This index of basketball drills is broken down to cover several different facets of the game. Use them in your practice planning. Just plug them in to the appropriate portion of your practice. Whether you are Coaching Youth Basketball or coaching at the college or pro level, all of the Basketball Drills here are proven and effective…with proper teaching. But keep in mind that the real challenge facing coaches is not finding secret end-all, be-all basketball drills…it is deciding which drills are most appropriate and preparing yourself as a coach to teach that drill to the absolute best of your ability.
That being said… pick a category and enjoy!
Defensive Basketball Drills
Guard Play Basketball Drills
Basketball Drills For Offensive Development
Post Play Basketball Drills
Scrimmage Basketball Drills
Basketball Shooting Drills
Transition Drills (Fast Break & Transition Defense)
Warmup Basketball Drills
Keep These Point In Mind When Choosing Basketball Drills For Your Team
When you decide on any new basketball drills for your team, consider some or all of the following general coaching principles to ensure that your players and team derive maximum benefit.
- Keep It Simple, Sam (K.I.S.S.) – if faced with the choice of running a simple drill or a complex one that teaches the same basic skills, I would choose the simple drill nearly every time, if all other factors were even.
- Try to select drills that make the most of the practice resources at hand (balls, players, instructors, hoops, etc) and still allow the coach to maintain his role as instructor.
- Use simpler drills to introduce new skills, use more complex drills to combine separate skills
- Make sure that the drill addresses the same fundamental skills that you emphasize in your broader offensive and defensive schemes. For example, running a shooting drill that produces motion offense shots only makes sense on teams that run motion offenses.
- Make sure that the basketball drills you run are appropriate for your age group.
- Always find the key teaching/coaching points in any drill and communicate them to your team when you run the drill in practice
Armed with these principles, you can make all of your basketball drills competitive events, learning experiences, and activities that improve your team every time.
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