Basketball Practice

• In addition to the tabs that we have in this section, we have put together 130 Great Ideas to Get a Lot More out of Practice.
• You can read the first 12 of those ideas here!
• Teleseminar Interview #6 with Coach Bruce Weber of the University of Illinois on making basketball practices competitive.
• We have put together 130 ideas to make your basketball practices better.
  
  Click here to read ideas 1-12 "The Practice Mindset"
  

During the individual development time in your basketball practices, split your players into Post Players and Perimter players in order to tailor their individual basketball drills to meet their individual needs. By clicking on any of the red links we have more ideas for those parts of the workouts. The perimeter player offensive basketball workouts should include two phases: Perimter Players Dribbling and Perimeter Players Shooting.

1. Press offense (Full and Half), then transition.
   
   Press Offense
   Click here to see a video of Bruce Weber going through a press offense that he uses to attack a 2-2-1 press. The link will take you to a page on the Championship Productions web site. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the segment.
   
   

   Transition Drills

   Click here to see a video of a Duke Men's transition drill. For more information on the Duke Transition Drills Video that the drill came from, this link will take you to the page on the Human Kinetics Web Site where there is more information about that video. If you are interested, you can also check out the DVD of the entire Duke Basketball Series.

2. Establish and maintain spacing.
   
   
3. Handle the ball with 100% sureness.
   
   
4. Put the ball in the lane against all defenses.
   
   
5. Shoot FTs, 4s, and 3s--who, what, when, where we want.
   
   
6. Fill the rebounding spots.

Defensive Phases to Cover in Practice

1. Conversion Defense
   
   Click here for a video of a Tennessee Women's Conversion to Defense Drill taught by Coach Pat Summitt. The link will take you to a page on the Championship Productions web site. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the video of the drill.
   
   
2. Halfcourt spacing and movement
   
   Click here to see a video of the Duke Men's 6 point contesting drill run by Coach K. For more information on the Duke Team Defense Drills Video that the 6 point drill came from, this link will take you to the page on the Human Kinetics Web Site where there is more information about that video. If you are interested, you can also check out the DVD of the entire Duke Basketball Series.
   
   
3. Pressure the ball without fouling
   
   
4. Keep the ball out of the paint and the post
   
   
5. Contest every shot
   
   
6. Block out, pursue the ball, and chin the rebound

Click here for a video of a Michigan State Men's Rebounding Drill directed byTom Izzo. The link will take you to a page on the Basketballcoach.com web site. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see the video of the drill.

Situations to practice (one per night)

Last shot at the end of the quarter

End of the game

 

Competitions

Toughness Drills

Here is an index of the basketball drills that we have compiled here at the Coaching Toolbox.

Full Court Layup Drill