Skills of Basketball

Last week, I sent out a request for my newsletter subscribers to send in their best drills for skills of basketball.  Check out this one below sent in by Benny–great basketball drill!

From Benny…
Here is a drill that I use that works GREAT on conditioning, shooting, and passing, and defense and offensive skills.

I call it the UCLA drill:

• Start with 3 players at half court
• 2 Players on defense and“  2 more players on defense at the other end of the court
• It moves like a fast break (3 on 2 )
• While the 3 offensive players are sprinting (like a fast break 3 on 2), A third defensive player runs from the sidelines at“  half court and touches the center of the court
• This makes the offensive rush to the whole and gives the drill a sense of game time speed
• Once the defense grabs the rebound, the players run a fast break to the 2 other defensive players on the opposite side of the court where the 2 defensive players were already placed earlier.
• Same drill on the way down, a third defensive player runs from the sidelines to the center of the court and then plays defense with the other 2
• The play keeps running and the 2 defensive players are the palyers on the wings.