10 Amazing Youth Basketball Drills_9

10 Amazing Youth Basketball Drills





If kids like basketball they will enjoy learning and playing these 10 amazing drills. Theses drills are quick and easy youth basketball drills.

1. QUICK - In a circle, you in center. The kids copy you by running on a spot, jumping etc. When you say quick, they get into a defend position. However, if you say get low they continue to do what they were beforehand. They are only out if you look at them.

2. HEADS UP DIRECTION CHANGE - Along the middle court line space out 3 to 4 players facing you. You should be off the court at center line on the sidelines. Instruct the kids to move while dribbling in whichever direction you move - side to side,nike shoes, forward and backwards. Change movement without words so they have to keep their eyes on you. As they progress move more quickly and  faster.

3. REDLIGHT-GREENLIGHT #2  - Have a bunch of kids start at one baseline, don't put  them too close together. Each kid in the bunch has a basketball. When the facilitator shouts green light the children dribble forward. When they shout blue they dribble left, yellow they dribble right, and of course red they stop completely. At all times the kids should dribble throughout the whole youth basketball drill.

4. SPEED LAY-UP DRILL - Coach times player for 1 minute. The team counts aloud number of shots made and cheers the player along the way.

Player with a basketball stands to the right of the basketball hoop and coach says go and the player shoots a layup (using backboard) from right side... then miss or make goes to left side. They continue to switch sides, the team counts how many are made in one minute.

5. SPEED DRIBBLE - Players start at the half court line. Each  player has a basketball. The object is to reduce the number of dribbles.

Let the basketball players cover the required distance and count their dribbles. Have them cover the same distance and reduce the dribbles by 1. Repeat and reduce by 1 again. Continue reducing until you have got the speed up.

6. SIDE-LINE LAYUPS - The O's pass to the people closets to the sidelines . The line to their left if they are going to shoot left handed lay ups and and the players on the right side shoot right handed layups. The O then rules the court to receive a bounce pass at the other end. X throws a pass down the sideline. Then pass to the foul line, the x at the foul line gives a bounce pass to O for the lay-up. X's always follow their pass to the next line. X at the foul line get the rebound of O and are the next shooters.

7.  REDLIGHT-GREENLIGHT - This youth basketball drill starts with all the players at the baseline with a ball. When the coach says 'green light', the players start to dribble and jog. When the coach says 'red light', the player stops.

8. GOPHER BALL - Players start at half court circle. Players have to react quickly to a loose ball. Go quickly into Offense.

Players lay down on stomach with eyes shut on the basketball floor.  The coach or teacher tosses the ball into mid air and blows the whistle. Players quickly get up and try to get the ball.

9.  PCPP -  Three players are lined up in a straight line about  30ft. apart

A player on either end starts with the ball.

This players slaps the ball and  starts the drill and is a sign for the player in the middle to cut towards him/her  to receive a pass from him/her.

The middle player cuts towards the passer, receives the pass that is passed to him/her and completes a legal stops for a jump stop.

After making the catch and stop, this player makes a legal turn and passes to the player on the other end. After this pass is caught by the end or  the middle player cuts towards the end  and gets a return pass from him/her where apon the middle player again completes a legal stop, turn and throws to the player on the other end.

10.  KEEP IT BOUNCING - While dribbling try to knock the other players ball out of bounds. Second dribble is not allowed. When your ball goes out of bounds you must do 5 push ups or jog one lap, after you did that you can join the game again.

Make sure the kids keep there head up and use both arms.

The more the try to knock  away the other players balls (in stead of just protecting there own ball) the better dribblers they become.

I hope you enjoyed these 10 amazing and easy Youth Basketball Drills Now you go out and try these drills and your basketball drills will grow tremendously.10 Amazing Youth Basketball Drills





If kids like basketball they will enjoy learning and playing these 10 amazing drills. Theses drills are quick and easy youth basketball drills.

1. QUICK - In a circle, you in center. The kids copy you by running on a spot, jumping etc. When you say quick, they get into a defend position. However, if you say get low they continue to do what they were beforehand. They are only out if you look at them.

2. HEADS UP DIRECTION CHANGE - Along the middle court line space out 3 to 4 players facing you. You should be off the court at center line on the sidelines. Instruct the kids to move while dribbling in whichever direction you move - side to side,nike shoes, forward and backwards. Change movement without words so they have to keep their eyes on you. As they progress move more quickly and  faster.

3. REDLIGHT-GREENLIGHT #2  - Have a bunch of kids start at one baseline, don't put  them too close together. Each kid in the bunch has a basketball. When the facilitator shouts green light the children dribble forward. When they shout blue they dribble left, yellow they dribble right, and of course red they stop completely. At all times the kids should dribble throughout the whole youth basketball drill.

4. SPEED LAY-UP DRILL - Coach times player for 1 minute. The team counts aloud number of shots made and cheers the player along the way.

Player with a basketball stands to the right of the basketball hoop and coach says go and the player shoots a layup (using backboard) from right side... then miss or make goes to left side. They continue to switch sides, the team counts how many are made in one minute.

5. SPEED DRIBBLE - Players start at the half court line. Each  player has a basketball. The object is to reduce the number of dribbles.

Let the basketball players cover the required distance and count their dribbles. Have them cover the same distance and reduce the dribbles by 1. Repeat and reduce by 1 again. Continue reducing until you have got the speed up.

6. SIDE-LINE LAYUPS - The O's pass to the people closets to the sidelines . The line to their left if they are going to shoot left handed lay ups and and the players on the right side shoot right handed layups. The O then rules the court to receive a bounce pass at the other end. X throws a pass down the sideline. Then pass to the foul line, the x at the foul line gives a bounce pass to O for the lay-up. X's always follow their pass to the next line. X at the foul line get the rebound of O and are the next shooters.

7.  REDLIGHT-GREENLIGHT - This youth basketball drill starts with all the players at the baseline with a ball. When the coach says 'green light', the players start to dribble and jog. When the coach says 'red light', the player stops.

8. GOPHER BALL - Players start at half court circle. Players have to react quickly to a loose ball. Go quickly into Offense.

Players lay down on stomach with eyes shut on the basketball floor.  The coach or teacher tosses the ball into mid air and blows the whistle. Players quickly get up and try to get the ball.

9.  PCPP -  Three players are lined up in a straight line about  30ft. apart

A player on either end starts with the ball.

This players slaps the ball and  starts the drill and is a sign for the player in the middle to cut towards him/her  to receive a pass from him/her.

The middle player cuts towards the passer, receives the pass that is passed to him/her and completes a legal stops for a jump stop.

After making the catch and stop, this player makes a legal turn and passes to the player on the other end. After this pass is caught by the end or  the middle player cuts towards the end  and gets a return pass from him/her where apon the middle player again completes a legal stop, turn and throws to the player on the other end.

10.  KEEP IT BOUNCING - While dribbling try to knock the other players ball out of bounds. Second dribble is not allowed. When your ball goes out of bounds you must do 5 push ups or jog one lap, after you did that you can join the game again.

Make sure the kids keep there head up and use both arms.

The more the try to knock  away the other players balls (in stead of just protecting there own ball) the better dribblers they become.

I hope you enjoyed these 10 amazing and easy Youth Basketball Drills Now you go out and try these drills and your basketball drills will grow tremendously.