Learning Session Plan - Saturday, January 20, 2001 - #3

Goals:

1. Passing
2. Games

Warmup 0:00 - 0:05

1. Go over the rules
   1. Pay Attention
   2. Whistle Means Stop
   3. Try Hard
   4. Have Fun

Ball Handling 0:05 - 0:10

1. Squeezes - make the ball your friend
2. Slap Ball
3. Toss ball and catch it - squeeze tightly
4. Body Circles - head, waist, legs
5. Figure 8

Pivoting 0:10 - 0:15

1. Teach Triple Threat Position
2. Step Forward and Back
   • Left foot on ground
   • Step with right foot
   • Keep right hand behind the ball
3. Hokey Pokey

Dribbling 0:15 - 0:25

1. Sitting Down
   • Cross legs, dribble on outside
   • Start with left hand
2. Partner Dribbling
   • Hold right hands with partner and dribble with left hand
   • Dribble ball on outside, rotate around the hands in the middle
   • Repeat with holding left hands and dribbling with the right.
3. Dribble Adventure
   • Follow coach around gym, tables in cafeteria

Break 0:25 - 0:30

Passing 0:30 - 0:50

1. Push Passing
   • Use partners
   • One hand - right foot slightly in front
   • Teach catching - hands up, just like shooting
2. Zig-Zag Line Passing
   • Make two lines of players facing each other, about 10 feet apart.
   • Offset the players slightly, to make a zig-zag.
   • Start with one ball at the end.
   • Pass the ball back and forth between the lines in a zig-zag fashion.
   • Start more balls as soon as possible.
   • When the ball gets to the end, the last player dribbles the ball around the outside of the lines and goes to the starting end and starts the passing again.
3. Triangle Passing
   • Divide players into groups of three. Use one ball for each group.
   • Make a triangle about 10 feet apart.
   • Pass around the triangle, making good passes, and catching with the hands up.
   • Make 50 passes one direction, then switch directions and make another 50 passes.

Shooting & Games 0:50 - 1:05

1. Group A: Shoot at baskets
   • Shoot in front, three foot shots
   • Get in a line, shoot till you make one, then shoot till you miss
   • Count how many baskets you make
2. Group B: Game
   • Make teams of 3 or 4 on a side
   • Play full court - offense/defense - go slow
3. Switch groups at mid-way point