Looking for high school basketball drills? Every drill below is built for ages 13 and up, covering advanced, tactical work for high-school and club-level players. These drills assume a baseline of fundamentals already in place, and add the tactical reads, live pressure, and conditioning demands of high-school and club-level play.
An advanced screening action where two screeners close together behind a cutter, sealing the defender out entirely — a staple of late-game and…
Instead of rolling to the rim, the screener pops out to the perimeter for a jumper — a counter to aggressive screen defense that stretches the floor…
A structured full-court press-break rep that trains spacing, outlet timing, and calm decision-making against pressure defense — the exact situation…
Simulates the pressure of a broken-down possession with the shot clock running out, training a scorer to create and finish under time pressure rather…
Horns — two bigs at the elbows, a ball handler at the top — is one of the most common sets in modern basketball because it creates so many reads off…
A live, advanced ball-screen drill that trains both defenders to communicate and execute a specific coverage — hedge, switch, or drop — against a…
A junk defense that assigns one defender to shadow the opponent's best scorer man-to-man while the other four play a box zone — a situational…
Transition defense is won or lost in the first three steps after a shot goes up — this drill trains the immediate sprint-back habit that stops easy…
A modern, switch-heavy defensive scheme drill that trains every defender to communicate and switch on-ball screens without giving up a mismatch…
Structured full-court press execution that trains the trap, the passing-lane reads, and the recovery angles a real press defense depends on.
Advanced post-defense technique work, covering three-quarter denial and fronting against an entry pass, for defenders guarding a skilled low-post…
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See Basketball practice plansThe drills on this page are selected specifically for ages 13 and up basketball players, covering advanced, tactical work for high-school and club-level players. Each one lists the age range, group size, and equipment needed so you can drop it straight into a practice plan.
High-school practices typically run 90–120 minutes, with individual drill blocks of 15–20 minutes feeding into longer live or scrimmage periods.