CentralValleyYouthBasketballFourthGradeTravelPracticePlan

15MinBallhandling
10MinOffensiveFootwork/Passing
15MinShooting
10MinOffensiveMoves
10MinTeamOffense
10MinFastBreak
10MinIndividualDefense
10MinTeamDefense

90MinutesTotal

Notalldrillswillbedoneduringeachpractice.Pickandchoosetomeetyourteams
needs.

PartOneBallhandling(15Minutes)
Layup
Startwithplayersinalargecircleforstationarymoves.
Possibledrillsininclude...

BallCirclesAroundHead,Waist,BothLegs
CirclesAroundEachLegs
FigureEightBallCirclesAroundLegs
PoundDribblewithRightandLeftHand
CrossoverDribble
In/OutDribbleinFrontofBodyw/BothHands
Push/PullDribbleonSideofBodyw/BothHands
Pound/Crossover/PoundDribble

Fullcourtdribblemoveswithconessetupatpointson
drawingtoright.Movesmadeateachcone.Possible
movesinclude....

SpeedDribble(SwitchHandsComingBack)
HesitationDribble(SwitchHandsComingBack)
InandOutDribble(SwitchHandsComingBack)
CrossoverDribbleatEachCone
BetweenLegsatEachCone
Layup
BehindtheBackatEachCone
Retreat3DribblesandGoatEachCone
TwoBallSerieswithplayersalongasidelinewitha
partner.Dribbletohalfwaymarkofcourtthencome
back.Possiblemovesinclude

SpeedDribble
AlternatingDribble
SpeedThenCrossover

PartTwoFootworkandPassing

Startwithjumpstopsandpivots.Playersarein
pairsorgroupsofthreeonthesideline.Withoutball,
playerssprinthalfwayacrosscourt,jumpstopunder
control,andeitherfrontorreversepivotaccordingto
coachsdirection.

Playersthencandribbleanddosamedrill,passing
backtotheirpartnerandsprintingbackinline.

Bakerdrillserieshaveplayerspartnerup.One
throwsapassandtheotherreceivesitwithonlyone
hand,dribblesoneortwotimes,andthenpassesback
withonehand.Teacheshandeyecoordinationand
passingwithbothhands.SearchGeorgeKarlBaker
DrillsonYoutubeformoreinformationandadvanced
options.

Linepassinghasplayersintwogroupsacrossfrom
eachother.Whenapassismade,theplayerwillrun
forwardtotheotherline,whichhelpsplayersremember
toalwaysmove(cut)afterpassing.Thisdrillcanuse
anytypeofpass.Linescanbelengthenedwithmore
passesbeingusedandplayersstoppinghalfwayto
receivepass.Examplewouldbeoutlet,thenchest,
thenhandoff,thenbouncebacktootherline.
Pressurepassingissimilartolinepassing,exceptthe
receiverstaysstationaryandthepasserclosesoutand
pressurestheball.Worksbestingroupsofthree.
Receiverhastowaitforpassertoarrive,andthenmust
completepasstonextpersoninline.Nodribblesare
allowed.Playersmustfakeandusepivotstocomplete
pass.Defenderbecomesnextreceiver.

PartThreeShooting

Rainbowshootingworksbestforlayupandinsideshot
practice,butdrillcanbegraduallymovedawayfromthe
baskettoallowmoretypeofshots.Twolinesareunder
ahoop.Ballsineachline.Startingplayermovesina
halfcircleacrossthepaint,receivingapassfromthe
otherlineandshootingalayup.Thepasserthenmoves
inahalfcirclestootherblockandreceivesapass.Drill
continueslikethis.

Threemanshootinghasthreeplayersatabasket.
Onepasser,oneshooter,onerebounderwithplayers
rotatingeachroleafteraminute.Twoballspergroup
worksbestbutmightgettoughwithyoungerkids.Drill
canlastforapproximatelytenminuteswitheachkid
getting1minuteofshotsfromeachwingandthefoul
line.

MichiganStateSeriesissimilartoRainbowshooting
butwillinvolvelongercutsandpassesandismore
gamelikeaction.Playersstandintwogroups,oneon
eachsideline.Firstplayercutshardtooppositeelbow
andreceivespassfromthatsideslineontheblock,
makingapostmove.Thenpassercutshardto
oppositeblockandreceivesapass.Drillcontinues.
Cutcanbemadetoelbowinsteadandballfakes,dribble
moves,etcaddded.
Fullcourtpassandshootisadrillwithlotsofrunningand
allowskidstoshootwhiletiredandshootoffmovements.
Therearethreelinesatbothendsofthecourt.Aball(six
total)isineachline.Threeplayersstartinthemiddleofthe
courtandruntooneend,keepingspacing.Theyeach
receiveapassfromthatendofthecourtandshoot.They
retrievetheirpassandfindanewspotatthatendofthe
court.Thepasserssprinttotheotherendofthecourtwith
goodspacing,thenreceivepassfromotherlineandshoot.
Drillcontinues.

PartFourOffensiveMoves

Triplethreatdrillallowsplayerspracticecatchingand
immediatelygoingintotriplethreatposition.Oneline
startsononecornerwiththreechairsoncourtatthetwo
wingsandfoullinearea.Playerstartsbytossingball
withbackspintothefirstchairareaandrunningafterit,
catchingitandassuingtriplethreatposition.Theythrow
tosecondandthirdchairsameway,shootingordribbling
forlayupatlastchair.

ReggieMillerserieshasplayerscatchingball,ripping
throughtotheothersideoftheirbody,andshootingoffof
afewdribbles.Similartothetriplethreatdrillinsetup,
butplayerswillonlythrowballtothemselvesonceand
thengobackinline.Dofrombothsidesofthecourt.

Carwashisadrillwhichallowsashotfake,thenamove
onewayandaquickcrossovertheotherwayfollowedby
ashot.Gooddrillforplayersdevelopingdribblingand
attackingskillsintightareas.Chairsaresetupasshown
torightanddrillstartswithaselftossbyplayer.Should
bedonefrombothdirections.

TightChairshasplayersmakingthreequickcrossoveror
betweenthelegsmovesoffthetriplethreatstarting
positionfollowedbyajumpshotorlayup.Drillstartswith
aselftossagainandshouldbedonefrombothsidesof
thecourt.

NashDrillhasplayersattackingthebasketofftriple
threat,retreatingbacktotheperimeterbeforeattacking
againforajumpshot(nolayup).Startsagainwitha
selftossandshouldbedoneonbothsidesofthecourt.

PartFiveTeamOffensiveConcepts

TripleThreatBasketCutisa3on0drillthathelpsteach
spacingandtheideaofpassingandcutting.Playerscut
tothebasketafterpassingtothewing,thenreplacetothe
oppositewing.Whenthepassismade,theoppositewing
cutstothemiddleandthenuptoreplace.Thepassis
madetothetopandthedrillrepeatstotheotherside.
Afterapredeterminednumberofpasses,thecuttercanbe
passedtoforalayup.Wingscanvcuttostartthedrill.
TripleThreatScreenAwayisanother3on0drillthat
teachesspacingandtheideaofmovingafterpassing.Set
upissameaspreviousdrill.Whentheballispassedto
thewing,thepassersetsascreenfortheoppositewing
whocutstothebasket.Thiscanbedonewithtwolines
onthesidesofthecourtreadytocuttothetoptoreplace
thescreenerandkeepcontinuityofdrillgoing.Canalso
justbedoneingroupsofthreewithscreenercomingback
toreceivepassifcutterdoesntgetit.Wingscanbe
madetovcuttostartthedrill.

TripleThreatPassandPick/Roll isanother3on0drill
thatteachesspacingandtheideaofmovingafterpassing.
Passismadetothewingandthepasserfollowsthepass
tosetapickonthewing,followedbyadrivetothemiddle
withthescreenerrollingtobasket.Dribblercanalsopass
tooppositewingforshot.Thisdrillisbestingroupsof
threewithnocontinuity,althoughdribblercanbetoldto
dribblebacktotoptoreplacethatspotanddrillcan
continue.

TripleThreatPassandHandoff isfinal3on0drillthat
teachesspacingandtheideaofmovingafterpassing.
Passismadetothewingandthepasserfollowsthepass
toreceiveahandoff/screenfromthereceiver.Ifthe
handoffismade,arollshouldbemadetothebasket.
Optionsincludenohandoffwithpassreceiverdribbling
backtothetoptoreplacethatspot.

2ManScreenandRollisabreakdowndrill.Thereare
fourtotallines,twoattopandtwoonsidesofcourt.This
drillcanbedoneoneachsideofthecourtformaximum
touches.Ballstartsonthesideofcourt.Passismadeto
thetopline.Passercomesouttosetscreenonreceiver
whoattackshoop.Screenerrollstobasket.Players
shouldgotooppositelineonoppositesideofcourtwhen
finished.Ballcanalsostartontopofcourtfordifferent
option.
2ManHandoffisanotherbreakdowndrill.Itcanbe
doneoneachsideofthecourt.Therearetwolinestotal,
oneontopandoneincorner.Ballisinthetopline.The
playerinthecornervcutsuptowingtoreceiveapass.
Thepassercutsoffthereceiverforahandoff.Theycan
attackthebasketforalayuporpasstothescreenerwho
shouldrolltothebasket.

2ManFakeHandoffandAttack issetupthesameas
thepreviousdrill.Thehandoffisnotmadehowever.
Thescreenercaneitherattackoffthedribbleforalayup
orpassbacktothecuttergoingtothebasketoffthefake
handoff.

Asplayersgetmorecomfortablewith
thesebreakdowndrills,theycanbe
practicedagainstdefenderslive.

PartSixFastBreakOffense

PartnerFullCourtLayupsallowplayerstopractice
rebounds,outletpasses,spacing,jumpstops,passing,and
layups.Drillstartswithoneplayeronelbowandoneunder
hoopwiththeball.Theytossitoffthebackboard(although
thisisnotnecessaryforyoungerkids)andpasstoelbow.
Theythenrunoutsideandhavetofillthewingandcatchup
tothedribbler.Thedribblerattacktotheopposite
threepointline,comingtoajumpstopandmakingagood
bouncepasstothepartnercominginonthewingfora
layup.Theyshouldthenswitchlinesandcomeback.

3on2/2on1allowspracticewitheveryareaofbasketball
andallowssomeliveplayintopractice.Therearethree
linesatoneendofthecourt.Therewillbetwoplayersat
theotherendondefense.Thedrillcanstartwitha
reboundoffthebackboardandanoutletpasstothe
middlespot,butdoesnthavetodoso.Thedribbler
attackstheotherendwiththetwowingscomingupaswell.
Theygetoneshot.Assoonastheshotismadeormissed,
thetwodefendersgrabtheballandattacktheotherend,
withtheoriginalballhandler(middlespot)nowhavingto
getbackandplaydefense.Drillcontinueslikethiswith
thenextthreeplayers.Thetwowingplayersalwaysstay
backondefense.

PartSevenIndividualDefense

IndividualDefensiveSlides incorporatedefensive
position,footwork,andcloseouttechnique.Players
startinonelineatthesideofthecourt,facingawayfrom
thecourt.Theyslidetothelowercorner,thenpivottheir
feettofacethecourtandslidetotheblock.Theyattack
thefoullinewhereacoachisstandingwithshortchoppy
stepsandyellball,ball,thencontinuetoslideandpivot
aroundthelinesofthecourttotheotherside.

OneonOneWingCloseouthastwolinesofplayers,
oneonthesideofcourtandoneunderthehoop.The
ballisunderthehoopandisrolledouttotheplayeron
thewing.Thedefenderattacktheballhandlerand
closesout.Emphasisisplacedonforcingthedribblerto
thesidelineandbaseline,awayfromthepaint.Defend
forfivetotenseconds.Switchlines.Thiscanbedone
onbothsidesofcourt.
OneonOneDenyisdonewithacoachattopofkeywith
theball,andoneplayereachonoffenseanddefense.The
playeronoffensehastensecondstogetopenforapass
andthenattacktherim.Theygetapointforgettinginto
thepaintinanyway.Thedefendergetstwopointsfornot
allowingapassoronepointforallowingapassbut
keepingdribbleroutofthepaint.Thiscanbedoneonboth
sidesofthecourt.

OneonOneTopofKeyissimilartowingcloseout,but
hasonlyonelineunderhoopwithoneplayerattopofkey
onoffense.Ballisrolledslowlytoplayeronoffense,and
defenderattacksandclosesoutabovefoulline.Offense
hasfivesecondstoscore.Defenderaimstokeepdribbler
outofthepaint.

OneonCoachOffBallallowsplayerstopractice
understandingofofftheballdefense.Onelineisformed
atonewing.Oneplayerisondefenseagainstthecoach.
Coachcanmovealongtheperimeter,tothebasket,orto
thepost.Playershoulddroptothemidlineifthecoachis
onoppositesideofcourt.Ascoachcomesclosertothe
ball,theywillbegintodenyapass.Ballyoumanposition
shouldbeemphasizedatalltimes.

PartEightTeamDefensiveConcepts

ThreeonThreeAllowthePassallowsplayerstopractice
onandofftheballdefensivepositioning.Threeplayers
areonoffenseandthreeareondefense.Theballis
passedaroundtheperimeterslowlyonthecoachswhistle.
Witheachpass,defendersshouldmovetoproperspoton
court.Whencoachsays,dribble,theoffensiveplayer
withtheballwilldribbletothebasketandplayislive.
TwoManHelpandRecoverworksbestwithtwocoaches
onoffense.Coacheswillbeattopofkeyandonthewing.
Defendersneedtoreacttothepassbutalsotothedribble.
Ifthecoachdribbles,thewingdefenderneedstohelpbut
thenimmediatelyrecoverandcloseouttotheirman.Can
bedonewithplayersbutonlyafterunderstandingofthis
conceptissolid.

4on4ShellDrillallowsplayerstopracticeallteam
defensiveconcepts.Passesshouldbeallowedaround
theperimeterandcanmadeonacoachswhistle,which
allowscoachtocheckproperpositioning.Onthecoachs
signal,playcangolive.

TeamReboundingcanbedonein2on2,3on3,and4
on4setups.Thisdrillisagoodcompetitivewaytoend
practicewiththelosingteamhavingtorunsprintsormake
freethrowstoavoidrunningsprints.Offensiveteamstarts
outsidethethreepointlineanddefensiveteamstarts
insidethekey.Ontheshot,thedefendersshouldfindtheir
man,hitwiththeirforearmandspintheirbuttintothemin
ordertoboxout.Afterapredeterminednumberofshots,
teamscanswitchoffenseanddefense.