I. WARM-UP (10 Minutes; 5:30-5:40) Coach Murtha and Coach Parker show team proper dribbling techniques (2-3 minutes) Use your finger pads Keep eyes over the ball Keep the ball low (below the waist) Keep the ball at your side Players then free dribble for 6-7 minutes in half the court (2 coaches run this while others get stations setup) Want all kids in small area learning to dribble near one another and avoid one another Coaches encourage the kids to try both hands, finger pads, ball below the waste on the bounce II. Stations/Small Area Games
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
Panicked passes under full-court pressure cost easy turnovers. Teach calm spacing and simple reads so your team beats the press instead of feeding it.
A ready-to-run Halloween session for junior basketball: zombie tag, ball control, a ghost rondo and a pumpkin patch shooting game.
Four players standing still make every ball handler's job harder. Teach V-cuts, L-cuts and back cuts so your team gets open and punishes defenders who overplay.
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