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The goal of teaching 1st grade basketball is to help players improve. A weekly progress chart is a great way for a coach to evaluate the team’s progress. Often at this age, a team will only meet once a week so to have the same routine is easy for the coach and probably best for the players in this age group.
Each week the teams will compete in “AROUND THE WORLD.” Each team will start at one basket and complete one of the drills. The teams will shoot for 1:30. Coaches should record the scores and hopefully see some very good improvement.
There can be competition between the teams to see the high score, but we discourage this at this age level. Tell the team that you want to break the record of last week. Create a team from Ohio that beat your total by TWO! Try to beat THAT team, not the players shooting at the other basketball. With all the hard work throughout the season, we beat the fake Ohio team by the end of the season.
The ultimate goal should be for all the teams to improve the number of made baskets. After completing the drills, have the teams sprint to the next baskets. (This is more fun than shooting for some of the players.)
Shooting Progress Chart
| Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Left Block | ||||||||||
| Right Block | ||||||||||
| Right baseline | ||||||||||
| Center | ||||||||||
| Left baseline | ||||||||||
| TOTAL |
How It Works
- Divide the team into even groups with at least one adult at a basket.
- Set up two cones at each basket. Place the cones wide enough for the players to shoot comfortably. All players should shoot from directly between the cones.
- The coach will rebound and pass it to the next player in line.
- The coach at each basket will count the made shots.
5 spots 90 seconds 7:50 plus time for scores Shot
- Right block bank shot: This is the million dollar shot for this grade. The goal is the ALL the players to make the majority of the shots from this spot.
- Right wing shot:
- Straight on shot:
- Left wing shot:
- Left Block shot: This is the million dollar shot for this grade. The goal is the ALL the players to make the majority of the shots from this spot.
Additional Spots: I found these spots to be too much. The players seemed to lose focus with 7 spots.
- Right baseline shot
- Left corner shot optional
When the around the world shooting is complete, it is a great time to move to