| Ball Handling Skill Progression |
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Description |
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Skills Demonstration Link |
Drills to help you learn the skill |
| Stationary Dribble |
Ability to dribble and control the basketball comfortably with either hand and without looking at the ball. |
D |
Dribbling |
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| Forward Dribble |
Walk and jog the length of the court without losing control of the dribble. |
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| Hesitation Dribble |
From a speed dribble, the ability to slow down momentarily and then accelerate pushing the ball out in front to get past the defender. |
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| Passing Skill Progression |
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Description |
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| Catch in the Air, Pass on the Ground |
Always Catch with your Feet in the Air. Always Pass with your Feet on the Ground! |
D |
Passing and Catching |
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| Chest Pass |
Two hand pass that hits the receiver in the chest. Step in the direction of the pass, extend arms fully, and finish with thumbs pointing down and index fingers pointing at target. |
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| Bounce Pass |
Two hand pass that bounces once and hits the receiver near waist-level. Step in the direction of the pass and finish with thumbs pointing down. |
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| Overhead Pass |
Two hand pass that comes from above the passer’s head and hits the receiver between the chest and head. Thumbs should also point down after making the pass. |
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Overhead pass |
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| Shooting Skill Progression |
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Description |
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| Form Shooting |
Starting close to the basket, maintain proper shooting mechanics. Use both one and two-hand form shooting. |
D |
Form Shooting |
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| Catch and Shoot |
With the non-shooting foot forward, step in with your opposite foot while receiving the pass and flow into the shot maintaining good technique. |
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| Shooting off the Dribble |
From the triple threat position, make a shot fake or jab step, take a dribble towards the basket and shoot off a 1-2 step or jump stop. |
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| Team Offense Skills and Concepts |
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| Team Defense Skills and Concepts |
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Description |
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| Shadow Defense |
Maintaining correct position and shadowing another player |
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Shadow |
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| Stance |
Players consistently play defense in an athletic stance and on balance. |
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Stance |
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