The more good repetitions an athlete can acquire at a specific ability, the more likely they are to reproduce it in a game. This means that if you want your squad to improve their ability to finish near the basket, shoot the basketball, and so on, you must be willing to put in the necessary effort. You must be willing to set aside time each practice for basketball drills with your squad to improve on these various areas.
There are a few numerous varieties of drills you can incorporate into your young basketball program when it comes to basketball drills. There are team drills that help to develop team cohesion and composition, individual drills that players can use to improve their own talents, and endurance activities that are especially useful at crunch time.
5 Star Passing Drill
The 5-star passing drill is an excellent approach to improve passing teamwork, players’ hands, feet, and interaction. This workout just requires one basketball ball and ten or more players.
To begin the practice, make sure there are at least two players on each of the five stars – Under the basket and then each half-court corner. The ball always starts under the hoop, and the player passes it to their right, then follows that pass to the back of the line in their new point.
The ball will be passed to the right baseline corner by the player who caught it, and the ball will be passed to the opposite baseline corner by the third player. After that, the fourth player will bounce past to the last point player who is cutting for a layup. Then it’s just a matter of repeating the process!
Dribbling Figure 8
This drill is designed to increase players’ ability to dribble the 29.5 basketball in and out of tight spots in an attempt to develop room for their teammates. Make sure your feet are spread wide enough for you to bend your knees and dip down low. Control the ball into the center of your body, beginning with your non-preferred hand and keeping it as low to the ground as possible while maintaining a steady dribble. Once you’re in the center, dribble the ball back and forth between your knees until the only way to keep your dribble going is to reach behind you with your favorite hand. This can be done with a 27.5 basketball with younger players too.
Wall Passes
This drill is quite basic, requiring only you, a wall, some tape, and around 15 feet of space. To begin, tape a small “X” on the wall at approximately mid-chest height. That would be your goal, and you need it to be at a height where your buddy can easily collect the ball and take a rapid shot. Deliver a hard chest pass off the “X” starting approximately five feet away. You want to throw it strong enough that it flies back to you, but not so hard that it flies away from you. Take a small backward step after each pass until you’re so far away that the ball can’t actually make it back to you in the air.
There are many more basketball drills that players may practice to improve their game, but these are my favorite top 3. They aren’t always enjoyable, but if players put some effort into them, they will improve for sure.