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Dribbling& Shooting

Dribbling and shooting

The combination of dribbling and shooting enables children to distinguish different situations during the game (near the basket you must shoot immediately, far from the basket you dribble to get close).

Drills

1. “All together to the basket”: divide the children into two teams (one ball each) and have them stand (back to back) in the middle of the court. At a signal from the Instructor, all of the members of two teams begin the dribble simultaneously towards the basket of the opponents (which they are facing). Those who core a basket dribble back quickly to the starting point, while those who do not score immediately have three chances to do so. If they do not score after their three chances, they return to the starting point anyway. The team which finishes the game first and has all the children sitting down wins. The game can also be started from a sitting position, kneeling down, lying on back or on tummy, and the shots may be a jump stop and shoot, stop pass and shoot, or lay-up.
2. The same game (n° 1), but with an initial pivot (front or reverse) at the signal. The children dribble and then shoot towards the opposite basket from their starting points.
3. “Relay race with dribbling and shooting”: the children are divided into two groups (one ball each). At the signal the first child of each team begins to dribble, stops and shoots. If the child scores a basket he quickly returns to the starting points, otherwise the child has three tries to make a basket. After the three tries have been used up, the child returns to the starting point. The team which manages to score the highest number of baskets in a set period of time wins.
4. The same relay race (n° 3) may be played allowing only one chance for each child to shoot; the second child starts when the first has shot.
5. The same relay race en dribble slalom.
6. “Slalom relay race from half-court”: divide the children into two teams (one ball each). At the signal the first child of each team start and dribble between the pins, reach the basket, stop and shoot. The second of the line starts when the first catches the rebound. The team which manages to make the most baskets in a set period of time wins.
7. “Parallel relay race”: divide the children into 3 or 4 teams (one ball each) and line them up behind the end line. When the Instructor gives to go, the first of each line starts and dribbles towards the opposite basket, stops and shoots (three shots available), then returns after getting the rebound and touches the second of the line who then starts. The team which manages to score the most baskets in a set period of time wins. The shots may be a stop, step and shoot, lay-up, using all types of shots.
8. Dribble from half-court, change direction and go for a basket from the right and from the left, with the right and with the left hand.
9. Dribble from half-court (different openings, self-passing, stop and starting dribbling) and shoot (jump stop and shoot, jump stop, step and shoot, lay-up. Reverse, lay-up, etc.).
10. Dribble from half-court, pivot and shoot.
11. Combination of different types of dribbling and shooting from end-line and half-court.
12. Starting dribbling (chose from time to time a different type of start) and shoot.