Watch as Coach Andy Toole explains and players demonstrate this Re-Screen Shooting Drill.
Mentality-Based Coaching
Every year as a staff, we discuss what our offensive system will look like. And each year it becomes evident that although the system is important, the mentality behind it plays a larger role. Once you consistently teach mentalities, you can…
Post Play – High-Low Drill – Jeff Capel – Duke Univ.
Coach Jeff Capel explains and players demonstrate this High-Low Drill
Mentality-Based Coaching
Every year as a staff, we discuss what our offensive system will look like. And each year it becomes evident that although the system is important, the mentality behind it plays a larger role. Once you consistently teach mentalities, you can…
Quick Hitter for Scoring – Jeff Walz – Univ. of Louisville
Coach Jeff Walz explains and players demonstrate this Quick Hitter for Scoring Play
Ball Handling Zig Zag Drill – Greg Lansing – IN ST. Univ.
Watch as Coach Greg Lansing explains and players demonstrate this zig zag ball handling drill.
Five on Two Block Out Drill
Purpose: To teach players to find someone to block out, go to that player and make contact, find the ball, release, and go get the ball. Organization: Seven players, any combination of two coaches and/or managers, one ball, and one basket..
Emphasizing Rebounding In Practice
Shell Drill with 4 or 5 (Diagram 1):
Objective: Defensive positioning and principles with emphasis on finishing with rebound for both defense & offense.
Description: (1) Token offense passes ball around to each position, forcing defense to…
2 – 3 Zone Scramble – Quentin Hillsman – Syracuse Univ.
Coach Quentin Hillsman explains and players demonstrate trapping in this 2 – 3 Zone Scramble
Defensive Closing Out Drill
Players begin on the half court. Split the team into two even groups. Begin with the understanding that the offensive player has the advantage because the defensive player is going to close out to the high side. Relative distance, speed, and size…
How to Reduce ACL Injuries for Basketball – Stronger Team
Alan Stein discusses 5 exercises to help reduce ACL injuries
Pressure D – Scramble Drill – Richard Pitino – Univ. of Minnesota
Coach Richard Pitino explains and players demonstrate this Pressure D – Scramble Drill
Shooting Off the Dribble – Lee Rose
One of the skills that separates good players from great players is the ability to shoot the pull-up jumper while on the move. Players who can do this have a mid-range game—a rare quality in this day of the three-point field goal. Most players can…
Transition Feed The Post Drill – Mike Procopio
Coach Mike Procopio explains and players demonstrate this Transition Feed The Post Drill
Shooting – Penetration Spots – Andy Toole – Robert Morris Univ.
Coach Andy Toole explains and players demonstrate this Penetration Shooting Drill
Ball-Handling: Circle Scoring Drill with Archie Miller
Coach Archie Miller explains and players demonstrate this Ball-Handling – Circle Scoring Drill
Shooting Drill – Lyndsey Fennelly
Coach Lyndsey Fennelly explains and players demonstrate this Shooting Drill
Guard Workout – One Ball Dribbling – Sean Miller – Univ. of AZ
Coach Sean Miller explains and players demonstrate this One Ball Dribbling Drill
The Three Lane Drill
Procedure Players start on the baseline and line up in three lines: on the right side, in the middle, and on the left side of the court, respectively.
The ball starts in the middle (see diagram 1).
The outside players cut and then come back…
48 Rebounding Drill
Requirements: one basket, one basketball, 12 players, manager/coach
– This rebounding drill requires 2 teams.
– Drill requires 6 players from each team (designated here as Team A and Team B), thus a total of at least 12 players is required…
Side Out Play – Fran Fraschilla
Watch as Coach Fran Fraschilla explains and players demonstrate this side out play.
2-3 Zone Shell Drill – Doubling the Post – Tara VanDerveer – (Retired) Stanford Univ.
Coach Tara VanDerveer teaches and demonstrates a 2-3 Zone Shell Drill – Doubling the Post
Driving Line Drill – Steve Wojciechowski – Duke Univ.
Watch: Driving Line Drill – Steve Wojciechowski – Duke Univ.
Three Men, Two Balls Shooting Drill with Archie Miller
Coach Archie Miller explains and players demonstrate the Three Men Two Ball Shooting Drill
2 Simple Drills That Will Double Your Scoring Efficiency
There are two ways that you can create a shot on the wing in the half court. First off, you can do it off the ball, using a variety of screens and cuts to separate yourself from the defender.
This is my personal preferred method, as it is…
Full Court D – 1 on 1 Drill – Jack Smith – Lowry HS (NV)
Coach Jack Smith explains and Players demonstrate the 1 on 1 Drill in the Run and Jump Full Court Defense
Spot Throw-Ins – Bill Self – Univ. of Kansas
Watch as Coach Bill Self discusses spot throw-in drills and players demonstrate.
The Architect: How University of Michigan’s Jon Sanderson Builds Better Basketball Players
Bob Marley’s “No Woman No Cry,” playing soft and mellow, floats through the speakers as members of the University of Michigan basketball team file into the weight room. It’s a Thursday afternoon, just four days before a showdown against Michigan…
Perimeter Plays vs Zone
Having players in the corners forces any zone to flatten out into a 2-3 formation. The ball on the wing creates a dilemma for 5’s defender. If the defender goes out to guard 2, 5 should be open for a post feed. If she stays on 5, 2 has the open shot.
Shooting Drills – Baseline and Sideline
This is another great team drill. As shown in figure 9.9, this drill begins with lines of at least three players positioned under the basket at the free-shot lane. Everyone has a ball except one player, who will be in the front of one of the…