BALL-HANDLING CLINIC TIPS | DRILL |
USE YOUR VISION by keeping your head up and by staying square towards your teammates. | Ladder to side step dribble out to wing |
POSITION THE BALL off your palm and snap your wrist as you dribble or pass. | Under chair dribbles |
AIM SMALL and MISS SMALL when passing to your teammates. | Wall Passes + Epic Drill |
ACCELERATE by pushing off your back leg when you drive. | Chair Dribble Pound Explosions |
USE YOUR OUTSIDE HAND while dribbling or passing to keep the ball away from the defense. | Press Escape Passes w/ D |
FIND PASSING AND DRIVING ANGLES quickly and often. | Lotsa Cones to Rotation Shots |
DRIBBLE LOW AND STRONG to maximize your strength and control. | Partner passing + Twists |
PREDICT AND ESCAPE PRESSURE by passing or with explosive dribbles. | 1 on 2 Escape |
CHANGE YOUR SPEED, HANDS, AND DIRECTION while dribbling to beat the defense. | Triple Cross Repeat to Dribble tag |
PRACTICE ALL THE TIME as hard as you can. | Dribbling Dojo |
SHOOTING CLINIC TIPS | DRILL |
GET OPEN and take good shots by using screens and rotating to open spots. | Juke Straps & Peek-a-boo 1on1 |
BE FEARLESS. Shoot with confident, positive thoughts in your mind. | Scare shots |
POSITION YOUR BODY by staying low and squared-up to the basket. | Elbow jab series |
WRINKLE YOUR WRIST before the catch to create a target for the passer. | Group shooting |
ALIGN YOUR UPPER BODY with your shooting elbow above your knee and your forearm level with the ground. | Curl jumpers |
POSITION THE BALL by spreading your fingers with your palm just off the ball. | Form Shots |
FULLY EXTEND your elbow to your eyebrow and your feet to its toes at the same fluid pace. | Judgement Shots |
SNAP YOUR WRIST fully - while shooting with enough arc - to maximize the rotation of the ball. | Bed shots |
HOLD YOUR FOLLOW-THRU past the apex (the highest point) of the shot. | Group shots, push-ups or run for dropped arms |
PRACTICE all the time, and correct your mistakes as you go. | Group shots, first to 100 |
OFFENSIVE SKILLS CLINIC TIPS | DRILL |
ESTABLISH A FIRM, ATHLETIC BASE by staying low and using your strong-hand pivot foot. | Mid-post reverse pivot series |
DON’T TAKE A NEGATIVE STEP while in a stance or when you begin to drive. | Footfire to ball drop layup |
JAB STEP to read the defender’s feet and tendencies. | Jab to three-option jumper |
STAY LOW WHILE PENETRATING with a long first step and a longer first dribble. | Polly cut series |
CREATE SPACE between yourself and your defender. | Stepback Jumper |
CHANGE SPEED AND DIRECTION to further elude the defense. | 3 cone triangle explosions |
USE SCREENS to create an offensive flow. The screener is usually the open player. | Peek-a-boo screens to score |
CUT TO AND FROM THE BASKET to give your offense more options. | Backdoor cuts |
USE THE PICK N ROLL to create mismatch problems for the defense. | Pick n roll to shoot/pass |
HAVE AN ARSENAL OF MOVES that you have practiced a great deal to use whenever you need to. | In and out, between the legs, spin to air reverse |
DEFENSIVE SKILLS CLINIC TIPS | DRILL |
BE IN A GOOD STANCE by squaring up, staying low, and having a wide base. | 2on2 help to 1on1 Cut-throat |
STAY ON YOUR TOES so that you’re able to react as quickly as possible. | Clap Game to King's Drill |
PESTER THE BALL HANDLER by making them as uncomfortable as you can. | Zig-zag D to sprint. |
TAKE A QUICK FIRST STEP LATERALLY when guarding a player starting to drive. | Quick slides on ball reveal |
CHANGE THE PENETRATOR’S DIRECTION over and over again to slow them down. | Alley Zig-zags to 1on1 |
COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR TEAMMATES as quickly, as often, and as loudly as you can. | On-ball screen D & "Ball/Hole" Drill |
PAY ATTENTION to everything going on by keeping your eyes up and active. | Flex D |
POSITION YOURSELF quickly and correctly on closeouts, help-side, and rotations. | 3on3 positioning + Charge / Loose Ball |
GET THROUGH SCREENS quickly and untouched to keep the offense out of their flow. | Screen down, Screen away |
CONTEST EVERY SHOT with your hand in the shooter’s face. | Bluff / recover shots |
INSIDE SCORING CLINIC TIPS | DRILL |
POSITION YOURSELF EARLY by creating contact and sealing an angle to the basket. | Fast break stop early to post |
USE YOUR PIVOT FEET to maneuver towards the basket and/or when you’re already near the basket. | Coach Says + Kobe post |
STAY LOW to maximize strength, balance, and quickness. | Athletic Finish |
KEEP THE BALL HIGH as quickly and as often as you possibly can. | Legend Series |
THINK TO SCORE FIRST, then attempt to pass. | 2on1 Break |
ROTATE TO THE PASSING ANGLES. Players should move to where the passer can see them. | 1 Driver, Inside & Outside Rotators, 2 Extra Passers |
LOOK OFF THE DEFENDERS. You may also think-to-pass first, to better your chance to score. | Post progression |
FINISH STRONG by instigating the contact, and by expecting to get fouled. | Cut-off trail layup |
USE YOUR OFF-ARM to fend off the defender while shooting. | Off board hook series w/ D |
FINISH TOWARDS THE BASKET, and follow your shot for the potential rebound. | Post catch, quick layup |
REBOUNDING CLINIC TIPS | DRILL |
REALIZATION. Offensive rebounds are worse than turnovers. | 3on3 to 15. No-Crash is a Sprint /// O-Reb is 5pts |
EYES - Never take your eyes off the ball. | Jump Touches, Scissor dribbles, & Jump lunges |
HANDS - Use your hands to see and manipulate the defense. | Help to hit shooter to rebound, repeat |
CONTACT - Love it; initiate it. | Box & hold for 5 seconds drill |
POSITION- Get a good position as early as you can. | Step-ups & Box Jumps. Hurdles |
ODDS - Run toward the area where the ball is most likely to go. | Elbow jumpers, run for drops |
GIVE AND TAKE - On defense, give them nothing. On offense, take whatever they give you. Even tipping the ball is good for the offense. | Play to 10. Losers run. Tip is a point; O-Reb wins game |
EVERY TIME - Your goal should be to get every rebound, and to limit the other team to none. | Tip Drill |
TENACITY - Try with every ounce of your heart for every second of the game. | 3 vs 1 triangle rebounding. 1/5 against rotating 3 or run. The 3 who lose all run. |
REACTION - explode towards the ball faster than everyone else. | Heads / Tails |