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How to coach basketball for dummies

Coaching Basketball For Dummies Cheat Sheet

By: The National Alliance For Youth Sports and Greg Bach and

Updated: 02-22-2022

From The Book: Coaching Basketball For Dummies

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Being a basketball coach involves always being prepared for practice and running a practice that’s fun and productive. An effective coach keeps players motivated and builds both individual and team confidence. Know what to say and how to say it before, during, and after a basketball game to impact the performance and morale of your players.

Preparing for basketball practice

Showing up prepared for basketball practice is the most basic element of having a successful practice and one of your requirements as coach. You expect your players to come to practice prepared, so your kids deserve the same from you. The following list focuses on things you need to bring to practice:

A practice plan with drills broken down by time segments.
A list of reserve drills in case any of your scheduled drills are ineffective.
Extra basketballs and any pylons or markers you need for specific drills.
A whistle.
A properly stocked first-aid kit. Here’s a quick glimpse at some of the items:

Tips for making basketball practice fun

One goal as coach is to keep your basketball practices fun while maximizing time with your players. You can accomplish this by running practices that continually challenge, entertain, and motivate your kids while developing skills. To enhance your players’ enjoyment of basketball and have fun at practice, try these tips:

Give each child plenty of repetitions.
Keep the kids active; don’t force them to stand in lines.
Involve the parents in drills to rev up the excitement.
Sprinkle your practices with new drills throughout the season to keep the kids’ interest.
If drills turn out to be boring or ineffective, discard them and switch to new ones.
Give the kids the chance to select their favorite drills to use during practice.
Solicit feedback and ideas from older kids on drills you should use.
Stop practice briefly to point out when players do things well — not when they make mistakes.
Applaud the slightest improvements to maintain your kids’ efforts.
Conclude practice with the most popular drill to end the session on a high note.

How to motivate your basketball players with coaching

To motivate your basketball players to give their best efforts, not get discouraged, and strive to become the best they can be on the court, use these coaching tips:

Continually encourage players to do their best on both ends of the floor — regardless of the score.
Stay in control of your emotions, and refrain from yelling instructions all the time.
Allow kids the freedom to make mistakes, and coach effort over skills.
Always exude confidence in your players’ abilities.
When correcting errors, use words that inspire confidence and reinforce positive thoughts. For example, instead of saying, “Don’t turn the ball over,” say, “Control the ball just like you did so well in practice this week.”
Use timeouts to relay positive information to your players.

Building confidence with coaching

Your job as a basketball coach is to be supportive and enthusiastic, always praising and encouraging your team to build their confidence. Self-confidence is a gift that lasts for years and impacts how kids approach life away from the basketball court. Use these coaching tips for boosting players’ confidence:

When providing feedback, use the “sandwich” method: Place a critical remark between two encouraging comments.
Reinforce that making mistakes is part of the learning process. Even the pros make mistakes every game.
Give kids high-fives and pats on the back so they know that their efforts are appreciated.
Set realistic goals so the kids can gain a real sense of satisfaction upon reaching them.
Maintain positive body language. Never allow your tone or body language to reveal disappointment in a child’s performance or ability.

Coaching basketball pregame through postgame

As a basketball coach, you need to inspire your players to give their best effort during every game of the season. Keep these tips in mind when talking to your team before, during, and after a basketball game to keep the team focused, having fun, and playing hard:

How to Deliver the Pre-Game Talk

Speak in a calm and relaxed manner with a smile on your face.
Be brief.
Conduct the talk away from any potential distractions.
Stress the importance of having fun and displaying good sportsmanship at all times during the game.
Avoid using pressure phrases, like “Let’s score 20 points today.” Kids can give you their best effort, but they can’t control the outcome of games.
Build the kids’ confidence by letting them know that you’re looking forward to watching them perform.

How to Speak to the Team at Halftime

Highlight the positives of the first half, regardless of the score, and stay upbeat. Don’t dwell on any mistakes, because they’re part of the learning process.
Zero in on a couple main points that you want to get across. Giving the kids too much information to digest isn’t productive.
Pile on the praise for their hard work in the first half.
At the more advanced levels, solicit feedback and suggestions on strategy from your players.
Tell them to drink water to rehydrate!

How to Give the Post-Game Chat

Keep the focus on the fun you had and the fun you will have.
Don’t let the scoreboard influence what you say to the kids — or how you say it.
Recognize the good sportsmanship your players displayed.
Accentuate the positive.
Conclude on a high note with a team cheer and send ’em home with a smile.

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Coaching Youth Basketball -- Tips, Drills, Plays, Philosophy, Tactics

You'll be teaching habits that will stick with these kids for the rest of their lives. And whether you like it or not, you'll be setting an example and teaching kid's lessons about life (good and bad). Kids are impressionable. They pick up on things.

You have an obligation and responsibility to teach them the right things - in both basketball and life.

When you think about it, teachers would do anything to get the enthusiasm that you get from your players. Kids actually like and want to play basketball.

Your players look up to you. They listen to you. And you have an amazing opportunity to make a POSITIVE impact on their lives!

You have a very important and rewarding job!

In this section of our website, we'll provide you with links to a variety of youth coaching tactics, plays, drills, and tips that will help you become a better youth basketball coach.

The articles discuss very important concepts to help you succeed. So read through each article, starting with the first one at the top.

If you don't have our free eBook yet, the first thing you should check out is our FREE Basketball Drills ebook. It includes 72 of some of our favorite basketball drills and it includes youth section so you can easily find the drills that apply to you.

We also offer videos with 60+ Youth Basketball Drills and Tips For Coaching Youth Basketball.

When working with young kids and running basketball drills, there are three very important concepts you need to consider:

Picture by Shane Pope

1 - Kids need to be highly active!

Just by using fast paced drills and keeping things moving, your players will have more fun and get in better condition. Your kids should be breathing hard and their hearts should be pumping. It's good for them!

Avoid standing in lines as much as possible and keep the ball in their hands as much as possible.

2 - Kids want to feel successful!

With very youngs kids, competition doesn't always serve as a motivator. You should always provide activities that help them build their skills and confidence. Strive to focus on the learning process instead of measuring up to those around you.

You'll want to avoid adding pressure and competition until the players have developed their skills, confidence, and become proficient with the basics.

Put them in situations where they can succeed.

3 - Kids want to have lots of fun!

This is an important stage for young players and your actions could determine whether they enjoy sports or not.

It's important to make things fun so they can improve and become confident.

Youth basketball drills don't have to be boring. Almost any drill can be modified to provide high activity, high success, and high enjoyment.

Youth Basketball Offenses

I believe that using a very simple motion offense is the way to go for youth teams because it teaches them how to move and the players will begin to learn how to get open and play the game.

Motion offense also allows you to spend more time teaching fundamentals and skills (which is very important for young players).

The challenging part about motion offenses is that there are SO many options that it's hard for players to know what to do. But you can easily solve that problem by making simple rules and starting with the basics.

For example, you might want to just with just a couple simple options for your motion offense. You could start by teaching the players proper spacing, away screens, and v-cuts. Once they master those skills and get VERY proficient at cutting properly and setting good away screens, then you can start adding more options and building on your foundation.

You can add ball screens, rolling, and so on. Just don't go too fast! Make sure they have good fundamentals before you start adding stuff.

You can learn about developing motion offenses by looking at these resources: Offensive Theory & Introduction to Basketball Offense

Teaching Basketball Motion Offense

5 Out Cutters Offense - Easy to teach and it is a great building block for the motion offense.

You can also try this very simple patterned offense that you can use as a play or your entire offense:
Youth Offense - Michigan

Press Breaker Offense - Breaking the Press in Youth Basketball

3 Critical Player Development Tips For Your Offense

Youth Basketball Plays

When it comes to teaching plays to youth basketball players, it is typically better to teach them concepts on how to play the game of basketball.

Triple Threat - How to get in triple threat position every time a player catches the ball.
Footwork - Quick stops & pivoting
Cutting - Basket cuts & back cuts
Screens - Off the ball & On-ball
Eventually, reading screens.

To read more on this topic, please read:

Youth Coaches: Destroy Your Playbook and Do This Instead

Should Youth Coaches AVOID Plays and Patterned Offenses?

Here are some very basic plays:

1-3-1 Cutters

Rolling

Swing Variation

Zone Shallow

Zone Overload

Quick Hitter Vs. 1-3-1 Zone

Best Overall Advice for Youth Basketball Coaches

1) Keep things fun!
Did you know that the #1 reason kids quit sports is because it's not fun anymore?!? It's very important to play plenty of games and keep a positive attitude.

Be positive and make things fun. Even if the kids get cut from the team or decide not play basketball at an older age, they'll still have a positive image of basketball and may continue to play it recreationally when they get older.

If you act like a drill sergeant when coaching a bunch of 10 year olds, the kid will get a negative image of basketball and have negative emotional feelings when thinking of basketball. Kids will also get sick of basketball if they play TOO many games each year. As a result, they will not likely play basketball when they get older. It can even affect their feelings towards fitness in general. If a person dislikes fitness and becomes inactive, they are more likely to be unhealthy!

60+ Youth Basketball Drills and Games

2) Be Positive & Do NOT Correct Every Mistake!
Don't be too critical and stop them to make a correction on every mistake. Let them play and learn themselves. If you stop or correct them on every mistake, you'll get a basketball player with low confidence that is always unsure of what to do, instead of a confident player that reacts to the defense.

Now, if they continue to make the same mistake over and over and over, show the player a better way to do a certain thing. For example, if you see one of your players stand straight up every time they touch the ball and a defender crowds them and causes the offensive player to travel. Say to the player, "Way to hustle, Johnny! Let me show you something that will help you when the defender crowds you. When catching the ball in this position, keep your hips back with your knees bent, and pivot. Be ready to attack. Then if the defender comes to crowd you, it will be easy for you to dribble right by him!" Notice, I did NOT focus on the negative and say "Stop bringing the ball up!"

Don't focus on the negative. Focus on the way to help them. Let's be positive as coaches!

3) Allow your players to be successful!
Sometimes competition is not a motivator for young kids. However ALL kids need to taste success (and hopefully lots of it). Now this doesn't mean winning. It means getting better and succeeding in practice. Allow your players to run drills that they can succeed at and feel good about. Celebrate small accomplishments and successes with your players.

4) Teach life lessons in your practices!
Read this article about teaching life lessons and improving team bonding.

5) Don't worry about winning!
You don't have time to worry about winning. There's only time to do the right thing... If you do things "right", winning will eventually be a by-product of your actions. Be patient. True success takes time to do things right. It doesn't happen overnight.

You must first build a SOLID foundation for these kids to build on. Taking the time to build that foundation will cause you to sacrifice winning some games. Trust us. This is better for your players in the long run.

6) Avoid year-round basketball and play other sports!
There is a reason that NBA GM's don't like their ELITE, PROFESSIONAL basketball players competing in the summer World Championships and Olympics. It's been scientifically proven that playing a sport year-round leads to tired muscles and a tired muscle has a much HIGHER chance of injury. Now, if these PROFESSIONAL athletes with proper nutrition and training are supposed to avoid year-round basketball, don't you think that a DEVELOPING, young athlete (most likely without proper nutrition and training) should be avoiding it as well?!?

If you force your child to play, it can also lead to burnout, injury, and resentment of the sport or fitness altogether. People are much more driven when they choose to do something they enjoy, rather than being forced to do it. If you want your child to enjoy basketball, play GAMES with him when they want to, and watch basketball-related activities with them. 9 times out of 10, kids enjoy sports that their parents enjoy if approached the right way.

At this age, it is best to improve overall athletic ability which is done by playing multiple sports, such as gymnastics, baseball, soccer, martial arts, football, track, volleyball, softball, swimming, and so on. Keep in mind, that you want to have seasons for these sports. Avoid playing 2 or 3 sports at once and multiple practices on the same day. If you want to focus on one sport at age 16 or 17, GREAT. Not at age 10 or 11. And who knows what your child will take an interest in or show talent in at age 10? Most of the time, things change a lot in the next 6 or 7 years!

7) Don't press or play zone defense!
You can read why and get advice here.

8) Use small basketballs and lower rims!
Using rims that are too high and basketballs that are too big will RUIN your players shooting form. They are NOT strong enough yet.

Do we send 6 year olds to Yankee stadium and start throwing from the big mound? No, we start with tee-ball, then parent pitch, then little league (close bases), and move up.

It's ridiculous to throw 5-10 year olds on a full size court with 10 foot rims and youth basketballs that are way too big! It's no wonder so many kids have horrible shooting form when they get to high school!

9) Teach the right things!
Just keep in mind that if you can teach your young players the following skills, then you should feel good that about what you accomplished and know that you're teaching your player the right things (that they need to be successful)!

Your young players should be able to:

Dribble with their left and right hands equally well.
Make lay ups with their left and right hands equally well -- and jump off the proper foot (left foot when shooting with right hand, and vice-versa)
Perform a jump stop without traveling.
Pivot on their left and right foot without traveling.
Perform accurate chest, bounce, and overhead passes.
Perform a defensive slide (feet wide, good balance, staying between the offensive player and the basket).
Shoot a basketball with proper form.

These simple skills should be your number priority and your goal should be to help your players master these skills. Once they have truly mastered these skills, you can start building from there.

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Questions & Answers

If you have any questions about coaching youth basketball, post your questions on our forum.

A group of very experienced and knowledgeable coaches monitor the forum and answer questions.

Recommended Youth Coaching eBooks, Books, and DVDs

Here are the books and DVDs that we recommend to youth coaches:

The Youth Coaching System (By Jim Huber)

60 Fun Youth Basketball Drills

Motion Offense

Basketball Shooting Tips & Drills

M2M Basketball Defense Tips & Drills

Simplified Post Player Development

Basketball coaching hacks: how to score goals for beginners

Even if you are a novice basketball player, we will not give you a training plan, but we will tell you why the ball flies anywhere but into the ring and into your hands. It's all about technique: even with regular training and perseverance, novice adults and children often make simple mistakes. It's a shame, let's fix it. Below are 11 life hacks on how to hone your technique to increase the likelihood of a goal for your team.

Basketball Shot Rules for Beginners

1. Hands up

In pursuit of the attacker, raise your hands, even if you are standing with your back to the pass, and even more so if the ring is in front of you. Your raised hands will increase the chance of intercepting the ball from the opponent by 2 times. Don't overlook this little thing!

2. Make shield rolls

Even Tim Duncan did not neglect them! A square is drawn on the basketball backboard. If you are standing opposite the ring, then aim at the middle of the upper part of the square, if you are standing on the side, then at the corner. If you hit this square, then the ball is at 90% of cases will fall into the ring. The law of physics and no cheating!

3.

Look at the ring, not at the ball

Practice driving the ball with your hand, not your eyes, develop tactile control. Your eyes should be on the hoop while dribbling and be aware of the position of your body in relation to the hoop. Then you will be able to take the correct posture, and the throw will be effective.

4. Dribble with the balls of your fingers only

The palm should not touch the ball, only the pads of the fingers. Dribbling should become familiar to you, like an extension of your hand. Then you can change its trajectory at any time and you will have more chances to score goals. Practice with the ball constantly.

5. Throw with one hand

If you throw the ball with two hands, you reduce the chance of hitting the basket. All the efforts of the throw are in one hand (in the right for right-handers, in the left for left-handers). The other hand only holds the ball, the leading one holds it with the fingers, not the palm.

6.

Do not jump when protecting the ring

Jumping is the main mistake of rookie defenders. To intercept the ball and block the shot, simply stick out your hands. When you are in a jump, the attacker will easily bypass you.

7. Don't look back

When you dribble, don't look back, but dribble and aim for the ring, focus on shooting (or passing to another player on your team).

8. Bring the throw to automatism

Incorporate the most basic basketball techniques into your training plan and bring the shot to automatism. Throw first from a distance of half a meter from the ring, gradually increasing it. Learn to throw the ball so that it hits the hoop without touching the edge.

Throw the ball with all fives and jump

Throwing Rules:

Head in the center of the body - if tilted, accuracy is lost.
Look at the ring: mentally build a trajectory. If you are far away, the ball flies in a curved curve with a maximum height of 2 meters above the hoop.
A strong hand is in front and throws, a weak hand is on the side and directs, only holding the ball. The elbow of the throwing hand must be in line with the ring.
The ball must rest on the fingers without touching the palm. The fingers are as far apart as possible and grab the ball.
Throwing arm bent 90 degrees, forearm perpendicular to the floor. If you bend less, then you get not a throw, but a throwing of the ball horizontally.

The main thing in the throw is the position of the body and its balance. Place your feet apart and parallel to each other: it is important to orient them in the middle of the basket. Then the direction of the body during the jump will coincide with the direction of the throw, and the ball will fly straight into the ring. When the feet are uneven, the ball flies in the wrong direction or does not reach (although the throw was normal).

Take a deep breath and release as you exhale.

How to hold the ball and shoot in basketball

How to throw correctly: straighten your arm, point your wrist up, and with your hand set the ball to rotate in the opposite direction from the flight. The ball should seem to "roll" off your fingers.

9. Copy masters and play as a team

Watch professional basketball games and try to copy the movements of your favorite players in training. And be sure to conduct game sparring - this will allow you to develop more techniques.

10. Do not throw in a straight line

The higher the arc of the ball, the greater the chance of a goal and the less chance of blocking by the opponent.

11. Do not throw the ball from a full height stand

This is the biggest newbie mistake!

Before the throw, bend your knees slightly and at the moment of the throw, straighten your body, making a jump. You need to straighten up and push off the ground at the same time. When squatting, keep the elbow of the throwing arm close to the body and towards the ring.

The jump will give momentum to the ball and will allow you not to make sudden movements with the brush.

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And to be a long-term player, do not forget about your health: take care of your joints and muscles, use tapes, do a warm-up. And be sure to strengthen your arms, legs and shoulder girdle, develop coordination. Regular exercises on uneven bars and horizontal bars will help you with this.

Basketball for beginners: training and rules for beginner adults, when to start playing or practicing in Russia and why

Contents

In basketball, as in other sports, to become successful, you need to work hard, develop and hone your skills. In addition to team training with a coach, the athlete needs to train on their own. You can develop your skills with the help of special exercises.

To achieve the best results in basketball, it is not enough to be tall. You also need to educate and develop various qualities and skills in yourself.

Components of the training process for a beginner basketball player

Without knowledge of theory there will be no successful practice. Therefore, a novice athlete, in addition to performing various exercises, must know the rules of the game, the existing methods and means of training, the schemes of the game, the methods of preparing for the game, etc.

This is an important aspect for any athlete. You need to be strong, fast, agile, jumpy and hardy. To do this, you should perform various physical exercises, for example, from athletics.

To begin with, you should familiarize yourself with all kinds of techniques and determine what works well and what does not. After that, you need to move on to improving your skills and working out those moments that are not yet very good. For this, there are also special complexes of physical exercises.

Such a game has certain tactics with its own techniques. A novice player must understand what they are for and learn how to apply them in a given situation.

Development of strong-willed qualities.

An athlete must be able to set goals and achieve them using their knowledge, skills and strength. A beginner basketball player must work out the ability to catch, throw and pass the ball.

In addition to team training under the guidance of a coach, you need to allocate time for self-improvement. To do this, there are special exercises that you can perform on your own at home, on the street or in the gym.

To catch and pass the ball correctly, you need to learn to feel its every movement. There is a set of exercises to develop this skill:

Throw the ball at the wall at an equal height from different distances and catch it.
Throw the ball at the wall, turn around and catch it.
Throw the ball at the wall, taking steps in one direction or the other.
Run past the wall, throwing the ball at it some distance in front of you and catching it.
Sit down, throw the ball from this position and catch it.
Lie on your stomach, throw the ball at the wall and catch it. Then do this exercise while lying on your back.
Sit down and throw the ball at the floor so that it bounces against the wall, and then, after hitting the floor, returns to the hands.
Stand up and throw the ball at the wall with acceleration. Try to complete the maximum number of transfers in a certain time (for example, per minute).
Stand up and throw the ball at the wall in different ways: with one hand, over the shoulder, from below, between the legs, facing the wall, and then with your back. After that, do the same, only throw the ball so that it bounces off the floor.
Stand with your right side and throw the ball into the wall with your left hand over your back and, catching it with your right hand, pass it to your left behind you.
Pick up 2 balls. Throw them at the wall in turn, beating them on the floor. Try to do it as quickly as possible.

After that, you can do the exercises in pairs, passing the ball to each other in different ways. The ability to pass the ball allows the team to reach the opponent's basket faster. Therefore, the implementation of this set of exercises should be approached responsibly.

A set of exercises for practicing ball dribbling

A professional basketball player must be able to dribble without focusing on it. He must feel it and at the same time protect it from the hands of an opponent. To learn this, you should perform the following set of exercises:

Get up and hit the ball off the floor, first with one hand, then with the other. The fingers are spread apart. Then repeat the exercise, moving forward and alternating arms.
To hit the ball from the floor, first standing, then sitting and lying down. Do not stop dribbling when changing position.
Hit the ball moving forward, turning left and right, speeding up and slowing down.
Draw a line, dribble along it.
To hit the ball by moving forward and turning in different directions by 90 or 180 degrees.
Dribble with varying stride length.

Next, you can perform exercises in pairs with another player:

stand opposite each other. One dribbles the ball, and the second repeats exactly its movements;
catch up with each other without stopping the lead;
One player dribbles while the other tries to retrieve the ball.

Physical exercises for practicing ball throws

The most important skill of a basketball player is to throw the ball into the basket from different distances. It is quite difficult for a beginner to do this. Therefore, it is necessary to practice the following exercises:

throwing the ball into the basket from different distances with both hands;
throws from the shoulder with different hands while standing and on the move;
shots from different angles at the same distance from the basket;
dribbling with a throw;
throwing the ball with a hit on the shield.

After mastering the technique, you can set yourself certain goals. For example, the number of accurate hits out of 20 throws must be at least 15. Then you can move on to collective competitions. For example, who will have more hits, who will hit the target first from a certain distance, etc.

In addition, you should learn to kick the ball out of the opponent's hands, using different techniques, to feel and understand the members of your team. It is important to have a strong and mobile body.

Basketball fitness

Self-training should include physical exercises such as sprinting, long distance running, walking, squatting, jumping, push-ups. Fitness classes will also contribute to the development of endurance.

You need to train regularly, then the result will not be long in coming, and each game will bring victories, increasing the professionalism of the basketball player.

Basketball lessons for beginners

Along with football, hockey and volleyball, basketball is one of the most popular playing sports. The names of Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O'Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, thundered all over the world, are proof of this.

A large number of attacking actions make the game an exciting spectacle. Minimum equipment and playground requirements ensure that the hobby is accessible. The basic program for an effective start of training includes:

lay-up - a throw from under the ring, which ends most attacks;
dribbling - quickly brought to automatism due to exercises with cones acting as obstacles;
technique of playing without the ball for defenders;
base stand;
exercises to develop endurance and general strengthening of the body: planks, twists and push-ups.

Throws are the foundation of the game and the logical end of an attack. Throwing the ball correctly is important for both attackers and defense players.

Correct starting position: feet and knees “look” to the side of the ring (the load on the muscles is reduced and the greatest comfort is achieved), the palms are located at the seams of the projectile. The main and auxiliary hand is determined.

Important skills: improving control, creating rotation, forming the desired flight path, the ability to “spring” (a fraction of a second before performing, you need to crouch a little).

Progress is often interrupted by experienced opponents. Is it possible to bypass a large and experienced defender? Correct dribbling requires compliance with a number of rules. The body leans, the left hand is involved. The ball bounces to the left and to the side.

The projectile is close to the body to reduce the chance of being lost. In extreme situations, low dribble provides an indispensable service: it becomes much more difficult for the opponent to interrupt the attack. There are ways to lull the vigilance of point guards and centers: sharp deceptive movements and feints.

Slam dunk is a spectacular component of basketball that has turned into a separate direction. The jump and the subsequent "hanging" on the ring looks impressive and the fans like it. This effect is subject only to high players. It is more correct for a beginner to hold the ball in one hand.

Simultaneous use of two limbs is justified only after gaining experience, training in running and jumping. For athletes with medium-sized palms, the problem is projectile slippage. Rescues the development of the grip.

The use of improvised platforms and obstacles is undesirable: there is a risk of injury.

The lack of size can be compensated for by a high jump. Before the main workout, you need to prepare the muscles and tendons by stretching and bending the knees. There are useful lead-up exercises for developing flexibility and strength indicators.

For the basketball enthusiast, it is important to provide the repulsive force developed by the barbell squat. In a slam dunk, both the ankles and the shoulder girdle are included. Strengthening occurs when working with a kettlebell and other weights. Jumping on the bench helps to increase the height and speed of flight.

The ability to take free kicks is highly valued in basketball, as it allows you to score extra points and is a technique for dealing with tactical fouls. Five seconds are allocated for the execution of the rules. In a short guide, all the technical elements are analyzed: the position of the feet, the number of hits to the floor and breathing.

An important point is to achieve smooth movements: the semi-squat is replaced by the straightening of the legs, the bent elbows are fully extended, the player stands on his toes.

Making a 3-pointer is a seductive move that allows the team behind to catch up quickly. Basketball players who master this art are in demand in the draft and transfer markets. Despite the advantages of the method, the probability of a miss is high.

Russian Triumph club coach Sergei Khrebtov shows how to increase the percentage of hits. The author explains the technique of performance, paying special attention to the positioning of the legs and arms, maintaining balance depending on the game situations. The ball is pushed out with the fingers and positioned over the head to resist the defender.

If you don't know how to aim, the developed muscles of the biceps and calves will be of little use. Often, when viewing, it is noticeable how the ball bounces beautifully from the ring and hits right into the basket. In fact, the chance to score increases when aiming with the expectation of a direct hit without touching.

Many basketball players use the method. There are players with their own style. Setting a specific goal is sometimes easier. NBA star Ray Allen tried to aim for the far bow, and the method paid off. "Sight" is adjusted as a result of constant practice with a large number of approaches.

Basketball is a team game. Victory is impossible without interaction with a partner. Accurately executed passes play an important role. An unsuccessful execution leads to an instant counterattack by the opponent.

Skill is honed through the practice of passing a standard and heavy ball, two equipment at once. The emphasis is on accuracy, speed is a secondary indicator. The transmission is performed from the chest, the hand “closes”.

To facilitate the reception, the projectile "meets" on outstretched arms with fingers wide apart. Instructions are given for correct focusing.

The instruction video demonstrates three options for disrupting an enemy attack:

The first remedy is to force the attacker to walk in an uncomfortable direction. You need to put your foot in the opposite direction.
Versatile attackers can be stopped by proper hand placement and room to maneuver. It is important to keep your distance: excessive contact can result in a foul. The defender is obliged to closely monitor the movements of the forward and "mirror".
If the attacker tries to use feints, you need to "cut off" the player, blocking the path with a sharp and long step.

Contrary to the stereotype, it is not necessary for an athlete to be tall. Short basketball players can also be effective in certain roles.

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Hello, dear visitors of basketball-training.org.ua! Today I want to tell you about a few basic exercises, by regularly performing which you can reach the next level, becoming a really good attacking player.

Yes, many articles have already been written about it and many videos have been made. Yes, we all know a few dozen exercises that promise to make you at least the next Michael Jordan.

I'm not going to reinvent the wheel, but I'll tell you about a series of exercises that just a year ago really helped me improve in the attacking aspects of the game. Let's start the story.

Basketball drills

Mikan Drill

This drill gets its name from the first really big guy in the NBA, George Mikan. Begin to perform the exercise, located on the right side of the basketball basket (a meter and a half from the ring).

Take two steps to the left, parallel to the endline, and throw a half hook on the other side of the hoop using your left hand. Without letting the ball fall to the ground, pick it up and take 2 steps to the right (again parallel to the base line) and again throw the ball into the ring with a half hook using your right hand.

Try to get into the rhythm and hit 10-20 in a row.

This exercise will teach you how to attack with a weak hand and turn it into a formidable weapon. Personally, while doing this exercise, already on the second day I began to complete the passages with my left hand. And after a couple of weeks, the effectiveness of the attacks doubled: now the defender had to hold both sides, and I could always attack with the hand farthest from him.

Superman Drill

This exercise is very similar to the previous one. Position yourself almost on the border of the three-second zone (you always want to call it a “trapeze”, but with the change in the rules of basketball, it has lost its usual shape).

Performing a ring throw with only one difference: don't try to hit the ring! On the contrary, raise the trajectory higher so that the ball, bouncing off the backboard, falls on the other side of the ring. This is where you need to catch him, not allowing him to fall to the floor.

Important: try to take no more than three steps to cover the distance from one side of the ring to the other. Follow the rhythm: let the entire exercise be performed in the same rhythm. Do 10 to 20 repetitions of this exercise.

Beat the Pro

Imagine you are playing 1v1 against your favorite player. You just need to beat him by being the first to score 21 points. Perform game throws (with deviation, after strides, after crossovers and sudden stops).

Visualize your opponent clearly, how he defends against you, how he tries to cover your every throw, how he waits for the slightest mistake in order to intercept. For each roll you make, you get 1 point. For each miss, the opponent receives 2 points.

When you reach 20 points (if you haven't lost before) - you need to make a "buzzer beater", and you need to score it. How will you do it: with an incredible deflection after a fabulous dribbling or just hitting the ball with 9meters. Try to beat the best players in your imagination.

Important: be realistic when playing against Shaquille, it is foolish to push him with your back or try to score the ball while in close contact. Also, it would be wrong to try to overtake Rose or Jordan. In general: adequately evaluate the opponent and try to complicate your life as much as possible.

Shoot the Shot

Do you remember the good old game "Around the World"? Sometimes it is called "Points", but that's not the point. Now we will try to add a hit percentage to this game. Also, we will add a couple of new points to it, the so-called "elbow spot".

In order to advance to the next point, you must make at least 3 rolls out of five. Naturally, if the level of your game (and especially your sniping skills) allows you to regularly shoot with a percentage higher than 60%, then increase the number of goals scored to 4 out of 5 from each point.

Or up to 5 out of 5 from medium and 4 out of 5 from long range. Total: you have 18 points, 90 throws of which at least 54 must reach the goal. Challenge accepted?

Ball slaps and squeeze

Throw the ball up as if it had bounced off the ring after a bad throw. Jump up, grab the rebound and squeeze the ball as hard as you can with your hands. Imagine that you had difficulty getting this rebound and now they are trying to knock it out from you. Immediately after the rebound, rotate the ball around the body (at different heights): around the head, back, knees and calves. Repeat this exercise 10-20 times.

Figure 8’s — with dribble and without dribble

Figure 8, the famous figure 8 is back, now with dribbling. Do you remember how Petya Maravich taught us how to handle the ball? So, now we are doing the same thing, but using dribbling. For those who find it difficult to perform such dribbling - try to perform the exercise without it.

Quick hands

This is a cool exercise that is sure to be performed at every training session for young basketball players. Starting position: one hand in front, the second - behind, the ball is between the legs.

After releasing the ball, change the position of the hands: if the right was in front and the left was behind, then now the ball must be grabbed with the right from behind, and the left - in front. Diversify the exercise: both hands in front, the ball between the legs. We release the ball and catch it with our hands, but from behind.

Important: regular performance of this exercise will allow you to develop hand speed, which is very important for performing high-quality and fast feints. How to do it: 30 seconds first option, 30 seconds second option. Write down how many times you managed to do the first time, and then compare with the results after a week.

Tom-Tom dribble

This movement is also familiar to many of us. Stand with your legs slightly apart so that you can easily transfer the ball between them. We start with the right hand.

We move the ball in front of us from the right hand to the left; then from the left hand, transfer under the foot to the right hand. Now with the right hand we transfer the ball behind the back - it turns out to be in the left hand and we send it back (also behind the back) to the right. This is 1 repetition. Repeat 10 times and change hands (i.e. mirror).

Drum dribble

The point is to learn how to quickly and comfortably change the pace of dribbling and its pitch. For example, right after a screen or a run, you may find yourself kicking the ball out from behind (even though you already think your opponent is offside).

The most basic countermeasure is to drastically reduce the dribbling height. So, the exercise is that you need to knock the ball on the floor alternately with your right and left hand.

Start in a normal static position (legs and back straight) and go down, increasing the intensity of the knocks on the floor. As soon as there is a space between your hands and the floor, a little more than a ball, begin to rise up. Make several series (for example, 5).

For advanced - try this exercise without looking at the ball or by hitting it with 1 finger of the right hand and 1 finger of the left hand.

Summary

This is the set of exercises I suggest you do every time you enter the court. Believe me, the results will shock you! Of course, if you are a professional player, then these exercises will be familiar to you and will be given easily. However, who, if not you, should know about their usefulness.

Basketball training

Great basketball players are not born, they only become through hard exhausting training that lasts from one hour a day. Only those people who are strong in spirit can overcome this difficult path and not give up until the very end.

In order to become a truly excellent basketball player, one should improve three main layers on which the success of any game will be built:

Knowledge of theory;
Health and strength of the body;
Study and development of technology.

Knowledge of theory

This item remains important, no matter how well you dribble. All the rules of the game should bounce off your teeth. In the future, this will help you properly prioritize the game. You will be able to quickly assess the situation on the playing field, will allow you to perform certain tricks and techniques of dribbling at the most opportune moment of the game.

Rules of the Game for Beginner Basketball Players

Usually, all the rules of the game, for the most part, are passed from mouth to mouth, from coach to basketball player during practice time. But those who are deprived of the opportunity to practice in a team usually read the rules and remember them over time, you can cope with this in a few weeks (maximum).

The essence of the game is the struggle of the players of two teams in order to score as many balls as possible into the ring of opponents. For hitting the ball into the ring, the team receives a point. For throwing and hitting the ball into the basket from a long distance (6 m and 75 cm, at this distance the three-point line is located) three points are counted.

But for a free throw (should be taken by a basketball player after a foul while standing on the foul line), only one point is awarded. You can only catch and dribble the ball with your hands. The rules do not change in relation to the gender of the players.

Rules require the basket to be 10 feet off the ground. But the height may vary depending on the age category of the players. The team that scores the most points wins.

But if the score is equal when the game time is up, then overtime is assigned - an additional five minutes of the game. Second and third overtime allowed. The beginning of the game is a controversial throw in the central circle. The duration of one match is 40 minutes.

An out is the ball leaving the field of play. A run is the movement of a player with the ball in their hands for more than two steps.

Basketball players uniform, same as in football. They wear shorts and T-shirts, on the back of which the number and name of the player are written. Such inscriptions allow referees to easily and quickly distinguish between players, even from different corners of the field. This is especially convenient for larger games, when the referee cannot know all the players in person.

Body health and strength

In sports everything depends on health. If you have any injuries, you will not be taken to a strong team, as you will be weaker than your competitors. This is a good reason to take better care of your health, to ensure that your body has enough of all the vitamins.

Some train in the gym, others train at home. It doesn't matter where basketball players practice. This role factor is in the quality of accomplishing the task you set.

One of the most important qualities of a good basketball player is the ability to move at high speed, to be fast. We need running with weights and obstacles.

Running for a long time helps to develop endurance. You will need exercises that are associated with strength training. The better the physical preparation of the basketball player, the less likely it is that the opponent will simply pull the ball out of his hands. It is important to strengthen the core muscles, stand in the bar for several minutes a day.

Here is the resulting list of basic exercises for a beginner basketball player:

Endurance running;
Weighted running;
Plank;
Abdominal exercises.

This is just a basic training set for basketball players. At the discretion of the player, he may add other drills as he sees fit.

Learning and practicing technique

In addition to training to strengthen the body, the player's schedule should include training that focuses on practicing technique. Dribbling and dribbling, shooting into the net, crossovers - this is what the whole game of basketball is based on.

A player who wants to achieve something more in this sport must master these two techniques to perfection. Even during the first practice of dribbling or dribbling, you should not look at the ball, but in front of you.

Dribbling the ball

The most important thing in dribbling is to touch the ball only with your fingers, excluding the hand from dribbling. Only with the help of fingers can you direct the ball in the right direction. When dribbling, the ball should be kept near the body, not taking it far to the side. It is important to learn to dribble with both left and right hands.

Cone drills

This basketball practice involves the player dribbling the straight line, changing the dribbling technique in front of each cone as if it were his opponent. None of the cones should be knocked down.

This exercise is great for developing reaction speed, which will later help in the game when it is necessary to change tactics. This exercise can be performed together with the team, in turn passing between the cones.

Throwing the ball into the basket

This is a classic element of the game in which you do not need to invent something new, you just need to work it out to the ideal from all possible points of the playing field. Having caught the ball in his hands, the basketball player needs to jump vertically up and just throw it into the basket.

Daily repetition of this element several times in a row helps to develop dexterity and accuracy. You should perform the maximum number of repetitions until you start to get good or until there is no strength left. In this way, the free throw, the three-pointer, the basket shot and all the others should be practiced.

Even professional basketball players train in the skill of throwing the ball into the basket every time.

Crossovers

This level of training is for more advanced players. A crossover is a maneuver in basketball in which a player, while dribbling the ball, intercepts the ball from one hand with the other. You can first learn to crossover with your right hand, after which it will be easier to repeat the maneuver with your left (just the opposite if you are left-handed).

One example of such training is dribbling left, right and left again. Then a transition is made to dribbling back, forward, back. After that, the ball is transferred through the leg to the position in which this exercise began.
The next example of dribbling followed by a crossover is the figure eight. It starts with dribbling with a weak hand to the left, to the right. After that, the transition to the "eight" itself. This is a translation through the right, and then through the left leg. The maneuver ends with the ball dribbling with the left hand.
The third example of a crossover is to transfer the ball behind the back. With the left hand, the ball is transferred behind the back, and with the right it is picked up again. Around him, the player seems to draw a circle with a ball. After that, the exercise is repeated, but with a change of hands, the direction of the ball changes in the opposite direction.

Summing up, it must be said that each of the exercises should be performed in several approaches for several minutes. In order to be more complete at the right time, you can make a crossover at a high level.

Conclusion

Sitting at home, you won't receive your training program by e-mail. Therefore, we recommend looking for material about new interesting ways of basketball training by different authors, keeping a diary, recording your results. Using this information, in the future, try to develop your skills. It is important sometimes to play in a team, receiving comments and assessments from others.

To do this, you need to watch a video, work out your every movement and action. It is important sometimes to play in a group with someone, receiving comments and assessments from others. A friend can lend his shoulder and advise something useful for your development, the main thing is to soberly evaluate the advice that you are given. Following these rules, in a few years you can become a very successful player.

You should wisely distribute the load of the body and alternate training in the gym, which is aimed at strengthening your body and training, which is aimed at honing the skill of the player. You can do the maneuvers with your trainer or a friend, as there are tons of exercises you can do with your partner.

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Every year we expect the brightest event in the basketball world - the playoffs of the United Basketball League. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the training of the world's top basketball players!

Athletes are already actively preparing for the upcoming matches and getting into better shape. What do you need to know, how exactly the basketball players of the International United League train?

To do this, we turned to Evgeny Burin, who previously worked with the Russian men's basketball team, and now is responsible for the general physical training of athletes of the Nizhny Novgorod basketball club.

ADIDAS Cycle - Self Improvement. Basketball

The program of the video cycle consists of 10 lessons to improve the various qualities of basketball players. As part of the project, Evgeny Burin reveals his professional secrets.

Lesson 1. Exercises for the development of back muscles

Without a strong back one cannot imagine a healthy person, let alone an athlete. This is all the more important for a basketball player who has to jump and land many times in the game, push and push through the defense. In this video, Evgeny Burin gives exercises that help professional basketball players to have a strong back.

Lesson 2. Legs

Basketball players need strong legs for more than just scoring goals or just jumping the highest. Legs are the main way a player defends himself and gets on the court at the right time and in the right place. Therefore, professionals never work only on the jump and are not limited to squats with a barbell. Evgeny Burin shows how to properly swing the legs of a basketball player.

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Lesson 3. Chest Muscles

There is a great variety of exercises for developing chest muscles. Which of them can be used so as not to get the opposite effect, enslavement and loss of mobility, you will find in this lesson. Evgeny Burin gives special exercises that professional basketball players use.

Choose the right chest workout for you, just like Euroleague basketball players do.

According to Evgeny Burin, push-ups are one of the most effective exercises for chest muscles. To complicate the exercise, Eugene suggests using weights (dumbbells) and performing various types of push-ups with them: with lifting and with rotation.

To activate different muscle groups, you can take a different position relative to the fitball - it can be under the lumbar part of the back or in the area of the shoulder blades.

Lesson 4. Shoulders, arms. Balance cushion

It may seem to some that it is very important for a basketball player to have inflated arms and wide shoulders. But even here you can not concentrate on one thing. Trainer Evgeny Burin tells how, while working on these muscles, at the same time develop the whole body.

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Lesson 5. Complex exercises

What can a basketball player take from weightlifting? Yes, at least the classic exercises - a jerk and a push. Evgeny Burin tells how to use them to the maximum benefit for the player.

Lesson 6. Balance and coordination exercises

A basketball player must certainly have a strong and enduring body. But coordination of movements, the ability to land and correctly distribute forces during contact are also absolutely necessary qualities for a player. The trainer offers some simple but very effective exercises.

Exercises for VTB United League basketball players offered by Evgeny Burin seem familiar to you only at first glance:

I add the principle of unstable balance to my workouts. This helps to work out the muscles better. To create such conditions when performing exercises, we will use a fitball.

Lesson 7. Tricky rubber bands

Balance exercises become much more effective when you use resistance. Ordinary rubber expanders are a great help in the work of a fitness trainer.

Lesson 8. Ball out of play

Basketball players may use the ball for other than its intended purpose. With the help of the coach's advice, the most ordinary balls turn into effective simulators.

Lesson 9. Speed endurance. Running exercises

In preparation for the 2007 European Championship, the Russian national basketball team did not run a single cross. Why would an athlete performing on a 28-meter long track run 5 or 10 kilometers in training? Evgeny Burin tells how to make running work really effective.

Lesson 10. Training principles

In the 10th final video Evgeny Burin gives the most important tips. How is work organized in the pre-season? How to distribute loads during the season? How to make sure that the work with the bar does not interfere with the game? How to use the exercises that you have learned from previous editions? You will find all the answers in this lesson.

Strength training for basketball players

Evgeny Burin is sure that in order to achieve the best results, like the athletes of the VTB United League, it is necessary not only to engage in direct basketball training, but also to pay active attention to active work in the gym. At the same time, you should not be afraid to work with weights and work out each muscle group separately.

Before starting a workout, be sure to do warm-up exercises - warm up the muscles so that they can better perceive the load.

Evgeny Burin is sure that a strong and trained back is the key to success for a basketball player. Here are exercises that will help pump the whole body, like a basketball player from the VTB International League.

Basketball strength training

3 sets of 12 reps
Body part: Quadriceps Equipment: Barbell

3 sets of 15 reps
Body Part: Shoulders Equipment: Dumbbells

3 sets of 15 reps
Body part: Middle back Equipment: Barbell

3 sets of 15 reps
Body part: Lower back Equipment: Own weight

3 sets of 15 reps
Body part: Quadriceps Equipment: Barbell

3 sets of 15 reps
Body Part: Quadriceps Equipment: Barbell

3 sets of 20 reps
Body part: Quadriceps Equipment: Own weight

3 sets of 15 reps
Body Part: Quadriceps Equipment: Barbell

3 sets of 15 reps
Body Part: Chest Equipment: Dumbbells

3 sets of 20 reps
Body Part: Shoulders Equipment: Dumbbells

3 sets of 15 reps
Body Part: Biceps Equipment: EZ Barbell

3 sets of 15 reps
Body Part: Shoulders Equipment: Dumbbells

3 sets of 12 reps
Body Part: Biceps Femoris Equipment: Kettlebells

3 sets of 10 reps
Body Part: Shoulders Equipment: Kettlebells

Try the training program for basketball players from the VTB International League, and you will see that not only have you become stronger and more resilient, but also improved your concentration and stabilization.