Killer basketball drills aim to hone skills, improve stamina and leave players feeling excited about the game. After an appropriate warm-up and basic fundamental drills that isolate specific skills, incorporate transitional drills that include game play as the focal point. These drills will keep your players running while also working on passing, defense, dribbling, shooting and teamwork.
11-man Drill
You need a minimum of 11 players to perform the 11-man drill, although more players make this drill even easier to run. Position three players at half-court, all facing one basket. Line up two players in the paint on both sides of the court, waiting to play defense. Position four lines of players, two lines on either side of the court, out of bounds in line with the top of the key. These lines are outlet lines.
Give one ball to a player at center court. The three players at half-court drive toward the basket they're facing, in a 3-on-2 situation. They get to take one shot. Whether the shot goes in or misses, all players crash the boards. The player who makes the rebound passes the ball to the nearest player waiting at the outlet, and the rebounder and the two waiting outlets head in a fast break to the opposite side of the court to the two defenders waiting, continuing the drill. Of the remaining players on the starting court, two stay to play defense, and the other two fill in at the outlet lines. The drill can play continuously.
Ball Rush
Split your players up into two teams and start each team in single-file lines at the out-of-bounds corners on one side of the court. Have the players start in a seated position. Roll a ball out onto the court, and when the ball passes the 3-point line, the first player from each team can stand up and run to get the loose ball. The player who picks up the loose ball takes on the offensive role, and the other player takes on the defensive role. The two players continue down the court one-on-one. If the offensive player makes a basket, her team gets a point, and if the defensive player makes a steal, her team gets a point. Each group of players has 30 seconds to either make a basket or make a steal. When time runs out, both players rotate off the court and you roll another basketball onto the court for the next group. The first team to accumulate a set number of points wins the game.
4-on-4-on-4 Drill
Split the players into three teams of four, preferably giving each team its own pinneys. Start the red team as defense on one side of the court, lined up in a regular defensive position. Start the blue team on offense, all outside the three-point line facing the red defenders. The yellow team has two players waiting in the paint underneath the opposite basket, while two other players wait out of bounds at half-court. Throw a ball at the backboard of the basket where the red and blue teams are waiting. As soon as the ball goes up, the red team finds an offensive player to block out, while the blue team crashes the boards. Both teams try to get the rebound. The team that grabs the ball drives down court to the opposite basket. The team that didn't get the rebound plays defense until the ball crosses half-court. Then, two of these players stay under the basket to play defense, and the other two rotate off-court to the half-court lines.
Once the ball crosses half court, the two defenders waiting in the paint begin to pick up the defense on the new offensive team. At the same time, the two players waiting off-court at half-court rush to the center of the court and touch the floor before running to join their teammates on defense. This gives the offensive team a brief advantage, approaching the two waiting defenders in a 4-on-2 or a 3-on-2 situation before the other two defenders catch up. ??Play continues as long as you like.
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