*New Basketball Basics for Kids | Beginner Basketball Drills

Discover 37 Basic Drills to Build Fundamentals, Inspire Your Players and Have More FUN In Practice!

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Basketball Basics For Kids

Are you a youth basketball coach or a parent working with kids 10 and under? Then you're in the right place! Basketball Basics for Kids is packed with 37 simple, fun and effective drills, designed just for beginner players.

Inside, you'll discover the best way to teach fundamental skills for footwork, shooting, layups, passing, and ballhandling. Plus dozens of skill-building games to liven up your practices, engage your team, and keep your young players coming back for more!

To start, you get 12 fundamental drills to help you master the basics, including...

An essential "quick stance" drill that teaches kids how to get down in triple threat position, so they can shoot, pass, or drive to the hoop in one fluid motion

The fastest, easiest way to teach jump stops, drive steps, and pivot turns. (eliminates 90% of your traveling turnovers!)

How to practice footwork skills at game speed using a fun little "Start/Stop/Turn" drill

A cool 6-step ballhandling circuit that helps your kids get accustomed to the size, shape, and feel of the ball - for more precise dribbling and passing, and more confidence on the court!

An easy A-B-C formula for teaching right-handed AND left-handed layups

How "Locking," "Loading," "Pushing The Button," and "Pulling the Parachute" teaches your kids to shoot the ball with near-perfect form, in just a few minutes of practice!

And a lot more...

You'll also get 25 Wacky Basketball Games to engage your kids, build skills, and make your practices more fun! Including...

Crazy Conditioning Relays

Monster Mash

Candy Cane Knockout

Jingle Bell Grab

Dizzy Dribble Relays

Simon Says Dribble

Crazy H-O-R-S-E

Dribble Limbo

Musical Basketballs

And a LOT more...

How to Radically Improve Your Practices

1. Download Drills & Print

Save the PDF file directly to your computer or mobile device, you can access directly on your device or print.

2. Stress-Free Practices

Run a fun, effective and stress-free practice!

3. Work Less. Win More.

Our plans improve player confidence & performance. Thousands of players, coaches & parents report back with more wins while doing less work.

Changing Coaches Lives Across the Country

Showed me which fundamentals to work on at every practice, and how to incorporate new concepts. For inexperienced coaches, it's a good introductory how to. And it has good info for the more experienced coach looking for new ideas.

David Coenen

7th grade Appleton North Girls Basketball Club, Appleton, WI

Our team went from having a four win season to going 18-4! Thanksgiving Preseason Champs, Runner up in the League Championship, & The Elementary Citywide Champs! The plans made my practices easy to run & gave the players skills to use in game time situations.

Willie Warren

Johnsontown Road Elementary, Louisville, Kentucky

With your help, I coached my 6th grade elementary team to an undefeated season (11-0) and winning the Elk Grove Unified School District Basketball Championship. We defeated every opponent by 15 points or more, averaged 54 points per game & our opponents averaged only 31 points per game against us.

Joel Quiban

John Ehrhardt Elementary School, Elk Grove, CA

The drills were easy to follow, and included great ways to teach fundamentals. The kids love all the different drills. We went undefeated and won the Rotary League championship!

Alejandro Burciaga

Oxnard, CA