e races are to only get the heart rate up and blood pumped around the body. However, dribbling the basketball helps with my aim and at this stage in the session I can begin to add some clear coaching points. I will use cones as stations and at each station I will instruct an exercise such as 5 squats or burpees etc. The whole team must dribble the ball up the court and back to win. All players must go once. The warm is only going to last 8 minutes. This is an effective drill as it lets coaches introduce the coaching points allowing the session to be broken down and made easier.
Keep head up looking forward, use slow and controlled movements that allow a more meticulous flow. Use the fingers instead of the palms to bounce the basketball. The basketball should bounce a waist height.
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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