Basketball Skills & Drills

Basketball Skills & Drills is your guide to mastering the basics of basketball, including footwork, ball handling, player positioning, post and perimeter play, rebounding, plus offensive and defensive individual and team tactics.

Chapter 1. Body Control and Fundamental Footwork
Quick Stance
Quick Starts, Steps, Turns, and Stops
Quick Jumps
Basic Body-Control Drills
Chapter 2. Advanced Body Control
Concepts of Moving Without the Ball on Offense
Basic Moves or Steps Without the Ball
Screen Moves
Drills for Moving Without the Ball
Chapter 3. Ballhandling
Passing and Catching
Principles of Passing and Catching
Types of Passes
Catching Principles
Communication of Passing and Catching
Dribbling
Basic Ballhandling Drills
Chapter 4. Shooting
Field-Goal Shooting
Shooting Mechanics
Other Types of Shots
Free-Throw Shooting
Shooting Drills
Chapter 5. Outside Offensive Moves: Playing the Perimeter
Fundamentals of Live-Ball Moves
Fundamentals of Dead-Ball Moves
Perimeter-Play Drills
Chapter 6. Inside Offensive Moves: Playing the Post
Post-Play Fundamentals
Post Skills
Post or Inside Moves
Post Drills
Chapter 7. Individual Defense
Fundamentals of Defense
Essentials of Defense
On-the-Ball Defense
Off-the-Ball Defense
Post Defense
On-the-Ball to Off-the-Ball Defense
Off-the-Ball to On-the-Ball Defense
Special Defensive Situations
Pressuring the Shot
Defensive Drills
Chapter 8. Rebounding
Rebounding Tools
Motivating Players to Rebound
Rebounding Rules
Defensive Rebounding
Offensive Rebounding
Rebounding Assessment
Rebounding Drills
Chapter 9. Team Offense
General Offensive Principles
Player Positions and Responsibilities
Offensive Team Tactics
Drills for Team Offense
Chapter 10. Team Defense
Defensive Court Levels
Defensive Categories
Drills for Team Defense