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3 Practice Plans for Kids Aged 10-14
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September 8, 2016 By Coach Keith (http://blog.coachbase.com/author/coachbase/)
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“ The single most important aspect of coaching is running

e ective practices – Bob Knight
One of the things I regret the most was showing up to practice and
winging it early in my coaching career. I’d just rely on drills my old coach
used back in the 80’s. Yes, I should have figured that the game has
changed in since the 80’s!
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PDF. Download 3 practice plans for ages 10-14 here.
Here are the problems with NOT planning ahead:
Setting a bad example. I’m trying to teach life skills and being
prepared is a great skill to teach.
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and think about all the things you want to cover, there’s not a lot of
time. Every minute counts.
Boring practices. It’s tough to come up with new ideas on the spot
so most likely you’ll end up repeating the same drills over and over
again. My players were bored.
Not training with a purpose. Every drill should have a purpose,
whether it’s adding something to your o ensive system or fixing a
problem from the last game. Without planning, the drills don’t tie
in with what happens in game.
It’s hard to start from scratch so here are 3 templates you can use.
2-hour middle school practice plan

2 hour AAU practice plan
2-hour game based practice plans
Coach Market
Rebounding and Shooting 2 Hour Middle
School Practice Plan
Drill Focus Time Notes
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Conditionin
To work on explosiveness, kids
g,
Hop Jump 3 min need to be jumping forward as
explosivenes
soon as they land.
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Dynamic stretching helps increase

Kangaroo Conditionin
2 min blood flow and heart rate to
Warmup g, stretching
prevent injury.
Lunge Dynamic Key is that front knee is not in front

3 min
Reach stretching of toes, back knee is straight.
Stretching the hip flexors will help

Dynamic your players jump higher later.
Open Gate 2 min
stretching Make sure they stay balanced
when standing on one leg.
Dribbling, Players need to work on their

Full Court
o hand 5 min o hand every day to make it a
O Hand
work strength, not weakness.
Passing, Communication is key for this drill-
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Weave small sided min each other who’s on o ense or
games defense.
Rebounding
If you have limited baskets, run
Box Jumps Rebounding, 10 this drill in conjunction with a
Put Backs conditioning min dribbling drill to maximize your
time.
Catching the ball is only half the
Youth Rebounding, 15 job- a er rebounding players need
Rebounding conditioning min to have their elbows up to protect
the ball.
Break 5 min
Shooting
Allow younger kids two bounces of

Bounce Shooting, 10
the ball- or reduce the distance
Shooting conditioning min
they have to run.
This is an advanced shooting drill

3-2-1 Catch and 10
that requires players to have great
Shooting Shoot min
form- make sure they are ready.
Set a goal- e.g 90 for 2 minutes,

Full Court
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conditioning min the baskets made. Do it at high

Drill
intensity with lots of rest.
90 Second Make sure that the rebounders are

15
Shotgun Shooting returning the ball with equal
min
Drill intensity as the shooters.
Break 5 min
Team Remind your players that
Full Court o ense, 15 rebounding, jump shots should be
Scrimmage team min the focus of the game. Don’t let
defense them slack up in these areas.
Hop Jump
00:00 02:43
Kangaroo Warmup
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00:00 02:35
Lunge Reach
00:00 01:30
Open Gate
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00:00 00:49
Full Court O Hand
00:00 02:20
4 Man Weave
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00:00 04:50
Box Jump Put Backs
00:00 02:30
Youth Rebounding
00:00 03:09
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Bounce
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00:00 03:06
3-2-1 Shooting
00:00 02:22
Full Court Shooting Drill
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00:00 05:26
90 Second Shotgun Drill
00:00 02:08
Next Level
AAU 90 min Team Defense Practice Plan
Warmup j 217 s 7 f
Good teams should be able to run

Dynamic 3
High Knees a warmup with minimal
stretching min
instructions from the coaches.
Dynamic 2 Use warmups to identify leaders

Toe Touches
stretching min in your team.
Be creative with your running

Jog and Conditionin 5
warmups, use balls, relay races,
Sprints g min
timed intervals etc.
The key focus should be on not

Passing, 5
3 Man Weave making mistakes, this is a simple
finishing min
drill.
Defense
A er closing out, the job is only

1 on 1 10
Closeout Drill half done- players need to box out
defense min
and secure the rebound.
Players need to maintain the

1 on 1 10 defensive intensity throughout
Shark Water
defense min the drill- they need to hustle even
if they get beaten o the dribble.
5
Break
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Start o with just swinging the

5 on 5 Shell Team 10
ball around the perimeter. No
Defense defense min
driving yet.
Players need to be physical when

5 on 4
Team 10 denying the cut, use their body
Backside
defense min and arms to prevent the other
Cutter Drill
player from getting the ball.
Removing one player opens up

4-4 Baseline the driving and cutting lanes-
Team 10
Drive players shouldn’t preempt passes
defense min
Rotation (or risk backdoors) but react to
their player.
5
Break
min
Team The focus here should be half-

Full Court o ense, 15 court defense. Players need to be
Scrimmage team min rotating and not allowing layups
defense or open perimeter shots.
Closeout Drill
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00:00 01:02
Shark Water
00:00 01:14
5 on 4 Backside Cutter
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00:00 01:14
4-4 Baseline Drive Rotation
00:00 01:19
Brian McCormick
Games Based 2 Hour Passing and Team
O ense Practice Plan
Warmup j 217 s 7 f
Games based drills are great for

Dribbling, 5
Box Tag getting your kids excited whilst
conditioning min
still warming them up for practice.
Change the di iculty by making

Foster 1 v 1 Transition, 10
the defender run to di erent
Drill finishing min
spots on the court.
Focus on the process, not the
2 on 2 Rugby Passing, 10 results- reward defenses that put

Drill transition min ball pressure and don’t allow
layups.
Transition O ense
Players need to hustle- they will

2 Man Chaser 10
Finishing learn that if they run hard they
Layups min
can get better shots.
2 v 2 Army Transition 10 Limit passes and dribbles to make

Drill o ense min this drill more di icult
Even if the initial break option

Transition
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isn’t there,
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Transition exploit the confusion of this drill

team min
Drill to get mismatches or open driving
o ense
lanes.
5
Break
min
Half-Court O ense
Passing, Your kids should really never be

Team Passing 5
team getting caught- the ball can
Tag min
o ense always move faster than the man.
Remind your players to be

5 Person Shooting,
patient- the idea shot is an open
String passing, 15
layup or jumper. If the shot isn’t
Shooting team min
there, drive and kick for your
with 3 v 2 o ense
teammate.
The rules should emphasize ball
4 on 4 movement and spacing.

Team 15
Canada Turnovers for holding the ball too
o ense min
Rules long, standing too close, or not
communicating.
5
Break
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Make notes to see if the players

Team
have worked on what you’ve been
Full Court o ense, 15
teaching them. It’s not about
Scrimmage team min
which team wins but how the
defense
baskets are being scored.
Box Tag
00:00 00:00
Foster 1 v1 Drill
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00:00 00:00
2 on 2 Rugby Drill
00:00 00:00
2 Man chaser layups
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2 v 2 Army Drill
00:00 00:00
Tip Transition Drill
00:00 00:00
Team Passing Tag
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5 Person String Shooting
00:00 00:00
4 on 4 Canada Rules
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00:00 00:00
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7/9/2019 3 Practice Plans for Kids Aged 10-14 Years Old | Coachbase basketball drills and practice planning

“ The single most important aspect of coaching is running

Exclusive Bonus: I have turned this post into a printer friendly

Here are the problems with NOT planning ahead:

2-hour middle school practice plan

Drill Focus Time Notes

Dynamic stretching helps increase

Lunge Dynamic Key is that front knee is not in front

Stretching the hip flexors will help

when standing on one leg.

Dribbling, Players need to work on their

Passing, Communication is key for this drill-

Weave small sided min each other who’s on o ense or

If you have limited baskets, run

Box Jumps Rebounding, 10 this drill in conjunction with a

Put Backs conditioning min dribbling drill to maximize your

Catching the ball is only half the

Youth Rebounding, 15 job- a er rebounding players need

Rebounding conditioning min to have their elbows up to protect

Allow younger kids two bounces of

This is an advanced shooting drill

Set a goal- e.g 90 for 2 minutes,

conditioning min the baskets made. Do it at high

90 Second Make sure that the rebounders are

Team Remind your players that

Full Court o ense, 15 rebounding, jump shots should be

Scrimmage team min the focus of the game. Don’t let

defense them slack up in these areas.

Full Court O Hand

Box Jump Put Backs

Full Court Shooting Drill

90 Second Shotgun Drill

Drill Focus Time Notes

Good teams should be able to run

Dynamic 2 Use warmups to identify leaders

Be creative with your running

The key focus should be on not

A er closing out, the job is only

Players need to maintain the

Start o with just swinging the

Players need to be physical when

Removing one player opens up

Team The focus here should be half-

defense or open perimeter shots.

4-4 Baseline Drive Rotation

Drill Focus Time Notes

Games based drills are great for

Change the di iculty by making

Focus on the process, not the

2 on 2 Rugby Passing, 10 results- reward defenses that put

Players need to hustle- they will

2 v 2 Army Transition 10 Limit passes and dribbles to make

Even if the initial break option

Transition exploit the confusion of this drill

Passing, Your kids should really never be

Remind your players to be

The rules should emphasize ball

4 on 4 movement and spacing.

Make notes to see if the players

2 Man chaser layups

Tip Transition Drill

Team Passing Tag

5 Person String Shooting