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All of our Programs (Weekly LessonsAfter School Programs or Camps) are based on an instructed training plan that will be implementing the following Basketball Fundamentals and skills:

Body Movement Fundamentals:

Running

Change of pace

Change of direction

Stopping – jump stops & stride stops

Jumping

Pivoting – forward & reverse

Ball Handling Drills:

Various

Miscellaneous:

Court terminology

Player positions / roles

Dribbling (strong and weak hands):

Fundamentals

Speed dribble

Control dribble

Power dribble

Retreat dribble

Change of pace / stutter / hesitation dribble

Crossover dribble

Reverse (spin) dribble

Behind back dribble

Fake crossover dribble (inside / out)

Between legs dribble

Passing / Receiving:

Fundamentals

Catching / receiving ("ten fingers")

Move to ball

Chest pass

Bounce pass

Overhead pass

Baseball pass

Push pass

Pass fakes

Shooting:

Fundamentals

Lay-up – strong hand

Lay-up – weak hand

Reverse lay-up

Set shot

Jump shot

Foul shots

Power lay-up

Hook shots

Catch & shoot

Dribble & shoot

  Individual Offense:

Triple threat position

Jab step – strong side drive

Jab step – crossover

Jab step – shoot

Shot fakes

Posting up technique & target hand

Post moves – drop-step

Post moves – turn-around

V-cuts

Flash cuts

Flare cuts

Curl cuts

Rebounding:

Stance

Protection of ball

Positioning

Blocking out

Offensive – power lay-up

Defensive – outlet pass, power dribble out

Team Offense:

Court spacing

Ball movement, ball reversal

Pass, cut & replace

Give & go

Dribble entries

Screen the ball & roll

Screen away

Skip passes

Back screens

Down screens

Cross screens

Offensive alignments

Fast break

Motion offense principles

Zone offense principles

Delay game

Out-Of-Bounds Plays:

Offensive baseline

Defensive baseline

Offensive sideline

Defensive sideline

Jump Ball:

Positioning (offensive & defensive)

Technique

Plays

Individual Defence:

Defensive stance

Maintaining position

Footwork – shuffle

Footwork – drop-step

Use of hands

Turning the dribbler

Channelling the dribbler

Man-to-man – guarding the ball handler:

Man-to-man – one pass away

Man-to-man – two or more passes away

Defensive triangle ("pointing pistols")

Jumping to the ball

Close out

Defending cutters

Defending screens

Defending post players

Taking the charge

Team Defence:

Half-court man-to-man

Full-court man-to-man

Rotation principles

Zone press

Run and jump

Zone defence (2-1-2, 1-2-2, 1-3-1)

Fast break defence

Trapping

Rules:

Scoring

Double (illegal) dribble

Travel

Backcourt violation

Jump ball – start of each half

Jump ball – held ball

Fouls – hands

Fouls – blocking

Fouls – on shoote

Five fouls on a player

Eight team fouls

3 seconds in key

5 seconds guarded

8 seconds in backcourt

Jump balls – held ball

Out of bounds

In-bounds passes and defence of

Free throws – player positions and rules

 

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