P3 · Game & tactics · Layer 0 · Aware
Look for the space
What this layer works on
Move with the head up, without the ball.
Defence
See the ball and your player, head up.
Question to observe
Does the child play off the ball, or wait?
Activities that fit here
Ultimate with a basketball
Play freely; catch with two hands.The second cut
After your pass, run to the empty spot.Look before you catch
Colour game: the coach calls a colour, the player runs to that cone and catches there.Short-handed: 4-on-3
3-on-1: do you see the free teammates?Contain or go: when to go for the ball?
Mirror game: stay in front of your partner, tap the ball only when they bounce it high.Ball–you–basket: defending on the pass
Stand between your player and the basket; point to the ball.Monkey in the middle, no dribble
Four against one, big space, two-hand catch.Continuous catches, different first step
Catch, stop, one first step.
Teams in this layer
All goals7
Basketball
- Catch on the move
- Stride stop alongside the jump stop
- Overhead pass
Game & decisions
- Move to the ball to be available
- Basics of time and place
Attention & independence
- Follow a two-step instructionnew
Playing together & language
- Encourage someone elsenew
Weeks and sessions3
- wk 24–25Read before the catch
- wk 26–27Help & rotate — by age
- wk 28Apply it in game form
22 Feb – 26 Mar