Basketball Drills Kentucky

There are thousands and thousands of basketball drills out there all being done by coaches for different reasons. Some drills make players better as individuals, some make teams better and, I am convinced, some are done only because someone else said it was a good idea.

Coaches go to clinics, speak to other coaches, subscribe to professional publications and read hundreds of technical articles in search of the perfect drills. But which ones are right for your team?

With all the information out there it is very easy to get confused. It is also very easy to sort it out if you follow some simple steps:

1. What is your coaching philosophy? Are you offensive-minded or defensive-minded? Do you like to run or play half court? What are the things that are most important to you? Your drills should reflect your philosophy.

   The best drills come from the big picture. After deciding what offenses and defenses you are going to play, take pieces of your system and make drills out of them. This will accelerate your team's development! Here's how...

   Offensively, if there is an aspect of your offense that uses "down screens," do a lot of down screen drills. If there are "pick and rolls," do pick and roll drills. You can take the first 2 cuts out of your offense and make them a drill. Isolate each of the scoring options and make them drills.

   Now, when you start teaching your offense, your players will already know certain parts of your offense - and you get MORE done, in less time!

   Defensively, if you like to trap, you can run a drill with 3 defense players and 2 offense players, and simulate a trapping situation. If you want to double the post, construct a drill where the ball goes into the post and you go get it. If you want to drive the ball to the sideline, use a drill that involves playing the ball on the dribble and force it to the sideline.

   On the whole, each drill should reflect your coaching philosophy and should mimic pieces of your actual offense and defense....

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Author: Jeff Haefner