Basketballexercises for u8
- 1 defender under each goal.
- 2 groups at the center line.
- 1 against 1 on each side of the field.
- Defense stays put when scoring.
- To score first 10 times.
- Right and left.
- 2 groups at center line level.
- 2 players look towards goal.
- Coach throws ball towards goal.
- 2 players fight for the ball and play 1 against 1.
- 2-3 players catch the ball.
- The other players line up around the 3 point line.
- 2 balls.
- Players run regular layups.
- Coach stands under the basket and each time a player arrives, raises a specific number of fingers.
- The players must then get that number right.
- This teaches them not to look at the ball.
- Warm-up exercise without ball - 5 minutes of +- 5 rounds.
- 4 cones in a square in the room with one exercise performed along each side:
- Sideways shuffling with the face turned to 1 particular side.
- Swinging arms, per round this can be alternated forward/backward.
- Side shuffling with the face turned to the same side as last time so that the other leg is now first.
- Skipping, lifting knees, can be alternated per round with seat touching.
Small room has 3 baskets on one half.
- Pylon head bucket
- Start from center circle.
- Around pylon.
- Lay-up.
- Around pylon.
- Lay-up, etz.
- End in center circle.
- Each player has a ball
- The group is divided into 2 groups each at a ring
- The first player of the group attacks the first cone, where he does a change of direction (variation).
- Thus to the next cone where he repeats this until he reaches the ring on the other side, where he finishes according to the indicated variation.
Direction change variations
- Cross over
- Between legs
- Behind the bag
- Hesitation
- Studder
shot variations
- Lay-up
- Reverse lay-up
- Eurostep
- Jump stop shot
- Floater
- Jump stop cross step
- The team is divided into two groups and set up on the sideline at the height of the center line.
- 1 blue player stands ready to defend
- 2 red players are ready to attack
- When the first red player crosses the center line, the second blue player who is still standing on the sideline has to go around the cone before he can help defending.
- In the meantime, the next red player gets ready to defend.
- After scoring or capturing the ball, the 2 blue players attack.
- The 2 red attacking players line up on the sideline.
Ball skills
- Turning 8s through the legs
- Tipping between the fingers
- Circling, ball around waist, or head, or legs, or any combination thereof
- Stand with the whole group in a circle in the middle of the field (doesn't matter much where in the field, but this is easiest)
- Make sure each player has 1 ball.
- Dribble normal (hip height)
- Dribble low (below knee)
- Dribble extremely low (bounce no higher than ankle height)
- Dribble low (below knee)
- Dribble normal (hip height)
- Dribble extremely high (above shoulder)
- Dribble normal (hip height)
- Have the players dribble
- Now have the players dribble standing up
- Have the players now dribbling sitting down again
- Players now dribble between their legs
- Have them stand again, and make 8s between their legs, then ball around waist as fast as possible, then the other way.
Notice:
- Each part can be done with both hands
- The coach acts as an example.
- Each player has a ball.
- You place the 5 cones as shown on the drawing.
- At each cone they make a change of direction.
- Outside, between the first 2 cones. Here, they continue their change of direction all the time.
- After the cones, there is the possibility to take a shot/ lay-up.
Note: make sure there are clear changes in direction, acceleration after each change/aggression.
- At cones A (fast feet)
- At cones B (slides)
- Between sprints
- Defender defended 2X
- Change back to their posts.
- Defender must stay in front of the attacker
- Attacker dribbles from cone to cone.
