
I?ve received a lot of requests for basketball drills for youth over the past few days. Here?s an idea that Bob sent to me–very creative! Give it a try.
From Bob?
I stumbled onto this approach when I was looking for a way to teach the kids to have good spacing and movement without the ball. This year I used it with 7th graders, but this works with all ages. The kids hate basketball drills; they just want to scrimmage. Sound familiar? This mini-game approach is fun for them, and the coach has enough control to shape their behavior. This is the part of practice they all look forward to most. They always ask “coach, are we doing 3-on-2 today?”.
Line the kids up on the baseline. Once they know this drill, they try to form teams, so you have to split the kids up by ability.
Take the first 3, make that a team. Then the next 2. The 2-person team gets the ball, change of possessions have to be cleared to the 3-point line. Whichever team scores first stays in. If it’s the 2-person team, bring out the next 3; if it’s the 3-person team, bring out the next 2.
In each mini-game, they have to talk to each other to decide their defense, work together to switch and help, have good spacing, set screens, take good shots, exploit defensive breakdowns, and fight for rebounds.
The motivation is very high because if you lose, you sit out. This is a great way to get them to use most of the concepts you are trying to teach in a game-like situation.
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From Bob?
I stumbled onto this approach when I was looking for a way to teach the kids to have good spacing and movement without the ball. This year I used it with 7th graders, but this works with all ages. The kids hate basketball drills; they just want to scrimmage. Sound familiar? This mini-game approach is fun for them, and the coach has enough control to shape their behavior. This is the part of practice they all look forward to most. They always ask “coach, are we doing 3-on-2 today?”.
Line the kids up on the baseline. Once they know this drill, they try to form teams, so you have to split the kids up by ability.
Take the first 3, make that a team. Then the next 2. The 2-person team gets the ball, change of possessions have to be cleared to the 3-point line. Whichever team scores first stays in. If it’s the 2-person team, bring out the next 3; if it’s the 3-person team, bring out the next 2.
In each mini-game, they have to talk to each other to decide their defense, work together to switch and help, have good spacing, set screens, take good shots, exploit defensive breakdowns, and fight for rebounds.
The motivation is very high because if you lose, you sit out. This is a great way to get them to use most of the concepts you are trying to teach in a game-like situation.
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