Successful and effective teams provide multiple options all over the court for the ball carriers. Players need to keep working on and off the ball to ensure they maintain possession of the ball and gain as many attempts on goal as possible.
What's in the session?
The session works on players timing and reaction skills and develops their capability to read of other players and react accordingly making sure they give the ball carrier plenty of options.
Each practice has progressions to really stretch and challenge your more able players and conditions to support your developing players.
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