The objective

To teach basketball fundamentals to all players in a positive environment that promotes:  routine, awareness, discipline, goal setting, team play, fairness & fun!  

Each Session Begins With:

Light Run, Stretch, Dribbling Drills, Shooting Warm-Up  

• Week 1: Learning the Court, Dribbling Rules, Do’s & Dont’s, Awareness, Game Time  

• Week 2: Court & Dribbling Review, Passing with Teammates & The Lay-Up: An Introduction, Game Time  

• Week 3: Dribbling Extended, 7 Step Jump Shot, Shooting Technique & Drills, Game Time 

• Week 4: 7 Step Jump Shot Review, More Cardio, Lead Passes, Lay-Ups & Finishes, Game Time 

• Week 5: Court/Dribbling/LayUp Review, The 7 Step Jump Shot, Cardio, Passing Techniques 

• Week 6: Protect Dribble, Shooting Warm Up, Full Court Dribbling & Finishing, Screens & Spacing, Game Time 

• Week 7: 7 Step Jump Shot Review, Foot Working & Setting Your Feet & Rebounding

• Week 8: Extended Warm Up, Game Time & Prizes!  

By the end of the 8 week program, players will be familiar with key basketball terminologies and they'll be able to do the following:  

• Locate the key parts of a basketball court: sideline, elbow, wing, center court, restricted area, bassline, top of the key, foul line, etc

• Understand the major rules of the game and be able to identify a rule violation (i.e. travel, double dribble, out of bounds, foul, etc) 

• Dribble with both hands, ‘fingers’ & pound dribble 

• Know how to warm-up for basketball properly (i.e. light run, stretch, dribbling/shooting warm ups)

• Know how to lay-up on strong side and be able to score on opposite side of the hoop & working on opposite hand 

• Learn a variety of ways to pass the ball: bounce, lob, spin, chest, long-bomb,hand-off, etc

• Develop their own 7 Steps Jump Shot and be able to identify why a shot was off (i.e. step 3)  

• Learn how to identify a ‘miss’ and know how to position themselves for a box-out and rebound