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Incremental Teaching Youth Basketball Two-Man Plays - Part 1
All drills should fit into the overall plan of attack and I mean both
basketball offense and defense. This teaching goal, even with six-year olds, isn't difficult to
achieve.
It is my opinion, they should be taught two-man plays. I think they advance
faster offensively with the use of these plays. They are simple and can be
understood by all ages. To youngsters, it gives some organization to the game.
Pretty soon they begin to work for one of these plays, and take pride in setting
a screen in the proper manner, driving off a screen, or taking a shot over a
screen. Actually, there are 8 basic moves to be made using the simple pass and
cut. These are as follows:
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Pass and Cut
Player 1 passes to 2 who has executed the two-step rule. Player 1, after
taking a step to his left with the left foot, then cuts straight for the
basket, taking a return from 2. Player 1 finishes the play with a lay-up.
Player 2 rebounds. Players rotate clockwise. |
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Pass and Change
of Direction Cut Player 1 passes to 2 who has executed the two-step
rule. Player 1, after taking a step to his left with the left foot, then
takes two to three steps toward 2, as if to set a screen for 2, but cuts
straight for the basket, taking a return pass from 2. Player 1 finishes the
play with a layup. Player 2 rebounds. Players rotate clockwise. |
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Pass and Shoot
over Screen Player 2 executes the two-step rule, faking a cut toward
the basket and cutting back outside, taking a pass from player 1. Player 1,
after taking a step to his left and moves toward player 2 as if to set a
screen, but drops behind 2 for the return pass and a shot over the screen by
player 2. Player 2 rebounds the shot. |
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Pass and Drive
Player 2 executes the two-step rule, faking a cut toward the basket and
cutting back outside, taking a pass from player 1. Player 1, after taking a
step to his left and moves toward player 2 as if to set a screen, but drops
behind 2 for the return pass and instead of shooting over the screen by
player 2, he dribble drives in for a lay-up. Player 2 rebounds the ball.
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