where can i find basketball drills for a whole practice?

Im coaching a team.Its my first time the guys are from 18 to 21 years old.
Please give me some real help.
Maybe some plays offensive and defensive plays
Really good ones

I'm a coach myself and what I can suggest is you to remember your own practices as when you were a player (if you played) or ask another coach or your assistant to help you out (if possible of course).

Here's what my usual practices look like:
First, I start out by giving each player specific things to do, in relation to what they do on the court and/or what they have to get better at.
For example, I put my 2 PG on the 3 point shooting, 2 of my bigger players together to practice one-on-one/boxing out, 2 other to practice one-on-one/agressivity/speed (…)
That lasts for about 10-15 minutes.

Then I speak to them for 2-3 minutes concerning the practices. I tell them what I'll show them (new stuff or not) and what I expect of them (you can either think about your next or previous game/practice)

I usually start the real momentum of the practice after that with some basic stuff as lay-ups, passing, defensive drills just to activate them a little.
Examples of drills:
-Two lines, one with 2-3 balls. Players with balls make the pass to the player from the other line who's running to the basket to make a lay-up. You can also put 2-3 players under the basket to do box-out and take the rebounds.
-Z-Drill: divide the team in 2, place your players fairly (guards with guards, centers with centers) in pair of 2. From one side of the court to the other, one dribbles and tries to go make a basket while the other is putting tough defensive on him. The more you reduce their space/where they can dribble, the harder it gets.
-Passing: Make 3 lines on the baseline, the middle line gets the balls. "Pass in 8". The player in the middle makes the pass either to the player at his right or left and run, go behind the player he made the pass to to get the pass from the other player (who just received a pass from the player who received the first pass) and it goes on like that. You can make them end with a lay-up or a shot.
You can make it to one side of the court to the other or you can make them do it twice so they come back where they started.
You can also do it with 5 lines.

Then I make them practice their plays, what they do during games. I suggest you draw your plays (offensive and defensive) on a paper, photocopy them and put them in little books that you can give each players.

Then you can make them practice their shot. Make them take 100 shots at their regular range (5 spots).
Make them take 100 free throws or things like that.

Look on nba.com or other basketball sites to get more specific drills.

2 Comments

  1. m_dl05

    on 14th Mar, 07 06:03am

    I'm a coach myself and what I can suggest is you to remember your own practices as when you were a player (if you played) or ask another coach or your assistant to help you out (if possible of course).

    Here's what my usual practices look like:
    First, I start out by giving each player specific things to do, in relation to what they do on the court and/or what they have to get better at.
    For example, I put my 2 PG on the 3 point shooting, 2 of my bigger players together to practice one-on-one/boxing out, 2 other to practice one-on-one/agressivity/speed (…)
    That lasts for about 10-15 minutes.

    Then I speak to them for 2-3 minutes concerning the practices. I tell them what I'll show them (new stuff or not) and what I expect of them (you can either think about your next or previous game/practice)

    I usually start the real momentum of the practice after that with some basic stuff as lay-ups, passing, defensive drills just to activate them a little.
    Examples of drills:
    -Two lines, one with 2-3 balls. Players with balls make the pass to the player from the other line who's running to the basket to make a lay-up. You can also put 2-3 players under the basket to do box-out and take the rebounds.
    -Z-Drill: divide the team in 2, place your players fairly (guards with guards, centers with centers) in pair of 2. From one side of the court to the other, one dribbles and tries to go make a basket while the other is putting tough defensive on him. The more you reduce their space/where they can dribble, the harder it gets.
    -Passing: Make 3 lines on the baseline, the middle line gets the balls. "Pass in 8". The player in the middle makes the pass either to the player at his right or left and run, go behind the player he made the pass to to get the pass from the other player (who just received a pass from the player who received the first pass) and it goes on like that. You can make them end with a lay-up or a shot.
    You can make it to one side of the court to the other or you can make them do it twice so they come back where they started.
    You can also do it with 5 lines.

    Then I make them practice their plays, what they do during games. I suggest you draw your plays (offensive and defensive) on a paper, photocopy them and put them in little books that you can give each players.

    Then you can make them practice their shot. Make them take 100 shots at their regular range (5 spots).
    Make them take 100 free throws or things like that.

    Look on nba.com or other basketball sites to get more specific drills.
    References :

  2. Shelby

    on 17th Mar, 07 07:03pm

    no clue
    References :

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