Two-Ball Dribbling

Video by Teach Hoops

A progression of two-basketball dribbling moves done down and back the court: straight speed dribble, a hesitation ('slow and go'), simultaneous crossover, behind-the-back, and between-the-legs moves, then a freestyle mix of all of them. The closer is a reactive 'yo-yo' drill where players mirror a ball handler moving toward and away from them, retreating and advancing on cue. Keep the ball low and the head up throughout; once a move gets easy, make it harder with mismatched ball sizes or by dribbling on grass. This drill comes from Teach Hoops.

5 by 4

Video by Teach Hoops

A post-move shooting drill with four active stations: a post player in the paint, two wing passers, and a rebounder. The post runs through five moves — drop step, baby hook, power slide, up-and-under, and a face-up jumper — with four reps of each move fed by the wings. After every rep the post sprints to touch half court or the baseline before resetting, so the drill doubles as conditioning. Add a defender in the post or on a wing once you have extra players to make it live. This drill comes from Teach Hoops.

Lakers

Video by Teach Hoops

A continuous 3-player, full-court passing and layup drill. The first player outlets off the glass, passes to a teammate sprinting the wing, then follows the pass to fill that spot; the shooter follows the shot to fill the next spot. Everyone rotates through passer, shooter, and rebounder, alternating which side the ball goes to each trip. Coaches emphasize calling out teammates' names on every pass, sprinting the full length of the floor, and taking the ball out of bounds after a make, just like in a game. Swap the layup for a mid-range jumper to make it a shooting-and-conditioning combo drill. This drill comes from Teach Hoops.

One-on-One (Half Court)

Video by Teach Hoops

A full-court 1-on-1 series run in three stages with a defender zigzagging back on defense. Stage one: defense starts behind and just tries to recover without fouling, ideally forcing a difficult shot or drawing a charge. Stage two: defense starts even and the goal shifts to forcing a jump shot rather than a layup. Stage three: defense starts ahead and must keep the ball out of the paint entirely. Between reps, both players zigzag back to half court, working closeout footwork (head below shoulders, hands active) and conditioning at the same time. This drill comes from Teach Hoops.

One-on-One (Marquette)

Video by Teach Hoops

Two chair-based variations of 1-on-1. In the first, two players start on opposite sides of a chair or cone away from the basket; the coach or a passer starts the possession and it immediately goes live, offense attacking the rim while defense recovers. In the second, a chair is set at the elbow and the coach delivers the ball unpredictably — a bounce pass, a lob, a shot off the rim — so whoever reacts fastest becomes the offensive player. There are no out-of-bounds rules in the second variation, which keeps it fast, competitive, and forces players to react rather than think. This drill comes from Teach Hoops.