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Two Ball Pickup is a great drill to work finishing at the rim through fatigue. In this variation, I’ll slowly move the ball farther and farther from the rim. It’s important for your player to get low and take a big initial step after grabbing the ball off the ground. As fatigue sets in you can see our guy Grant …

Banded “get a foot down” drill will help your players make the connection and feel the difference of loading into their shot, compared to drifting into their shot💥💥. Band is pulling them towards baseline, this requires them to put more force into the ground as to not drift, it forces them to keep their hips low, all of which will …

This is a fun drill that encourages creativity and will condition your players as well. Players have 20 seconds to make as many layups as possible by using a minimum of at least two moves. Players can do the same sequence of moves two times in a row. You can also go to a certain amount of makes instead of …

“2 Ball Passing Drill” is something we like to use in the beginning of practice to get our guys ready to go👊🏼💥 The drill is fast and fun! Right Leg x5, Left Leg x5, Right + Left x5, Left + Right x5. You can add more reps, totally up to you! Also, you can put groups against each other, first …

“Mariner in the Ring” is something we’ll do to wrap up our ball handling workouts and have some fun.  You can add variations; switch directions on a clap for example to add reaction component. I picked this up from @pattturn who’s an amazing person and Coach 🙏🏼👊🏼💥.  20 seconds on the clock, players do as many moves as they can …

Here’s a competitive layup drill we’ll do to get our guys going, called “V Drill.” I picked this drill up from @silveydominguez who’s an AMAZING human being and coach. If you don’t know Coach D, make sure to add him on here. 🏀👊🏼💥. You can add variations; off two feet, second side, same hand/same leg, totally up to you. You …

76-76 Drill is a great way to end practice and get some end of game situations in with your team. Put 2 minutes on the clock, both teams are at 76-76, once a team gets to 80 points, start the clock. Each team gets one timeout to use. Thanks for viewing and create a great day!

This drill is great to help players work on their “feel” and ability to recognize the next play. Defensively your players are working on scrambling and contesting every shot. Thanks for viewing and create a great day! -Coach Thom