Early Season Practice Plan

Practice Plan:   EE012
Mission:   Concepts and Teaching
Age Group:   Elementary (8 – 13 years old).

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0:00   Passing Drill – Four Balls, Six Locations  (Warm-up)

0:05   Passing Drill – Two Line Defensive Closeouts  (Warm-Up)

0:10   Defensive Drill – Timed Side Shuffles  (Skills)

0:15   Defensive Drill – Closing Out  (Defense)

0:20   Defensive Drill – Shell Drill  (Defense)

0:30   Reading Defense Drill – Screen Down, One Defender  (Skills)

0:40   Finishing Drill – Timed Layups  (Skills)

0:45   DRINK BREAK

0:50   Run Through Three Baseline Out of Bounds Plays (vs man to man but no defense)  (Offense)

0:58   Run Through Three Sideline Out of Bounds Plays (vs zone but no defense)  (Offense)

1:05   Play Full Court 5-on-5 – controlled, with fast break, with whistles to teach and use baseline plays vs man to man and zone  (Offense)

1:15   Play Full Court 5-on-5 – controlled, with fast break, with whistles to teach defensive principles ==> use concepts from drills above (0:10, 0:15, 0:20)  (Defense)

1:25   Ball Handling Drill – Relay Race  (Fun)

1:30   Team Huddle – End of Practice

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