Coaching

Responsibility

Philosophy

Code of Conduct

Player Code of Conduct

Concussion Awareness

Safe Kids Program

1st-2nd Grade Curriculum

3rd Grade Curriculum

4th-5th Grade Curriculum

Responsibility

Coaching Responsibilities

Learn and adhere to the MBA Mission Statement and Philosophy.
Know the rules of the game, specifically pertaining to the league and age that you are coaching.
Attend all try-outs for your team and rate players on an unbiased basis.
Be responsible for equipment and uniforms.
Dedicate time to practicing and foster a consistent coaching approach
Emphasize player development and working hard over winning.

Philosophy

Approach

Make practices fun
Stress fundamentals
Be flexible and constructive with criticism
Consistent approach to discipline
Prepare and use practice plans
Commit to practice time
Encourage kids to compete
Communicate with parents

Drills

Stress repetition and be critical of doing things the right way
Promote drills that gets multiple balls in hands of kids – use all baskets; play 3 on 3
Conditioning via drills; no sprints unless dribbling or shuffling
Simulate game conditions and incorporate planned offense and defense
Stress shooting – minimum 20% of every practice time

Code of conduct

All coaches will strictly adhere to our official coaching codes of conduct. They will be required to sign a code of conduct form before participating in any coaching activities associated with our basketball program:

Be fair and offer praise to players when deserved.
Never verbally or physically abuse players.
Communicate with players and parents and remind both of the mission statement, philosophy and goals of the MBA.
Consider a parent meeting pre and mid-season.
Encourage feedback.
Do not argue with referees.
Promote sportsmanship and do not tolerate improper behavior from players, regardless of situation.
Ensure the safety of your players.

Player Code of Conduct

Have fun
Listen and learn
Work hard and compete
Commit self to working on skills and fundamentals
Encourage and appreciate your teammates and play a "team game"
Show good sportsmanship to your opponent and referees
Never argue with a decision
Play with good body language
Respect the game!

Concussion Awareness

Keeping children and teens healthy and safe is always a top priority. The MBA has adopted the CDC guidelines for concussions. Please review the following website for educational material regarding concussion awareness.

http://www.cdc.gov/HeadsUp/index.html

Whether you are a parent, youth sports coach, school coach, school professional, or health care provider, this site will help you recognize, respond to, and minimize the risk of concussion or other serious brain injury.

Please note the following MBA policies

1. Players who appear to have suffered a head injury or concussion will immediately be removed from participation in practice or games

2. Return-to- Play policy: The MBA will require any player who has sustained a head injury or who is suspected of having sustained a head injury to visit a licensed health care professional for evaluation and clearance. Please present the Head coach a doctor’s note to return to play.

SafeKids Program For Madison Basketball Association

The following constitute the policies of Madison Basketball Association with regard to awareness and prevention of abuse within our organization.

Madison Basketball Association is committed to provide a safe environment and to prevent child abuse and sexual misconduct.
Madison Basketball Association will make every reasonable effort to ensure that every person involved in coaching/training a sport activity in our organization will abide by the SafeKids guidelines.
Madison Basketball Association will make every reasonable effort to exclude any adult with a legally documented history of child abuse/molestation or any other conviction or record that would bring unnecessary risk to the health and safety of the participants of this organization.
Madison Basketball Association will perform a criminal background check on every person applying for a position at our organization.
Madison Basketball Association will take appropriate action on all allegations of child abuse and/or sexual misconduct. All allegations will be reported immediately to the authorities for investigation and will cooperate fully with any such investigation.

The following represent the preventive measures of our organization with regard to abuse:

Physical, mental, and verbal abuse of any of the participants, coaches, managers, employees, volunteers involved in our sponsored activities is not permitted.
Inappropriate touching of any kind is forbidden.
We agree to provide more than one adult working at or overseeing every activity. If a child needs special attention (one -on- one training or an individual meeting), it will be handled with the assistance or presence of another adult.
Coaches/trainers should not socialize with the participants outside of the sponsored activities of the organization.
Coaches/trainers should never ride alone with a child or participant in the car. Procedures will be established for coaches to follow in the event a participant is stranded at an activity.
Parents are encouraged to attend sponsored activities

For additional details, please contact Zach Ellis, Director of Recreation.

Borough of Madison
50 Kings Road
Madison, NJ 07940

Website: http://nj-madisonborough.civicplus.com/298/Recreation- Department
E-Mail: recreation@rosenet.org
Phone: 973-294- 0896
Fax: 973-593- 0125

1st and 2nd Grade Curriculum

Ball Handling Jump Stops Shooting Triple Threat and Passing Defense Movement/Full Court Drills Game Play

Ball Handling

Stationary

Right hand/left hand dribble

Stationary front changes (crossover)

continually form the letter “V”; use fingertips to control dribble and create front change; ball below hip level; ball close to legs(shins)

One-handed V’s

front of legs with right hand only (then left hand only); right side of body; left side of body

High/Low on command

alternate 3 high dribbles and 3 low dribbles; left and right; maintain athletic position

Dribble tag

in restricted area with boundaries; players must maintain dribble while being chased;
player becomes “it” when dribble is stopped or player steps out of bounds

Half Court

Right hand (then left hand)

dribble to half court; jump stop at half court and when returning to starting point; eyes up
on coach displaying different numbers of fingers

Hesitation dribble

ball in right hand; stop at halfway point and chop feet while keeping dribble alive; dribble
to half court with same hand; left hand drill coming back; coaches can stand at halfway
point encouraging hesitation move

Simple front changes

players walk on angle to their right (up court) for three dribbles and then make V to left
hand; this is followed by three left hand dribbles while walking on angle to their left

Jump Stops

Shooting

Stationary Shooting

feet as wide as shoulders; shoulders squared to the basket; knees bent; eyes on rim; shooting elbow tucked in; lead foot slightly ahead of weak-side foot; follow through with fingers pointing into the rim

no dribble to start; coach rebounds and passes to next shooter in line so players stay squared to the rim/backboard

players should shoot through their body bending knees for power and to keep elbow in; no twisting or turning of shoulders that would result in player “throwing” rather than shooting the ball at the basket

players can also start with lead (strong) foot back and step into shot with strong foot

shoot from short distances on lower hoops so players can master fundamentals

Shooting From Dribble

- players line up 10-12 feet in front of hoop and take one dribble with strong hand toward basket, perform a jump stop, and take a balanced shot at the basket

players perform same drill while dribbling with opposite hand
begin with players dribbling on angle to basket from wing area and shooting into the “box” on the backboard after performing a jump-stop.

progress into proper layup footwork/form: inside foot down; bring ball up with two hands and push ball with outside hand to “box”; start with no dribble and progress to dribbles

players must dribble with outside hand (right on right side, left on left side) and may/will need to use strong hand to shoot from both sides of basket until strength develops

progress to lay-up following jab step from the wing area; player jabs strong foot forward to move defender prior to dribbling to basket for lay-up

Triple Threat and Passing

Triple Threat Position

player catches ball from coach and gets into “triple-threat” can dribble, pass, or shoot) position with feet balanced, ball tucked to strong-side chest, eyes up

Chest and Bounce Passes

balanced body position; pass with two hands out of chest; short jab step with strong foot;
thumbs down on release

Fake and Pass

From triple threat position, player makes shot fake raising the ball while showing elbow to
defender prior to making bounce pass; progress to player placing ball on hip after ball fake
to make the bounce pass around the defender

Partner Passing

Two players facing each other; both slide to half court and back throw bounce and/or
chest passes

Defense

Teaching Objectives

each player guards a player from the opposite team; stay between offensive player and
the basket; knees bent; backside down; hands out with palms up; on defense when other
team has the ball; trying to stop the other team from scoring

Defensive Lane Slides

slide from lane line to lane line in balanced stance while keeping feet apart

Angled Slides

begin teaching angle of feet by sliding on angles from 3-point line to opposite elbow and
then from elbow to block

Movement/Full Court Drills

First Assist

line on wing and line on opposite block; player from wing dribbles toward lane and makes
bounce pass to player at opposite block who shoots to the box on the backboard; can add
jump stop and/or hesitation dribble

One post layups

Player line in corner; coach in middle of court; player takes two dribbles, performs jump
stop, passes to coach, keeps running toward basket to receive bounce pass from coach,
dribbles to basket to take layup (can be done on each side; dribble with outside hand)

V-Cuts

Player runs from wing to block, plants outside foot, and cuts back up to wing to receive ball; then player makes a dribble move to the basket

Human Cones

Coaches line up 8-10 feet apart; players take turns dribbling through the coaches
switching dribbling hand

Game Play

3rd Grade Curriculum

Ball Handling Jump Stops ½ season Shooting Lay-up Series Triple Threat and Passing Defense Movement/Full Court Drills Game Play

Ball Handling

Stationary

Right hand/left hand dribble

fingers spread on ball; push fingers rather than slap ball; hip high; on balls of feet athletic position with knees bent; alternate to left hand; eyes up; protect with other hand

Stationary front changes (crossover)

continually form the letter “V”; use fingertips to control dribble and create front change; ball below hip level; ball close to legs(shins)

One-handed V’s

front of legs with right hand only (then left hand only); right side of body; left side of body

High/Low on command

alternate 3 high dribbles and 3 low dribbles; left and right; maintain athletic position

Dribble tag

in restricted area with boundaries; players must maintain dribble while being chased; player becomes “it” when dribble is stopped or player steps out of bounds

Figure 8’s

feet wide apart; alternate right hand to left hand dribbling ball low with finger tips in and around legs forming repeated 8’s

Leg circles

repeated low dribble circles around right leg with right hand only; same drill with left

Half Court

Right hand (then left hand)

dribble to half court; jump stop at half court and when returning to starting point; eyes up on coach displaying different numbers of fingers

Hesitation dribble

ball in right hand; stop at halfway point and chop feet while keeping dribble alive; dribble to half court with same hand; left hand drill coming back; coaches can stand at halfway point encouraging hesitation move

Front change/crossover

players jog on angle to their right (up court) for three dribbles and then make V to left hand; this is followed by three left hand dribbles while walking on angle to their left; players plant outside foot to change direction and initiate crossover and increase speed

Hop-back and go

player dribbles on angle to right side for three dribbles, then hops twice with ball in same hand (right) tucked behind knee; after hop-back player switches direction; repeat with left hand

Jump Stops ½ season

Shooting

Stationary Shooting

feet as wide as shoulders; shoulders squared to the basket; knees bent; eyes on rim; shooting elbow tucked in; lead foot slightly ahead of weak-side foot; follow through with fingers pointing into the rim

no dribble to start; coach rebounds and passes to next shooter in line so players stay squared to the rim/backboard

players should shoot through their body bending knees for power and to keep elbow in; no twisting or turning of shoulders that would result in player “throwing” rather than shooting the ball at the basket

players can also start with lead (strong) foot back and step into shot with strong foot

raise hoop to 9 feet but keep emphasis on proper form and short range shooting (12-15 ft.)

heel-toe-toe shooting; coach passes to player who has weak side heel (left) on ground at catch; player then pushes weak side toes (left) and then brings right toes forward driving toes from both feet into court to elevate into shot

Shooting From Dribble

players line up 10-12 feet in front of hoop and take one dribble with strong hand toward basket, perform a jump stop, and take a balanced shot at the basket

players perform same drill while dribbling with opposite hand

jump-stop bank shot; player lined up on left wing and on right wing; players drive to block and jump stop into bank shot using the box on the backboard as a target; dribble with outside hand on drive to hoop

Lay-up Series

adherence to proper layup footwork/form: inside foot down; bring ball up with two hands and push ball with outside hand to “box”; start with no dribble and progress to dribbles

players must dribble with outside hand (right on right side, left on left side); advancing players must be pushed to attempt weak side layups with appropriate outside hand; new players may still need to use strong hand on weak side until halfway point of season

progress to lay-up following jab step from the wing area; player jabs strong foot forward to move defender prior to dribbling to basket for lay-up

Triple Threat and Passing

Triple Threat Position

player catches ball from coach and gets into “triple-threat” can dribble, pass, or shoot) position with feet balanced, ball tucked to strong-side chest, eyes up

Ball Strong Series

players catch from partner; under direction of coach they get in triple threat, then tuck ball to hip followed by jab steps and then a ball fake (showing their elbow)

Chest and Bounce Passes

balanced body position; pass with two hands out of chest; short jab step with strong foot; thumbs down on release

Fake and Pass

from triple threat position, player makes shot fake raising the ball while showing elbow to defender prior to making bounce pass; progress to player placing ball on hip after ball fake to make the bounce pass around the defender; player must step around defender

Partner Passing

two players facing each other; both slide to half court and back throw bounce and/or chest passes

Outlet Passes

rebounding line and outlet line on ball side wing; coach tosses ball off backboard; player rebounds ball, puts ball on forehead with elbows flexed, pivots outside and completes outlet pass to teammate who dribbles toward middle of court to ½ court

Drive and Dish

player drives from left hash toward middle of foul line with right dribble and makes bounce pass to teammate ready at the block; same from left and right sides

Give and Go

player passes from wing to teammate at foul line area and cuts toward block after passing; player at foul line completes bounce pass to cutting teammate; can also be done from foul line to wing with cutter

Reverse Ball and Cut

players on wings and point; player on right wing reverses ball to point who passes to opposite wing; on pass from point, initial wing player cuts across lane for bounce pass from wing 2; wing 1 turns to basket for bank shot

Defense

Teaching Objectives

keep dribbler out of lane when on the ball; ball-you-man concept when playing off the ball defense keeping back to basket seeing both ball and man

Defensive Lane Slides

slide from lane line to lane line in balanced stance while keeping feet apart

Zig-Zag Slides

player starts in corner with feet at 45% degree angle; left foot up to force offensive player to dribble with left (weak) hand; player slides on angle back to lane line; at lane line player plants right foot and performs “drop-step” to get into reversed 45% angle with right foot
forward; player then slides on angle back to sideline; angled slides to half court

Introductory Help and Recover Drill

2 offensive players just outside of elbows (one with ball); 2 defensive players; player with ball dribbles toward middle of lane; off the ball defensive player slides in to lane to “help” and “recovers” once ballhandler passes to his offensive partner

Movement/Full Court Drills

First Assist

line on wing and line on opposite block; player from wing dribbles toward lane and makes bounce pass to player at opposite block who shoots to the box on the backboard; can add jump stop and/or hesitation dribble

One post layups

player line in corner; coach in middle of court; player takes two dribbles, performs jump stop, passes to coach, keeps running toward basket to receive bounce pass from coach, dribbles to basket to take layup (can be done on each side; dribble with outside hand)

Two Post Layups

As above with coaches at back court and front court elbow areas

V-Cuts

player runs from wing to block, plants outside foot, and cuts back up to wing to receive ball; then player makes a dribble move to the basket

Human Cones

coaches line up 8-10 feet apart; players take turns dribbling through the coaches switching dribbling hand

Pass and Screen Away

line at point and line at each wing; point guard passes to a wing player and sets screen for opposite wing player; opposite wing takes fake jab step and cuts tightly off screen to foul line with hands up; wing player with ball makes bounce pass to cutter who squares to basket and shoots

Two on One ½ Court “Break”

two offensive players split at ½ court; defensive player at foul line; offensive players attack staying split just outside elbows; offensive players goal is to quickly get a layup off backboard; pass to score should be a bounce pass

Game Play

4 on 4 if possible
no full court defense
no stealing off dribble (until ½ way into season)
first pass cannot be stolen so all players can have success at “point guard” (for first few weeks or as needed)
encourage bounce pass
allow some fast break off bad pass to let players develop full court dribbling/scoring skills
encourage at least two passes in “1/2 court” offense before shooting
encourage ball reversal and cutting
defensive players keep back to basket as much as possible

4th and 5th Grade Curriculum

Ball Handling Jump Stops Shooting Lay-up Series Defense Movement/Full Court Drills Scrimmaging/Game Preparation

Ball Handling

Stationary

Stationary front changes (crossover)
Double crossover – right/left; left/right
One-handed V’s; front and sides
One-handed leg circles
Low figure 8 (many dribbles) to high figure 8 with very limited dribbles
Two ball drills: hands in rhythm; alternate hands; double –handed v’s; figure 8’s

Half Court

Right hand (then left hand)

dribble to half court; jump stop at half court and when returning to starting point; eyes up

Hesitation dribble

ball in right hand; stop at halfway point and chop feet while keeping dribble alive; dribble to half court with same hand; left hand drill coming back

Front change/crossover

players dribble on angle to their right (up court) for three dribbles and then make V to left hand; this is followed by three left hand dribbles while moving on angle to their left

Through the leg

same directions as front change; with ball in right hand, player leaves feet to kick left foot forward while driving ball on bounce through left leg and into left hand; then reverse drill

Hop back and Go

player dribbles on angle to right side the hops back twice with ball in same hand (right) tucked behind knee; player switches direction with front change or through the legs dribble and repeats drill with left hand; continue to alternate until half court

Two ball dribbling

change direction, alternate balls, hopback, etc.

** 1/2 court/full court vs. live defense; must be part of ballhandling drill segment

Jump Stops

Shooting

Stationary Shooting

feet as wide as shoulders; shoulders squared to the basket; knees bent; eyes on rim; shooting elbow tucked in; lead foot slightly ahead of weak-side foot; follow through with fingers pointing into the rim
no dribble to start; coach rebounds and passes to next shooter in line so players stay squared to the rim/backboard
players should shoot through their body bending knees for power and to keep elbow in; no twisting or turning of shoulders that would result in player “throwing” rather than shooting the ball at the basket
Perfect posture - no dribble to start; coaches rebound for small groups in line in front of basket(s); coaches emphasize adherence to posture positioning mentioned above

Shooting From Dribble

players line up 10-12 feet in front of hoop and take one dribble with strong hand toward basket, perform a jump stop, and take a balanced shot at the basket; alternate right/left
strong ball fake and dribble; player shows shooting elbow to defender to place ball in shooting position and get defender to rise up, then shoots after one hard dribble
pivot on inside foot – coach or player on wing as passer; shooter cuts across foul line to catch bounce pass at elbow and pivots on inside foot to balanced shooting position
rip through – same as pivot drill; shooter now catches at elbow and rips the ball through imaginary defender to change direction; after rip through from right player takes 1-2 dribbles to left toward basket and squares up for shot at mid lane

Free Throw Shooting

B.E.E.F. – balance, eyes on target, elbow in, follow through with fingers in rim

Lay-up Series

Daily Dozen

right hand layup, hesitation dribble to right hand layup, right hand layup with ball fake to “trailer”, pull up bank shot from block, right side crossover to left hand dribble down lay for left hand layup, right side crossover to left hand dribble in lane for pull up jump shot in lane;
same from left side
Triple Threat and Passing

Triple Threat Position/Ball Strong

Player receives pass from teammate and gets into triple threat position; on coaches command player tucks ball to strong-side hip, rips ball through front of knees, rips ball back across shoulders to original position, executes jab fakes at imaginary defender, makes quick 2-3 dribble move – all with emphasis on good balance

Monkey in Middle

With passing partners facing each other, defender attempts to deflect/steal pass moving back and forth;/ offensive players must use ball fakes, jabs, step-around to successfully pass ball around defender to partner; can add single dribble to create passing angle; unsuccessful passer becomes defender

Outlet passes

Player in rebounding line chins ball off backboard, pivots outside, and completes outlet pass to player on wing; coach can offer token defense on rebounder who must create angle

Drive and Dish

Player drives from left side toward middle of foul line with right hand and bounce passes to teammate on block; to create game situation, coach or player defends player on block and decides whether to stop ball or fake/fade back to player on block; dribbler must choose to pass or pull up for short shot in lane

Back Door

point position catches from right wing above elbow, rips through and dribbles toward left wing; left wing player sprints from block to wing, plants top foot and makes hard backdoor cut; point delivers bounce pass to cutter; rotate positions

Defense

Teaching Objectives

Man to Man principles
On ball: feet at 45 degree angle; left foot is lead vs. righty to force left dribble; hands out wide on dribbler; slide feet to stay out in front of ball, forcing dribbler to switch direction; reach only from bottom upward; keep dribbler out of lane; get “dead-call”
On potential shooter: match right to left/left to right on shooting hand – against righty shooter, have left hand in “L” on the shooter’s right shooting hand negating shot and forcing dribble; still in balanced 45 degree position; don’t leave feet on ball fakes
Off ball: keep ball-you-man relationship; always see both ball and man; no face-cuts; defender keeps back to basket; further offensive player is away from ball, the further defender can be from opponent, providing “help” defense for teammates

Shell Drill

5 on 5 1/2 court drill; as offense moves ball around perimeter defensive players “jump” to ball maintaining ball you man relationships while sliding into help defense;
Have offensive players cut through lane; simulate dribble drives to force “help situations

Zig-Zag dribble

live offensive dribbler vs. man defender; defender slides on angle from sideline to lane line and back staying in front of offensive player and performing drop-step move to change direction

Wing Denial

ball at point; defensive player in balanced stance defends offensive player cutting from wing to block to wing; in “deny” position, defender faces chest to offensive player and extends ball side hand and top foot, sliding up and back with offensive player and staying just below passing lane

Help and Recover Drill

2 offensive players just outside elbows (one with ball); 2 defensive players; player with ball dribbles toward middle of lane; off ball defensive player slides into help position to stop ball with teammate; offensive player kicks ball out to teammate; original off ball defender “recovers” to his opponent with short “close-out”

Close-outs

partners facing one another from 15 feet away; player passes to partner and assumes defensive role; passer “closes out” on partner following cadence of sprint-sprint-hop-hop; the hop allows defender to finish in a balanced position on offensive player; defender closes out with left hand in “L” on righty shooter and vice-versa; feet are at 45 degree; defender negates shot and forces weak hand dribble in most situations

Movement/Full Court Drills

V-Cuts/Getting Open

player runs from wing to block, plants outside foot, and cuts back up to wing to receive ball; then player makes a dribble move to the basket vs. defender offensive player from wing makes v-cut moving to defender’s ball side shoulder and cutting back to wing; player then gets into triple threat w/jabs for one on one live play

Two post layups

player line in corner; coaches/players at each elbow in middle of court; player takes dribble and passes to first elbow, receives ball back and passes to second elbow; receives bounce pass back and completes layup

Pitch and go

rebounder passes outlet to wing; wing dribbles hard to middle toward opposite key/foul line area; rebounder trails on outside and cuts to block to receive bounce pass for layup from dribbler; initial rebounder runs through to wing; passer gets rebound and drill continues on other side of court; can change to jumper from block or pass back to elbow

3 on 2; 2 on 1

fast break drill with defenders in tandem; back defender plays first pass; top defender stops ball and drops opposite of first pass; 2 defenders go back the other way in 2 on 1 break vs. either shooter or passer from initial offensive team; in 2 on 1 drill offensive players stay split; ball handler performs hesitation dribble at elbow to read defender; defender should fake at ball and fade back to block area, defending against layups

Father Judge Drill

rebounder throws outlet pass to wing; wing throws chest pass to player cutting from opposite side into mid-court area; player with ball dribbles to top of key and hits cutter from front court wing with bounce pass for layup

Scrimmaging/Game Preparation

Coaching

Responsibility

Philosophy

Code of conduct

Player Code of Conduct

Concussion Awareness

SafeKids Program For Madison Basketball Association

1st and 2nd Grade Curriculum

3rd Grade Curriculum

4th and 5th Grade Curriculum

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