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There are many variations of zig-zag drills out there. This one adds a competitive component in which the offensive player must reach the baseline under 10 seconds. If the defender stops the offensive player from making it then the offensive player has to do push-ups. We usually run this drill two times through.

Every Summer I’m blessed to have past players come train with us on the court and in the weight room, we call it the Hoop Hostel.

This is a great drill to get your players to focus on attacking the rim. Too many times we tend to focus on the contact rather than the rim. We’ll run this drill for 2-4 minutes and slowly work ourselves around the hoop. I prefer 8-10 feet from the basket, this helps limit the possibility of injuries in my opinion, …

This is a warm-up shooting drill we do daily, players have to make five consecutive shots in a row and finish it with a free-throw to win the game. If they miss you can do it two ways, they go back to the previous shot or you can have them go all the way to the beginning of the drill …

There are many variations of man in the middle drills. In this one the offensive player is only allowed 1 dribble to break the trap. On deflection or tip, have defense go to offense. Track deflections, team with most deflections wins, the rest have some sort of challenge. We usually run this drill for 2 minutes.   

This Drill is great to wake guys up, encourage communication, and reinforce snapping your passes. Thanks for viewing, create a great day! -Coach Thom 

Working on ball handling and on ball defense. Partners switch defensively at the horn, offensive players are working to get paint touches. 

Defensive warmup drill, working on catching the move, and your teammate getting in proper help positioning. Program offensive players initially, then progress to live.