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Level 3 Week 5 Practice Pre- Practice Huddle Warm-up Team Jumps Footwork Line Drill Skill Development Mirror Dribble Drill Skill Development Defensive Zig-Zag Drill Devotions Scrimmage or Alternate

1 Level 3 Week 5 Practice Pre- Practice Huddle Warm-up Team Jumps Footwork Line Drill Skill Development Mirror Dribble Drill Skill Development Defensive Zig-Zag Drill Devotions Scrimmage or Alternate Game/ Drill 3 vs 3 Half-court Post- Practice Huddle :00 :05 :05 :10 :10 :20 :20 :30 :30 :38 :38 :53 :53 end Welcome/Pre-Practice Huddle (5 min) Welcome Players Teach Rules-No Full ourt Press AH TALK In Upward Basketball, full-court presses are not allowed. Defensive players must be beyond half court in order to play defense. It is important to teach your players this rule by demonstrating how to avoid it. While it is true, referees will be helping your players avoid this violation with verbal warnings, you should make it a point to teach it so that your team will automatically know to get back after a defensive rebound by the other team. Players should set up under the opponents goal until their matched up players gets beyond half court. Then and only then can your players be within arm s reach of their opponent. Warm-up (5 min) TEAM JUMPS jumping jacks 2. Easy continuous jumping for 15 seconds 3. Easy continuous jumping arms above head for 15 seconds 4. Rest for 15 seconds Repeat this cycle again if you would like or feel they need or are receptive to this. 1

2 FTWRK LINE DRILLS - RED LIGHT/GREEN LIGHT Players form line on baseline or sideline two players deep if space makes if necessary No basketball necessary Players will start/stop Red/Green Light Players should stop at each spot with jump stop and land in ready/triple threat position Proceed through the following progression: Jump Stop/Triple Threat Jump Stop/Triple Threat/Right Front Pivot Jump Stop/Triple Threat/Left Front Pivot Jump Stop/Triple Threat/Right Reverse Pivot Jump Stop/Triple Threat/Left Reverse Pivot Skill Development (10 min) MIRRR DRIBBLE DRILL Players line up across from the partner about 20 feet apart oach will determine what dribbling maneuver they will be performing such as right hand to left hand crossover dribble n coaches command players start dribbling towards each other When players get to approximately an arm s length apart they will execute the move and then continue to the opposite side starting point and wait for the coaches instruction. Players then start on coach s command from other side Dribbling Moves 1. Right-hand to left-hand crossover 2. Left-hand to right-hand crossover 3. Dribble protection dribble back two and go with same hand 4. Two protection dribbles back crossover and go 2

3 Shooting Skill Development (10 min) DEFENSIVE ZIG-ZAG Set up your court with cones as shown in the diagram. n coach s command, the first player in line will get in good defensive stance and slide laterally from cone to cone. The next player starts as preceding player leaves first spot. When finished, each player goes to the end of the original line. DEFENSIVE ZIG ZAG DRILL FFENSE VS. DEFENSE Same structure as the drill without the ball except now add an offensive player who dribbles to each of the spots and have the defender slide to defend them. Do not have the defender try to steal the ball. Switch offensive to defensive. HALF-URT TW PASSES FR A SHT Set up two players as passers one located at the wing and the other at the elbow of the lane. 1 passes to P1 and cuts to the basket. P1 catches and passes to P2 and 1 continues to cut to the basket. 1 receives pass from P2 and shoots. Rotate players into the passer position periodically (it is best to stop drill to do this rather than trying to do this on the move) Each pass should be a bounce pass P P 1 3

4 Mid-Practice Huddle Devotion 5 Practice ard Reminder: At the end of practice, remember to distribute the practice cards entitled Practice 5 Introduce: Virtue: NTENTMENT - Deciding to be happy with what you ve got. Scripture Verse: I have learned the secret of being content no matter what happens. Philippians 4:12b (NIrV) Bottom Line: When you focus on God, He can help you be content. Guys, today I want to talk about something that s really important to God... but it can be difficult for us. Even adults have a hard time with it. In fact, it actually gets harder as you grow up. I m talking about contentment deciding to be happy with what you ve got. The good news is, there s a secret to contentment that will make you truly happy and satisfied, no matter how much stuff you have, no matter what s going on in your life. Let me put it this way. Do you think that if you had enough stuff, you could be totally happy and satisfied forever? Maybe it seems that way. Maybe you think, If I just had that new game system... or those new basketball shoes... or if my family had a bigger house or a cooler car, then I d be happy. But the problem is, even if you had those things, there would be something else that you d want too. The secret to contentment isn t about what you have. It s about who you know. This might seem hard to believe, but when you have a relationship with God, that s all you need to be content! It s not that you can t want things for your birthday or you can t think that it would be cool to have something you saw in an ad. But you don t find your happiness in those things, because they come and go. You find it in knowing that God loves you, that He is with you, that He ll never leave you and that you can trust Him no matter what. And those truths are more important than any things that you have. When you focus on God, He can help you be content. And suddenly all that stuff doesn t seem quite as important anymore. So how does that work, exactly? Well, when I m really struggling because I wish I had a fancier car or a bigger house or more success at work or whatever, I need to step back and ask God to help me focus on Him instead of cars and houses and my job. I need to read His Word, the Bible, so I can see how He wants me to live and so He can help me get my heart focused on things that are really important. I can focus my heart more on God by going to church where other people who follow Him can encourage me in my faith and where I can worship Him. Another way I grow closer to God is by talking about Him with you guys here at Upward. There are lots of ways you can build your relationship with God. Just like you listen to me, your coach, to play a great game of basketball, we need to listen to God and focus on Him. ontentment comes when we remember that our relationship with Him is the most important part of life. When we always want more, instead of being content with what we have, we re putting more focus on our stuff instead of focusing on God. It s not easy, but when we choose to focus on God, He will help us be content. 4

5 Discussion Questions: 1. an someone tell me a gift you got that you really wanted maybe for your birthday or at hristmas? Do you still use it? Is it still just as cool and exciting today? What about five years from now? 2. Do you think the happiest people in the world are the ones with the most stuff? Why not? 3. What are some specific ways that you remember to focus on God? (Ask them to elaborate on their answers: When do you pray? How do you remember to read your Bible?) 4. How do you think focusing on God can make you content? Prayer God, it is so hard sometimes to be happy with what we have. It seems like there s always something shinier or faster or cooler than what we have. But we know chasing after stuff instead of focusing on our relationship with You will never make us truly happy. When we start to focus on our stuff, help us to turn our attention to You instead. Because when we focus on You, we know that You will help us be content. We love You and we ask these things in Jesus name. Amen. Scrimmage (15 min) Alternate option: 3 VS 3 HALF-URT Emphasizing defense and defensive position Drill starts with the players on the wing crossing underneath the basket to get open on the other wing. The player with the ball dribbles from half-court to make a pass to one of the wings. ffense tries to score by dribbling or passing This drill helps players understand to be defensively and to stay with their player Have each player take turns on dribbling the ball from half-court and initiating the first pass. Post-Practice Huddle (5 min) 1. Gather players. 2. Review skills learned. 3. Distribute practice cards and green practice stars. 4. Remind of next game and practice time. 5

Footwork Basics Skills & Drills

Footwork Basics Skills & Drills THINGS TO REMEMBER Proper footwork promotes balance, quickness, and readiness to make something happen on the court. Being proficient at this skill will improve a player