Basketball Coaching 101
Drill at a glance
- Ages
- 8+
- Players
- 8 to 12
- Minutes
- 10-15
- Equipment
- 1 ball, 1 basket
- Skills
- Loose balls, transition, 1 on 1 and 2 on 2
Why it works: Players must listen for their number and react quickly, then go straight into playing offense or defense.
Set-up. Have players line up on the baseline and
assign the players numbers.
The Drill - the
coach rolls or tosses a ball to the center of half court and calls out
a number. In this case, #4.
The two players assigned #4 attack
the basketball, the player the wins the ball first is on offense and
tries to score on the basket by the coach. Players are allowed one shot.
Variations - Call two numbers.
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