Coach Wootten’s Basketball Camp
Grades 3-4
Practice #1

5 minutes- Ballhandling-Everything is a race with teammates and self, everyone has a ball
pound the ball
pinch the ball
waist circles (both directions)
double leg circles
single leg circles
full body circles
step outs
socks
pockets
Confidence pass
side catch
football hike
dribbling figure eight
walk the dog
dribble on left knee (behind the back)
dribble on right knee (behind the back)
"M" dribble
walk/between legs
Crab Run

5 minutes Dribbling- Below the knee
Hammer a Nail-right (50)
Hammer a Nail-left (50)
Cross Over
Killer Cross Over
Push Pulls Right
Push Pulls Left
Windshield Wipers-Right
Windshield Wipers-Left
Explosion Walks
Two Balls Even
Two Balls-Odd
Two Balls Curry Push Pulls

5 minutes Moves on the Move: (each move twice: one left and one right.)
Slasher Dribble
Stop and Go- Emphasis stop, eyes at rim, acceleration
Cross over
Spin Move
In and out
Back Dribble-keep in hand
Back Dribble-Cross over

5 minutes Finishing School- use 3 baskets-both right and left side
blow by move/ Lay Up
Floater- 1 foot-back board
Euro- Back board
Pull Up- back board

8 minutes Shooting-
L-Don’t break the L
A-Attitude- Great shooters are not born they are made
B-Base- wide feet, feel the lift of your legs
E-Elbow- Elbow underneath E-Eyes-Find your target (over front rim) F-Follow Through-Pull off hand away, snap your wrist
6 players shoot Warm Up shots- 20 from 8 feet/ Other 6 shoot off wall-switch after 4 minutes

10 Minutes-Get Open/ Pivot Drill
Pivot Drill being guarded
L Cut
Inside pivot

5 Minutes- Show Spacing on Floor
Point, both wings, both corners
Space out Space Up

5 Minutes-Give and Go

12 minutes- Play 3 v 3 live at 1/ 2 baskets

Play to 1 point
New team is on offense, team that scored goes to defense