Basketball Coach Drills: 3 ball Shooting Drill and Guard Penetration Drill

Written by Coach Peterman

I have coached at the NCAA Division 2 (Southwestern Oklahoma State University), NAIA (USAO), and JUCO Levels (Blinn College and Carl Albert State College) as well as high school. I just felt that fellow coaches especially young coaches need to constantly work on their “game”. Just like the basketball players that we coach. We as coaches need to improve ourselves. That is my story and why I do this blog.

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February 7, 2014

Basketball Coach Drills: 3 ball Shooting Drill and Guard Penetration Drill

These basketball coach drills are ones that I had on file from the Xavier Newsletter that was sent out years ago. Chris Mack’s staff does a great job of helping to spread information that is helpful to coaches at all levels.

Basketball season can be a long four months and making sure that skill development is happening while keeping your players interested is vital to any coach. This shooting drill is another way to work on multiple skills at the guard position while getting a good amount of shots up.

These basketball coach drills incorporates a cut to get open on the wing, handling the ball, backcuts, passing, rebounding and relocation for shots . . . all things that guards must be able to do to be effective in game situations.

This drill can be run with three players in an individual workout type of setting or with an entire team during the post/perimeter breakdown. Keeping an eye on the fundamentals being executed will develop good habits. Running through drills with no defense can lead players to relax and be lazy. The good players are in stance, cut hard, make sharp passes and attack the basket just like there was a defense guarding them.

The second drill is a competitive shooting drill for three players and develops good drive and kick skills. Movement can take place anywhere and shots should be taken around 15 feet.

If you have extra players that you don’t want standing in line, find a way to rotate your players as dummy defensive players. Force your team to shoot with a player in their face. I think that you will really enjoy these basketball coach drills. Check them out below!

We have a new basketball coaching contributor in Mark Chapman He is doing an excellent job in providing basketball coaching clinic notes, basketball drills, and basketball plays. He is the Head Boy’s Basketball Coach at Hamilton Township High School in Columbus, Ohio. I think that you will enjoy these basketball clinic notes on 3 ball Shooting Drills and Guard Penetration Drills.