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Basketball: dribble-pass and score

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Attacker 1 dribble towards the goal and passes to attacker 2 who throws at the goal.

Once done, they get their balls back and go to the other queue.

COACHING POINTS

Look for good movement from players, this isn't simply a drill where your players run at goal and pass. Get your players imagining there is a defender there, meaning they will need to move quickly. Shot should be a good one that tests the goalkeeper.

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Give and Go - 2 vs 2:

The 2 attacker must progress up the court and get past both defenders, one at a time before having a shot on goal.

Players can use a mixture of passes, feints and fakes to progress up the court.

shooting/defend shooting

dribble and score:

Attackers dribble towards the goal and throw at the goal.
Once done, they get their balls back and go to the other queue.

dribbling/defence of dribbling

Fake run - Receive the pass:

Attacker 2 passes inside to player 1 in the middle.

They then deliberately run towards the defender on their side of the court.

They continue their run and use a fake to wrong-foot the defender, before pushing off their outside foot and driving off in the opposite direction - ready to receive the pass!

shooting/defend shooting

1: 1 duels:

Attackers try to score a goal when defended by one defender.

After their shot the attacker collects their ball and joins the back of the line. If the defender wins the ball they rejoin the back of the line and the attacker who lost the ball becomes the new defender.

dribbling/defence of dribbling

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