Here’s what we did with our 3rd grade boys’ team this year. You might be surprised that it’s very similar to how we coached our 10th grade team. Overview and Results For the sake of transparency, I’ll start by admitting our 3rd grade team is stacked. Due to some luck and unique circumstances, we have a […]
3rd Grade Boys Basketball Practice Plan #5
Even though this practice plan is for 3rd graders (8 and 9 year olds), you can get ideas and use these drills for other age levels. I use many of these same drills below in our 5th grade and high school practices. I’ll post some of those plans too once we start practices for the older […]
3rd Grade Boys Basketball Practice Plan #4
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 […]
Posted a New Drill – Partner Pass and Pivot
I just posted a new drill and video called Partner Pass and Pivot. This is one of my favorite drills to teach youth players footwork and passing. We use this drill in almost every practice with beginners between the ages of 6 and 10 years old. You can also use this drill as a “warm […]
Coaching Youth Basketball – What We Did With Our 3rd Grade Team and Ideas that Might Help You
I wanted to share the results from our 3rd grade basketball season and some ideas that might help you and your team. I hope in some way this gives you ideas and helps you with your youth teams and making a positive impact on them. Our First 5 on 5 Tournament Experience I’ll start with […]
Youth Defense – How to Make Sure Young Players Know Who They are Guarding
Ok, it’s impossible to make sure youth players “always” know who they are guarding. But we found a few things that help cut way back on this problem. Early in the season our 3rd grade players were often confused about who they were guarding — and our opponents scored quite a few points because we […]
New Favorite Drill for Our 3rd Grade Team – Fun and Improves Passing
Here’s a passing drill we have been using with my daughter’s 3rd grade team. I also plan to use it with my high school team as a passing and conditioning drill. It’s called Pass and Switch. For our 3rd graders, it’s their new favorite drill and they have been asking if they can run this drill […]