Beginners & Advanced-Beginners
Wed 2nd Oct & Thurs 3rd Oct
8.30am Registration
9.00am-3.00pm
Marden Basketball Centre
2-Day School Holiday Basketball Camp
The ‘Beginners’ Camp is designed for
kids new to the game of basketball or recently started that have zero to
low-level experience playing organised basketball in schools, social leagues or
clubs.
The ‘Advanced-Beginners’ Camp is
meant for players who are not new to the game of basketball, but still have
limited knowledge, skill, fundamentals and experience. These players are still
learning how, when and where to properly perform and execute skills in
trainings and games under pressure.
Players will be evaluated to
ascertain their individual skill sets and put into either the ‘Beginners’ group
or ‘Advanced-Beginners’ group for this camp.
Below are the fundamental skills of
the game of basketball that our players will learn and eventually will develop
a solid foundation in both the knowledge and execution of these skills.
Day 1 - Drills, Skills & Gameplay
Ball Handling Drills (ball
slaps | toss/clap/catch | figure 8’s, etc.)
- Speed dribble (left/right
hand | alternating & weaving | change of pace & direction | under
pressure)
- Passing & Catching
(stationary |on the move | under pressure)
- Executing Jump-stops,
Sweeps & Pivots under pressure
- Lay-ups (learning proper
footwork | left & right-hand positions on the basketball)
- Shooting Mechanics
(learning B.E.E.F. (balance, eyes, elbow & follow-through) including
the positioning of hands on the basketball |footwork | knees over toes,
down & up movement of legs | in proper order & rhythm)
- Shooting (catch &
shoot stationary / catch & shoot on the move / shooting off dribble)
- Defence (learning proper
stance & sliding technique | slide-run-slide | how to find a player
& chase them)
- Rebounding (Jumping up
with 2 hands, catching basketball in the air, then protecting it)
- 1on1 (learning how, when
& where to attack the player & basket | the difference between a
good shot & a bad shot)
- 2on1 & 3on2 (learning
how to recognize an advantage & attack | when to shoot & when to
pass the basketball)
- 2on2 & 3on3 (learning
how to put all the fundamentals together in small, modified games)
- Basketball Etiquette
(e.g., positive body language, complimenting good passes, hustle plays,
etc.)
- Referee Etiquette (how to
act & speak to referees)
- Player Positions (e.g.,
roles of each position)
- Court Awareness (e.g.,
baseline & sideline out of bounds, keyway (paint), etc.)
- Game Terminology (hand on
shooter, match-up, loose-ball, 3-second rule, etc.)
Day 2 – 4x4 Skills, Drills, Games
& Tournament
4x4 basketball.. similar to 3x3, but played on a full-court,
by using 4 players on each team, with 1-2 subs, will give players more space
(because there’s less players on the court), time and opportunities to make
basketball decisions at game speed and in game situations that directly
transfer to 5x5 basketball.
4x4, is another configuration to help young players develop
their individual and team skills in a fun and beneficial format.
The focal points of this 4x4 Camp will be Full-Court and
Half-court Drills/Games focusing on the fundamentals of:
- Offensive Transition
(how to run/fill the lanes properly | how to create space | how to get in
front of the ball | how to create passing lanes
- Defensive Transition
(how to get back and match-up | who to match-up too | how to pick up and
contain the ball handler |
- Half-court Offensive and
Defensive plays/schemes
- Knowledge of ‘when to
shoot’ and ‘when to pass’ and the difference between a ‘good shot and a
bad shot’
- Learning the ‘Actions’
of the game and ‘how, when and where’ to execute them (Pick & Roll |
Dribble Hand-offs | Hand-offs | Down, Back & Cross Screening, etc)
- Small Modified games
focusing on a specific action
- ‘Time’ & ‘Score’
game situations
- Learning how to play,
‘Without the basketball’, ‘Creating scoring opportunities without the
basketball’ and ‘Making your teammates better.
