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2nd grade basketball is a great experience. The players are excited and have so much to learn. Youthbasketball123 is here to share our experiences with youth basketball. If you like what you see, check back, we will be updating our resources often.
2nd grade basketball should be all about FUN and fundamentals. Keep it positive and understand the age of the players and your only goal should be to make it so much fun that all the players come back for the next session.
Week #1 2nd Grade Basketball (Brief outline)
The 1st week is always a little hectic. There is a big push from the league to have a set curriculum of skills for each grade. Having each player in the grade work on the same skills, under the supervision of the coaches, is something that should be beneficial.
48 players, 4 teams, 2 full courts
0:00 – 10:00 Meet team, T-shirts, group explanation (attendance): This might be the most important part of the practice. It would be very helpful to have name tags to have the players wear on the front and back of the shirts. Knowing the players name makes each player feel good. This is a scary time for many players and for some this might the the 1st time playing an organized sports. Be positive. Let the players know that you just want them to listen, work hard and be a good teammate. Hopefully there is an assistant coach or two who can be helping you out.
10:00 – 20:00 Dribble laps & stationary ball drills (One coach can lead the instruction) Having each player have a ball is a great way to start the session. Dribbling is the most basic and easiest skill to teach players. You may find that you will want to spend more than 10 minutes on these drills. The players can succeed and dribbling is the best skill to master at this age.
20:00 – 30:00 stationary partner passing, shuffle passes, dribble partner passing These drills can be a little more challenging, but with proper coaching and supervision, there can be a lot of progressl
30:00 – 40:00 AROUND THE WORLD Shooting spots (1:30 each) One of the BEST drills for this age group.
40:00 – 45:00 Dribble Tag
45:00 – 60:00 half court games (divide players by grade)