Basketball is one of the most popular sports for American girls. Girls' basketball is similar to boys' basketball, but there are numerous differences in the rules that can affect game play. If you are coaching girls' basketball, you can use a variety of drills to help players hone their skills.
Pass and Replace
This drill is a good warm-up drill that can be used to loosen up and practice shooting and passing. It also helps form some basic understanding of how set formations and plays work to move the ball and create openings. Six players are required for the play and are numbered one through six. Player 1 stands under the basket facing the court, with player 6 behind her. Player 2 is on the left wing and player 5 on the right wing, and player 3 stands on the left baseline with player 4 on the right baseline. Player 1 starts the drill by passing the ball to player 2, then running to take her spot. Player 2 passes to player 3 and runs to her spot and so on, until player 5 receives the ball. Player 5 then drives in for a layup. Player 6 collects the shot and repeats the drill, with player 5 replacing player 6 underneath the basket. This should continue until all six players have shot a layup.
Zigzag Defense
This drill practices one-on-one defense and dribbling against defensive pressure. Players are divided into pairs and given a lane down the basketball court in which they are to stay. One player dribbles the ball while the other defends, forcing the ball handler from one side to the next by staying low and square to the dribbler's body and preventing the dribbler from dribbling straight up the court. The player with the ball must advance slowly upcourt by dribbling from one side to the next, crossing over effectively when the side is reached. Players should alternate between dribbling and defending in order to benefit from this drill.
Wing-to-Wing Drill
This drill teaches girls how to catch a ball while driving to the lane and then put up a shot. All members of a team line up at one wing in single file. The coach stands underneath the hoop with the basketball. Players take turns running toward the hoop and catching a pass from the coach as they approach. The players can choose how they score, either with a layup, a jump shot or a pump fake leading to a layup or short shot. The coach takes the rebound and prepares to pass to the next player while the one who has shot runs over to the right wing. The drill is repeated from the right side.
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