Denver Parks & Recreation Youth Sports

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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