Sophomore Page

Welcome sophomore coaches. Here is a list of all the rules, skills and concepts that you are to teach your student athletes over the course of the season. Please click where possible for drills and teaching points.

SOPHMORE DIVISION COACHES 2009-2010 GUIDE

 

SOPHOMORE PRACTICES

 

TEACHING POINTS Each week all RVCBL sophomore division coaches will be asked to work with their student athletes on a teaching point that will then be further worked on at Saturday’s game by the referee.

WEEK 1 – Inbounds play/Do not call for ball WEEK 2 – Three second rule WEEK 3 – Defensive position (between man and basket) WEEK 4 – Spacing (positions/numbers) on offense WEEK 5 – Traveling/Carry WEEK 6 – Two handed passes (chest/bounce) WEEK 7 – Move without ball/Stay out of corner WEEK 8 – Setting a pick WEEK 9 – Using a pivot foot WEEK 10 – Proper in-bounding/Backcourt violation (over and back) WEEK 11 – Pass and cut (give and go) WEEK 12 – Rebounding (boxing out) WEEK 13 - Pick and roll

 

Skills:

Passing:  Chest pass & bounce pass

Dribbling

Shooting

Lay-ups

Rebounding (boxing out)

Defensive stance

Setting a pick

Using pivot foot

 

Concepts:

Sportsmanship

Foul shot line up – box shooter

Offense: 

     positions (numbers)

     inbounds play

     moving without ball

     spacing

     not calling for ball

     stay out of corner

     pick and roll

     give and go (pass and cut drill)

 

Defense- off ball

     stay between player you’re guarding and basket

     see the ball

     back to basket facing player you’re guarding

     run back on defense

Defense – on ball

     use proper stance, get low slide feet

- 3 on 3 drill

- 2 on 1 drill

 

Rules:

Traveling

Carry

Proper in-bounding

Over and back

Ten seconds

Three seconds

Foul shot lane violation

Fouling

Ref is always right