P2 · Halfcourt & spacing · Layer 1 · Control
The floor is lava
What this layer works on
Drive to the smiley and stop in balance. Don't stop in the lava. A good shot or keep going.
Defence
Ball–you–basket and ball–you–man; stay in front without reaching.
Question to observe
Follow through in 4 of 5 attempts? No stops in the lava? A good shot, or a throw?
Activities that fit here
Good shot contest
Choose a spot inside your range; the team judges.Lava 3-on-3
With the ball: stand outside or keep going to the smiley.Driving on 1-on-0.9
Recognise the advantage and go at once; otherwise stop in balance.Drive reactions: 3-on-0 → 3-on-2
Tell the middle drive and the baseline drive apart.Paint touch counts double
Drive to the smiley and choose: finish or kick out.Ball–you–basket: defending on the pass
Ball–you–basket and ball–you–man; move on every pass.Rebound battle: find, contact, take
Find, contact, take on a ball on the floor.Monkey in the middle, drive and pass back
Drive to the smiley, stop in balance, choose.
Teams in this layer
All goals9
Basketball
- Follow through on shot, pass and dribble - not only the shot
- Never shoot beyond your rangenew
- Crossover and in-and-out: hand follows the ball through
- Rebound: find, make contact, take the ball. Everyone goes, every time
Game & decisions
- Lava: don't stop or stand still in the midrange, with or without the ball. Shooting from there is fine if it is a good shotnew
- Halfcourt: paint touch, smiley stop, kick-out, ball reversal. See strongside and weakside
- See the gaps and drive them
Attention & independence
- See for yourself when a rep was not good
Playing together & language
- Terminology round 2
Weeks and sessions3
- wk 18–19Spacing & the lava floor
- wk 20–21Drive & kick, fill the corners
- wk 22–23Off-ball: cutting and replacing
4 Jan – 12 Feb