The Trolls vs Trolls Shooting Game is a fun, competitive shooting drill where two teams face off in a point-based duel. Players rotate quickly through shooting spots or challenges, aiming to outperform their opponents in a fast-paced, energetic setting. The name adds a playful tone, but the drill builds accuracy, focus under pressure, and team spirit—perfect for breaking the routine and adding excitement to shooting practice.
Objectives
- Practicing shooting in situations continually changing.
- Encourage decision-making (fast, clear and effective) in function of the occupation of space (Spacing) and the time available for each action.
Recommended age
- From 10 years onwards (Minibasket: category alevín).
Number of players
- From 4 players forward.
- It is recommended that a maximum of 6 people per each half court.
Recommended time
- Recommended time: 2 minutes per round.
- It is recommended to do 3 rounds and encourage you to face all the groups together.
Equipment and facilities
- 1 ball for each group.
- A half Basketball court.
Initial layout and description of the Shooting Game – Trolls vs Trolls
Made 2 (or 3) groups of 2-3 players. Each group has a minimum of a ball. It determines the location or the area from where to launch.
Starts the round to the signal of the coach.
The players will have to make decisions constantly, assessing time and space to make decisions more playable:
- In case of control a ball:
- Scroll looking to get away from the potential advocates that you may steal or points.
- Throw if it is not being defended.
- Pass in case of being defended, and have exhausted the pot.
- In case you don’t have a ball:
- Be available to receive a pass.
- Defend a rival player
- Go to the bounce.
At the end of the time, the group that most baskets has been marked from the location or area you have earned.
In summary, the game is called the Exercise of Trio – Trolls Vs Trolls because the players have as a main goal to score more than the other group and have the opportunity to annoy (to the) other(s) group(s).
Variants
- There is a ball that will be launched by the coach to start the round.
- There is a change of hand prior to the shooting.
- You can combine areas and locations, making the locations worth more (we can señalizarlas with patches of soil).
Cedric Arregui Guivarch
National Coach of Basketball (CES 2014)
