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Coaching Youth Basketball - What Should You Teach?
By Joe Haefner
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Many youth basketball coaches don't know where to start or what to teach. Well, we hope to help you out in this area. Below, we provide some advice on what to teach youth basketball players. We break it down between 3 levels. As you perfect each level, you can advance to the next level to teach more skills & concepts.
All beginner players should start with Level 1 no matter the age. We put ages next to the level as a general guideline. Depending on the
age and skill level, you'll progress through the levels at different rates. You may notice that you'll spend 4 years working on Level 1 with 7 to 10 year olds.
At the same time, you may be able to progress to Level 2 after two weeks working with a group of 13 year olds who are playing basketball for the first time.![]()
I would advise to go back and start at Level 1 every year. A lot of high school and college coaches start at Level 1 every year. They just progress through the levels more quickly than a youth team. It's a great way to ingrain
the fundamentals into your players year in and year out.
We advise to take a couple of hours and write up a master practice schedule
for the season, so you can progressively teach them the skills mentioned below. It may take a few years to teach all of these skills at one level and THAT'S OKAY! For youth players, we want to focus on the long-term development, not how many games they win when they're 11 years old.
If you try to progress them too quickly, it will hurt them in the long-run. You want to have a solid foundation first. You shouldn't try to teach
them every dribble move in one year or every option in the motion offense. The same way in which you couldn't teach a person calculus if they did not
know how to do simple addition and subtraction.
Important Note: Throughout this article, you'll find many links to other articles on the website to explain concepts that we advise to teach. My
recommendation would be to read the entire article first, then go back and click on the links to read the other articles.
You may also want to add this article to
your "Favorites" or "Bookmark" it, because there may not be enough time to read all of the links in one sitting.
Level 1 (7 to 10 Year Olds)
Here's what to teach, ordered by priority:
- Lay ups - You should practice lots of lay ups with both hands. Your goal should be to get all players to make lay ups with their left and right hands equally well!! Teach them to jump off the proper foot. They should jump off the left leg when shooting a right hand lay up. They should shoot off their right leg when shooting a left hand lay up. It will be difficult but work on it.
You'll probably need to start really close to the basket, with no dribble, and take just one step to practice the footwork. Once you add the dribble, they should dribble with their left hand when shooting left hand lay ups. And vice versa. - Footwork - Teach them triple threat positioning, pivoting on their left and right foot without traveling, jump stops, and to square to the basket as soon as they catch the ball in a triple threat position. You should spend a lot of time on footwork!
- Shooting form - For this age group, we highly recommend using smaller balls and lower baskets. If that is not possible, allow the players to dip their elbows which will give them more strength. To learn more on shooting, we also have the Breakthrough Basketball Shooting Guide.
- Ball handling - You should teach your players to dribble with left and right hands equally. Basic dribble moves such as the speed dribble, crossover, protect-the-ball dribble, and back-up dribble.
Resource: Progressive Youth Ball Handling & Footwork Workouts App - Players can do the workouts from anywhere.
The coaching dashboard also allows you to monitor multiple players or your whole team.
- Athletic & movement skills - Teach them how to run, jump and land, skip, stop, move laterally, squat, lunge and any other basic movements. If you don't know how to teach these movements, ask a professional or PE teacher to show you how. 99% of the time they would be more than willing to help, and they may even come and show the kids themselves.
Should We Teach Basketball Skills To Players Under the Age of 10? - Useful information for all levels of coaches, not just coaches who work with players under the age of 10.
- Basic passes - Teach and practice the basic chest, bounce, and overhead passes.
- Play plenty of 2 on 2 and 3 on 3 games to teach concepts (no dribble keep away). It gets the players more experience and allows them enough space to operate and use the new skills they have learned. Make sure to use plenty of age-appropriate drills & games.
For more on this, read Could 3 on 3 Basketball Be the Best for Youth Players?
- Offense - Do NOT use any structured or patterned offenses.
First, get them comfortable on the court. They will start to figure things out on their own. Your main concern should be to have them move & not stand still. If you use a few basic cuts and maybe screens in your shooting drills at the beginning of practice, then your players will already know how to move in a motion offense. Then you don't have to waste time teaching offense. Just let them play.
Once players feel comfortable on the court, show them proper spacing.
As they progress, you can start to introduce them to motion offense situations.
- Basic cuts & how to get open - If time permits, you can introduce the basket cut and straight cut. I would suggest that you just work these cuts into your shooting drills at the beginning of practice. This will save loads of time.
- Defense - Teach the basic stance, defensive slide, and basic off-ball principles. Don't worry about spending as much time on defense. As they get older, you'll gradually spend more time on defense.
Focusing on it 5 to 10 minutes per practice would be more than sufficient.
Basic Off Ball Principles:
- Stay between man and the ball
- Always stop the ball if it is in front of you!
For this age group, we are against zone defenses for development purposes.
For anyone coaching this age group, we HIGHLY recommend the DVD The Youth Coaching System (By Jim Huber). You'll gets lots of drills and learn exactly how to teach the most important fundamentals the to kids "right way". We truly believe this DVD should be required viewing for ALL youth coaches.
Level 2 (10 to 12 Year Olds)
You should expand onto more advanced skills for everything mentioned above. But remember, if your 10 to 12 year olds are inexperienced, you should start in Level 1. And at the beginning of each season, you should start at level 1 until those skills are perfected.
Then you can progress into the more advanced stuff below.
- Lay ups - jumping off one foot and jump-stop lay ups.
- Teach more cuts: back cut, curl cut, etc.
- Continue to focus on shooting form and introduce some movement for shooting drills (shooting off the dribble and off the catch). To learn more on shooting, we also have the Breakthrough Basketball Shooting Guide.
- Ball handling & dribbling - teach more dribble moves such as the inside-out dribble (fake crossover), hesitation move, and between-the-legs.
Resource: Progressive Youth Ball Handling & Footwork Workouts App - Players can do the workouts from anywhere. The coaching dashboard also allows you to monitor multiple players or your whole team.
- Passing - continue to teach basic passes and introduce some advanced passes (baseball pass and wrap around pass). Use other drill such as machine gun passing and pass and switch.
- Passing under pressure - you can use pair passing with a defensive player in the middle running back and forth to pressure the passer.
You can use this drill to practice breaking pressure: full court press breaker drill.
- Teach basic screens.
- Footwork - introduce jab steps and ball fakes (pass fakes and shot fakes).
- Rebounding - introduce rebounding technique.
- Basic post moves. drop step and jump hook.
- Spacing - introduce more basic spacing concepts.
- Offense - keep playing 2 on 2 and 3 on 3 to teach concepts. You can also start to introduce more motion offense situations and play some 5 on 5.
- Defense - keep emphasizing and spend a little more time on the defensive stance,
defensive slide, and off-ball principles mentioned in Level 1. If you feel that your players are ready, work on more
off-ball defense principles.
In our Man to Man Defense System, we provide step-by-step how to build and teach your defense.
For this age group, we are against zone defenses for development purposes.
For anyone coaching this age group, we HIGHLY recommend the DVD The Youth Coaching System (By Jim Huber).
You'll gets lots of drills and learn exactly how to teach the most important fundamentals the to kids "right way". We truly believe this DVD should be required viewing for ALL youth coaches.
Level 3 (12 to 14 Year Olds)
You should expand onto more advanced skills for everything mentioned above.
- Lay ups - practice contested lay ups. Also, you could start to teach players, same-leg same-shooting hand lay ups. I know that is against conventional wisdom, but think about it for a second.Your player just blew by a defender or is on a fast break. Do you want them stutter-stepping to give the defense time to recover and contest the shot? So if that means jumping on your right-leg and shooting right-handed on the same side, so be it.
- Continue to teach basic cuts and add more cuts.
- Continue to emphasize shooting form (move to big baskets and bigger balls).
Practice shooting on the move off of the pass and the dribble.
To learn more on shooting, we also have the Breakthrough Basketball Shooting Guide.
- Ball Handling & Dribbling - teach more dribble moves such as the spin move, behind-the-back. Incorporate some double-moves (crossover followed with a behind-the-back).
Resource: Progressive Youth Ball Handling & Footwork Workouts App - Players can do the workouts from anywhere. The coaching dashboard also allows you to monitor multiple players or your whole team.
- Passing - introduce some other advanced passes (dribble pass, behind-the-back pass, pick and roll pass).
- Passing Under Pressure - You use Pair Passing with a defensive player in the middle running back and forth to pressure the passer. You can use this drill to practice breaking pressure: Full Court Press Breaker Drill.
- Teach Basic Screens.
- Footwork - continue to work on jab steps, pivots, and ball fakes (pass fakes and shot fakes).
- Rebounding - put more emphasis on rebounding technique and spend more time on rebounding drills.
- Post moves - keep practicing post moves mentioned above while introducing a few more when the players are ready drop step
counter and up-and-under move.
- Spacing - advance to higher levels of spacing drills.
- Offense - introduce more motion offense situations. You should start to notice that your players are becoming much better at reading the defense.
- Defense - Emphasize basics from previous levels and move on to rotations and situations.
In our Man to
Man Defense System, we go into great detail about rotations and situations.
For this age group, we are against zone defenses for development purposes.
Sample Practice Plan for 7 to 10 year olds.
Sample Practice Plan for 11 to 14 year olds.
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Basketball coaching hacks: how to score goals for beginners
Even if you are a beginner basketball player, we will not give you a training plan, but will tell you why the ball flies anywhere but into the ring and into your hands. It's all about technique: even with regular training and perseverance, novice adults and children often make simple mistakes. It's a shame, let's fix it. Below are 11 life hacks on how to hone your technique to increase the likelihood of a goal for your team.
Basketball Shot Rules for Beginners
1. Hands up
In pursuit of the attacker, raise your hands, even if you are standing with your back to the pass, and even more so if the ring is in front of you.
Your raised hands will increase the chance of intercepting the ball from the opponent by 2 times. Don't overlook this little thing!
2. Make shield rolls
Even Tim Duncan did not neglect them! A square is drawn on the basketball backboard. If you are standing opposite the ring, then aim at the middle of the upper part of the square, if you are standing on the side, then at the corner. If you hit this square, then the ball is at 90% of cases will fall into the ring. The law of physics and no cheating!
3. Look at the ring, not at the ball
Practice driving the ball with your hand, not your eyes, develop tactile control. Your eyes should be on the hoop while dribbling and be aware of the position of your body in relation to the hoop. Then you will be able to take the correct posture, and the throw will be effective.
4. Dribble with the balls of your fingers only
The palm should not touch the ball, only the pads of the fingers.
Dribbling should become familiar to you, like an extension of your hand. Then you can change its trajectory at any time and you will have more chances to score goals. Practice with the ball constantly.
5. Throw with one hand
If you throw the ball with two hands, you reduce the chance of hitting the basket. All the efforts of the throw are in one hand (in the right for right-handers, in the left for left-handers). The other hand only holds the ball, the leading one holds it with the fingers, not the palm.
6. Do not jump when protecting the ring
Jumping is the main mistake of rookie defenders. To intercept the ball and block the shot, simply stick out your hands. When you are in a jump, the attacker will easily bypass you.
7. Don't look back
When you dribble, don't look back, but dribble and aim for the ring, focus on shooting (or passing to another player on your team).
8. Bring the throw to automatism
Incorporate the most basic basketball techniques into your training plan and bring the shot to automatism.
Throw first from a distance of half a meter from the ring, gradually increasing it. Learn to throw the ball so that it hits the hoop without touching the edge.
Throw the ball with all fives and jump
Throw rules:
- Head in the center of the body - if tilted, accuracy is lost.
- Look at the ring: mentally build a trajectory. If you are far away, the ball flies in a curved curve with a maximum height of 2 meters above the hoop.
- A strong hand is in front and throws, a weak hand is on the side and directs, only holding the ball. The elbow of the throwing hand must be in line with the ring.
- The ball must rest on the fingers without touching the palm. The fingers are as far apart as possible and grab the ball.
- Throwing arm bent 90 degrees, forearm perpendicular to the floor. If you bend less, then you get not a throw, but a throwing of the ball horizontally.
The main thing in the throw is the position of the body and its balance.
Place your feet apart and parallel to each other: it is important to orient them in the middle of the basket. Then the direction of the body during the jump will coincide with the direction of the throw, and the ball will fly straight into the ring. When the feet are uneven, the ball flies in the wrong direction or does not reach (although the throw was normal).
Take a deep breath and release as you exhale.
How to hold the ball and shoot in basketball
How to throw correctly: straighten your arm, point your wrist up, and with your hand set the ball to rotate in the opposite direction from the flight. The ball should seem to "roll" off your fingers.
9. Copy masters and play as a team
Watch professional basketball games and try to copy the movements of your favorite players in training. And be sure to conduct game sparring - this will allow you to develop more techniques.
10. Do not throw in a straight line
The higher the arc of the ball, the greater the chance of a goal and the less chance of blocking by the opponent.
11. Do not throw the ball from a full height stand
This is the biggest newbie mistake!
Before the throw, bend your knees slightly and at the moment of the throw, straighten your body, making a jump. You need to straighten up and push off the ground at the same time. When squatting, keep the elbow of the throwing arm close to the body and towards the ring.
The jump will give momentum to the ball and will allow you not to make sudden movements with the brush.
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And to be a long-term player, do not forget about your health: take care of your joints and muscles, use tapes, do a warm-up. And be sure to strengthen your arms, legs and shoulder girdle, develop coordination. Regular exercises on uneven bars and horizontal bars will help you with this.
Basketball for beginners: training and rules for beginner adults, when to start playing or practicing in Russia and why
Contents
In basketball, as in other sports, to become successful, you need to work hard, develop and hone your skills.
In addition to team training with a coach, the athlete needs to train on their own. You can develop your skills with the help of special exercises.
To achieve the best results in basketball, it is not enough to be tall. You also need to educate and develop various qualities and skills in yourself.
Components of the training process for a beginner basketball player
Without knowledge of theory there will be no successful practice. Therefore, a novice athlete, in addition to performing various exercises, must know the rules of the game, the existing methods and means of training, the schemes of the game, the methods of preparing for the game, etc.
This is an important aspect for any athlete. You need to be strong, fast, agile, jumpy and hardy. To do this, you should perform various physical exercises, for example, from athletics.
To begin with, you should familiarize yourself with all kinds of techniques and determine what works well and what does not.
After that, you need to move on to improving your skills and working out those moments that are not yet very good. For this, there are also special complexes of physical exercises.
Such a game has certain tactics with its own techniques. A novice player must understand what they are for and learn how to apply them in a given situation.
Development of strong-willed qualities.
An athlete must be able to set goals and achieve them using their knowledge, skills and strength. A beginner basketball player must work out the ability to catch, throw and pass the ball.
In addition to team training under the guidance of a coach, you need to allocate time for self-improvement. To do this, there are special exercises that you can perform on your own at home, on the street or in the gym.
To catch and pass the ball correctly, you need to learn to feel its every movement. There is a set of exercises to develop this skill:
- Throw the ball at the wall at an equal height from different distances and catch it.
- Throw the ball at the wall, turn around and catch it.
- Throw the ball at the wall, taking steps in one direction or the other.
- Run past the wall, throwing the ball at it some distance in front of you and catching it.
- Sit down, throw the ball from this position and catch it.
- Lie on your stomach, throw the ball at the wall and catch it. Then do this exercise while lying on your back.
- Sit down and throw the ball at the floor so that it bounces against the wall, and then, after hitting the floor, returns to the hands.
- Stand up and throw the ball at the wall with acceleration. Try to complete the maximum number of transfers in a certain time (for example, per minute).
- Stand up and throw the ball at the wall in different ways: with one hand, over the shoulder, from below, between the legs, facing the wall, and then with your back. After that, do the same, only throw the ball so that it bounces off the floor.
- Stand with your right side and throw the ball into the wall with your left hand over your back and, catching it with your right hand, pass it to your left behind you.
- Pick up 2 balls. Throw them at the wall in turn, beating them on the floor. Try to do it as quickly as possible.
After that, you can do the exercises in pairs, passing the ball to each other in different ways. The ability to pass the ball allows the team to reach the opponent's basket faster. Therefore, the implementation of this set of exercises should be approached responsibly.
A set of exercises for practicing ball dribbling
A professional basketball player must be able to dribble the ball without focusing on it. He must feel it and at the same time protect it from the hands of an opponent. To learn this, you should perform the following set of exercises:
- Get up and hit the ball off the floor, first with one hand, then with the other. The fingers are spread apart.
Then repeat the exercise, moving forward and alternating arms. - To hit the ball from the floor, first standing, then sitting and lying down. Do not stop dribbling when changing position.
- Hit the ball moving forward, turning left and right, speeding up and slowing down.
- Draw a line, dribble along it.
- To hit the ball by moving forward and turning in different directions by 90 or 180 degrees.
- Dribble with varying stride length.
Next, you can perform exercises in pairs with another player:
- stand opposite each other. One dribbles the ball, and the second repeats exactly its movements;
- catch up with each other without stopping the lead;
- One player dribbles while the other tries to retrieve the ball.
Physical exercises for practicing ball throws
The most important skill of a basketball player is to throw the ball into the basket from different distances.
It is quite difficult for a beginner to do this. Therefore, it is necessary to practice the following exercises:
- throwing the ball into the basket from different distances with both hands;
- throws from the shoulder with different hands while standing and on the move;
- shots from different angles at the same distance from the basket;
- dribbling with a throw;
- throwing the ball with a hit on the shield.
After mastering the technique, you can set yourself certain goals. For example, the number of accurate hits out of 20 throws must be at least 15. Then you can move on to collective competitions. For example, who will have more hits, who will hit the target first from a certain distance, etc.
In addition, you should learn to kick the ball out of the opponent's hands, using different techniques, to feel and understand the members of your team. It is important to have a strong and mobile body.
Basketball fitness
Self-training should include physical exercises such as sprinting, long distance running, walking, squatting, jumping, push-ups.
Fitness classes will also contribute to the development of endurance.
You need to train regularly, then the result will not be long in coming, and each game will bring victories, increasing the professionalism of the basketball player.
Basketball lessons for beginners
Along with football, hockey and volleyball, basketball is one of the most popular playing sports. The names of Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O'Neal, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, thundered all over the world, are proof of this.
A large number of attacking actions make the game an exciting spectacle. Minimum equipment and playground requirements ensure that the hobby is accessible. The basic program for an effective start of training includes:
- lay-up - a throw from under the ring, which ends most attacks;
- dribbling - quickly brought to automatism due to exercises with cones acting as obstacles;
- technique of playing without the ball for defenders;
- base stand;
- exercises to develop endurance and general strengthening of the body: planks, twists and push-ups.
Throws are the foundation of the game and the logical end of an attack. Throwing the ball correctly is important for both attackers and defense players.
Correct starting position: feet and knees “look” to the side of the ring (the load on the muscles is reduced and the greatest comfort is achieved), the palms are located at the seams of the projectile. The main and auxiliary hand is determined.
Important skills: improving control, creating rotation, forming the desired flight path, the ability to “spring” (a fraction of a second before performing, you need to crouch a little).
Progress is often interrupted by experienced opponents. Is it possible to bypass a large and experienced defender? Correct dribbling requires compliance with a number of rules. The body leans, the left hand is involved. The ball bounces to the left and to the side.
The projectile is close to the body to reduce the chance of being lost. In extreme situations, low dribble provides an indispensable service: it becomes much more difficult for the opponent to interrupt the attack.
There are ways to lull the vigilance of point guards and centers: sharp deceptive movements and feints.
Slam dunk is a spectacular component of basketball that has turned into a separate direction. The jump and the subsequent "hanging" on the ring looks impressive and the fans like it. This effect is subject only to high players. It is more correct for a beginner to hold the ball in one hand.
Simultaneous use of two limbs is justified only after gaining experience, training in running and jumping. For athletes with medium-sized palms, the problem is the slippage of the projectile. Rescues the development of the grip.
The use of improvised platforms and obstacles is undesirable: there is a risk of injury.
The lack of size can be compensated for by a high jump. Before the main workout, you need to prepare the muscles and tendons by stretching and bending the knees. There are useful lead-up exercises for developing flexibility and strength indicators.
For the basketball enthusiast, it is important to provide the repulsive force developed by the barbell squat.
In a slam dunk, both the ankles and the shoulder girdle are included. Strengthening occurs when working with a kettlebell and other weights. Jumping on the bench helps to increase the height and speed of flight.
The ability to take free kicks is highly valued in basketball, as it allows you to score extra points and is a technique for dealing with tactical fouls. Five seconds are allocated for the execution of the rules. In a short guide, all the technical elements are analyzed: the position of the feet, the number of hits to the floor and breathing.
An important point is to achieve smooth movements: the semi-squat is replaced by the straightening of the legs, the bent elbows are fully extended, the player stands on his toes.
Making a 3-pointer is a seductive move that allows the team behind to catch up quickly. Basketball players who master this art are in demand in the draft and transfer markets. Despite the advantages of the method, the probability of a miss is high.
Russian Triumph club coach Sergei Khrebtov shows how to increase the percentage of hits. The author explains the technique of performance, paying special attention to the positioning of the legs and arms, maintaining balance depending on the game situations. The ball is pushed out with the fingers and positioned over the head to resist the defender.
If you don't know how to aim, the developed muscles of the biceps and calves will be of little use. Often, when viewing, it is noticeable how the ball bounces beautifully from the ring and hits right into the basket. In fact, the chance to score increases when aiming with the expectation of a direct hit without touching.
Many basketball players use the method. There are players with their own style. Setting a specific goal is sometimes easier. NBA star Ray Allen tried to aim for the far bow, and the method paid off. "Sight" is adjusted as a result of constant practice with a large number of approaches.
Basketball is a team game.
Victory is impossible without interaction with a partner. Accurately executed passes play an important role. An unsuccessful execution leads to an instant counterattack by the opponent.
Skill is honed through the practice of passing a standard and heavy ball, two equipment at once. The emphasis is on accuracy, speed is a secondary indicator. The transmission is performed from the chest, the hand “closes”.
To facilitate the reception, the projectile "meets" on outstretched arms with fingers wide apart. Instructions are given for correct focusing.
The instruction video demonstrates three options for disrupting an enemy attack:
- The first remedy is to force the attacker to walk in an uncomfortable direction. You need to put your foot in the opposite direction.
- Versatile attackers can be stopped by proper hand placement and room to maneuver. It is important to keep your distance: excessive contact can result in a foul. The defender is obliged to closely monitor the movements of the forward and "mirror".
- If the attacker tries to use feints, you need to "cut off" the player, blocking the path with a sharp and long step.
Contrary to the stereotype, it is not necessary for an athlete to be tall. Short basketball players can also be effective in certain roles.
Basketball training - training, lessons, exercises, basics for adults, how to play
Hello, dear visitors of basketball-training.org.ua! Today I want to tell you about a few basic exercises, by regularly performing which you can reach the next level, becoming a really good attacking player.
Yes, many articles have already been written about it and many videos have been made. Yes, we all know a few dozen exercises that promise to make you at least the next Michael Jordan.
I'm not going to reinvent the wheel, but I'll tell you about a series of exercises that just a year ago really helped me improve in the attacking aspects of the game. Let's start the story.
Basketball drills
Mikan Drill
This drill gets its name from the first really big guy in the NBA, George Mikan.
Begin to perform the exercise, located on the right side of the basketball basket (a meter and a half from the ring).
Take two steps to the left, parallel to the baseline, and throw a half hook on the other side of the hoop using your left hand. Without letting the ball fall to the ground, pick it up and take 2 steps to the right (again parallel to the base line) and again throw the ball into the ring with a half hook using your right hand.
Try to get into the rhythm and hit 10-20 in a row.
This exercise will teach you how to attack with a weak hand and turn it into a formidable weapon. Personally, while doing this exercise, already on the second day I began to complete the passages with my left hand. And after a couple of weeks, the effectiveness of the attacks doubled: now the defender had to hold both sides, and I could always attack with the hand farthest from him.
Superman Drill
This exercise is very similar to the previous one.
Position yourself almost on the border of the three-second zone (you always want to call it a “trapeze”, but with the change in the rules of basketball, it has lost its usual shape).
Performing a ring throw with only one difference: don't try to hit the ring! On the contrary, raise the trajectory higher so that the ball, bouncing off the backboard, falls on the other side of the ring. This is where you need to catch him, not allowing him to fall to the floor.
Important: try to take no more than three steps to cover the distance from one side of the ring to the other. Follow the rhythm: let the entire exercise be performed in the same rhythm. Do 10 to 20 repetitions of this exercise.
Beat the Pro
Imagine you are playing 1v1 against your favorite player. You just need to beat him by being the first to score 21 points. Perform game throws (with deviation, after strides, after crossovers and sudden stops).
Visualize your opponent clearly, how he defends against you, how he tries to cover your every throw, how he waits for the slightest mistake in order to intercept.
For each roll you make, you get 1 point. For each miss, the opponent receives 2 points.
When you reach 20 points (if you haven't lost before) - you need to make a "buzzer beater", and you need to score it. How will you do it: with an incredible deflection after a fabulous dribbling or just hitting the ball with 9meters. Try to beat the best players in your imagination.
Important: be realistic when playing against Shaquille, it is foolish to push him with your back or try to score the ball while in close contact. Also, it would be wrong to try to overtake Rose or Jordan. In general: adequately evaluate the opponent and try to complicate your life as much as possible.
Shoot the Shot
Do you remember the good old game "Around the World"? Sometimes it is called "Points", but that's not the point. Now we will try to add a hit percentage to this game. Also, we will add a couple of new points to it, the so-called "elbow spot".
In order to advance to the next point, you must make at least 3 rolls out of five.
Naturally, if the level of your game (and especially your sniping skills) allows you to regularly shoot with a percentage higher than 60%, then increase the number of goals scored to 4 out of 5 from each point.
Or up to 5 out of 5 from medium and 4 out of 5 from long range. Total: you have 18 points, 90 throws of which at least 54 must reach the goal. Challenge accepted?
Ball slaps and squeeze
Throw the ball up as if it had bounced off the ring after a bad throw. Jump up, grab the rebound and squeeze the ball as hard as you can with your hands. Imagine that you had difficulty getting this rebound and now they are trying to knock it out from you. Immediately after the rebound, rotate the ball around the body (at different heights): around the head, back, knees and calves. Repeat this exercise 10-20 times.
Figure 8’s — with dribble and without dribble
Figure 8, the famous figure 8 is back, now with dribbling.
Do you remember how Petya Maravich taught us how to handle the ball? So, now we are doing the same thing, but using dribbling. For those who find it difficult to perform such dribbling - try to perform the exercise without it.
Quick hands
This is a cool exercise that is sure to be performed at every training session for young basketball players. Starting position: one hand in front, the second - behind, the ball is between the legs.
After releasing the ball, change the position of the hands: if the right was in front and the left was behind, then now the ball must be grabbed with the right from behind, and the left - in front. Diversify the exercise: both hands in front, the ball between the legs. We release the ball and catch it with our hands, but from behind.
Important: regular performance of this exercise will allow you to develop hand speed, which is very important for performing high-quality and fast feints. How to do it: 30 seconds first option, 30 seconds second option.
Write down how many times you managed to do the first time, and then compare with the results after a week.
Tom-Tom dribble
This movement is also familiar to many of us. Stand with your legs slightly apart so that you can easily transfer the ball between them. We start with the right hand.
We move the ball in front of us from the right hand to the left; then from the left hand, transfer under the foot to the right hand. Now with the right hand we transfer the ball behind the back - it turns out to be in the left hand and we send it back (also behind the back) to the right. This is 1 repetition. Repeat 10 times and change hands (i.e. mirror).
Drum dribble
The point is to learn how to quickly and comfortably change the pace of dribbling and its pitch. For example, right after a screen or a run, you may find yourself kicking the ball out from behind (even though you already think your opponent is offside).
The most basic countermeasure is to drastically reduce the height of the dribbling.
So, the exercise is that you need to knock the ball on the floor alternately with your right and left hand.
Start in a normal static position (legs and back straight) and go down, increasing the intensity of the knocks on the floor. As soon as there is a space between your hands and the floor, a little more than a ball, begin to rise up. Make several series (for example, 5).
For advanced - try this exercise without looking at the ball or by hitting it with 1 finger of your right hand and 1 finger of your left hand.
Summary
This is the set of exercises I suggest you do every time you enter the court. Believe me, the results will shock you! Of course, if you are a professional player, then these exercises will be familiar to you and will be given easily. However, who, if not you, should know about their usefulness.
Basketball training
Great basketball players are not born, they only become through hard exhausting training that lasts from one hour a day.
Only those people who are strong in spirit can overcome this difficult path and not give up until the very end.
In order to become a truly excellent basketball player, one should improve three main layers on which the success of any game will be built:
- Knowledge of theory;
- Health and strength of the body;
- Study and development of technology.
Knowledge of theory
This item remains important, no matter how well you dribble. All the rules of the game should bounce off your teeth. In the future, this will help you properly prioritize the game. You will be able to quickly assess the situation on the playing field, will allow you to perform certain tricks and techniques of dribbling at the most opportune moment of the game.
Rules of the Game for Beginner Basketball Players
Usually, all the rules of the game, for the most part, are passed from mouth to mouth, from coach to basketball player during practice time.
But those who are deprived of the opportunity to practice in a team usually read the rules and remember them over time, you can cope with this in a few weeks (maximum).
The essence of the game is the struggle of the players of two teams in order to score as many balls as possible into the ring of opponents. For hitting the ball into the ring, the team receives a point. For throwing and hitting the ball into the basket from a long distance (6 m and 75 cm, at this distance the three-point line is located) three points are counted.
But for a free throw (must be taken by a basketball player after a foul while standing on the foul line) only one point is awarded. You can only catch and dribble the ball with your hands. The rules do not change in relation to the gender of the players.
Rules require the basket to be 10 feet off the ground. But the height may vary depending on the age category of the players. The team that scores the most points wins.
But if the score is equal when the game time is up, then overtime is assigned - an additional five minutes of the game.
Second and third overtime allowed. The beginning of the game is a controversial throw in the central circle. The duration of one match is 40 minutes.
An out is the ball leaving the field of play. A run is the movement of a player with the ball in their hands for more than two steps.
Basketball players uniform, same as in football. They wear shorts and T-shirts with the player's number and name written on the back. Such inscriptions allow referees to easily and quickly distinguish between players, even from different corners of the field. This is especially convenient for larger games, when the referee cannot know all the players in person.
Body health and strength
In sports everything depends on health. If you have any injuries, you will not be taken to a strong team, as you will be weaker than your competitors. This is a good reason to take better care of your health, to ensure that your body has enough of all the vitamins.
Some train in the gym, others train at home.
It doesn't matter where basketball players practice. This role factor is in the quality of accomplishing the task you set.
One of the most important qualities of a good basketball player is the ability to move at high speed, to be fast. We need running with weights and obstacles.
Running for a long time helps to develop endurance. You will need exercises that are associated with strength training. The better the physical preparation of the basketball player, the less likely it is that the opponent will simply pull the ball out of his hands. It is important to strengthen the core muscles, stand in the bar for several minutes a day.
Here is the resulting list of basic exercises for a beginner basketball player:
- Endurance running;
- Weighted running;
- Plank;
- Abdominal exercises.
This is just a basic training set for basketball players. At the discretion of the player, he may add other drills as he sees fit.
Learning and practicing technique
In addition to training to strengthen the body, the player's schedule should include training that focuses on practicing technique. Dribbling and dribbling, shooting into the net, crossovers - this is what the whole game of basketball is based on.
A player who wants to achieve something more in this sport must master these two techniques to perfection. Even during the first practice of dribbling or dribbling, you should not look at the ball, but in front of you.
Dribbling the ball
The most important thing in dribbling is to touch the ball only with your fingers, excluding the hand from dribbling. Only with the help of fingers can you direct the ball in the right direction. When dribbling, the ball should be kept near the body, not taking it far to the side. It is important to learn to dribble with both left and right hands.
Cone drills
This basketball practice involves the player dribbling the straight line, changing the dribbling technique in front of each cone as if it were his opponent.
None of the cones should be knocked down.
This exercise is great for developing reaction speed, which will later help in the game when it is necessary to change tactics. This exercise can be performed together with the team, in turn passing between the cones.
Throwing the ball into the basket
This is a classic element of the game in which you do not need to invent something new, you just need to work it out to the ideal from all possible points of the playing field. Having caught the ball in his hands, the basketball player needs to jump vertically up and just throw it into the basket.
Daily repetition of this element several times in a row helps to develop dexterity and accuracy. You should perform the maximum number of repetitions until you start to get good or until there is no strength left. In this way, the free throw, the three-pointer, the basket shot and all the others should be practiced.
Even professional basketball players train in the skill of throwing the ball into the basket every time.
Crossovers
This level of training is for more advanced players. A crossover is a maneuver in basketball in which a player, while dribbling the ball, intercepts the ball from one hand with the other. You can first learn to crossover with your right hand, after which it will be easier to repeat the maneuver with your left (just the opposite if you are left-handed).
- One example of such training is dribbling left, right and left again. Then a transition is made to dribbling back, forward, back. After that, the ball is transferred through the leg to the position in which this exercise began.
- The next example of dribbling followed by a crossover is the figure eight. It starts with dribbling with a weak hand to the left, to the right. After that, the transition to the "eight" itself. This is a translation through the right, and then through the left leg. The maneuver ends with the ball dribbling with the left hand.
- The third example of a crossover is to transfer the ball behind the back.
With the left hand, the ball is transferred behind the back, and with the right it is picked up again. Around him, the player seems to draw a circle with a ball. After that, the exercise is repeated, but with a change of hands, the direction of the ball changes in the opposite direction.
Summing up, it must be said that each of the exercises should be performed in several approaches for several minutes. In order to be more complete at the right time, you can make a crossover at a high level.
Conclusion
Sitting at home, you won't receive your training program by e-mail. Therefore, we recommend looking for material about new interesting ways of basketball training by different authors, keeping a diary, recording your results. Using this information, in the future, try to develop your skills. It is important sometimes to play in a team, receiving comments and assessments from others.
To do this, you need to watch a video, work out your every movement and action.
It is important sometimes to play in a group with someone, receiving comments and assessments from others. A friend can lend his shoulder and advise something useful for your development, the main thing is to soberly evaluate the advice that you are given. Following these rules, in a few years you can become a very successful player.
You should wisely distribute the load of the body and alternate training in the gym, which is aimed at strengthening your body and training, which is aimed at honing the skill of the player. You can do the maneuvers with your trainer or a friend, as there are tons of exercises you can do with your partner.
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Every year we expect the brightest event in the basketball world - the playoffs of the United Basketball League. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the training of the world's top basketball players!
Athletes are already actively preparing for the upcoming matches and getting into better shape.
What do you need to know, how exactly the basketball players of the International United League train?
To do this, we turned to Evgeny Burin, who previously worked with the Russian men's basketball team, and now is responsible for the general physical training of athletes of the Nizhny Novgorod basketball club.
ADIDAS Cycle - Self Improvement. Basketball
The program of the video cycle consists of 10 lessons to improve the various qualities of basketball players. As part of the project, Evgeny Burin reveals his professional secrets.
Lesson 1. Exercises for the development of back muscles
Without a strong back one cannot imagine a healthy person, let alone an athlete. This is all the more important for a basketball player who has to jump and land many times in the game, push and push through the defense. In this video, Evgeny Burin gives exercises that help professional basketball players to have a strong back.
Lesson 2. Legs
Basketball players need strong legs for more than just scoring goals or just jumping the highest.
Legs are the main way a player defends himself and gets on the court at the right time and in the right place. Therefore, professionals never work only on the jump and are not limited to squats with a barbell. Evgeny Burin shows how to properly swing the legs of a basketball player.
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Lesson 3. Chest Muscles
There is a great variety of exercises for developing chest muscles. Which of them can be used so as not to get the opposite effect, enslavement and loss of mobility, you will find in this lesson. Evgeny Burin gives special exercises that professional basketball players use.
Choose the right chest workout for you, just like Euroleague basketball players do.
According to Evgeny Burin, push-ups are one of the most effective exercises for chest muscles. To complicate the exercise, Eugene suggests using weights (dumbbells) and performing various types of push-ups with them: with lifting and with rotation.
To activate different muscle groups, you can take a different position relative to the fitball - it can be under the lumbar part of the back or in the area of the shoulder blades.
Lesson 4. Shoulders, arms. Balance cushion
It may seem to some that it is very important for a basketball player to have inflated arms and wide shoulders. But even here you can not concentrate on one thing. Trainer Evgeny Burin tells how, while working on these muscles, at the same time develop the whole body.
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Lesson 5. Complex exercises
What can a basketball player take from weightlifting? Yes, at least the classic exercises - a jerk and a push. How to use them to the maximum benefit for the player tells Evgeny Burin.
Lesson 6. Balance and coordination exercises
A basketball player must certainly have a strong and enduring body. But coordination of movements, the ability to land and correctly distribute forces during contact are also absolutely necessary qualities for a player.
The trainer offers some simple but very effective exercises.
Exercises for VTB United League basketball players offered by Evgeny Burin seem familiar to you only at first glance:
I add the principle of unstable balance to my workouts. This helps to work out the muscles better. To create such conditions when performing exercises, we will use a fitball.
Lesson 7. Tricky rubber bands
Balance exercises become much more effective when you use resistance. Ordinary rubber expanders are a great help in the work of a fitness trainer.
Lesson 8. Ball out of play
Basketball players may use the ball for other than its intended purpose. With the help of the coach's advice, the most ordinary balls turn into effective simulators.
Lesson 9. Speed endurance. Running exercises
In preparation for the 2007 European Championship, the Russian national basketball team did not run a single cross. Why would an athlete performing on a 28-meter long track run 5 or 10 kilometers in training? Evgeny Burin tells how to make running work really effective.
Lesson 10. Training principles
In the 10th final video Evgeny Burin gives the most important tips. How is work organized in the pre-season? How to distribute loads during the season? How to make sure that the work with the bar does not interfere with the game? How to use the exercises that you have learned from previous editions? You will find all the answers in this lesson.
Strength training for basketball players
Evgeny Burin is sure that in order to achieve the best results, like the athletes of the VTB United League, it is necessary not only to engage in direct basketball training, but also to pay active attention to active work in the gym. At the same time, you should not be afraid to work with weights and work out each muscle group separately.
Before starting a workout, be sure to do warm-up exercises - warm up the muscles so that they can better perceive the load.
Evgeny Burin is sure that a strong and trained back is the key to success for a basketball player.
Here are exercises that will help pump the whole body, like a basketball player from the VTB International League.
Basketball strength training
- 3 sets of 12 reps
- Body part: Quadriceps Equipment: Barbell
- 3 sets of 15 reps
- Body Part: Shoulders Equipment: Dumbbells
- 3 sets of 15 reps
- Body part: Middle back Equipment: Barbell
- 3 sets of 15 reps
- Body part: Lower back Equipment: Own weight
- 3 sets of 15 reps
- Body part: Quadriceps Equipment: Barbell
- 3 sets of 15 reps
- Body Part: Quadriceps Equipment: Barbell
- 3 sets of 20 reps
- Body part: Quadriceps Equipment: Own weight
- 3 sets of 15 reps
- Body Part: Quadriceps Equipment: Barbell
- 3 sets of 15 reps
- Body Part: Chest Equipment: Dumbbells
- 3 sets of 20 reps
- Body Part: Shoulders Equipment: Dumbbells
- 3 sets of 15 reps
- Body Part: Biceps Equipment: EZ Barbell
- 3 sets of 15 reps
- Body Part: Shoulders Equipment: Dumbbells
- 3 sets of 12 reps
- Body Part: Biceps Femoris Equipment: Kettlebells
- 3 sets of 10 reps
- Body Part: Shoulders Equipment: Kettlebells
Try the training program for basketball players from the VTB International League, and you will see that not only have you become stronger and more resilient, but also improved your concentration and stabilization.
