A quick hitter out of USC's secondary break

Garrett -

That is pretty much teaching them how to play the game... I like that for kids that age. Pretty much the KISS method.

The more kids have to think the slower their feet become. JMO

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Tim:
I coach in the 10-12 league, so I'm right in your range.
At this age, the "basic" plays are all I recommend: pick-and-roll and give-and-go, though I also push for off-ball screens. Anything that requires players to know more than two options and it's pretty much a waste of time even trying unless you have some sort of prodigy on your hands...and I guess you'd need two of them!

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Great thoughts Joe....They should out law plays at the youth level.

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Here are some more...

How To Plan For Success In Youth Basketball
http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/coaching/youth-planning-success.html

What To Teach In Youth Basketball:
http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/coaching/teach-youth.html

You can find more helpful articles on our youth coaching page:
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Here are some helpful articles:

Player Development Tips in Offense:
http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/offense/3-player-development-offense-tips.html

Cutters Offense:
http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/offense/cutters.html

Why Youth Coaches Should Avoid Plays:
http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/

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Tim, if you are going to work on plays, I would recommend that they are extremely basic.

5th graders don't typically have the skills to execute detailed plays properly.

You could have Coach K or Phil Jackson draw up plays for you and it won't matter.

If players can hardly, shoot, dribble, or pass, how are they supposed to run plays?

Focus on skill development and offensive concepts.

Work on the passing, ball handling, shooting, finishing, and footwork.

Work on spacing, pass and cut, and cutting backdoor when overplayed.


If you really want to use some plays, do something extremely basic. You can do something simple like a ball screen, down screen, back screen, or cross screen if needed.

Personally, I only run a 2 to 3 plays with 7th and 8th grade teams. And they're extremely basic.

I teach them things that are going to benefit them in the long run. Even though things typically start out slow in the beginning of the season, we end up beating teams that we shouldn't by the end of the season. This happens because we focus on developing better players versus better plays.

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I like this play. I would also have the 4 player flash up to high post after he set the pick for 2. That might give the guards on the perimeter another option if our shooter(2) is slower than his defender.

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I would suggest a simple pass and cut motion offense. JMO

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looking for some direction on 5th grade girls plays

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This is a great set .... 1 screening down for 4 is good and 5 can flash for a hi low look.

IF 5s defender is in a strong denial mode.... you can lob over him OR pass if off the glass... sounds weird but it can work with some practice.

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Thanks, Jeff! I like that continuation.

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I use this ATLEAST 9 times a game and get really good looks off of it. We also run a double screen off of it if the 2 is not open. Once the 2 gets the ball the 1 screens down for the 4 as the 3 passes the ball to the 2. The 3 then sets a second screen for the 4 coming off the screen from the 1. We tend to run that for a good look at a 3point shot.

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