Basketballexercises for u12

• You set up a course with pawns, benches.
• Pawns:
  • Slalom
• Benches:
  • Walking and dribbling.
• Passing to the other side.
• At each part someone is ready to start.
• You pass the ball from a distance to the next person.

• Setup:
  • Per 2 or 3 players a basket.
• Execution: (with 1 hand! other hand on back)
  • Explanation of shot, shoot from the legs, wrist turn, 1 hand, backspin ball.
  • 1 meter from the basket, 1 shooter, 1-2 rebounder.
  • Shoot 3 times, then switch.
  • Then 2 meters.
  • Then side. (through the board)
  • Then side a little further away.

• Everyone a ball and distribute along the length of the field.
  • Dribble back and forth (jump stop, pivot across, or keep dribbling)
• Variations:
  • Dribble left back, right back.
  • Tap lines along the way.
  • On the way 5x push ups, 10 abs, 30 sec taps.
  • Low dribble (fast left/right), high dribble with hop, backwards.
  • Between legs, behind the back, turn on axis.
• Stationary:
  • Through legs (step out, dribble, step back), 8-step low dribble.

• Rows of 5-6 men, 2 per basket, 1 ball per row.
• Throw ball against the board, next player catches and throws again immediately against the board.
• U12-2 must catch ball in the air.

• Breaking free, learning in/out, 5 out (keep moving).
• Free with defender, receive ball and score.
• 2x2, also possible with 3x3, 4x4 (vests), trainer passes (or good player).

• Everyone a ball
  • Outward zigzag dribble around cones
  • Midline backline sprint/dribble
  • Side/slides over the back line
  • Back various commands (Crabwalk, backwards dribble, between the legs)
  • 5x push-ups, abs on midline
  • Finish with lay-up or shot from the hoop
• Start slowly as a warming-up
• Then faster and faster (keep distance)
• Coach lining up on the way back to give different assignments

• 5 spots
• 1 player / spot
  • Position 1 passes to position 2,
  • fakes and cuts through to the basket.
  • Meanwhile, position 3 takes the spot of position 1 and position 5 takes the spot of position 3.
  • Cutting player takes up position 5 (= vacant spot).
  • Perform this automatism 5 passes and then score via lay-up or jump-shot.

• 10 minutes:
  • 5'right
  • 5'left
• 2 lines
  • right side 2 balls
  • Half of players right side
  • half of players left side to rebound

• Player a does V-cut and gets ball from player b and stops in jump-stop.
• He pivots (front left) with his left leg to the basket and gets into triple treath position.
• After a fake shot, he leaves right-handed dribble, left leg big step past the cone to the basket for a lay-up.
• Player c takes the rebound and goes to the other side for a shot at 45 degrees, after which he connects with the passers.

• Start under the basket.
• Two players pass back and forth in the run to center line....
• At passage center line in man with ball the attacker and goes full dribble to basket.
• Other player is defender and must get in front of man security and defend.

• 21 cone shot exercise, With each score the player walks behind a cone and places it on the side, The exercise is done when all the cones are distributed,

Prerequisites:

• Knowing defensive stance / attacking principle of in-out.

Organization:

• Coach gives pass on spot one (only attack after four passes/four swings)
• Attacker at spot two and three
• In/out move
• First part of the exercise 1vs1; second part 2vs2
• Passing on: offense becomes defense, defense connects and steps in as offense afterwards (stay on same side)

Goal:

• Teach correct defensive position (denial + help defense)

Teaching points:

• Quickly change position when the ball changes sides, read defenses as attackers (backdoor)
• In/out to the bucket, when defending short, get out to 1m outside 3pt line and use backdoor option, jump to the ball as defender