Posts Tagged ‘kids’

Teaching a chest pass is one of the first basketball drills for kids to be taught from about 5 years old and beyond. From this age, most kids have the strength to at least be able to pass from the chest. Don’t expect the technique to be all there yet. Especially with a full size basketball, it can be cumbersome. When teaching basketball drills for kids, language is key. The simpler the better and analogies are great. When teaching passing, the analogy is “arms out like a chicken!” You can even get them to flap their arms a bit for […] Read More →

Teaching basketball drills for kids can be tough because there needs to be a balance between fun and competitiveness. These two factors are the reason most parents get their kids involved in sport – to enjoy themselves, but also to gain the qualities of sportsmanship, working towards a goal and so on. If a basketball drill is begun to early, there is a risk it will alienate the child from the sport. Kids tend to be more fickle than adults and do not recognise that there is fun at the other end of this boring basketball workout. In this regard, […] Read More →

Coaching kids can be a completely different challenge. When coaching adult or youth basketball, especially at the elite level, you can tailor your basketball workouts since the players have an understanding that they are there to get better! Kids basketball drills should be fun in order to promote participation in our great sport. I like to throw in a keep away game for a dribbling workout. There are two good ways to do this. 1. Dribbling along lines One person is ‘it’ and chases others along the lines of the court. It’s best to start with everyone well spread out […] Read More →