Junior Bison Basketball – Teaching guide

LTAD STAGES

LEARN TO TRAIN

TRAIN TO TRAIN

TRAIN TO COMPETE

AGE

10-11 years old

12-16 boys/11-15 girls

16-20 boys/15-19 girls

Junior Bison Basketball

Grade 5 and 6

Grade 7, 8, 9,10

Grade 11 and 12

AIM

To learn the basic basketball skills .Fundamental movement skills .Fun all inclusive environment

To introduce the basic technical-strategic parts of “global” basketball with a more structure approach of training.

To introduce athletes to all aspects of the games, refine all technical and strategic components.

Fundamental Basketball Skills

Initiation and acquisition: . Starts, stops, pivots . Shot form – LAY UPS . Dribble form . Pass form . Dynamic 1on1

Consolidation and refinement of the basics : starts, stops, pivots, shot, pass, dribble, 1on1.

Refine and perform the skills in competition

.Stance . Footwork . Shooting . Dribbling . Passing . 1on1

Variation of the skill Bilateral development global approach, everyone learns all skills and positions

Develop and individualized skill package – Creative stage for some players Introduction to positional play (not restrictive)

Starts, stops, pivot

Stance and balance Move, stop, pivot, on balance, use both feet, without the ball and with the ball

Shooting

Correct form Right and left hand lay-up form is a higher priority than range Catching and lay-ups Dribbling and Lay-ups

Dribbling

Dribble with eyes up with both hands

Constant work on proper form and balance

Maintain the proper form Specialized starts and stops

Stopping and pivoting without travelling, use both feet Refine and accelerate the skill while maintaining the correct form

Perfect the shot in competition, form and range

Consolidate the shooting form against defence

Positional shots added

Variations of the skill, ex : Power lay-up and Euro-step

Consolidate and refine as pressure increases

Perform all types of dribble with speed against contact

Change speed Change direction Speed = balance and vision Passing

Introduction of the skill for passer and receiver Target hands. Shorten the pass. Stationary and off the dribble

Change speed Change direction Stop and start a dribble Fake Consolidate and variation of the pass Pass against pressure, on time, on target, pass to a cutter, open a passing lane, fake

Perform all types of passes in competition. Variation and specialisation

Junior Bison Basketball – Teaching guide

Technical Principles of play Through base games (1on1,2on2,3on3) .One second advantage .Flow .Conceptual play .Global player Read and React offense

Layers 1-3 Pass and cut / Dribble penetration

Layers 1-7(9)

Layers 1-17 picking up

Technical

Individual skills

Individual skills and read

Consolidate, specialize, creative stage

Concepts: . Attacking the pen basket .Spacing .Penetration . Pass and cut

Concepts: .Attacking the open basket .Spacing .Penetration .Pass and cut .Sealing .Screening at the end

Defense : . Protect the basket . Pressure the ball . Deny the pass

Defense : Consolidate the 3 basic rules + . Denying position . Rebounding

Concepts : .Attacking the open basket . Spacing . Penetration .Pass and cut . Sealing .Screening Defense : Apply the rules and refine ball, deny, help.

Attacking/Defending the basket

Learn to drive to the basket when lane is open

Make a decision with the ball using the proper skill : Drive Pass Shoot

Develop more options to attack, moves and range

Learn to defend between his man and his basket

Defense to consolidate : . Ball pressure . Deny . Help

Space

Help players to learn play in space (grid), never 2 players on the same spot (grid space)

Learn the key spots, 3 points line and key are used for spacing principles

Know how to play in space within positional play

Penetration

The player without the ball must move to create a passing lane, a pass option (push-pull)

Refine the penetration principles, how , where, and when to get open, dribble drive motion (circle movement)

Refinement stage , apply the penetration principles

Passing and cutting

After a pass, you must basket cut, open and exit to vacant space

Consolidate the pass and cut, how, when and where to get open, timing, be on time on target.

Add specific passes and cutting for a position

Rebounding

Skill is introduced at this stage

Consolidate and refine, learn to play with physical contact, learn proper technique

Apply the technique

Posting and sealing

Should not be taught at this stage

ALL players learn how to seal, basic postup moves, pass to post

Positional and strategic. All players able to defend and score inside

Junior Bison Basketball – Teaching guide

Screening

Should not be taught at this stage

Introduced at the end of this stage Moving too quickly into screening often limits the previous concepts

Emphasize screening at this stage. Learn how to set, read and defend a screen

Switching screens on defense is recommended at this stage (time) Isolations

Should not be taught at this stage

Should not be taught at this stage

Isolations occur in positional play. Understand that the player plays 1on1 within all 5 players

.Decision making: Players need to be able t think for themselves on the floor. In training, the coach must provide the players with problems and allow them to come up with a solution. With this in mind coaches need to go through the three phases of teaching: Phase A Introduce the skill on air (1on0, 2on0) Phase B Coach guides the decision making providing reads Phase C Players use the skill in break downs drills with live defence Phase D Players use the skill in game like situations (2on2 3on3 4on4 5on5) .Teaching should progress from a global approach to a more positional specific.

.Basketball is a shooting game; let’s make sure to shoot a fair amount of shots (quantity and quality) during every practice, even during defensive oriented practices.

Junior Bison Basketball – Teaching guide

SUPER COACHES CLINIC October 2012 – QUOTES "What the super coaches say": ALAN STEIN: . BASKETBALL IS A HANDS-FEET COORDINATION GAME. . DO EVERYTHING YOU DO WITH A PURPOSE. . PREFER QUALITY TO VOLUME. MAKE THE MOST OF THE TIME YOU HAVE. . WHEN PLAYERS HAVE FUN, THE EFFORT IS BETTER = THE RESULT IS BETTER. RICK TORBETT: . DO NOT TEACH TO PLAY, TEACH HOW TO PLAY BASKETBALL. . TEACH PRINCIPLES, NOT PLAYS, TEACH THE ALL AROUND PLAYER, NOT ONE POSITION. . YOUR SYSTEM IS YOUR PLAYERS, YOUR OFFENSE IS UNPREDICTABLE. . THE DRILLS ARE YOUR OFFENSE, DESIGN YOUR DRILLS TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT YOUR OFFENSE, TEACH BASIC SKILLS FIRST (FOOTWORK- STANCE-PASS-SHOOT-DRIBBLE), AND USE PROGRESSION. . IF PLAYERS DON’T DO ANY MISTAKE IN PRACTICE, THEY’RE NOT PUSHING THEMSELVES. . CREATE A DYNAMIC WHERE PLAYERS CAN MESURE THEIR LEVEL. . USE THE SAME DRILLS, SLIGHT CHANGES CAN BE ADDED, BUILD HABITS THROUGH REPETITION. KIRBY SCHEPP: . USE A TEACHING PROGRESSION TO TEACH SKILLS: REPETITION OF THE PROPER TECHNIQUE FIRST, MAKE A SIMPLE DECISION USING THE SKILL READING DUMMY DEFENSE OR COACH, ADD SPEED AND CONTACT WHEN MAKING THE DECISION, PLAY LIVE AND PERFORM THE SKILL WITH SPEED AND CONTACT. SHEYLDON REYNOLDS: . MULTI-SPORTS EXPOSURE IS RECOMMENDED FOR THE LONG TERM DEVELOPMENT OF THE “ATHLETE”, ESPECIALLY AT THE EARLY AGE. . FUN IS THE MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF SPORT AT THE EARLY AGE. ROSS WEDLAKE: . TOO MUCH COMPETITION AND NOT ENOUGH PRACTICES ARE DETRIMENTAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAYER. . THE COACH NEEDS TO COACH HIMSELF, KNOWLEDGE IS FUNDAMENTAL BUT PEDAGOGY AND ETHIC ARE MAYBE MORE IMPORTANT. . MAKE SURE YOU OFFER A POSITIVE AND HEALTHY EXPERIENCE TO YOUR PLAYERS. . THE COACH HAS A CENTRAL ROLE IN BUILDING BETTER HUMAN BEINGS, BETTER CITIZENS, NOT ONLY BETTER PLAYERS. TANYA MCKAY: . REPETITION BUILDS CONFIDENCE. KEY WORDS FOR THE COACHES: LONG TERM PLANNING REPETITION PROGRESSION FOOTWORK TRAINING FUN PRINCIPLES PURPOSES

Junior Bison Basketball – Teaching guide

EXEMPLE OF PLANNING: ANNUAL SCHEDULE- YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM –GRADE 6/7 SPORouen Basketball (2 practices a week, 2 teams, 6and7 are the same group).Herve Season/week

Practice 1 (grade 6-7 fundamentals) 90minutes

Practice 2 (team A) 90minutes

Cycle 1 SeptemberOctober

Individual fundamentals on offense 1on0

.1on0 with the ball, without the ball (get open, catching, ready stance, options, lay-ups techniques) . Basic defensive stance: on ball pressure . Learning the key spots

.Better Dribbling* + lay-ups form .Triple threat position + live moves (crossover step) Cycle 2 NovemberDecember

Individual fundamentals on offense 1on0 .Triple Threat position, catch off V or L cut + options + fakes + lay-ups . Shooting technique (retroactive method) + catch and shoot + off the dribble

Cycle 3 JanuaryFebruary

Individual fundamentals on offense 1on0 1on1 .Triple threat position and options + shot or lay-up (cycle 1+2) . Live 1on1 off the triple threat, 3 dribbles allowed

Cycle 4 March -April

Individual and multi-players fundamentals on offense .Spacing and principles on offense through base game . 2 man game 2on0 pass and cut, backdoor cut, drive and kick . 3on3 live (spacing, cutting, driving, read and react)

Cycle 5 May-June

Individual and multi players fundamentals . Review all cycles , from 1on0 to 3on3

.1on0 / 1on1 guided and live from key spots + lay-ups . Defensive stances and principles (stop the ball, deny 1 pass away) .Fast break, learning the lanes 3on0 3on1

. 2 man game: Give and go, Backdoor cut, Drive and kick (push-pull) . 3on3 live (Spacing, principles, reading) Half/full court . Fast break : Transition O to D, 3on1 3on2

.Fundamentals on offense and defense, develop the player with base game 3on3, read and react principles, 2 dribbles principle . Fast break and full court transition play . Shooting (form, repetition and game-like)

.3on3 base game review previous cycles O and D . Fast break . Shooting (form and repetition)

Sample of contents : *cycle 1 better dribbling : . Stop and go . Hesitation . In and out . Crossover . Pull back and counter – both hands + layups With this planning, your players may not be able to play great 5on5 basketball early in the season, you may lose many games, but you’ll make sure to provide your players the skills and weapons they need to play this game at any level, you will develop players who will be grateful for this.