Give players a heads up of what you'll cover this practice. Emphasize focus areas and set expectations.

Players jog forward to the opposite baseline, then backpedal to the starting position. This helps to gradually warm up the legs and improve coordination.

Players jog while lifting their knees high toward their chest with each step. This helps activate the hip flexors and improve coordination.

Players jog while bringing their heels up toward their buttocks with each step. This helps stretch the quadriceps and prepare the legs for more explosive movements.

Players move laterally, crossing one foot in front of the other, alternating across the court. This helps improve hip mobility and coordination.

Players perform walking lunges across the court, stretching the quadriceps and improving lower body strength.

Players slide laterally in a defensive stance from one side of the court to the other. This helps improve foot speed and gets the legs warm for defensive movements.

Players walk and, on every third step, pull one knee into their chest to stretch the glutes and lower back.

Players bounce on their toes as they move forward, keeping the knees slightly bent and engaging the calves.

In a layup line, 40 consecutive layups must be made. Then, 40 jump stops off the glass. If anyone misses even once, the entire team starts over at zero.

Players sprint the full length of the court while dribbling, then return. Focus on controlling the dribble while running at full speed.

Three players run up the court passing to each other, alternating between chest and bounce passes. Players must follow their pass and continue the drill until reaching the other end of the court.

Players practice shooting free throws under game-like conditions, often adding pressure situations like needing to hit a certain number in a row.

Allow players to hydrate and rest at predetermined times during practice to prevent fatigue and dehydration.

Players shoot from designated spots on the court (e.g., elbows, corners, wings). This drill focuses on consistency and repetition from key shooting areas.

Players run a continuous fast-break drill where three offensive players attack two defenders. This drill focuses on decision-making, passing, and finishing during transition offense.

Players take a series of free throws with increasing pressure. For each missed shot, a penalty is introduced, such as additional shots or starting from behind the three-point line. This simulates high-pressure game situations and helps players manage stress.

Players perform defensive slides across the width of the court, focusing on maintaining low, balanced stances. This builds endurance while reinforcing defensive fundamentals.

Allow players to hydrate and rest at predetermined times during practice to prevent fatigue and dehydration.

After a shot attempt, players must transition from offense to defense quickly, matching up with opponents. This drill reinforces the importance of immediate defensive mindset after a turnover or missed shot.

Players sprint baseline to baseline for one minute, counting the number of trips made. This drill pushes endurance and speed.

Conditioning with a ball that also fixes weak-hand finishing. Why it works: the clock and the make count turn fatigue into a game condition, and the rule that only the left hand touches the ball means the hand players hide in games gets hundreds of reps while they are tired, which is exactly when they switch back to the strong hand. Setup: one line behind the first player on the baseline, one to three balls, the coach with a clock and a counter. The player speed-dribbles the full court with the left hand along the left side, angles in for a left-handed layup off the glass, rebounds his own shot, and comes back up the other side with the left hand to lay it in at the start, then goes to the end of the line. The next player leaves when the one ahead passes half court, marked here by the cone, so the floor never stops. Count makes for three minutes; a varsity target is seventy-five, or forty in two minutes in Teach Hoops' version. Hit the goal and nobody runs. Common mistakes: switching to the right hand when tired, missing and sprinting on without the make, and the line crowding the start. Progression: a dribble move at cones along the lane, or a coach standing in the paint as a token defender; youth teams start with the right hand. Suits every level. I learned the timed version from Coach's Clipboard's full-court dribbling drills and the Championship Productions layup conditioning video; give them a look for the counts by level.

Short rest intervals where players engage in light stretching or mental preparation for the next drill.

Coach reviews key points from the practice, highlighting areas of improvement and success.