Coach David Akin's "Basketball Skills/ Objectives/Tips - by Age Group":

1. Team Concepts
2. Ages 5-6
3. Ages 7-8
4. Ages 9-10

5. Ages 11-12

Ages 11-12

Offense:

• ·          dribbling with offhand with eyes up

• ·          learning to throw the ball to block

• ·          how to recognize zone vs. man

• ·          catching and squaring to the basket

• ·          cutting to the basket

• ·          flashing to the ball

• ·          one hand passes with dominate hand

Defense:

• ·          Man-Man principles (help side) deny

• ·          staying down in a stance at all times

• ·          boxing out

Rules:

• ·          Over the back

• ·          3 seconds in the lane

• ·          5 seconds in possession of the basketball

• ·          5 seconds on an inbound play

• ·          Illegal Screen

• ·          Over-the-Back

Player Characteristics:

• ·          Honesty

Drills: 

• ·          3-2/2-1

• ·          Shell Drill

• ·          man in the middle

• ·          Rapid Fire Passing Drill

Set Plays:

• ·          Pass and screen away

• ·          give & go

Footwork:

• ·          V-Cut 

• ·          L-Cut

• ·          closing out on offensive player  

Shooting:

• Spread your fingers

• Don’t let ball rest on your palm

• Index finger in the center of the ball

• Elbow in

• Feet balanced (dominate foot slightly in front of the other)

• One fluid motion up

• Finish on toes

• Make a “t” with your hands

• Off hand is your guide hand

• Feet shoulder width apart

• Snap wrists

• Keep follow through up

• Use your legs to get power

• Extend your arm up

•  Use the back board (high off the back board)

• Top outside corner of backboard

• Knees bent

 Passing:

• Hands on the outside of the ball/elbows pointed out

• Knees bent

• Take a step towards the teammate you are passing the ball to

• Extend your arms

• Step into pass while receiving the pass

• Have hands up and ready when pass is being thrown to you

• Look the ball into your hands

• Bounce pass should land ¾ of the way toward your teammate

 Dribbling:

• Spread your fingers

• Snap your wrists

• Knees bent

• Eyes up

• No palms

• Ball should not bounce above your waists

 Screening:

• Screener should position their body in such a way that the defender’s body is in the center

• Hands placed on chest

• Make a fist with both hands

• Arms up and Elbows out

• Knees bent in a ready position

• Defender must be able to take one step before contact

Ready Position

• Knees bent

• Toes pointed forward

• Back straight

• Butt down

• Arms?

Boxing Out

• When ball leaves the shooters hands, call out shot

• Locate the offensive player you are to box out

• Close out into a ready position and make contact with offensive player

• Turn and seal him, placing your butt into his gut.

• Use your legs to drive the offensive player back and away from the ball/goal.

 Transition

• Outlet pass to side off made/missed basket

• Ball is either then passed to middle or dribbled to middle of the floor

• Guards run down wide towards sideline

• Opposite post player runs down the middle of the court and then selects a side pending the location of the ball

• Rebounding post player is the trail and finds the open spot in the offense

  Rebound

• Time jump in order to reach ball at its highest point

• Grab ball firmly and keep ball above your head/chin it

• Pivot outside towards respective sideline

• Overhead pass to teammate