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10 drills at home without a hoop
Ten beginner basketball drills you can do at home without a hoop, including ball control, footwork, passing, balance, and decision-making.
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Defense
Play better defense in 5 steps
Learn beginner basketball defense with five practical rules for stance, positioning, slides, closeouts, help defense, and finishing with a rebound.
Passing
7 beginner passing drills
Seven beginner basketball passing drills for one player or a partner, covering chest passes, bounce passes, wall targets, pivots, movement, and decisions.
Rebounding
Rebound and box out correctly
Learn how to rebound a basketball with beginner box-out steps, ball tracking, safe contact, two-hand catches, protection, and simple drills.
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Start basketball from zero
A simple beginner roadmap for learning basketball fundamentals, choosing gear, practicing safely, and getting ready for a first game.
Training
20-minute beginner workout
A complete 20-minute beginner basketball workout with warm-up, ball handling, shooting or passing, finishing, and a simple score.
Ball handling
Dribble with your eyes up
Learn to dribble a basketball without staring down using posture, peripheral vision, controlled progressions, and a 10-minute eyes-up drill.
Shooting
Beginner shooting form
A beginner-friendly basketball shooting form checklist covering balance, hand position, release, follow-through, range, and common fixes.
Finishing
Make a layup on both sides
Learn beginner layup footwork, hand choice, backboard targets, progressions, and drills for finishing with the right and left hand.
Rules
Traveling explained
Understand traveling, the gather, pivot foot, legal stops, and common examples with a plain-language guide for new basketball players.
Basketball IQ
Basketball positions 1-5
Learn the five traditional basketball positions, what each role does on offense and defense, and how modern teams share responsibilities.
Gear
Basketball sizes by age
Choose the correct basketball size by age and league with a clear guide to size 5, size 6, size 7, circumference, and youth recommendations.