One of the keys to success of the Hope College Women’s Basketball team has been the individual improvement of our players during the summer.  We have a number of conditioning and skill workouts for players to use to improve their games.  This is one of the perimeter workouts we have our players use during the summer months.  It will improve your shooting, concentration, and game speed fundamentals.  Remember, nothing will work unless you do.

Goals of the Perimeter Workout

· Improve Ball handling
· Mid Range Scoring Ability
· Increase Range of “3”
· Improve ability to aggressively take the ball to the basket
· Conditioning

Practice Plan

1)  Stretch

2)  Dribble 2 balls while running to warm up

3)  Stationary Ball handling

· Hard Toss - with feet spread shoulder width apart, toss the ball between your legs with both hands so that the ball bounces between your feet, then catch the ball behind your back as it bounces up.  The harder you bounce the ball, the quicker your hands have to be to catch it on the other side.
· Spider
· Figure 8
· 2 Ball (rhythm, non-rhythm)

4)  Moves with the Ball

One time finish with a lay-up, one time finish with a pull up jumper (use both right and left hand with each move).  Also, if you are working with a partner, use them as a defender.  Use a chair as a stationary defender if working out alone.
· Speed Dribble
· In and Out Dribble
· Stutter Crossover
· Hurley Move - this is a move used to escape traps.  It requires one reverse dribble to move away from the trap, then a crossover to escape it.
· Hesitation Dribble
· Stutter
· Between the Legs

5)  5 Free Throws

6)  5-2 Drill

· 5 “Perfect” Lay-ups – a perfect lay-up hits no rim
· 5 “Perfect” Free Throws – a perfect free throw hits no rim

7)  Elliott Drill (with a partner or alone)

This drill involves three distinct commands with three distinct responses to those commands.  If working with a partner, she will throw a pass to you on the perimeter and shout either shot, fake, or post.
 -Shot means simply catch and shoot
 -Fake means shot fake, one hard dribble, then shot
 -Post means pass to the post, move 8 feet either right or left, receive the pass back from the post, then shot.
If shooting alone, toss the ball out to yourself and aggressively grab it.  Vary the selection of the three commands.  For a “post” command, imagine the ball being passed out from the post, square your shoulders, and knock down the shot!
Do sets of this with 15 shots each set.

8)  5 Free Throws (Must make 4 out of 5, if not shoot another set of 5)

9)  Kentucky Drill
This drill works on conditioning and shooting off of movement
It is best to run with a partner passing, but it can be done alone
Player should sprint from spot to spot in the following order – 1,11,2,10,3,9,4,8,5,7,6
The first set should be straight shooting.  The second set should be shot fake, 2 dribbles, then shot.

10)  10 Free Throws

Upon completion of this program, you should be extremely tired.  As your conditioning improves, you will make a higher percentage of shots.  Do not hesitate to add drills you discover at camps or from other coaches.  Good Luck!