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Basketball - Ages 11-12

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 11-12 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: 11-12 Boys/Girls 

Program Outcomes / Skills

Dribbling

  • Both hands comfortably with eyes up
  • Crossover
  • Hesitation

Passing

Shooting

Rebounding

Fouls
  • Fouls to be called by officials

Offensive Skills
  • Guards: wide, low, high, behind the ball, cuts, driving, getting open
  • Posts: high post vs low post, post up
  • Receiving passes

Zone Defense

Man To Man Defense

  • Stay with man, work through screens, switch

General Play
  • Press Break
  • Fast Break
  • Offensive Plays