P0 · Observe & prepare · Layer 2 · Shape your own
Stop and land at speed and under contact
What this layer works on
Start, stop and change direction at speed and under contact.
Defence
Absorb and give legal contact; box out.
Question to observe
Baseline: height, training age, terminology 1, landing quality 0–4.
Activities that fit here
Ultimate with a basketball
Cut at the moment the passer is ready.Passing game, growing team
Passers close space; runners make space for each other.Explore: throwing in every way
Variations under pressure: what remains?Pivot dribbling under pressure
Absorb contact with the body and make space to pass.Defense in the middle
Change direction and tempo to fool the tagger.Monkey in the middle, no dribble
Pass to the space; the receiver moves first.Monkey in the middle, drive and pass back
The third player moves to make the kick-out possible.Elbow 2-on-1
Start wider; the defender fakes, the attack reads it.
Teams in this layer
All goals10
Basketball
- Stopping under contact; absorbing and creating contact - legally
- Ball rips H→L, L→H out of the stopnew
- Drop step and step-through
- Wrap-around and push pass, 8–12 m
- Shot rhythm: two-count and one-count off a pass
Game & decisions
- Roles: driver, passer, receiver, cutter
- Force baseline/sideline, no silly fouls
Attention & independence
- Coping with a body that no longer does what it didnew
Playing together & language
- Terminology round 1
- Being on time is your own responsibility
Weeks and sessions9
- wk 1–2Getting to know each other, agreements, baseline
- wk 3–4Landing & deceleration
- wk 5–6Catching + good stop on the move
- wk 7–8Stop → shot fake → jab → first step
- wk 9Checkpoint 1
17 Aug – 16 Oct