Basketball Coaching 101
Drill at a glance
- Ages
- 9+
- Players
- 6 to 12
- Minutes
- 10
- Equipment
- 1 or 2 balls, 1 basket
- Skills
- Getting open, catch and shoot
Why it works: Players practice the V-cut to get open, call for the ball, and shoot in a rhythm they will use in games.
Set-up. Two equal lines. The first player
in each line DOES NOT have a basketball.
The Activity - begins with the first player
in line making a "V-Cut" at the baseline and pops back out to
about 12 feet away from the basket and calls for the ball by
showing ten fingers to player #2.
Player #2 passes the
ball to player #1.
Player #1 shoots and gets his own
rebound. Player #1 then goes to the back of the line giving
his ball to #4.
Since player#2 gave his ball to player
#1, he now makes a V-cut to the baseline and the activity
repeats itself.
Coaching Points-
Catch and square up to the basket.