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Basketball Jokes
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Individual Offensive Skills

1 on 1, King of the Court: This is a great way to start practice. As players come to practice, have players go to one of the 3 baskets to play one on one or king of the court. Being able to score a skill that is critical for any basketball team. Players today do not play one on one much. Starting practice with these games is a good way to utilize the time when players get to practice. Since we have the early practices, players can arrive a little early.  Match-up the players based on skill level and height.

Teaching Lay-ups

  1. Block Shots
  2. Mini-Mikans: the #1 drill for youth lay-ups
  3. Mikan Drill
  4. Reverse Mikan Drill
  5. 2 Ball Mikan Drill – Advanced