P4 · Individual & forward · Layer 1 · Control
Find your range, play under pressure
What this layer works on
Exploration vs exploitation: what fits now, and when and how technical limits come in (the coach decides and explains).
Defence
Choose when to go for the ball and when to contain.
Question to observe
End measure: terminology 3, range in metres, period goals 0–4.
Activities that fit here
Find your range
Record a first range; the coach explains why a limit is there.Contain or go: when to go for the ball?
Choose when to go for the ball and when to contain.Under pressure: 2-on-2 with a clock
Twelve seconds; a good shot or keep going.Chain fakes against a closeout
Shot fake → jab → drive as a chain.Good shot contest
Choose a spot inside your range; the team judges.Explore: throwing in every way
After exploring, choose one principle: finish long.Driving on 1-on-0.9
Recognise the advantage and go at once; otherwise stop in balance.Rebound battle: find, contact, take
Find, contact, take on a ball on the floor.
Teams in this layer
All goals7
Basketball
- Set and record your range; only shoot inside itnew
- Chain fakes: shot fake → jab → drivenew
- Free throws under light pressure
Game & decisions
- Full transition: offense → halfcourt → defense
- Decide with a clock
Attention & independence
- Reset after an error, within the same possession
Playing together & language
- Terminology round 3 + conversation about next season
Weeks and sessions4
- wk 29–30Find your range
- wk 31–32Individual skill peaks
- wk 33–34Everything under pressure & fatigue
- wk 35–36End measure, conversations, goals 27/28
29 Mar – 31 May