Basketball drills & tactics
Every basketball drill, session and tactic in the library — with setup, steps, coaching points and variations. Coaching a match on the basketball tactic board? Build any of these in minutes.
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Basketball drills
Shell Drill
Train all four off-ball defensive positions — pressure, deny, and help-side — until players re-position automatically on every pass and drive.
View drill →3-Man Weave
Warm up full-court passing, catching on the move and lane spacing at game speed, finishing every trip with an untouched-dribble layup.
View drill →3v2 / 2v1 Transition Drill
Sharpen fast-break decisions with numbers up while training outnumbered defenders and the instant flip to defense in the same continuous rep.
View drill →Mikan Drill
Groom ambidextrous finishing under the rim — soft touch off the backboard, quick second jumps, and equal comfort with both hands — through continuous, non-dribble reps.
View drill →Closeout Drill
Teach defenders to close ground on a perimeter shooter and arrive under control — high hand up, weight back, feet chopping — so they contest the shot without fouling and can still contain the drive.
View drill →4-Corner Passing Drill
Warm up hands, feet and eyes at once — sharpening crisp on-the-move passing, catching with the head up, and pass-and-follow spacing before the main practice block.
View drill →11-Man Drill
Train the 3-on-2 fast break, the tandem defensive stop, and the instant outlet in one continuous full-court loop that conditions the whole team as it teaches transition both ways.
View drill →17s Conditioning Drill
Build and test game-specific anaerobic conditioning through repeated maximal sideline-to-sideline sprints with hard decelerations and line touches, holding effort as fatigue sets in.
View drill →Form Shooting Drill
Groove a repeatable one-motion release close to the rim — balanced base, high elbow, and a held follow-through — before any shooting range is added.
View drill →Catch and Shoot Drill
Turn a pass into a shot in one rhythm — arriving with feet set and hands ready, gathering off a hop or 1-2, and releasing a balanced set shot on the catch.
View drill →Spot Shooting Drill
Build repeatable game-speed range from five perimeter spots — hitting a make target at each spot under time pressure and charting where shots fall to expose weak zones.
View drill →Defensive Slides Drill
Build a sustainable defensive stance and lateral quickness — sliding without crossing the feet, changing direction on the zig-zag, and closing out under control.
View drill →Star Passing Drill
Sharpen crisp passing on the move, heads-up catching and pass-and-follow spacing at speed — then layer a second ball to force communication and timing under pressure.
View drill →Basketball tactics
Horns Set Plays
Install a repeatable half-court alignment that creates rim pressure, pick-and-pop threes and corner kick-outs from a single starting picture.
View tactic →Spain Pick and Roll
Add a three-man ball-screen action that generates lobs at the rim and open threes at the top by punishing whichever choice the roller's defender makes.
View tactic →BLOB Box Set Plays
Turn baseline out-of-bounds possessions into layups and open jumpers using one box alignment with layered screening options and a reliable safety.
View tactic →SLOB Plays
Build a sideline out-of-bounds package that beats denial pressure, produces a catch-and-shoot three, and creates a rim finish from one shared alignment.
View tactic →Press Break vs the Diamond Press
Advance the ball against the 1-2-1-1 diamond press without panic dribbling, and convert broken presses into numbers advantages at the rim.
View tactic →Zone Offense vs a 2-3
Generate layups and open catch-and-shoot looks against a 2-3 zone by occupying the high post and short corner, shifting the zone with reversals, and punishing slow rotations.
View tactic →1-4 High Entries
Start half-court offense cleanly against denial pressure using four interchangeable entries from the 1-4 high alignment, each with a built-in backdoor punishment.
View tactic →2-3 Zone Defense
Protect the lane and the defensive glass while shifting as a unit on every pass, so the offense is limited to contested perimeter jumpers taken late in the shot clock.
View tactic →1-3-1 Zone Defense
Force the ball to the wings, trap it there with the point and the wing, and turn tipped or lobbed passes out of the trap into steals and run-outs.
View tactic →1-2-2 Zone Defense
Contain dribble penetration from the top and wings, contest every perimeter catch, and push the ball toward the baseline where the back two can help.
View tactic →Box-and-1 Defense
Take the opponent's best scorer out of the game with constant denial, and force the other four attackers to score over a compact zone.
View tactic →Full-Court Press
Force the ball to the sideline, trap it before or at half court, and deny the pass back to the middle so the offense turns it over or wastes shot-clock time.
View tactic →Princeton Offense
Score against teams that out-size you by turning denial into backdoor layups and turning sagging help into catch-and-shoot threes, with every player able to play every spot.
View tactic →Flex Offense
Create layups off the flex cut and elbow jumpers off the down screen with a repeating pattern that keeps all five players involved and two players back for defensive balance.
View tactic →4 Out 1 In Motion Offense
Build an offense that runs on reads instead of plays, keeping four perimeter players spaced and moving while the post player seals, flashes and screens by clear rules.
View tactic →5 Out Motion Offense
Open the lane for cuts and drives by spacing all five players on the perimeter, and teach every player the same skills through shared cutting and filling rules.
View tactic →Triangle Offense
Build a read-based half-court offense where spacing keeps every pass available and every defensive overplay opens a rehearsed counter.
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