Dribble-and-Pivot Drill

Players scatter in pairs around the floor. Each pair has one ball. On the first whistle, the front player of the pair dribbles in any direction. On the second whistle, the player stops and pivots back and forth; on the third whistle, he or she dribbles back and passes to the partner, who immediately dribbles forward, repeating the drill.

Squad Split-Vision Passing Drill

This drill requires two basketballs. The center player holds one ball; player 1 has the other. The center player passes the ball to player 2 while receiving the other ball from player 1. The center player now passes to player 3 and receives the other ball from player 2 until the balls move completely around the semicircle. To rotate players, the player with the ball moves to the center and the first center player becomes player 1. All other players shift one space to the right.

Dribble-and-Shoot Drill

Students form two files at one end of the floor. One file has a ball. The first player dribbles in and shoots a layup. A member of the other file recovers the ball and passes it to the next player. As each person in turn either shoots or retrieves, he or she goes to the rear of the other file. When students develop some proficiency in the drill, two balls can be used to provide more shooting opportunities.