P3 · Game & tactics · Layer 1 · Control
Look before the ball arrives
What this layer works on
Move with the head up, with the ball.
Defence
Move on every pass, before the ball arrives.
Question to observe
Does the player move before the ball arrives, or after?
Activities that fit here
Ultimate with a basketball
Get free and catch in balance.The second cut
Pass and move; see who gets free.Look before you catch
Look and choose on a sign.Help and recover 3-on-3
Know who you have; see ball and player.Short-handed: 4-on-3
Find the free player in 4-on-3.Contain or go: when to go for the ball?
Choose when to go for the ball and when to contain.Ball–you–basket: defending on the pass
Ball–you–basket and ball–you–man; move on every pass.Monkey in the middle, no dribble
A round without pass fake, a round without pivot.
Teams in this layer
All goals9
Basketball
- Catch on the move → jump stop → action
- Pass to the gap, not to the body
- Front and reverse pivot, fluent
Game & decisions
- Off-ball: pass & move, flash cut, basket cut, back cut. Know who is where and where the empty space is
- You are responsible for being available
- Ball-You-Basket and Ball-You-Man; mirror laterally without crossing
Attention & independence
- Inhibition: cancel an action already startednew
- Let go of frustration within one possession
Playing together & language
- Explain a term in your own words
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