Long passes are a necessity when your offense is spaced wide, ensure these passes are crisp and sharp, and don’t result in turnovers
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Create Mismatch, Instill Confidence

Create Mismatch, Instill Confidence

When a player is struggling offensively, create a mismatch in open space and allow him to drive at the hoop
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Downscreens, Ball Reversal & Lob

Downscreens, Ball Reversal & Lob

Shift the defense with downscreens, then work the ball across the top of the set to clear space for a well-timed backscreen leading to a lob
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‘Chase’ Drills Focus, Speed Dribbling

‘Chase’ Drills Focus, Speed Dribbling

It’s a game of tag but players must dribble the entire time — see who has the speed and ability to shift direction quickly in this compet...
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‘Trap Drill’ Forces Fast Decisions

‘Trap Drill’ Forces Fast Decisions

Prepare your players for the chaos and frustration of facing a double team by having them execute smart passes, which lead to fast breaks
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Attack & Make A Move

Attack & Make A Move

Teach players how to go strong with the dribble, execute a move and attack the rim for a high-percentage shot, then finish with another d...
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‘Kansas’ Action Sets Up Open Jumper

‘Kansas’ Action Sets Up Open Jumper

Your shooting guard begins deep on the right side of the floor and eventually ends up almost in the same spot with an open mid-range jumper
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4v4 Trap Drill Creates Chaos

4v4 Trap Drill Creates Chaos

Defenders trap on every pass as the offense attempts to find the open player before the drill spreads into a 4-on-4 full-court game with ...
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Make 2 In A Row Or Stay Put

Make 2 In A Row Or Stay Put

The shooter must make two consecutive shots from one position to advance to the next — the goal is to finish all seven spots before 90 ...
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Bring ‘Baseball’ To The Hoops Court

Bring ‘Baseball’ To The Hoops Court

Incorporating a 9-inning concept, the ‘Baseball Shooting Drill’ ramps up the competitiveness and rewards consistency
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‘7 Drill’ Tests Form As Fatigue Mounts

‘7 Drill’ Tests Form As Fatigue Mounts

The shooter covers a lot of ground in 2 minutes while trying to make more shots than miss and get the score into the 5- to 7-point range
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Pick A Time & Moves — Then Compete

Pick A Time & Moves — Then Compete

Players decide in advance how long to make the competition and what moves to use, then shoot head-to-head to determine a winner
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Stevens’ Set For Shooting Big Man

Stevens’ Set For Shooting Big Man

Grab this set from one of the best play designers in the game — Boston’s Brad Stevens — to use a decoy off a double screen in setting up a ...
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Hard Hedge Forces Retreat

Hard Hedge Forces Retreat

Move the point guard in the opposite direction of the offense to disrupt the opposition’s timing and cohesion while still covering rolling ...

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Slide Into Defensive Position

Slide Into Defensive Position

A skill to work on every day in practice, the defensive slide isn’t as easy as it looks, especially when facing a gifted ball handler
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‘25 Alive’ Preaches Consistency

‘25 Alive’ Preaches Consistency

Missing 2 in a row forces the player to reset to zero at the specified spot on the floor, so shooters are forced to get into a rhythm while ...
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‘Continuous Curl’ Creates Lots Of Shots

‘Continuous Curl’ Creates Lots Of Shots

Teach shooters how to move from low to high while curling through the lane toward the opposite elbow while also having them follow their ...
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Attack From The Corner

Attack From The Corner

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
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‘Drag’ & Drop Multiple Scoring Chances

‘Drag’ & Drop Multiple Scoring Chances

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 ...
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‘Layups & Mids’ Gets Plenty Of Game Shots

‘Layups & Mids’ Gets Plenty Of Game Shots

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 ...
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‘30-Second Post’ Gets Constant Reps

‘30-Second Post’ Gets Constant Reps

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’ ...
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‘Double The Fun’ Requires Consistency

‘Double The Fun’ Requires Consistency

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 ...

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