Denver Parks & Recreation Youth Sports

Basketball - Ages 7-8

Jr. Nuggets Coaching Book | 2025-26

This free resource from the Denver Nuggets Basketball Academy provides information from fundamentals to intermediate/advanced concepts and practice plans

Skills & Drills | Sample Practice Plans

Throughout the course of the season, coaches should work to deliver age-appropriate skills (program outcomes) for each player and as a team.

View/Download: Ages 7-8 Skills, Drills & Sample Practice Plans

Program Outcomes

Click on a program outcome below to be redirected to an instructional video demonstrating that skill and/or drills for additional development.

Ages: 7-8 Boys/Girls	Program Outcome / Skill
Dribbling	10 dribbles while moving with dominant hand 5 dribbles while moving with non-dominant hand Dribble waist high or below Use guard arm Face towards the basket Jump stop, pass and/or shoot
Passing	Chest pass Bounce pass Step when passing Meeting the pass
Shooting	Form Using backboard on layups Jump stop and shoot
Rebounding	Face the basket Go get the ball
Fouls	Recognizes when foul occurs
Offensive skills/ Strategy	Out of bounds Direction of play
Zone Defense	Off the ball: Know your role in the zone On the ball: Hands out/high, no reaching or hugging, move feet

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