Sessions · Fri, 30 Oct 2026 · 18:00–19:30 · P1

Skills training · P1 week 1

balance → touchdown → chase race → 3v2-2v1 → outlet & lanes → stop the ball → full-court 3v3

gamepracticematch

First we play, then we play a small match, then we practise, and we finish with a small match.

Today

P1 starts: transition and full court. Lots of running, recognising advantage, deciding while running.
The 2-on-1 rule: with the ball you go to the basket; the defender decides lay-up or pass.
Defence: run back until you are in front of the ball, chest first.
New: we start with balance and falling, and a touchdown game from another sport.

Time		Block
18:005 min		Balance and fallinggameLearning One leg, turn the head, eyes closed. Then fall and roll forward and sideways, get up at once. more Focus: up in one movement. Player-centred: variation, questions and room to find a solution. A real choice for the playerautonomy Variation: angle, distance, defender, timecompetence Questions instead of answers ("what did you see?")autonomy Everyone can succeed; a challenge just above their levelcompetence Partners rotaterelatedness Precise correction of form is not the criterion here.
18:0512 min		Touchdown gamegameLearning Full court, no dribbling, three steps with the ball. A catch in the end zone = touchdown. more After five minutes: a touchdown within five seconds of winning the ball counts double. Focus: run to the empty space, ahead of the ball. Player-centred: variation, questions and room to find a solution. A real choice for the playerautonomy Variation: angle, distance, defender, timecompetence Questions instead of answers ("what did you see?")autonomy Everyone can succeed; a challenge just above their levelcompetence Partners rotaterelatedness Precise correction of form is not the criterion here.
18:178 min		Chase racematchCompetition The defender starts after the first dribble. A point for being in front of the ball without reaching. more Build-up: defender beside the attacker → behind the attacker. Focus: first run, then chest, only then hands. Intensity, emotion and consequence. The coach protects the rules and stops play as little as possible. A score that rewards the focus, not only talentcompetence Everyone plays, nobody is eliminatedrelatedness Choices inside the rulesautonomy Mixed teams that changerelatedness Intensity, as few stops as possiblecompetence Long explanations and technical correction during play do not belong here.
18:255 min		Stretching with high and low fivesrest Drink and stretch in pairs.
18:3015 min		Continuous 3-on-2 → 2-on-1matchCompetition Start with 2-on-1 from half court (3 min), then continuous. more Score = 2, decided on the catch = 3, a contested throw does not count. Watch: which problem do you see most? That decides the tool next. Intensity, emotion and consequence. The coach protects the rules and stops play as little as possible. A score that rewards the focus, not only talentcompetence Everyone plays, nobody is eliminatedrelatedness Choices inside the rulesautonomy Mixed teams that changerelatedness Intensity, as few stops as possiblecompetence Long explanations and technical correction during play do not belong here.
18:4510 min		Rebound, outlet, running lanespracticeTeaching Rebound to the chin, pivot outside, outlet to the wing, two runners wide to the corners. more If the 3v2 mostly went wrong at the catch: use ‘Long pass, catch in balance’ instead. Short and precise, coach-led, at most about 10 minutes. Then back to play. One focus point, said out loudcompetence The 2–3 correction points you watchcompetence rebound with two hands, ball to the chin pivot to the sideline before the pass runners wide, all the way to the corner Many good repetitions, no queuescompetence An easier and a harder version readycompetence Feedback names what you sawrelatedness Autonomy is not the criterion here.
18:558 min		Stop the ball, chest firstpracticeTeaching A 4-metre lane. Walking pace → half speed → live. more Focus: beaten? turn and run, don't reach. Short and precise, coach-led, at most about 10 minutes. Then back to play. One focus point, said out loudcompetence The 2–3 correction points you watchcompetence chest in front of the ball hips low, don't cross the feet when sliding beaten? turn and run, don't reach Many good repetitions, no queuescompetence An easier and a harder version readycompetence Feedback names what you sawrelatedness Autonomy is not the criterion here.
19:0317 min		Full-court 3-on-3: take the nearest playermatchCompetition No waiting for an inbound. In transition take the nearest player, in the half court your own. more Score within five seconds of winning the ball = 3. Say it out loud: the sprint to the corner without the ball. Intensity, emotion and consequence. The coach protects the rules and stops play as little as possible. A score that rewards the focus, not only talentcompetence Everyone plays, nobody is eliminatedrelatedness Choices inside the rulesautonomy Mixed teams that changerelatedness Intensity, as few stops as possiblecompetence Long explanations and technical correction during play do not belong here.
19:2010 min		Continuous catching and power lay-upsrest Calm catching and finishing under the basket. more Then the three questions, and per child: who got better at something, who chose something, who did we not reach today?

Every day, every block

Is everything safe?
Have I had contact with every player?
Are they having fun? Are they running?
Did every child get something to succeed at, one real choice and a moment with someone else?

Questions for the players

What was the skill?
When did you have an advantage, and what did you do with it?
Who ran to the corner without getting the ball?

Skills training · P1 week 1

Balance and fallinggameLearning

Touchdown gamegameLearning

Chase racematchCompetition

Stretching with high and low fivesrest

Continuous 3-on-2 → 2-on-1matchCompetition

Rebound, outlet, running lanespracticeTeaching

Stop the ball, chest firstpracticeTeaching

Full-court 3-on-3: take the nearest playermatchCompetition

Continuous catching and power lay-upsrest

Every day, every block

Questions for the players