Coaching Youth Basketball – Fun Practice Competition

One of the biggest areas that coaches neglect when coaching youth basketball is coming up with fun drills.  Read below for great suggestions on fun basketball drills for your youth teams.

From Lamont…
Well, I have something for my young 6-9 year old team which I will do towards the end of basketball practice to get them motivated again.

I split them into two even teams and give them numbers 1 through how many players is on each team, keeping the two players who have the same number evenly competitive.  Using two basketballs I throw them into play, at the“  same time calling out a number or numbers.

The player who scores first gets a point for their team.  I usually make game up to 7 points.  If score is tied at 6, I most likely will call out all numbers’ to make it fun and more team like.

For my 10-12 year olds, I make it more competitive and have the player/s who number is called make a three-point shot, free-throw, and lay-up.

This basketball drill has been one of the more fun drills, but most of my drills for my 12-14 year old team has been pretty much universal drills that most coaches are hip to already, so I actually need to learn something new.