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Hand Off Pass - Full Court Break

Player 1 dribbles diagonally while player 2 cuts behind them. Player 1 gives a hand off pass and player 2 dribbles away, change the direction and then go for another hand off pass and continue all the way down the floor and finish with a lay up shot.

Shooting

Lay up with hand off

The idea of this is to get the player to perform the correct footwork for the lay up without having to worry about the dribble. One player stands to the side, holding the ball out for the player to take. (for the right hand side) The shooter runs towards the ball, as they take the ball, they should beginning their first step with their right foot, they then take the second step onto their left and shoot as per lay up technique.

Shooting Techniques

Line Up

Teams of 4-6 players with one ball. Players line up with their backs to the court and the gaps between the players are length of their hands. The first player in line has a ball. On the signal from the coach, the player with the ball hands it to the second player over the head and runs to the end of the line. The second player hands the ball to the third player under the legs and runs to the end of the line and continues over and under. The winner is the team who comes first to finish line.Rules:--Players cannot move their feet when they hand off the ball.--If the ball drops to the floor, they must start again from starting point.

Games

Pass and Move - Hand Off

Player 1 passes to player 3 and runs straight to receive a pass from player 3. The opposite player (2) runs towards 1 and receive a ball and then hand off pass to player 4 and goes behind them. 1 goes behind the 2nd player 1 (on the right) and the drill continues.

Passing

Pass and Move

Seven players with two balls. One player is based at the circle of the free throw line (Player 2). Player 1 passes to player 2, player 1 who makes a cut and goes for a hand off pass. Player 1 passes to player 3 and goes to replace player 3. The same happens on the other side of the court using players 4, 2 and 5.

Passing

Passing movement inc. Hand off pass

Two groups of players with one ball and one player between the groups on the side. Player 1 passes to player 3 and runs straight to receive a pass from player 3, during this time player 2 makes a run and then receives a hand off pass from player 1. Player 2 then makes a pass to player 4.

Passing

Simple lay up and rebound drill

Hand off: Partner holds the ball out to partner, so they are able to run up and take, leading into two steps and shot. Players rebound their own pass and become the next hand off player

Shooting

Wall Pass Drill

Stand about 10 feet away from the wall, the ball starts off in either hand. You will take a bounce then pass it with one hand off the wall and catch it with your other hand. This will be repeated back and forth.

Passing

Pass and Move - Hand Off Passi...

Player 1 passes to player 3 and runs straight to receive a pass from player 3. The opposite player (2) runs towards 1 and receive a ball and then hand off pass to player 4 and goes behind them. 1 goes behind the 2nd player 1 (on the right) and the drill continues.

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Hand Off Pass - Full Court Bre...

Player 1 dribbles diagonally while player 2 cuts behind them. Player 1 gives a hand off pass and player 2 dribbles away, change the direction and then go for another hand off pass and continue all the way down the floor and finish with a lay up shot.

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Lay up with hand off Shooting ...

The idea of this is to get the player to perform the correct footwork for the lay up without having to worry about the dribble. One player stands to the side, holding the ball out for the player to take. (for the right hand side) The shooter runs towards the ball, as they take the ball, they should beginning their first step with their right foot, they then take the second step onto their left and shoot as per lay up technique.

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Passing movement inc. Hand off...

Two groups of players with one ball and one player between the groups on the side.Player 1 passes to player 3 and runs straight to receive a pass from player 3, during this time player 2 makes a run and then receives a hand off pass from player 1. Player 2 then makes a pass to player 4.

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Wall Pass Drill Passing - Bask...

Stand about 10 feet away from the wall, the ball starts off in either hand. You will take a bounce then pass it with one hand off the wall and catch it with your other hand. This will be repeated back and forth.

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Wall Pass Drill Passing Techni...

Stand about 10 feet away from the wall, the ball starts off in either hand. You will take a bounce then pass it with one hand off the wall and catch it with your other hand. This will be repeated back and forth.

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Simple lay up and rebound dril...

Hand off: <br />Partner holds the ball out to partner, so they are able to run up and take, leading into two steps and shot. Players rebound their own pass and become the next hand off player

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High Ball Screen- Jump Shot Sh...

Shooters will line up with a basketball each. The player with the ball will dribble away from the screen at first and also to get level to have a better angle to use the screen. The players will dribble off the screen to get seperation when they are 1 or 2 dribbles away from the screen the player will stop and shoot a jump shot.

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Pentagon Passing - Basketball ...

5 Players with two basketballs. The players are passing the ball around the pentagon. The receiver must step towards the ball, pivot and face another player and pass the ball.

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Pass and Move Passing - Basket...

Player starting with the ball has to have an empty cone to one of their sides. After passing the ball to the player on the next cone they have to run and touch the cone in the middle and run out to the empty cone. The 2nd player does the same and the exercise should be able to continue round and round.

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Ghost play at the end of a ses...

Finish every session with ghost play. The best place to do this is a side court in a sports hall where you have a wall or access to a throw bag. If there are no walls or sports bags then use a spin back. Imagine being in a game situation making passes, moving off picks, posting up and rebounding. Make all the plays imaginable. Always be an offensive player doing all the scoring and controlling the game completely. Pass off the walls, rebound off the wall and through outlet passes, bring the ball up to court and even take foul shots. Do all the things you would do in a real game. Cutting off pick to catch and shoot. Keep the score close playing to 20. If one team gets to close tip in some miss shots to bring the game back close. Have the game ties at 18-18, count down from 10 seconds or tip in the miss to win.

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Passing and Shooting Passing -...

Players and cones set out as shown in animation.The basketball will be passed from the line at the top to the player stood in the corner.Once the player in the corner has the ball, the player in the top line will run around the cone and towards the side of the free-throw line where they will catch the ball and shoot.The player that shoots the ball will get their own rebound and pass to the player in the corner. Who will then pass to the next player without a ball in the top line.After the player rebounds, he becomes the next passer in the corner.

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Red, Blue, Red, Blue! Passing ...

Players work in pairs and move around the court, trying to keep dribbling to a minimum. Before being allowed to make a pass the ball must pass through a gate, the next player must then also pass the ball back through a gate of the other colour. Players progress like this until they have made 6 passes.

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Pass and move - On shout Passi...

Player 1 passes to player 3 who then passes to player 2. Once player 3 has passed the ball he then runs to player 1 and shouts &quot;Go&quot;, player 1 then goes to where player 3 was. Player 2 then passes to player 1 and they then pass to player 4.Player 1 then runs to player 2 and exchanges positions.

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Line Up Games - Basketball Dri...

Teams of 4-6 players with one ball. Players line up with their backs to the court and the gaps between the players are length of their hands. The first player in line has a ball. On the signal from the coach, the player with the ball hands it to the second player over the head and runs to the end of the line. The second player hands the ball to the third player under the legs and runs to the end of the line and continues over and under. The winner is the team who comes first to finish line.<br>Rules:<br>--Players cannot move their feet when they hand off the ball.<br>--If the ball drops to the floor, they must start again from starting point.

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Pass and Move Passing - Basket...

Two groups of players with one ball and one player between the groups on the side.Player 1 passes to player 3 and runs straight to receive a pass from player 3. Player 2 then makes a pass to player 3 and makes and runs to receive a pass before passing to player 4.

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Cut and Sprint - Full Court Br...

Player 1 passes to Player 2 and then cuts behind the strong side and receives a pass from Player 2. After the pass Player 2 sprints down the court for a return pass from Player 1 before going for a lay up shot. Player 1 goes for a rebound.

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Pass and Move - Around the con...

After passing the ball players must run around a cone before rejoining the playing area. Once players have run around a cone they are eligible to receive a pass again.

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Basketball: 2 v 1 Screening

Setup as shown. Split the group into two with a further person starting on the cone as shown.Player 1 passes the ball to player 2 before giving a handoff pass back to player 1. Player 2 then turns to make a screen, with player 3 making a run, then making a cut before receiving a pass from player 1 and shooting.

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Pass and Move Passing - Basket...

Seven players with two balls. One player is based at the circle of the free throw line (Player 2). Player 1 passes to player 2, player 1 who makes a cut and goes for a hand off pass. Player 1 passes to player 3 and goes to replace player 3. The same happens on the other side of the court using players 4, 2 and 5.

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Pass in sequence Passing - Bas...

Players dribble around the court and pass the ball in sequence e.g. 1 passes to 2, then 2 passes to 3 etc.Make sure that players do not bump into other teams.

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Full court shooting drill Shoo...

Split the group in two at opposite corners of the court. Setup as show. Players run to the half way line, make a turn and then receive the ball from the opposite corner before having a shot from roughly the free throw line. Once the player has had a shot they collect their ball and run to join the queue.

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Hand speed and Reactions Advan...

Hand quickness and reaction drill. Have a wide stance, holding the ball with 1 hand in front and the other hand behind. You will let go of the ball and switch hand positions.

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Skill Pass and Dribble - Part ...

Stand 10 feet away from a wall. Start the drill off by making a 1 handed pass against the wall and catching it with your other hand. Once the ball in caught with your other hand, bounce the ball through your legs twice. After this make a 1 handed pass back to the original hand.

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Lead Pass Passing - Basketball...

One player stands on each cone with a fifth player standing between two of the players, with the ball in hand. The player in front of the player in possession should set off on a lead run and receive the pass from the fifth player. After running onto the pass the next player in the square should make a lead run, looking to receive the next pass. After passing players should continue to run until they reach the unoccupied cone.

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Dribble Pick Up Training at Ho...

Dribble to ball at your side. When the ball comes back up into the hand take the ball as quickly as possible into the other hand which remains straight out at your side. Do not bring the off hand towards the ball. The dribble hand brings the ball over to the other side. Dribble the ball out at the side not in the middle. When the ball comes back up take it quickly to the other side. Do this drill in 10-second burst resting for 10 seconds between sets. Do this drill for 2 minutes.

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Basketball Bulldog Games - Bas...

White Player 1 is 'On'<br /><br />Blue Players 1 to 8 try to dribble their basketballs to the opposite line.<br /><br />Any players that the white player touches are 'caught' and will be 'On' with white player 1.<br /><br />The players that make it to the other side continue until there is one winner.

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Post up position Passing Techn...

This is the position a player needs to have when positing up to receive the basketball. The player needs a wide stance, knees bent and hips low. The hand they want to receive the basketball with should be extended out away from the defender. The other arm, should act as a barrier between the post player and defender. This bar also helps with balance and movement.

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Grip Game Games - Basketball D...

Each player has a basketball. At the end of each baseline put a football goal. The coach has a volleyball. Each player must hold his or her basketball with both hands (fingertips). The game starts in the central circle. The coach bounces the volleyball and players must hit the volleyball with the basketball and try to score a goal.

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