Basketball: Round in a circle

Player 3 runs to the middle of the line before receiving a pass from player 1. On receiving the ball they pivot and pass the ball to player 4 before running to join the end of the queue.

Players line up parallel with the sidelines.

Depending on the level of your players you can start with one or two basketballs. If using two balls one player should use a chest pass with the other using a bounce pass to avoid the balls hitting in mid-air.

Duration of the each drill is 1 minute.

1. Start off with simple chest passing to each other whilst jogging on the spot. After a little while change the type of pass to a bounce pass.

2. Same as above, this time alternating the types of pass, throwing one chest and one bounce pass.

3. Players must move from one sideline to the other whilst maintaining the same distance between one another. Move the ball between one another by using simple chest passes whilst jogging. After about a minute repeat this stage using bounce passes.

4. Increase and decrease the distance between the players and move from sideline to sideline. Simple chest passes to each other whilst jogging. When both players are at the sideline, they might use a javelin or baseball pass to each other. After use bounce passes. After use exercises 2 and 3.

Players will set out as shown in animation.

The player in the line at the top will dribble down towards the 3 point line.

As the player at the top is dribbling, the player at the front of the other line will cut around the cones towards the middle of the free-throw line. The player will catch and shoot the ball.

After the player shoot, they will get their own rebound, dribble around and pass it to the next player in the top line.

The passer and the shooter will switch lines.

Ball starts on one of the corners. This player passes and follows the ball into the middle. The middle player catches the ball and pass / follows the ball to the next player.