-Teach warm-up routine and safety expectations
-Introduce basics: stance, balance, and athletic posture
-Simple ball-handling to check coordination
-Focus on comfort, confidence, and getting to know their skill level
(Skill-Level Based)
-Training becomes personalized based on athlete progression
-If progressing fast focus on advanced ball-handling, game reads, shooting on the move, and competitive finishing
-If needing fundamentals focus on footwork, form shooting, finishing angles, and defensive basics
-If ready for game concepts introduce spacing, timing, pick-and-roll reads, transition decisions, and controlled scrimmages
-Add dribble change moves such as crossover, in and out, hesitation
-Improve shooting consistency and mechanics
-Finishing variations including inside hand, outside hand, and two foot finishes
-Defensive closeouts and positioning
-Basic spacing and controlled 1-on-1 situations
-Conditioning using basketball skill-based drills
-Dribbling with both hands (stationary and moving)
-Basic passing: chest, bounce, overhead
-Layup footwork and finishing basics
-Intro to shooting form and footwork
-Light defensive stance and slides
-Assess the player’s skill level through game-speed ball-handling, shooting form, and finishing
-Introduce advanced warm-up routine focused on footwork, pace changes, and explosiveness
-Identify strengths and weaknesses to create an individualized plan
-Set training expectations, tempo, and communication style
-Training becomes fully customized based on the player’s goals and style of play
-Emphasis on mastering reads such as pick and roll decision making and pace control
-Develop specialty skills like shot-creation, isolation moves, or catch and shoot precision
-Increase intensity with high level game simulation and situational breakdowns
-Focus on building consistency, leadership, and high basketball IQ