Basketball Drills Finishing Toughness Drills

Basketball Drills Finishing Toughness Drills

I like to end practice with a segment that works on toughness and game situations. This dril is a good way to work on developing the toughness to finish at the basket. I believe that when attacking the basket, a player’s mindset should be 1) Expect hard contact. If a...
Basketball Drills Alford Toughness Shooting

Basketball Drills Alford Toughness Shooting

This video is of Steve Alford putting a player through a toughness shooting drill. It is a good way to get some toughness and conditioning at the end of and individual workout or practice. It forces players to make shots when tired. Either time how quickly each player...
Basketball Drills Team Fire

Basketball Drills Team Fire

This is a short video of a tweak to the 3 on 2 continuous full court transition drill that can be used as a toughness drill. Make sure your sound is on as you watch. The drill starts out as “no dribble” and then the players are allowed one dribble at about the 3...
Basketball Drills Triangle Ball Toughness

Basketball Drills Triangle Ball Toughness

This post was created by Kyle Gilreath. He is NBA Client Services Manager for FastModel Sports. He is the Head Basketball Coach at Astronaut High School in Florida. He served as an undergraduate manager as well as graduate assistant for the Florida Men’s program under...
Basketball Drills 5 Lane Passing

Basketball Drills 5 Lane Passing

I have not used this drill, but it is one that I think is worth experimenting with for 10 or 15 minutes to see if it is worth continuing to use in your program. I think it is worth experimenting with new ideas each week in practice to see if they will improve your...
Basketball Team Toughness Drill

Basketball Team Toughness Drill

This drill came from Drew Hanlen’s Pure Sweat Basketball Team Toughness Drill Book. Drew is an NBA Strategic Skills Coach & Consultant that has helped over 25 NBA and NBA pre-draft players including David Lee (Warriors) and Bradley Beal (Wizards). Drew is the Head...