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Crocodile Warm Up

Start in the corner of the court by the sideline and baseline, players lined up one behind another along the baseline; First player leads the line crouched and sidestepping diagonally across one half of the court; Keep low, arms outstretched as if defending; At the corner of the half court line and the sideline jog normally along the half court line; At the opposite side of the court, low crouched sidestepping diagonally to the corner of the court at the baseline and the sideline; Jog normally along the baseline to the starting position;

Warmup

Footwork warm up

Players run around, avoiding the hoops on the floor. When they hear the whistle they must perform a stride stop (this is where their first foot lands inside the hoop and second outside). The foot inside the hoop is not allowed to move. The player must then pivot on their standing leg before then jogging off in another direction. When players hear two whistles they must jump stop, landing inside a hoop with both feet together. Player then select their pivot foot, moving the non-pivoting foot out of the hoop in order to pivot and change direction.

Footwork and Movement

name your pass

Players form a circle and have to call out the name of the person that they are going to pass to before making the pass.

Passing

Two Pass Lay up Drill

Player 5 V cuts to the middle of the court Player 1 passes the ball and proceeds to cut to the basket 5 passes to 1, 1 performs a lay up, 5 rebound the ball.

Shooting

Footwork warm up Warmup - Bask...

Players run around, avoiding the hoops on the floor. When they hear the whistle they must perform a stride stop (this is where their first foot lands inside the hoop and second outside). The foot inside the hoop is not allowed to move. The player must then pivot on their standing leg before then jogging off in another direction. When players hear two whistles they must jump stop, landing inside a hoop with both feet together. Player then select their pivot foot, moving the non-pivoting foot out of the hoop in order to pivot and change direction.

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Zig-Zag Hops- Warm-Up Fitness ...

Players will zig-zag across the court hopping on 1 leg. Once the player gets across the court, they will switch legs and go back the other way.

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Basketball Steal Warm ups - Ne...

Section off half of one of the thirds for 5 players, each with a ball. Each player bounces the ball whilst walking around the area. At the same time they try to knock other player's balls away.The last player with a ball wins.

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Divots! Warmup - Basketball Dr...

Scatter some cones (divots) across the area, some the right way up, and some upside down. Split the group into two teams - 'Hackers and Greenkeepers' - and spread them out across the area. On the word 'Go' the Hackers run round turning the divots upside down and the Greenkeepers must turn them the right way up.

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Eggbeater - drive and shoot Sh...

Set up: 2 balls, 2 lines of players behind hoop on baseline.Player drives around and out to recieve a pass from the opposite line and puts a shot up. Ball gets passed to line on opposite side driven from. Progression: Drive wider and shoot or lay up.

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Slide-Run-Slide Defense - Bask...

In a defensive position the player will move towards the cone on their side in a defensive glide. Once they have reached that cone they will turn and run to the cone on the other side. Once the player has reached this cone they will defensive glide back to the start position.

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Knockout Shooting - Basketball...

A line at the free-throw line. The 1st 2 players will have a basketball. The player in front always gets to shoot 1st. As soon as the player in front shoots the player behind can shoot. If the shot is missed, you get your rebound and can shoot as close as you like. The 1st shot must be taken from the free-throw line. A player gets knocked out if the player behind scores before they do.

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Square-up Drill Shooting - Bas...

Setup the practice as shown.<BR>Player 1 and player 3 perform v cuts, before receiving a pass, pivoting and shooting, get own rebound and change lines.

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Screen and Roll Shooting - Bas...

The dribbler will use the ball screen and take 1 or 2 bounces to get separation. Once they have created separation the dribbler will make a bounce pass to the roller for a lay up.

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Illonois Lay Ups Shooting - Ba...

This is another drill that can be used for lay-ups or shooting. The players line up in two lines under the basket (one to the left and one to the right). One lane has a ball at the front and the other line has a ball with the second person. The first person (without the ball) curves around to the opposite line to receive a pass and make a lay-up, they then get their own rebound and pass back to the queue from which they received the ball. As soon as the passer has passed, they curve round and get a pass from the other side they take a shot and get their own rebound and pass back to the queue they received it from.

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Finger Tip Control Basic Ball ...

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.

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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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5m Blind Dribbling Techniques ...

Using another ball to shield your view of the ball that you are dribbling, but allowing you sight of the floor ahead, dribble out and back 5m.

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Diamond Tag Dribbling - Basket...

Setup the practice as shown.White player 1 and Blue Player 1 begin to dribble in a diamond shape as shown. One must try and catch up with the other to tag them. Keep score.

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Simultaneous Bounce / Chest Pa...

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.

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S-Cut Footwork and Movement - ...

<BR>S-cut describes the run the attacker makes before recieving the ball</BR>

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Get Free from Defender Footwor...

Player 1 starts with the ball and waits for Player 3 to lose their marker (player 2 in this case) before passing the ball to them.Player 1 then goes into become the defender and Players 4 and 5 are the attackers.

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3v2 followed by 2v1 - Up and D...

To start 3 players attack the 2 defending players on the other side of the court. When the defenders collect the rebound they then attack the other basket against the 1 player that took the shot. (Drill the restarts with all 3 players who finished the previous run through on the offensive).

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Continuous Rebound Rebound - B...

Players line up on 3 point line.Throw ball against the backboard and roll away. Next player jumps to take the rebound and throws it against the backboard again for the next player. Players must jump then catch and release the ball before they hit the ground.

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Chest pass to wall Passing Tec...

Players work with a ball each and pass the ball against the wall so that the wall bounce passes the ball back to you. Repeat.

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Pass and Follow - 8 People Pas...

8 Players with 2 basketballsPlayer 1 starts with one ball and passes to Player 2 who in turn passes to Player 3. Players have to follow their pass.As soon as player 1 has reached the spot vacated by player 2 then player 7 steps in and passes the second ball.

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Pass, receive and Shoot Shooti...

Players pass the ball to the coach or a feeder just inside the key and run immediately after passing towards the basket. When they are in a prime shooting position they should stop, turn and prepare to recieve a return pass. As soon as the feeder sees the player is ready they should pass to the shooter who then attempts to score.

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Head Waist Legs Basic Ball Han...

Wrap the ball around your head then waist then legs, and then work your way back up the body.

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Lateral Jumps Fitness - Basket...

Players will jump from side to side, jumping as high as the can while also tucking their knees up. Once the player lands, they will want to jump again as quick as possible.

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Two Pass Lay Up Drill Passing ...

04 cuts to middle of court.<BR>01 makes good pass.<BR>01 cuts to basket.<BR>04 pass to 01.<BR>04 goes in for rebound.<BR>01 performs lay up.

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catch player in possession Pas...

Player 1 (Blue) is trying to catch the other players whilst in possession of the ball.

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3 Man Runner Passing Drill Pas...

3 lines with the basketball starting in the middle.The ball is passed to a side, then back to the middle and then over to the other side.The ball is always passed back to the middle.Once the half court has been reached the players on the side will turn back the other way and run towards the basket.The player in the middle with the ball will dribble down the middle and make a pass to one of the players for a lay-up.

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Team Development Session

Produce a winning mentality amongst your group of players with an unbreakable team ethos. The improvements in your play may just surprise you!

Fun Basketball Session

Get your young players enjoying basketball in this fun session that will keep them interested and improve their skills.

Shooting on the rebound

No rebounds, no rings! Get your players to be first to the ball with the offensive rebound and see what a difference it makes to their attacking game!

Introduction to Defence - Coaching the Stance!

Make defending just as rewarding and start to see a defensive player become the star!

Moving without the ball: Spacing Out and the Back Cut

Get your players thinking about their off the ball movement, losing their markers and calling for the pass with this 7 drills and games session!

Lay-ups and Rebounding: Footwork and Timing Session

All players love shooting, so reward your team with this shooting skills session as we aim to improve their lay-up and offensive rebound shooting!

Mid-Season Team Practice: Speed and Decision-Making

Speed, Speed, Speed! This week's mid season session is an intense team session designed to improve the speed and decision-making ability of your team

Creating Attacking Advantages: Penetration and Timing

Teach players to make the right decisions when breaking up court and make the opposition's defenders scramble. Session focuses on: Attacking dribbling, spacing and timing.

Better Ball Handling and Dribbling - Fewer turnovers

7 Drills to improve Ball Handling and reduce Turnovers - Review the basics of ball handling and dribbling basics with your players and cut down on needless turnovers

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