Score, then free throws
Orange = offense · blue = defense · solid line = cut · dashed = pass · zig-zag = dribble · T = screen · dotted arc = shot
Games drill
21
Every player for themselves: 2 points for a basket, then free throws worth 1; first to exactly 21.
- Time
- 10 min
- Players
- 3+
- Ages
- 8+
- Level
- All levels
Equipment: 1 ball
How to run the drill
- 1Everyone plays against everyone. Make a basket = 2 points, then shoot free throws (1 point each) until a miss.
- 2A missed free throw is live — anyone can rebound.
- 3First to exactly 21; go over and you drop back to 13.
Coaching points
- Crash every shot
- Finish through contact
- Make your free throws count
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