But this is no back to basics session - in the first half of this session we work on the speed and timing of the pass - ensuring that when players lead the receiver they don't pass too far in front or behind them, but directly into the path of their run - so that they can run onto the pass and GO!
Pass to where they're going, not where they are!
In the second half of this session we work on defensive passing - ensuring that after receiving the pass your players shield the ball from the opposition and play it out from the back - calmly and accurately!
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.
Good team defence is five players guarding the ball, not five separate one-on-ones. The shell drill is where that starts, so here is how to teach help-side positioning and rotations from the first week of the season.