THE BASKETBALL ACADEMY SESSION PLAN 5 – Individual Offence & Defence & Team Offence Focus

WARM UP/GENERIC SESSION PART ONE TIME SKILLS or DRILLS POINTS OF EMPHASIS 0 – 8 Passing Warm-Up – Drill of your choice Show hands Chest Passes, Bounce Passes, Hook Passes, Overhead Passes Hit players on the ‘numbers’. 8 – 12 Form Shooting Balanced, Get ball in shooting pocket Shoot 10 shots from either side of the basket. Lock and snap, Aim to swish 12 – 18 Mario Blazone Traffic Shooting Drill Concentration Players begin in 9 spots around the key and must shoot while Lock and Snap others are shooting. Must rotate spot each time. First to 27. Keep eyes on target – don’t watch the ball 18 – 22 Forward Lead/Inside Cut Footwork Drill Step in and arm slash 1. Player begins with ball under basket, passes to the point, & Catch preferred foot free in the air makes a forward lead to the wing. Player with the ball passes Square up to the wing & then makes an inside cut for a ‘give and go’. 22 – 26 2. As above, player catches on perimeter, squares up for a catch and shoot from the wing. 26 – 30 3. As above, player fakes the inside cut, and pops back out for a catch & shoot to penalise the sagging defender.

BEGINNER SESSION TIME SKILLS or DRILLS POINTS OF EMPHASIS 30 – 36 Lay-Ups Normal, Reverse, Power, finger roll????? 36 – 40 Foul Shots

COMPETENT SESSION TIME SKILLS or DRILLS POINTS OF EMPHASIS 30 – 40 Daily Dozen Lay-up Drill Game Pace Players perform six different lay-ups from both side of the court including: normal lay-up, finger roll, power, reverse, jump-stop-step through, and up and around move.

GENERIC SESSION PART TWO TIME SKILLS or DRILLS POINTS OF EMPHASIS 40 – 46 1 Dribble Jump Shots from Wing Preferred foot free Work on both onside and crossover steps. Stay low on dribble Come off dribble in stance 46 – 49 Closing Out Technique - Revision Stutter Step Stop. Practice closing out technique. Players should come to a Throw hands up. stutter step stop, have their butt down low, knees bent and Jump off and mirror the ball then, have both hands together above their heads in a stance 1 hand on the ball, 1 hand in the passing lane. 49 – 54 Close Out Jump Shots Catch in stance. Player begins with the ball under the basket and passes to the Focus on rim over defender wing. Player under basket then closes out the wing who must Good Close outs. shoot over the close out. Add 1 dribble for variety. 54 – 60 3 on 3 – Close Out Drill Hard cuts to the basket