Coach Wootten’s Basketball Camp
Grades 5/6
Practice #4

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- Passing
Bounce Pass

Chest Pass
Fake high/ Go low

Fake Low/ Go high
Dribble to create an angle

Reverse Pivot

7 Minutes- 1 v 1
Encourage players to make moves- 4 dribble limit
New player is offense, player that scored goes to defense, Player that lost goes to new basket

5 Minutes- Transition Defense
5 Across

5 Spacing Review
Dry Run- 5 passes

Pass/ Cut

Pass/ Screen/Curl

Pass Screen/ Back cut. Chase Curl

5 Minutes- 3 Man Weave to transition defense

10 minutes- Play 5 v 5