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THE OFFICIAL SPONSOR OF IU ATHLETICS
Thank you for attending a Hoosiers Connect Basketball Camp and trusting us with your athlete’s basketball development! Head Coach Jordan Basye put together resources that you can use at home to continue practicing and working on your skills.
See below for descriptions of each skill and watch the corresponding videos to see IU Men’s Basketball Players Anthony Leal & Langdon Hatton demonstrate the skills for you.
1st-4th Graders
SPACING ACTIONS, FINISHING AT THE RIM & SHOOTING
The Why: The purpose of these skills are to work on and understand driving angles and proper spacing to help create the angles.
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Set up 3 cones in a triangle with the top cone on the 3 point line. Go through this series of moves:
Crossover at the first cone to the middle, then make another cross at the second cone, then finish a lay-up at the rim. Make 5 lay-ups.
Crossover to the middle and shoot at 10 foot jump shot in the middle. Make 5 jump shots.
Repeat from each wing and the top.
Repeat for 3 rounds.
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The parent or coach starts with the ball and the athlete runs to space to the coroner on the drive to focus on catching the ball (left right if right handed or right left if left handed), then have the 3 cones set up in the triangle to show the angles to create. Go through this series:
Drive the ball baseline to a lay-up. Make 5 lay-ups.
Drive the ball to the middle for a 10 foot jump shot. Make 5 jump shots.
Space to 10-15 feet and then catch and shoot off the pass. Make 10 shots.
Repeat in the opposite corner.
Down Screen Actions
The Why: The purpose of these skills is to understand how to set a good screen and be able to read the defense to know whether to curl, pop, or flair. Additionally, the goal is to learn what the screener should do depending on the cutter – whether to flash acrss to the ball if the cutter pops, pop up if the cutter curls, or slip the screen if the help over plays.
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Set up a chair or cones above the block close to the short corner. Have a passer on the opposite wing.
Curl the screen to the middle. Finish 5 lay-ups.
Straight cut off the screen toward the middle and elbow, then catch and shoot from 10-15 feet. Shoot 10 shots.
Flair the screen, go up to the screener one step above, then pop to the short corner for a 10-15 foot jump shot. Shoot 10 shots total.
Ball Screen Actions
The Why: The purpose of these skills is to understand how to correctly set up and set a ball screen with correct spacing to help create more scoring options.
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Set up a chair or cones at the top of the key above the 3 point line.
Dribble down the court so you are event with the ball screen, then dribble off the hip of the screen to the rim for a lay-up. Make 5 lay-ups.
Drive off the screen into a 10 foot jump shot. Shoot 5 jump shots.
Reject the ball screen, dribble down to be even with the screen, then cross back the way you came and drive for a lay-up. Make 5 lay-ups.
Reject the ball screen into a 10 foot jump shot. Shoot 5 jump shots.
Post Actions
The Why: The purpose of these skills is to learn how to post up correctly, passing angles to feed the post, and how to relocate after passing to give the post space to work. Additionally, the goal is to work on post moves to score or pass to the cutter to score.
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Post move with your back to the basket series. Spin the ball out and catch on two feet or with your outside foot.
Drop step baseline – on one dribble, square your shoulders to the glass and finish the lay-up. 5 each side.
Drop step middle into a hook shot – taking a dribble to the middle, stepping with your inside foot into the hook. 5 each side.
Drop step middle, then step through into an up and under back to the baseline and finish off the glass. 5 each side.
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Step to the ball on the pass with your outside foot and hand to the ball. Reverse pivot into a face up, drive baseline one or two dribbles to finish at the rim off of two feet. 5 each side.
Step to the ball on the pass with your outside foot and hand to the ball. Reverse pivot into a face up, drive middle and finish on the opposite side. 5 each side.
Step to the ball on the pass with your outside foot and hand to the ball. Reverse pivot into a face up jab to create space, then shoot the jump shot or use the glass. 5 each side.
5th-8th Graders
SPACING ACTIONS, FINISHING AT THE RIM & SHOOTING
The Why: The purpose of these skills are to work on and understand driving angles and proper spacing to help create the angles.
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Set up 3 cones in a triangle with the top cone on the 3 point line. Go through this series of moves:
Crossover at the first cone to the middle, then make another cross at the second cone, then finish a lay-up at the rim. Make 5 lay-ups.
Crossover to the middle and shoot at 10 foot jump shot in the middle. Make 5 jump shots.
Make a double move at the first cone (between the cross), change speeds, and attack down hill to finish the lay-up. Make 5 lay-ups.
Repeat the same move, but shoot 15 foot pull up jump shot. Shoot 5 jump shots.
Repeat from each wing and the top.
Set up cones 3 feet behind the 3 point line.
Make one move to the middle, shoot a one dribble 3 off the angle stepping with your inside foot. Shoot 5 at each spot.
Make a double move at the first cone, doing a between then cross back switching your feet and step into the one dribble 3 with your inside foot. Shoot 5 at each spot.
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The parent or coach starts with the ball and the athlete runs to space to the coroner on the drive to focus on catching the ball (left right if right handed or right left if left handed), then have the 3 cones set up in the triangle to show the angles to create. Go through this series:
Drive the ball baseline to a lay-up. Make 5 lay-ups.
Drive the ball to the middle for a 10 foot jump shot. Make 5 jump shots.
Space to 10-15 feet and then catch and shoot off the pass. Make 10 shots.
Repeat in the opposite corner and the wings.
On the catch, drive down hill one or two dribbles, change directions into a pull-up creating space and shoot off your inside foot. 5 each side.
Catch the ball and shot fake. Take one dribble to create space for an open 3. Catch on your inside foot and dribble back the way you came for a 3 creating space. 5 each side.
Down Screen Actions
The Why: The purpose of these skills is to understand how to set a good screen and be able to read the defense to know whether to curl, pop, or flair. Additionally, the goal is to learn what the screener should do depending on the cutter – whether to flash acrss to the ball if the cutter pops, pop up if the cutter curls, or slip the screen if the help over plays.
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Set up a chair or cones above the block close to the short corner. Have a passer on the opposite wing.
Curl the screen to the middle. Finish 5 lay-ups.
Straight cut off the screen toward the middle and elbow, then catch and shoot from 10-15 feet. Shoot 10 shots.
Straight cut to the 3 point line for a catch and shoot 3. Shoot 10 total.
Flair the screen, go up to the screener one step above, then pop to the short corner for a 10-15 foot jump shot and then pop to the corner for a 3. Shoot 10 shots total.
Ball Screen Actions
The Why: The purpose of these skills is to understand how to correctly set up and set a ball screen with correct spacing to help create more scoring options.
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Set up a chair or cones at the top of the key above the 3 point line.
Dribble down the court so you are event with the ball screen, then dribble off the hip of the screen to the rim for a lay-up and mix-in floater fast down hill. Make 5 each way.
Drive off the screen into a 10-15 foot jump shot mixing in side steps and cross steps to create space. Shoot 5 jump shots each side.
Drive off the screen, take a space dribble back, and take a one dribble 3. Shoot 10 each way.
Reject the ball screen, dribble down to be even with the screen, then cross back the way you came and drive for a lay-up. Make 5 lay-ups each side.
Reject the ball screen into a 10 foot jump shot. Shoot 5 jump shots each side.
Reject the ball screen, space back, and take a one dribble 3. Shoot 5 each side.
Post Actions
The Why: The purpose of these skills is to learn how to post up correctly, passing angles to feed the post, and how to relocate after passing to give the post space to work. Additionally, the goal is to work on post moves to score or pass to the cutter to score.
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Post move with your back to the basket series. Spin the ball out and catch on two feet or with your outside foot.
Drop step baseline – on one dribble, square your shoulders to the glass and finish the lay-up. 5 each side.
Drop step middle into a hook shot – taking a dribble to the middle, stepping with your inside foot into the hook. 5 each side.
Drop step middle, show the hook shot, then step through into an up and under back to the baseline. Finish off the glass. 5 each side.
With your back to the basket, take on bump into a turnaround jump shot back toward the wing. 5 each way.
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Step to the ball on the pass with your outside foot and hand to the ball. Reverse pivot into a face up, drive baseline one or two dribbles to finish at the rim off of two feet. 5 each side.
Step to the ball on the pass with your outside foot and hand to the ball. Reverse pivot into a face up, drive middle and finish on the opposite side. 5 each side.
Step to the ball on the pass with your outside foot and hand to the ball. Reverse pivot sweep baseline, then on the dribble spin back to the middle and finish off two feet. 5 each side.
Step to the ball on the pass with your outside foot and hand to the ball. Reverse pivot drive to the middle into a turnaround jump shot back to the block. 5 each side.
Step to the ball on the pass with your outside foot and hand to the ball. Reverse pivot into a face up jab to create space. Shoot the jump shot or use the glass. 5 each side.
