This last second sideline out of bounds play was run by the Minnesota Timberwolves in a game against the Los Angeles Clippers on January 20, 2012. In a tie game with 1.5 seconds left, Kevin Love hit … [Read more...]
Basketball Playbook
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Distract the Shooter Drill
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Purpose: To work on shooting while being distracted and disrupted by a defender. Drill: 2 players and 1 basketball are required for this drill. O1 starts under the basket with the basketball. … [Read more...]
Coaching Tips on Out of Bounds Plays
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One of the great old basketball coaching books in my collection is Pressure Basketball by Dr. Jack Ramsay. The book, published in 1963 while Coach Ramsay was at St. Joseph's, is a top-notch … [Read more...]
Kids Basketball Drills – Developing Basic Footwork and Fundamentals
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Article by: Pat Anderson http://www.Online-Basketball-Drills.com One element of basketball that is often overlooked is mastering fundamental movement. Proper stance in starts, stops, and jumps … [Read more...]
Simple Basketball Plays For Kids
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Article by: Pat Anderson http://www.Online-Basketball-Drills.com The key to effective basketball plays for beginners is keeping it simple. The following plays use a box formation, a good beginning … [Read more...]
Closeout Keepaway Drill
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Purpose: To learn and develop how to properly closeout on a player ho has picked up the dribble. Drill: Divide players into groups of 3. Groups should find their own space on the court. Passer and … [Read more...]
Jab Step to Shot Fake Drill
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Purpose: To work on and develop the jab step and penetration into a jump stop, shot fake, and jump shot. This drill can be effective in team practice and is also a great drill for individual … [Read more...]
Toss and Move Under the Ball Rebounding Drills
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The two rebounding drills below are simple, effective drills to help teach youth basketball players how to move to the basketball and to get in the habit of jumping and extending to secure the … [Read more...]
Team Low Post Shooting Drill
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Purpose: To work on cutting to the low post, receiving the pass, and finishing with a post move and score. Perimeter players also work on passing into the low post. This drill specifically allows the … [Read more...]
Flash High, Pass Low Play
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A simple quick hitter from the box set, the 'Flash High, Pass Low' play is an efficient basketball play useful in getting an open layup attempt. Good for any level of play, it is an effective play for … [Read more...]
High-Low Post Drill
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Purpose: To teach the post players the basics of flashing to the high post and then looking for the low post teammate on a pass or for their own shot. Drill: This drill uses four defenders set up … [Read more...]
Weak Side Forward Drill
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Purpose: To emphasize defensive help-and-recover technique. The weakside forward steps in to stop penetration of the offensive player to the basket and then recovering to guard own player. The … [Read more...]
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