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Basketball: Long pass and shoot

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Players are lined up in 2 lines near half way. 2 balls in rotation.

Player from one line runs out to receive a bounce pass from opposing line, players take a shot.

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You could start the lines closer to hoop and change up the type of pass i.e. chest, bounce, overhead.

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Leave them standing:

Players on the left start with a ball each. Going one player at a time they dribble out into the centre of the court where they meet the defender.

The defender should prevent them from moving across the court.

Before they get within arm's reach of the defender the attacking player should drive into the key where they have a shot.

Shooting

Pass and get past - Passing relay:

Player 1 passes to player 2. After passing player 1 sprints cross-court to the cone to try and screen player 3.

Player 3 needs to side-step and feint their way past player 1 before then running to the other side to receive the pass on the cone.

Player 3 then dribbles inside before passing to player 1 who has the shot.

Basic Ball Handling

Cone Dribbling:

Players take it in turns to dribble at the cone and then stop right in front of it and dribble all the way around the cone with controlled fingertip dribbles.

Once a full rotation has been completed then you move on to the next cone.

Basic Ball Handling

Finger Tip Control:

Holding your arms straight out in front, use your fingertips to tap the ball quickly from hand to hand.

Go from straight out in front of you, to above your head, below your waist and finally behind your back.

Basic Ball Handling

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