There are many basketball drills that are excellent ways to improve your game. Whether you are looking to improve your shooting, passing or defense, organized basketball drills provide great opportunities to better specific skills.
Defensive Drills
The shell drill is a defensive drill that works on on-the-ball defense, help-side defense and defensive shifting. The five offensive players start spread out on the floor, normally around the three-point line. The defensive players play man-to-man defense, shifting and moving around the floor as the offense works the ball from player to player. The goal is to simply work the defense and make sure they get in correct on-ball and help-side positioning. The offense can pass the ball quicker and quicker as the drill progresses to work out the defense even further.
Shooting Drills
It is rare in games that you will be able to take an uncontested shot. Therefore, shot fakes and one-dribble moves are necessary to free yourself from your defender to be able to take an open shot. To work on this skill, pick a spot on the court where you are comfortable shooting from. Spin the ball in front of you, and when you catch it, work on making a shot fake or one-dribble move to free yourself from an imaginary "defender." Work on going to your left and right until you are comfortable going in both directions. Then move around the floor to other spots to work on your shooting from those locations.
Passing Drills
The three-man weave is an excellent drill that works on hitting a moving target and getting you accustomed to running the length of the floor. Starting with three single-file lines under the basket, the player in the middle line begins with the ball. He makes a firm chest pass to the player to his right, who moves forward and towards the center of the court. After passing, the first player then loops behind the player he just passed to. The player with the ball then passes to the player who started on the left, again looping behind the player he just passed to. This continues up and down the court, until one player ends the drill with an easy layup.
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