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Sample Practice Schedules
Basketball Week-3 Practices
Suggest Two Practices Minimum (repeating and reinforcing concepts for both)
| 20 minutes |
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Warm-up: Jogging (forward then backward; side to side [defensive sliding])
Dribbling, passing, and moving to ball (in pairs and moving sideline to sideline)
Add playing Dribble Tag for 5 minutes: Divide athletes by ability, putting groups with each coach; depending on level of athlete, put two athletes in jumpball circle; each has a ball; each must start dribbling ball and prevent opponent from stealing ball while dribbling his/her own ball.
Stretching: Calves, hamstrings, quads, groin and arms |
| 25 minutes |
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Skill Work (one or two coaches per basketball; stations 5 minutes each; jogging to next station; athletes are ability-grouped to match strength and size for safety) |
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 Rebounding: Go to the Ball from rolling ball, bouncing, tossing, and shooting. Coach shoots from corner as last week; add pressure with coach trying to steal ball and providing physical contact with athlete.
- Shooting: Pick up ball in proper shooting position (shooting hand on top; guide hand at side); progress to receive pass, shoot and follow for rebound; then short shots: Set up station with coach under basket and in line of athletes along lane line.
- Two-on-the-coach: Two offenders work on passing, moving, rebounding and scoring against one coach-defender who offers increasing levels of pressure; add that athletes must make at least two passes before shooting.
- Three-on-three: Continue work on defense (step to ball; belly to ball / add Close the Door on drive). Focus is on defense, reacting and moving to stop ball; start by passing the ball with defense stepping to ball and belly facing ball, then dribble to gap with defense "closing the door" with closest defenders coming together and not allowing offender to go through the gap; add — when defense gets ball, pass back to coach with teams switching from offense to defense.
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| 35 minutes |
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Team Concept for Five-on-five Teams |
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- Review "Go" offense and two-three defense with no opponent; run to set-up positions from half court and then from defense; proceed into offense.
- Scrimmage in 5- to 7-minute blocks of time.
- Continue jump ball and sideline out-of-bounds play on other side of basket; add lining up and shooting free throw.
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Individual Skills Work with ISC Athletes: 10m Dribble; Target Pass; Spot Shot
- Conduct ISC and score; record efforts.
- Then play low-organized fun games using skills (two-on-two coach-athlete teams).
| 10 minutes |
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Bring team together for cool-down stretching and reward efforts; go over plans for competition this week (uniforms; travel logistics; parent and coach responsibilities) |
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