Basketball Skills Camp

Last week, I sent out a request for my newsletter subscribers to send in their favorite drills that they found effective at basketball skills camp. Check out these below (very creative!).

From Tom…

“BOX” – out of bounds under your own basket. Works every time for me -8th grade basketball.

Four players start out spread (two on low post and two on high post). When the passer yells “break” the two low post jump wide then up back up to the high post to set a screen. The two high post steps inside then lead their defender outside into the screen and pops out wide for a jump shot. The weak side screener then runs to the top of the key and the strong side quickly cuts down the lane for the easy bucket. The passers #1 option is the cutter, then he has two side shooters, and lastly the top of the key to set a new play up.

From Steven…

My “Circle the Wagon” blocking out drill is ran with 5 defense players positioned outside the paint & 5 offense players jogging around them in a circle clockwise then counter-clockwise.

The coach will pass the ball to an offensive player, where he will shoot the ball from outside. At that time defense must yell “SHOT” & block -out an offensive player then rebound the ball . The defensive team must make 3 consecutive rebounds before they switch to offense. A great drill to help players to rebound out of a zone defense.