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The Passing Foundations! Practice makes Perfect Passing

Get the basics right and the rest will follow, that's the purpose of this week's session which works on fine tuning passing, ideal for re-capping the basics with young, new or developing players. Read on to learn more!

By starting off slowly this session aims to gradually take your players through their passing paces. Recapping the core passing techniques in small groups (looking in particular at the chest pass and bounce pass) and gradually progressing into more match-like exercises.

There's a lot to be said for getting the foundations right. If you build on good passing principles your players will be able to grow into towering players, through their technical ability and solid passing ability.

After completing the passing skills exercises your players will be rewarded with a full court game, the only stipulation is that they can't run with the ball! This will force your players to think hard and fast about their passing - effectively they're playing basketball with netball rules!

Don't underestimate the importance of the basics, get these right and you can guide your players through increasingly complex skills.

Shooting Belief with BEEF! - The Art of Shooting

People who say "Teams that don't shoot, don't win games" are only half right - A more accurate statement is "Teams that don't score, don't win games!" Read on to learn more!

To give your team the best chance at scoring when faced with the basket it's best to teach them the basics and to teach them right. By working on their body position and shooting technique you will be able to lay a solid foundation for your players and give them an excellent starting base from which they can continue to grow as a player.

To teach correct technique we use BEEF:

• Balance - Good balance, weight on the balls of your feet, just over shoulder width apart
• Elbow - Want the elbow tucked into your side. Want to keep everything in a straight line
• Eyes - Looking up and straight at the front of the rim
• Follow through - The ball should come off of the index finger and the follow through should be pointing at the basket

Find out if your players have got BEEF with this week's session!