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Basketball - Ages 13+

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 13+ 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: 13+ Boys/Girls

Program Outcomes / Skills

Dribbling

  • Ball-handling fundamentals
  • Both hands comfortably with eyes up
  • Crossover
  • Hesitation

Passing

  • Chest, bounce, overhead
  • Step around defense

Shooting

  • Form
  • Shot selection

Rebounding

  • Box out
  • Outlet

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
  • Screen

Zone Defense

  • Fundamentals of defense
  • 2-3, 3-2, 1-3-1, box and 1, etc.
  • Full court press

Man To Man Defense

  • Stay with man, work through screens, switch

General Play

  • Continue to improve fundamentals
  • Strategy and why
  • How to self-correct
  • Teamwork

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Traffic Alert - Barnum East Park - Saturday, May 2

Participants at Barnum East Park should be prepared for traffic delays on Federal Boulevard between 6th Avenue and West Evans Avenue due to lane closures and heavy traffic over the Cinco de Mayo weekend. Please plan for extra travel time. 

Alternate entry to Barnum East Park is available from the east on 5th Avenue via Bryant Street.

Inclement Weather Information

Denver Parks and Recreation may cancel or delay games, practices, or activities due to wet/unsafe playing conditions, cold temperatures (below 40 degrees Fahrenheit), imminent threat of lightning (within 10 miles of location), or other adverse weather conditions. 

Cancelations for league games will be announced here and on the Denver Youth Sports Weather Line (720-865-0595) whenever possible. 

Site Supervisors may need to cancel or delay games due to weather conditions unique to each site. Those decisions will be made at the site based on conditions at game time. 

Canceled games will be rescheduled, when possible, based on location availability. 

Practice and activity cancelations are typically determined by coaches & Recreation Centers, except in the case of citywide weather closures. Outdoor practices may be moved indoors, pending gym availability at your Recreation Center. Contact your coach or Center Coordinator for more information.