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

5-6 Year Olds

Offense:

• ·          Shooting (Ball above the rim, balance, eyes on the basket, extend your arms up)

• ·          Dribbling

• ·          Passing

• ·          Ready position

Defense:

• ·          Defensive stance

• ·          Zone defense (2-1-2/2-3)

• ·          Getting back after turnover or made/missed basket

Team Development:

• ·          Teaching players to thank their parents for opportunity

• ·          Eye contact on coach while he is talking

• ·          Don’t talk while coach is talking (Listen with our ears, not our mouths)

Terminology:

• ·          baseline

• ·          sideline

• ·          free throw line

• ·          block

• ·          top of the key

• ·          wing

• ·          elbow

Rules:  (Weather enforced or not in games)

• ·          traveling

• ·          double dribble

• ·          taking ball out of goal after made basket

• ·          out of bounds

• ·          stop play when referee’s whistle blows

• ·          where to go on a time-out

• ·          opening tip formation

• ·          free throw line violation

• ·          foul-can’t place your hands on the opponents

Player Characteristics:

• ·          Hustle

Drills:

• ·          Dribbling (standing, on one knee, lay-ups

• ·          defensive slide/chop your feet

• ·          partner passing

Set Plays:

• ·          Box on sideline or baseline in-bounds

Footwork:

• Defensive slides-don’t cross feet

Shooting:

• Ball above the rim

• Eyes on the basket early