Last Updated on 18/04/2024 by BWA Editor

BALANCE

Drills

1) Throw the ball high and turn foot around (count the number of times the child manages to turn foot around ball).

2)  Dribble jumping on one foot (in place and on the move).

3) Roll on feet without losing balance.

4) Walk on tip-toes, on heels.

5) Standing still, hold ball, legs apart: jump, turn around completely and land in same position (in one direction and then the other).

6) Dribble with eyes closed.

7) Jump on and off a bench without losing balance.

8) Run around court and stop immediately at a signal.

9) Same game-drill, dribbling.

10) Run around the court, stop at a signal, jump high and turn around, then start to run again.

11) Reverse walking.

12) Reverse walking on a bench, walk forwards.

13) Same-drills dribbling.

14) Dribble throughout court, at the signal roll on ground, stand up, grasp ball and start to dribble again.

15) Roll ball forwards, somersault on carpet, grasp ball again and dribble or shoot or pass.

16) Walk on a bench, catch a ball thrown by a teammate and pass it back immediately.

17) Dribble in court and at the signal stop still, standing on one foot.

18) Dribble, around, inside and outside of circle, alternatively.

19) Shoot inside a circle held by the Instructor.

20) Shoot at a basket from an unbalanced position.