3/14/2021 - Practice Plan

Time	Drill
5 Min	Active Stretching
10 Min	Star Drill: All off hand all the time Right Left
10 Min	Challenge: Most passes with random partner
10 Min	2-3-1 two triangles passing Lines of kids in a 2-3-1 two balls going, kids moving in a triangle pattern, run to the line you pass to
15 Min	Crossfire Passing A good drill to reinforce two passes and 2 man game Create a square about 15 yards by 15 yards Have 4 kids per team for a total of 8 players For each team, put 2 guys on the outside and 2 guys in the inside The outside guys are on opposite sides of the square and cannot go inside the square The inside guys are free to roam in the middle area Start with the ball on the outside, make a pass or two into the middle and then to the other side If through the middle and out the other side, you gain one point If the ball is loose in the middle players fight for the ball If the ball rolls out, it starts with the team on the line where the ball goes out Try to string together multiple points
10 Min	Inside Finishing 3 person pick, pass and shoot 3 lines of kids on each side of the cage (mimic an open set split in two) Ball starts at top, two passes down the side to X Once middle guy passes, goes and sets pick for top guy Top guy runs down the alley and receiving a feed from the X guy The guy catching the feed shoots Run to the line you pass to
20 Min	4 v 4 - Missions Must score with a mission, defense tries new things Offense: Pick and Roll, Pick and Slip, off ball pick, pass down / pick down, draw 2 and dump, all 4 guys have to touch it, aggressive drive to the cage, pick and read - then pick again Defense: Heavy, 3Man, Bingo, Zone, Double Early
15 Min	John Hopkins 3v2 Challenge https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivm2d55bOY8 Great competition drill that teaches soft hands on offense and quick ball movement. Have the kids split up with dark vs light Have each team run for 5 minutes in offense and defense and keep track of who wins Setup 5 cones around the goal, the cones are in a star pattern with the top of the star at the top of the goal about 10 yards away Have the defense on the back 2 cones behind the net Have the offense on the top 3 cones Place a goalie in the net and use tennis balls Coach throws a ball to an offensive player and it turns into a 3v2 Defense has to adjust to the man and talk to stop the ball from going in the net The losing team has to do extra pushups or sprints
20 Min	6 v 6