Coach Wootten’s Basketball Camp
Grades 3/4
Practice #5
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
cConfidence 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
alls 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- Pass and cut to the finish
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-Great shooters are not born they are made-attitude
B-Base- wide feet
E-Elbow- Elbow underneath
E-Eyes-Find your target (over front rim)
F-Follow Thru-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
5 Defense
Advance/ retreat/ swing zig/ zag drill
8 Minutes- Transition Defense
5 across-
Sprint to paint, get the hole, stop the ball.
7 Minutes- Play 3 v 3
Points of emphasis
Get Open Pass cut
Pass screen away Space out/ Space Up
10 minutes- Play 5 v 5