THINKING INSIDE THE BOX

Many players young and old forget the box on the backboard is not just decorative.  Have the players practice shooting the ball off the backboard aiming at the square . This will help them get the ball into the hoop.  Older players should practice shooting with one hand depending if they are on the right side or left side.  This will help when shooting lay-ups with the correct hand.

Chest Call Me...

The best pass is the one that seems to get lost once a game starts - the bounce pass. Realistically kids are not going to do a chest pass while they are in the middle of the game. Have your players form two separate lines. Now have them turn toward each other. Each player will say their name as they bounce pass the ball down the line. Be patient with the players because each will have their own form of the bounce pass depending on their strength of their arms. The goal here is to learn each other's name and to remember it is harder to steal a bounce pass.

Team Building

Here are some of my own drills to help build team support. This works well especially for the younger group of kids.

THE NAME DRIBBLE GAME -


Take groups of five kids and put them in a circle. Have each kid spell out their first name while dribbling the ball and alternating hands. After they are done they will pass the ball to their right and say their name out loud. Mix up the circles and within a week or two the kids will actually be saying the names of the other kids. It sure is better than hearing "Hey, Hey pass me the ball."