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*All of the below can be repeated for each team formation practice, if desired
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Coaches Pre-Practice Meeting
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All coaches meet 20 min before practice starts
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Review practice plan, rating system, team formation plan, etc.
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Team Formation Practice Structure
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Break players up into groups of 4-6 (depending on how many hoops are in your gym)
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Have a different skill practiced at each hoop
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Have groups rotate to next hoop/skill station every 8 minutes
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Have coach(es) assigned to each hoop to give explanation of the drill to each group as they arrive to that hoop
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After kids get started on their drills at each hoop, coaches roam around the gym to watch as many kids as possible
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After skill stations, set up scrimmages so you can better assess current skill levels in real-game format
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Hoop Stations Examples
*All gyms have different number of hoops*
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Hoop #1: Shooting drills
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Hoop #2:
Ball handling drills
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Hoop #3:
Passing/Catching drills
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Hoop #4: Lay ups drills
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Hoop #5 (if available):2v2 or 3v3
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Hoop #6 (if available):
Make it, Take it (1v1)
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Practice Template Example
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0-5 Min:
Welcome + talk through purpose of team formation practices + walk through plan for the day
0-5 Min:
Welcome + talk through purpose of team formation practices + walk through plan for the day
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5-8 Min:
Assign station groups
5-8 Min:
Assign station groups
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8-16 Min:Station #18-14 Min:Station #1
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16-24 Min:Station #214-21 Min:Station #2
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24-32 Min: Station #321-28 Min: Station #3
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32-36 Min:Water Break28-31 Min:Water Break
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36-44 Min:Station #431-38 Min:Station #4
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44-52 Min:
Station #5 (if needed)
38-40 Min:Water Break
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52-60 Min:
Station #6 (if needed)
40-43 Min:
Break players into 3v3 or 4v4 or 5v5 teams
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60-64 Min:Water Break43-53 Min:
Scrimmage (sub everyone in equally)
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64-68 Min:
Break players into 4v4 or 5v5 teams
53-55 Min: Water Break
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68-88 Min:
Scrimmage (sub everyone in equally)
55-70 Min:
Scrimmage (sub everyone in equally)
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88-92 Min: Water Break70-75 Min:
Review practice, thanks kids for effort, let kids know next steps, etc.
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92-112 Min:
Scrimmage (sub everyone in equally)
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112-115 MinWater Break
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115-120 Min:
Review practice, thanks kids for effort, let kids know next steps, etc.
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Coaches Post-Practice #1 Meeting:
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Coaches discuss how practice went and adjustments you want to make for practice #2
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If coaches are ready to draft teams after practice #1 (if team formation practices have all kids there), that is okay.
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Coaches Post-Practice #2 Meeting:
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Coaches draft evenly skilled teams + enter teams into "Team Roster Sheet"
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