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Some Basketball Drill Suggestions:

COUNT THE FINGERS

This lets you see who dribbles with their head up. Stand on one baseline and have the kids stand on the opposite baseline. You hold up your hands and they must yell out the number of fingers you are holding up, while they dribble toward you. If a bunch of kids are doing this, get your assistants to help you see who is actually yelling the right number while dribbling. Every 2 seconds or so, change the number of fingers you hold up. This will also let you know who needs glasses.

SUICIDES

A running drill. This drill is to see who is fast, who is able to start and stop, and who has endurance. There are several different types of suicides. This is a simple one:
  • player runs from baseline to closest free throw line and back
  • then player runs from baseline to half court and back
  • then player runs from baseline to furthest free throw line and back
  • then player runs from baseline to opposite baseline and back They must slap the floor when they reach a free throw line, half court line, or a baseline.

    ONE BALL SUICIDE

    A dribbling drill - Have them compete in groups, so you can pay more attention to each player. They do a suicide while dribbling a basketball. They still have to slap the floor at the given intervals.

    NO DRIBBLE SCRIMMAGE

    Divide the kids into teams of five and let them scrimmage. The only rule is they are not allowed to dribble the ball. In order to move the ball down the court, they have to pass the ball down the court. If a player dribbles, the other team gets the ball. Emphasize: pass the ball, catch the ball, move to get open, who can play defense, and who has the ability to see who's open.

    ELECTRIC SLIDE DRILL

    Line up half of your players on the half court line about 8 feet apart. The other half line up on the extended free throw line, also about 8 feet apart. All players face you. They watch your hand signals and when you point right, they slide that way. Point left, they slide that way. Get them used to sliding, then have them go backwards and forwards.

    SHORT SPACED ONE-ON-ONE DRILL

    You need a long narrow space. Divide the width of the basketball court into two halves. Now imagine each section running the length of the court. Now you have two sections that are 15 feet wide by about 100 feet long. Have a player with a ball at one end of a section and another defensive player 4 feet in front of them. The player with the ball is not allowed to dribble outside their section. They are to dribble the ball the length of the court, making the defender slide right, left, and go backwards. At the other end of the court they switch roles. As they get better at it, reduce to 5 minutes or less.

    BACKWARDS RACING DRILL

    This is just a fun deal where you have all the kids line up on the baseline. They are to run backwards the length of the court and back again.

    • SHOOTING PASS DRILL

    Line up half of your team on the half court line and the other half about 6 feet away from them. Each line must face the other and each player must have a counterpart on the other line they can pass to. Have them practice their one handed shoots to each other. Emphasize: BEEF, arch their passes, only use one hand to shoot

    RING OF FIRE

    Ring of Fire (passing, hand/eye coordination): Player in middle with a ball; one player outside with a ball; remaining players in circle around middle player.  Middle throws to person to right of outside player with a ball; outside players throws to middle.  Continue in circle once bounce, once chest.
     
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