Basketball Lesson Plan for ages 4-8
10 Week Program
Week 1
0minAttendance
Establishes Rules
Balls do not bounce when coach talks
“Timeout” – spring to the foul lane with toes on the black lines
No arguing amongst teammates
Push-Ups for breakers
Days Focus
5minStationary Dribbling
R/L Pound
Crossover
5, 3, 1, Cross
R/L Stretch Dribble
16minTIMEOUT! Water Break
17min1-4 Cone Dribble
Around 1st cone and back… around 2nd cone and back…
32minTIMEOUT! Water Break
33minZigZag Dribble for Layup
48minTIMEOUT! Water Break
49minDribble Knockout
57minReview Themes
Homework: 50 R, 50 L, 50 Crossovers
Basketball Lesson Plan for ages 4-8
10 Week Program
Week 2
0minTIMEOUT!
Push-Ups for Breakers
Attendance and review rules
5minStationary Dribbling
R/L Pound
Crossover
5 Pound Jump Stop
5 Cross Jump Stop
15minTIMEOUT! Water Break
16min1-4 Cone Dribble Jump Stop
Feet overtop of cone
1st Cone Jump Stop – dribble back
1st and 2nd Cone Jump Stop– dribble back
32minTIMEOUT! Water Break
33minZigZag Dribble Jump Stop Shot
48minRed Rover
57minReview of Class
Homework: 50 Jump Stops
Basketball Lesson Plan for ages 4-8
10 Week Program
Week 3
0minTIMEOUT! Review of Rules
Day’s Focus
Attendance
5minStationary Dribbling
R/L Pound
R/L In and Out
Crossover
Jump Stops mixed in
Jab Steps and Shot Fakes
17minTIMEOUT! Water Break
18min1-4 Cone Dribble
Jump Stop each cone.
Jab Step/ Pump Fake
34minTIMEOUT! Water Break
35minKey to the House!
Players must jab step or shot fake to go shoot
47minMoneyball Key to the house
First team to make 5
58minTIMEOUT! Water Break
Review of Class
Homework: 50 Jab Steps, 50 Pump Fakes
Basketball Lesson Plan for ages 4-8
10 Week Program
Week 4
0minTIMEOUT! Review of Rules
Day’s Focus
Attendance
5minStationary Dribbling
R/L Pound
R/L In and Out
Crossover
JSt, JS, PF
Pivoting
16minTIMEOUT! Water Break
17min1-4 Cone Dribble and Pivot
30minTIMEOUT! Water Break
31minCatch – Pivot – Finish
45minReverse Moneyball
Lines under basket
Dribble out to cone jump and pivot
57minTIMEOUT!
Review of Class
Homework: 50 Pivots
Basketball Lesson Plan for ages 4-8
10 Week Program
Week 5
0minTIMEOUT! Review of Rules
Day’s Focus
Attendance
5min4 Cone Dribbling
R/L in and out
Crossover
Jump Stop Shot Fakes
Pivots
Shot Ready
15minTIMEOUT! Water Break
16minShooting Review
Triple Threat
B-E-E-F
Two Steps into Shot
Split up into Side Baskets
4 Lines – 2 each Basket
32minTIMEOUT! Water Break
33min2 Cone Jump Stop Shot
In and Out
Crossover
Shot
48minTIMEOUT! Water Break
49minDribble Knockout
57minTIMEOUT!
Review of Class
Homework: 50 Sets of 5 pound to shot ready
Basketball Lesson Plan for ages 4-8
10 Week Program
Week 6
0minTIMEOUT! Review of Rules
Day’s Focus
Attendance
5minForm Shooting
4 Lines – 2 at each basket
Step into Shot
15minTIMEOUT! Water Break
16minTIMEOUT! Sit down
Rebounding Demonstration
Attack the ball
Wide base – hands up
Chin the ball when done
20minTwo Lines on each side of basket.
Coach throws ball off backboard.
Player Boxes, Pivots, dribbles full court around cone and back to end of line
30minTIMEOUT! Water Break
31minFree Throw and Single Player rebounds
Rebounder is on Off – catch and finish
Cone for shooter and rebounder
43minTIMEOUT!
1 Shooter for 2 Rebounders
50minTIMEOUT! Water Break
51minDribble Knockout or Moneyball
57minTIMEOUT!
Review of Class
Homework: Demonstrate a box out to 3 friends
Basketball Lesson Plan for ages 4-8
10 Week Program
Week 7
0minTIMEOUT! Review of Rules
Day’s Focus
Attendance
5minSuicide Dribbling
R/L High Five
R/L In and Out
High Five - Retreat Dribble
15minTIMEOUT! Water Break
16minPartner Passing Remember your partners
Bounce Pass
Chess Pass
Overhead
25minTIMEOUT! Water Break
26minLines on Baseline
Dribble to curtain and jump Stop on cone
Pass to teammate
37minTIMEOUT! Water Break
38minDribble the floor – pass to teammate
48min1 on 1 – defender in one corner – off in other corner
57minTIMEOUT!
Review of Class
50 Ball Fakes
Basketball Lesson Plan for ages 4-8
10 Week Program
Week 8
0minTIMEOUT! Review of Rules
Day’s Focus
Attendance
5minStationary Dribbling – EYES CLOSED
R/L Pound
R/L In and Out
Crossover
Seated Dribbling
16minTIMEOUT! Water Break
17minPass and Move (ZigZag with cones)
Ball on Side Chair so each person shoots
32minTIMEOUT! Water Break
33minMonkey in the Middle
40minLions in the Cage
49minTIMEOUT! Water Break
50minMoney Ball – 3-4 Team
57minTIMEOUT! Water Break
Review of Class
Homework: 100 Pound R/L 100 Cross
Basketball Lesson Plan for ages 4-8
10 Week Program
Week 9
0minTIMEOUT! Review of Rules
Day’s Focus
Attendance
5minSPREAD OUT
Defensive Stance
Active Hands – Quick Feet
“Shot” – turn and box
“Ball” – get on the floor
16minTIMEOUT! Water Break
17min3pt Defensive Slides
Lane Slides
3pt Slide with partner dribbling ball
32minTIMEOUT! Water Break
33minCloseouts
Coach Shoots and turn and box
Player shoots and turn and box
40minTIMEOUT! Water Break
41min2 on 1.
All 3 starts even with defensive in middle
50minTIMEOUT! Water Break
51minPlayers Choice
58minTIMEOUT!
Review of Class
Homework: Think of a team name
Basketball Lesson Plan for ages 4-8
10 Week Program
Week 10
0minTIMEOUT! Review of Rules
Day’s Focus
Attendance
5minOne on One Closeouts
Let him or her go by you
Arms length away
Mirror the ball
12minV-Cuts
One line.
Sprint to wing – to block – back to wing
Catch and shoot
20minTIMEOUT! Water Break
21minOn Ball vs. Off Ball
1 person on red cone… one person on green cone
28minScattered Cones
Pass and go to a new cone – 3 passes and a shot
38minTIMEOUT! Water Break
39minFull Court Game
55minTIMEOUT! Review of Class
GROUP PHOTO!!