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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

Jailbreak Warmup - Basketball ...

One team runs clockwise round the inside of the circle with the other team running anti-clockwise around the outside of the circle (blue cones).When the coach shouts 'Jailbreak' the players inside the inner circle try to 'escape' to outside the 10m x 10m square (yellow cones).The inside team scores a point for each 'jailbreaker' - swap over. If you have an odd number of players give the defenders the extra man.

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Footwork warm up Footwork and ...

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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Bulldog Games - Basketball Dri...

Select between 2 to 6 people to be in the middle (depending on the size of the group). The rest of the group each have a ball and on the command they have to dribble from one end of the court to the other. They have to make sure that they avoid the catchers in the middle who are trying to knock their ball away.If one of the dribblers is caught they join the other catchers in the middle.

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One-two pass: Simple V Cut Pas...

Player 1 will pass the ball to player 2.Player 1 will cut around the cone and down towards the next cone where they will receive the ball from player 2. Once the ball has been received, player 1 will dribble towards the baseline and shoot.The players will then switch lines.

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2 Balls - Reaction Competition...

The basketballs will be rolled back and forth as quick as the players can go. If one of the players fumbles the ball or does not go quick enough and ends up with 2 basketballs. That player will have to do a push up. After the push up the game will continue.

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2 Balls - Catch and Pass Advan...

Players stand 10 feet apart. The basketballs will be passed back and forth to each other. The player must control the basketball with the hand the ball was passed to.

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Target Practice Shooting - Bas...

The coach will put targets on the wall (either with tape of a piece of card) at different heights along the wall for the full length of the court. In front of every target is a cone that is a different distance away from the wall.For every target the player hits they get a certain number of points.Keep track of the points and give a prize or praise to the winner.

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Post up - Drop Step Footwork a...

This drill needs 1 passer and 1 player posting up ready to shoot the basketball. The pass will be made into the post, once the player receives the ball they will drop step, jump stop and shoot a power move off the backboard.(Watch the video to see the footwork of the move) The passer will become the shooter and the next person in line will become the passer.

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In and Out - V-Cut Passing - B...

3 players work with one ball between them inside a quarter of the court. In the middle of the half of area is a cone. Player 1, with the ball in hand, starts on one of the corners of the grid and passes to player 2 after they have run inside the area, touched the cone, and then run outside into open space to receive the pass. Player 2 then passes to player 3 and the drill continues.

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Post up - part 2 Footwork and ...

With knees bent and back bent to 20 degrees, drop step then turn. Bounce the ball then chin the ball up to the power box and being square to the board, shoot. Do twenty of these then move to the other side and do the same thing.

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Pass and follow Passing - Bask...

Players stand in a circle with one ball per group. The first player with the ball starts off by passing the ball to another player and then follows their own pass.

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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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Slide-Run-Slide Footwork and M...

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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Cross Over Relays Dribbling Re...

4 teams of two players on each cone. One ball per team. The 1st player in each team has to dribble around the outside of the inside square back to their starting cone to give the ball to the next player.

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Hot Seat- Shooting Game Games ...

Set up as shown in diagram.If the player makes the shot, then they will go to the back of the line and the next player will shoot.If a player misses a shot, then they will go stand by the cone (this place is called the "hot seat")If the next player makes the shot, then the player on the "hot seat" is out.If the next player misses then the player on the "hot seat" goes to the back of the line and the player who missed takes their place on the "hot seat".The winner is the last person in the game.

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name your pass Passing - Baske...

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.

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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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3 Man Motion Drill (ii) Shooti...

1 passes to 2. p1 v-cut and replace yourself. 2 pass back to 1. 2 & 3 back cut. <br>1 pass to 2 or 3. Rebound & rotate anti-clockwise.

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Eggbeater - drive and shoot Fo...

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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Rebound Line Rebound - Basketb...

Players line up on 3 point line.Throw ball against the backboard and roll away.Next player jumpst to take the rebound and throws it against the backboard again for the next player.

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Rebound - Basketball Drills, B...

Need to anticipate where the ball is going to go and the speed of the ball. Stand about 2 meters from the basket. Toss the ball up to the rim simulate a shot. Jump and rebound the ball.

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Basketball: Champion Rebound -...

Three rebounders all stand inside the key. The coach tosses the ball up for the 1st three players to battle for the rebound. The player that catches the ball is the attacker the remaining two players then try to stop the attacker from scoring.

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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

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!

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
warm up COMMUNITY DRILLS
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basketball warm up

15min / Warm Up ( Tag & Run )

CONE GAME

Warm up - Slow jog around the court (Follow the Arrows)

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up and down warm up

Handling drill

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