Coach Wootten’s Basketball Camp
Grades 5/6
Practice #2
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
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 Minutes
Review Spacing
Space out/ space up- Dry Run/ 5 passes must be made before score
5 Minutes- Part 2 teaching offense
Pass and Screen, Curl/ Chase the Curl
7 Minutes- Defense
Stance and steps Zig/ Zag
2 Passes Away/ 3 passes away
6 Minutes- Play 3 v 3
9 Minutes- Play 5 v 5