Basketballexercises for u13
Execution
- Player 4 passes to Player 1 and follows through (opportunity to work on follow-through).
- Player 1 attacks and dribbles towards the basket (try to reach the second marker on the free throw line) and passes the ball to Player 2.
- Player 2 passes on to Player 3 for a shot (Player 3 retrieves their own rebound).
- Follow your pass, the shooter retrieves the rebound and goes to the line under the basket.
- The dribbler must reach the basket (second marker on the free throw line).
- Ensure balanced passes, stay in control, and avoid offensive fouls.
- Communicate "one more" for an extra pass to the wing.
Initial Setup
- Place 1 defender at the free-throw line.
- Place 1 defender at the centre circle.
- Place 1 defender at the free-throw line.
- Place cones at both ends.
- Attackers must dribble past the 3 defenders.
- The defence earns 1 point for each player they manage to stop.
- Attackers earn 1 point if they manage to get past all 3 defenders.
- Cones closer to each other.
- Cones further apart from each other.
- Defence with 1 hand behind their back.
Objective
- The objective of this exercise is to improve team play and ball control by passing the ball within a team ten times without the opponent intercepting it.
- The exercise is played with two teams on a half or full court.
- One team starts with the ball and tries to pass it ten times without interception.
- If the team succeeds, they earn a point and the other team starts with the ball.
- It is not allowed to run with the ball.
- You may take two steps while holding the ball, but then it must be passed.
- If the ball falls to the ground, possession goes to the opponent.
- You cannot pass back to the player who passed the ball to you.
- To make it more challenging, a rule can be added that if a team scores, they double their points achieved so far.
- Both baskets can be used.
Execution
- One player is the tagger and tries to tag the other players.
- The remaining players attempt to move three tennis balls from their current coloured container to another coloured container without being tagged.
- Perform a cross-over three times, both left and right.
- Execute a lay-up with a variation after each cross-over.
Setup
- 1 versus 1 setup outside the three-point line.
- Players face each other, with one player inside the three-point line (defender) and one player outside (attacker).
- Play a "hot potato" game where the ball is quickly passed back and forth between the players.
- The outside player chooses a moment to drive towards the basket.
- The inside player responds by immediately going into defence.
Execution
- Stand upright with the ball between your feet.
- Carefully roll the ball forward and backward with your feet.
- Step forward while continuing to roll the ball between your legs.
- Try to make a smooth motion without dropping the ball.
Execution
- Divide all players into groups of two.
- Place a cone between the two players in each group.
- The coach calls out different commands such as: 'head', 'ground', 'knees'.
- For each command, the players mimic what the coach calls out.
- When the coach calls 'cone', both players try to grab the cone as quickly as possible.
- The player who grabs the cone first wins.
Execution
- Form rows of three players.
- Two players stand at the ends and pass the ball to each other.
- A third player stands as a defender in the middle.
- The player who has passed the ball runs to the middle to defend.
- The player who was previously defending runs to the position of the player who passed the ball.
- The roles rotate continuously among the players.
Objective
- The objective is for the team to be the first to score 10 points through lay-ups.
- Divide the players into two teams and assign each team a basket.
- The teams score points by making lay-ups.
- The first team to reach 10 points wins the contest.
- To make the exercise more challenging, cones can be added near the teams to train extra agility.
- The team that loses performs a penalty such as jumping jacks or push-ups.
Setup
- Arrange the children in two lines.
- Each line has one basketball.
- Instruct the children to dribble with one hand.
- With the other hand, they stack cones one by one.
Setup
- Children are arranged in two lines.
- Participants weave between the cones towards the upright cone.
- The first one to set the cone upright grabs the ball.
- The player with the ball dribbles towards the basket to score.
- The other player tries to defend as effectively as possible.
Execution
- The players dribble along the outer line of the court.
- At various points along the line, a trainer, coach, or assistant coach positions themselves to attempt to intercept the ball.
- The players pass the coach by using a feint or by quickly switching hands. They are free to choose how to do this.
- Encourage the players to dribble with both their strong hand and their weaker hand.
- When the players reach the basket, they may attempt to score with a lay-up.
