Fundamentals

“Get the fundamentals down, and the level of everything you do will rise.”  Michael Jordan

Footwork

• Triple Threat - allows player to pass, dribble or shoot
• Knees bent
• Ball protected
• Jump Stop - landing on two feet give the player an opportunity to select a pivot foot
• Running and landing on two feet without ball
• Running and landing on two feet while receiving a pass
• Pivoting - allows player to rotate around and see the court without traveling
• Plant one foot, pivot forward and backward
• Repeat with other foot
• Squaring Up
• When a player receives the ball, they use a pivot to square up and face the basket.
  

Passing and Receiving
• Standing
• Chest
• Bounce
• Overhead
• Moving
• Slide and pass
• Give and Go
• In-bound pass and plays
• Games
• Monkey in the middle
• Circle pass – 2 + balls at a time
• Line pass - 2 + balls at a time

Dribbling

• In place
• Right hand
• Left hand
• Two balls together
• Two balls alternate
• On the Move
• Right hand
• Left hand
• Two balls
• Around cones
• Pivoting/squaring up
• Games
• Catch, swing, dribble
• Dribble, jump stop, shoot

Defense

• Solo
• Position
• Sliding side to side
• Sliding forward and back
• From cone to cone
• Up and around lines
• Partner
• Sliding with running partner
• Sliding with dribbling partner
• One on one
• Two on two
• One pivots, other defends
• Games
• Whistle - change direction
• Fast feet - jump when point
• Slide when point, take charge

Shooting

• Form
• B.E.E.F - Bent knees, Eyes at rim, Elbow bent, Follow through
• Lay on back and shoot to ceiling
• Shoot to a partner
• Shoot at basket
• Lay-ups
• Games
• Two line competitions - who makes more
• Knock-out