Here’s our practice plan for 3rd grade boys basketball. It was a good practice… fast paced.
I’ve bee using “blocks” for our practices lately. It’s usually 15 minutes for each block, which makes it easier for me to stay on track… I know I should finish a block every quarter hour.
I have a parent or assistant coach holler the times to keep us on track. You can see the practice starts at 6:30pm and the start time is noted for each block.
Practice Emphasis
Listening Skills, Helping Others, Effort, Resilience (playing through mistakes and being positive)
Block 1 (6:30) – Warm Up
Stationary dribbling – balance & challenge hand coordination – 4 min
1 step lay ups – 4 min
Hash lay ups – 4 min
Block 2 (6:45) – Dribbling
Zig zag dribbling (cross, retreat with cross, behind back) – 5 min
1v1 advancement – 10 min
Block 3 (7:00) – Footwork & Passing
Overhead partner passing – 2 min
Partner Pass and Pivot – Front, Reverse, Step through – 5 min
Volleyball Passing (first to 20) – 7 min
Block 4 (7:15) – Shooting and Passing
1 hand form shooting (at wall) – 1.5 min
2 hand form shooting (at wall) – 1.5 min
Dribble at post shooting (string spacing) – 4 min
5v0 pass and cut – 7 min
Block 5 (7:30) – Team Defense & Offense
Shell – passing only – 5 min
Shell – drive and pass – 5 min
Block 6 (7:40) – Scrimmage
Need someone to call fouls while I coach.
Offense rule – Lay up only until at least 5 passes.
Defense emphasis – No lay ups!
I volunteered to coach this year. I’m basically going to copy your plans to start off my son’s 3rd grade co-ed team. Having little basketball knowledge and zero playing experience, this will help get me focused on what we should be doing, even if it means YouTube’ing what a hash lay up looks like!! 🙂 Thanks!
At this age, practice lots of dribbling, pivoting, and passing. For offense, teach them spacing and cutting. For defense, teach them man to man starting with on ball defense. Play lots of 1v1 so they develop ball skills, 1v1 defense skills, and agility. And make it a lot of fun! Good luck.
I would think this seems logical, but after watching my daughter’s 4th/5th grade team, I don’t take anything for granted anymore. On defense, tell them they should try and stay between the basket and who they are guarding. I’m watching the other girls on my daughter’s team standing in front of who they are guarding with their back to the kid. It’s driving me crazy and one of the reasons I decided to step in next year. I have plenty of basketball playing and watching experience. I have to say, you are on the absolute right track if you just follow Jeff’s drills and tips. You won’t need to go anywhere else. Only been reading his stuff for a week and I already feel confident I know how to help these girls significantly over the summer and next season.
Thanks for the breakdown of your practices. In block #4, what is the “dribble at post shooting” and also “5v0 pass and cut”?
Dribble at post shooting (string spacing) – 4 min
5v0 pass and cut – 7 min – See more at:
https://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/haefner/3rd-grade-boys-basketball-practice-plan-4/#sthash.Uq2pelVy.dpuf
Dribble at post shooting (string spacing) – 4 min
5v0 pass and cut – 7 min – See more at:
https://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/haefner/3rd-grade-boys-basketball-practice-plan-4/#sthash.Uq2pelVy.dpuf
Here are links to those two drills….
https://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/play.asp?id=7704
https://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/play.asp?id=7701
Thankyou!