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U12 basketball drills

Every drill in the library that suits this age group, easiest first. Open one in the app and it becomes yours to change.

Drills: 73
Difficulty: Beginner · 38Intermediate · 35
Minutes: 4–12 min
Trains: Shooting Finishing Ball handling Passing Footwork Defense Rebounding Conditioning Basketball IQ Transition Team play Warm-up

Mikan Drill

BeginnerU10–Adult5 min Ball handling

Zig-Zag Cone Dribble

BeginnerU8–U148 min Conditioning

Line Sprints (Suicides)

BeginnerU10–Adult5 min Rebounding

Box Out and Pursue

BeginnerU10–U188 min Defense

Closeout and Contest

BeginnerU10–Adult8 min Shooting

Around the World

BeginnerU8–U148 min Shooting

Form Shooting

BeginnerU8–Adult6 min Shooting

Knockout

BeginnerU8–Adult10 min Shooting

Partner Shooting

BeginnerU10–Adult10 min Shooting

Shooting Stars

BeginnerU8–U1410 min Finishing

Layup Progression

BeginnerU8–U1210 min Finishing

Power Layup

BeginnerU10–Adult6 min Finishing

Two-Man Full-Court Layups

BeginnerU10–Adult8 min Ball handling

Called-Move Dribble Lines

BeginnerU10–Adult10 min Ball handling

Speed Dribble Layups

BeginnerU8–U146 min Passing

Bull in the Ring

BeginnerU10–U168 min Passing

Partner Passing

BeginnerU8–U146 min Passing

Star Passing

BeginnerU8–U166 min Passing

Ten Passes

BeginnerU10–Adult10 min Passing

Two-on-One Keep-Away

BeginnerU8–U126 min Footwork

Jump Stop, Pivot, Pass

BeginnerU8–U126 min Footwork

Red Light, Green Light

BeginnerU8–U125 min Footwork

Triple Threat Jab Series

BeginnerU10–U168 min Defense

Closeout 1-on-1

BeginnerU10–Adult8 min Defense

Defensive Mirror

BeginnerU8–U125 min Defense

Lane Slides

BeginnerU10–Adult5 min Defense

Mass Defensive Slides

BeginnerU8–U145 min Rebounding

Circle Box-Out

BeginnerU10–U166 min Conditioning

Lane Agility

BeginnerU12–Adult8 min Conditioning

Loose Ball Scramble

BeginnerU10–Adult8 min Conditioning

Sprint, Slide, Backpedal

BeginnerU10–Adult5 min Team play

Give and Go

BeginnerU8–U148 min Team play

Pass, Cut and Replace

BeginnerU8–U148 min Warm-up

Dynamic Warm-Up Lines

BeginnerU8–Adult8 min Warm-up

Hop and Stick Balance

BeginnerU8–Adult5 min Warm-up

Injury-Prevention Warm-Up

BeginnerU12–Adult12 min Warm-up

Jump and Land

BeginnerU8–Adult6 min Warm-up

Two-Line Layups

BeginnerU8–Adult6 min Shooting

Chair Curl Shooting

IntermediateU12–Adult10 min Footwork

Ladder to Finish

IntermediateU12–Adult10 min Passing

Three-Man Weave

IntermediateU12–Adult10 min Shooting

Cutter Shooting

IntermediateU12–Adult8 min Shooting

Elbow-to-Elbow Shooting

IntermediateU12–Adult8 min Shooting

Free Throws Under Pressure

IntermediateU12–Adult10 min Shooting

3-2-1 Shooting

IntermediateU12–Adult10 min Finishing

Chase-Down Layups

IntermediateU12–Adult8 min Finishing

Drop Step Power Finish

IntermediateU12–Adult8 min Finishing

Jump Hook

IntermediateU12–Adult8 min Finishing

Reverse Layup Series

IntermediateU12–Adult8 min Ball handling

Attack and Retreat Dribble

IntermediateU12–Adult8 min Ball handling

Dribble Gauntlet

IntermediateU10–U1610 min Passing

Four-Corner Passing

IntermediateU10–Adult6 min Passing

Post Entry Passing

IntermediateU12–Adult10 min Passing

Three-Lane Passing

IntermediateU12–Adult8 min Footwork

Four-Corner Pivot

IntermediateU10–U166 min Footwork

T-Drill Agility

IntermediateU12–Adult6 min Defense

Circle Trap

IntermediateU12–Adult8 min Defense

Defensive Cutthroat

IntermediateU12–Adult12 min Defense

2-3 Zone Slides

IntermediateU12–Adult12 min Defense

Wing Denial

IntermediateU12–Adult8 min Defense

Zig-Zag Defense

IntermediateU10–Adult8 min Rebounding

Crash and Putback

IntermediateU12–Adult8 min Rebounding

Superman Rebounding

IntermediateU12–Adult4 min Rebounding

Tip Drill

IntermediateU12–Adult5 min Rebounding

Weak-Side Box Out

IntermediateU12–Adult8 min Basketball IQ

Backdoor Read

IntermediateU12–Adult10 min Basketball IQ

2-on-1 Reads

IntermediateU10–Adult8 min Transition

Outlet and Fill the Lanes

IntermediateU12–Adult10 min Transition

2-on-2 Continuous

IntermediateU12–Adult8 min Team play

Drive and Kick Spacing

IntermediateU12–Adult10 min Team play

Pass and Screen Away

IntermediateU12–Adult10 min Team play

UCLA Cut

IntermediateU12–Adult8 min Warm-up

Plant, Cut and Bound

IntermediateU10–Adult6 min

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