Coach Wootten’s Basketball Camp
Grades 5-6
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 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 Inside Hand Finish
Pull Up Jumpshot right and left

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

5 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

5 Minutes-2 Man Drills
Lay Up Pull Up
Give and Go

4 Minutes- Dry Run-5 passes before score
Emphasis Pass, Cut to the rim, Space out, Space up

8 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