The Waterfall Shooting Drill is a continuous shooting sequence where players follow their own shot and rotate to the next spot in a flowing pattern—similar to a cascading effect. It promotes shooting repetition, movement without the ball, and high-energy rhythm. Ideal as a warm-up or shooting activation drill, it helps build focus, stamina, and team coordination.
Note: Some players claim that, not being used to the rotations are more time thinking about where to go in what to do when they arrive. It is important to be accustomed to the players from youth to this type of wheel because it is vital to make the most of the training time when we are working volume of shot.
Objectives
- To improve the shot after stop (you can add with spin).
- Perform volume shooting.
Recommended age
- From 8 years onwards (Minibasket: categories, benjamin and fry).
Number of players
- As of 9 players on.
Recommended time
- Recommended time: 4-5 minutes or rounds of baskets encestadas (10-20-30) or challenges (a certain number of baskets in a given time).
Equipment and facilities
- All the players with the ball, but the first of a row you will receive the first pass.
Initial layout and description
There are three rows indian, one for each of the main streets. In one of them, the first player without the ball receives the first pass. The players receive the pass in the next row, and so on.
In the example, the first player without the ball of the row from the right, receives the pass from the middle row to throw to the basket and go for his own rebound. The player in the middle row, now without the ball, receives a pass from row left to pull and get your own rebound.
Finally, the player of the left row, now without the ball, receives the pass from the right row to throw and go for his own rebound. Each player who has thrown down, after taking his own rebound rotates to the next row to the left (that shot of the row that is located in the street left go to the row that is located in the street right).
Variants
- You can do two groups (if possible, with equal number of players and compete for time or goal. You can put the two teams one after the other or collate players
- You can vary the distance.
- You can vary the arrangement of the rows.
- It may require a certain type of pass.
Cedric Arregui Guivarch
National Coach of Basketball (CES 2014)
