Driveway Drills for Skill Improvement
WELCOME
The following are clinic notes designed to
give individuals instruction on how to
improve as a basketball player. These
notes will teach basic fundamental and
techniques need to become a good player.
These notes and drills will help players
create their own work outs that they
perform daily or weekly. After learning
the drills and performing them
consistently players should have developed
fundamentals in dribbling, passing and
shooting.
Introduction:
Triple Threat:
1. Feet shoulder width apart in a
staggered stance (trail foot in the cup of
lead foot, then step out shoulder width)
2. Re-end (butt down) down until you feel
the tension in the front thighs
3. Ball above the elbows in the shooting
pocket shifted to the shooting hand or
strong hand (pocket; rectangle from
shoulder to shoulder, hip to hip)
Jump Stop & Stride Stop:
1. Jump Stop; as a player is moving and
receiving a pass he must come to a stop by
leaving both from the ground, catching the
ball while in the air and landing on two
feet simultaneously. The player now has a
choice which foot to use as his pivot
foot.
2. Stride Stop; as a player is moving and
receiving a pass he must catch the ball in
“stride” but must stop once he catches the
ball. The first foot that touches the
floor once the player catches the ball
becomes his the pivot foot.
Jab Steps & Sweep Crossover Move:
1. Jab with the lead foot (short power
step, and back to triple threat)
2. Sweep Crossover Move; a) sweep the ball
over the chest b) sweep the ball under the
waist (as you step across you body with
the lead foot placing the ball on the back
hip)
Shot Fakes:
1. From Triple Threat swiftly raise the
ball above the forehead and back to triple
threat position.
WARM UP
1. Triple Threat - 5 reps from a standing
position or until players get it down (no
more than 7 or 8 reps)
2. Triple Threat w/ Shot Fakes - 5 reps
3. Triple Threat to Jab Steps - 5 reps
4. Triple Threat to Crossover Move - 5
reps
5. Triple Threat to combination moves - 5
reps
BALL HANDING & DRIBBLING (from lecture)
Stationary Ball Handling:
1. Slaps - 10 reps
2. Taps - straight arms moving from waist
to above head and back; 5 reps
3. Slams - w/ two hands slam the ball into
the floor in front of you; 5 reps
4. Ricochet - slam the ball from front to
back between the legs, and from back to
front between the legs; 5 reps
5. Space Catch - toss the ball above your
head into the air and catch it behind your
back as it comes down; 5 reps (add hand
claps while ball is in the air)
6. Around the World - moving the ball in
one direction around your waist. Keep the
ball moving as you take it from around
your waist to your head, back to your
waist, down to your ankles, back to your
waist and repeat; 5 reps
7. Single Leg - moving the ball in one
direction around a single leg; 5 reps,
then change direction, then change legs
and repeat
8. Figure 8’s - weave the ball in, out and
around your legs in the shape of the
number 8; 5 reps, then change direction
for 5 reps
9. See-Saw - while standing with your legs
spread wider than shoulder width hold the
ball in front of you down around knee
level toss it back and catch it with two
hands behind your back, toss it forward
and catch it again in front of you; repeat
for 10 reps
10. Cork-Screw - while standing with your
legs spread wider than shoulder width hold
the ball at about knee level with one hand
in front of you and one hand in back,
release the ball and change hands from
front to back and back to front before the
ball drops; repeat 10 reps
11. Maravich Drill - w/ both feet together
move the ball around your lower legs in
one direction one time, then keeping the
ball moving in the same direction step
your right leg back and move the ball
around the your left leg one time, bring
your feet back together and with the ball
moving in the same direction take it
around both legs one time, step back with
your left leg and take the ball around
your right leg one time, bring your feet
back together and repeat full cycle; 5
reps, then 5 reps in the other direction
Stationary Dribbling:
(Try to do as many of these drills
consecutively without stopping your
dribble, simply go from one drill to the
next)
1. Elevator Dribble - seated on the ground
w/ legs spread in a v-shape out in front
of you, with your right hand start
dribbling the ball as quickly as you can
as low to the ground as you can for 10
reps, then raise your dribble to shoulder
level for 10 reps, then above your head
for 10 reps, then back to shoulder level
for 10 reps, and finally as low as you can
to the ground for 10 reps. At the end of
the cycle lift your legs in the air and
without stopping your dribble change hands
and repeat the drill with your left hand
2. TV Dribble - seated on the ground w/
legs spread in a v-shape out in front of
you, with your right hand dribble the once
on your right side, once between your
legs, once on your left side, once between
your legs again, and once on your right
side, and repeat for 10 reps (the ball
should never bounce in one spot more than
once). Without stopping switch to your
left hand and repeat for 10 reps
3. Two Hand Speed Dribble - while seated
on the ground with legs spread in a
v-shape bounce the ball as quickly as you
can alternation hands for 20 reps
4. Typewriter Dribble - while seated on
the ground with legs spread in a v-shape
bounce the ball in your right hand using
only your index finger, continue to bounce
the ball changing from finger to finger
(index, middle, ring, pinky, ring, middle,
index, thumb) repeat for 5 reps, then
change hands
5. Rock-N-Roll (front to back, then side
to side) - move to a kneeling position on
one knee dribbling in your right hand with
the ball at your right side rock the ball
from front to back to front to back for 10
reps. Without stopping the ball move it in
front of you and rock the ball from side
to side for 10 reps; change the ball to
your left hand and repeat for 10 reps each
front to back, then side to side
6. Crossover-Crossunder - kneeling on one
knee start dribbling with either hand and
cross the ball over the top of your knee
and immediately cross the ball back under
the knee; repeat 10 reps and change
directions for 10 reps
7. Between the Legs- Around the Back -
kneeling on one knee start dribbling with
either hand and cross the ball over by
dribbling under your leg and immediately
take the ball around your back and repeat
for 10 reps. Reverse direction and repeat
again for 10 reps
8. Single Leg Circle Dribble - standing
with legs spread in a v-shape dribble the
ball as low to the ground as you can while
taking it in a circle around your right
leg for 5 reps, then change direction for
5 reps. Without stopping the ball, cross
over to your left hand and repeat
9. Dribble Figure 8’s - standing with legs
spread in a v-shape dribble the ball in,
out and around your legs in the pattern of
the number 8 as low to the ground as you
can for 5 reps, then change direction and
repeat for 5 reps. Without stopping the
ball change the ball to your left hand and
repeat the full cycle
10. Spider Dribble - standing with legs
spread and knees bent bounce the ball
between your legs once with each hand in
front of you, then once with each hand in
back of you and repeat as quickly as you
can for 10 reps
Dribble Moves:
(Begin each from a triple threat position
and end each with a jump stop)
1. Right Hand Speed Dribble - as quickly
as you can dribble with your right hand in
a straight line from the baseline to the ½
court line ending in a jump stop, front
pivot, and return to the baseline
2. Left Hand Speed Dribble - as quickly as
you can dribble with your left hand in a
straight line from the baseline to the ½
court line ending in a jump stop, front
pivot, and return to the baseline
3. Crossover Dribble - as quickly as you
can start out dribbling to the right side
for 12-15 ft, crossover to your left hand
and change direction at the same time for
25-30 feet, continue the crossover dribble
until you reach ½ court ending in a jump
stop, front pivot, and repeat returning to
the baseline
4. Between the Legs Dribble - same as
above only when you change direction
dribble between the legs instead of using
a crossover dribble
5. Behind the Back Dribble - same as above
only when you change direction dribble
behind the back instead of using a
crossover dribble
6. Hop Back Dribble - same as above only
you will hop backward using two dribbles,
then use a crossover dribble to go in a
new direction (this dribble is use to
escape from trapping defenses
PASSING (with a partner or off of a
wall or toss back)
Chest Pass, Bounce Pass, 2 Hand Over Head
Pass, Push Pass, Rap Around Pass, Baseball
Pass, Shovel Pass:
1. Chest Pass - step to target, snap
wrist, rotate thumbs down, point fingers
to the target (5 reps)
2. Bounce Pass - same as above, ball
should bounce 2/3 of the way to the target
(more than half way to the target; 5 reps)
3. Two Hand Over Head Pass - step to the
target, snap wrist, rotate thumbs down,
point fingers to the target (5 reps)
4. Push Pass - step to the target from
triple threat position (almost like
shooting a one hand pass), snap wrist,
rotate thumb down (5 reps)
5. Rap Around Pass - step forward and to
the side from the triple threat position
and rap the pass around the defender
throwing the ball back inside to the
receiver (5 reps)
6. Baseball Pass - with the ball in the
crease of the neck step forward and throw
a one handed pass for distance (5 reps)
7. Shovel Pass - off of the dribble snap a
one hand underhand pass waist high (5 reps
each hand)
Passing Drills:
1. Partner Passing - reviewing and
covering each pass; 5 reps each pass, both
hands where appropriate
2. Two Ball Partner Passing - using 2
balls cover each pass by using passing
combinations
3. Monkey in the Middle - done with 3
players, middle player attempts to deflect
or steal passes for 20 sec reps, then
rotate
4. Star Drill - five players stand in a
circle and throw passes to their right one
player removed and follow their pass to
the back of the line they threw the ball
to (add a second ball if players get the
drill down)
5. Four Corner Passing - with players in a
square the passer starts out throwing the
ball to the right and following there
pass. They will cut to the inside of the
receiver and receive the pass back while
making a jump stop and a reverse pivot.
The receiver takes the hand back and makes
a chest pass to the next player. The drill
continues over and over. Can add an
additional(s) if the players get the drill
down
LAY-UPS & SHOOT
Lay -Up Breakdown:
1. Triple Threat to Power Skips; reach up
with the outside hand (10 reps)
2. Two Step Lay-Ups; triple threat, right,
left, lay-up & repeat from opposite side;
triple threat, left, right, lay-up
3. Two Line Lay-Ups - from half court (10
reps from each side)
Shooting Breakdown:
1. Semi-circle form shooting - w/o the
ball (5 reps)
2. Two Line from shooting or off of the
backboard- w/ the ball shooting back and
forth a) one hand b) from a triple threat
position (5 reps)
3. Two Line Form Shooting or off of the
backboard - w/ the ball shooting at the
basketball
4. Two Line Shooting Drill or form
shooting at the basketball - shooting line
at the elbow, passing line on the
baseline, shoot and rotate, rebound and
rotate (shoot w/form and groove the shoot
until it feels good; get 50 to 100 makes). |