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Basketball: stability2

Great tool for bringing focus to practices. Began using it last year...

Eric, Coach

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Jump over the cones on the right (orange) with right foot.

Jump over the cones on the left (blue) with left foot.

Jumping sidewards also with the same foot.

COACHING POINTS

Depending of the physical state of your players :
5 series of 3 repetitions

Jumps should be done in a concentrated way - not too quickly : always stand still for a second after every landing.

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OFTEN USED WITH...

Intercept and collect game:

Three teams of three, only two teams have a ball though - these two teams are the blues and the greens.

The teams with the ball are only allowed to dribble the ball and pass to players on their own team.

The third team (white) tries to defend and snatch all the balls. If they are successful at intercepting or tackling the ball they take it back to their area (blue box).

Once a team has lost the ball they go and collect a new ball from their area.

How long until the white team has all the ball in their area?

defence of dribbling

relay race:

Two or more teams.
Who is back first ?

variations :
- running
- dribbling
- running complete team at once
- vary startpositions (sit,lie etc)

ballskill activities

Change Places:

Number one hits the balloon up, calls out the number of another player who must come and play the balloon high, calling out another number etc.
The player who hits the balloon must change places with the player whose name he called out.

stability/balance

Bench Ball - Mini-Match:

Mini game of bench ball (played in a smaller area than 1 third of the court), with 1 ball in a 3v3.

Players score a point for their side every time they hit the opposition's bench.

Players must pass the ball around inside their own half in order to create space for the shot at their opponent's bench.

shooting/defend shooting

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