Greenvale Basketball Club - Skills Checklist

Body Movement Fundamentals

Running
Change of pace
Change of direction
Stopping jump stops & stride stops
Jumping
Pivoting forward & reverse

U8
I
I
I
I
I
I

U10
R
R
R
R
R
R

U12
M
M
M
M
M
M

U14

U16

U18

Ball Handling Drills

Various

U8
I

U10
R

U12
M

U14

U16

U18

Miscellaneous
Court terminology
Player positions / roles

U8
I
I

U10
R
R

U12
M
M

U14

U16

U18

Dribbling (strong and weak hands)

Fundamentals
Speed dribble
Control dribble
Power dribble
Retreat dribble
Change of pace / stutter / hesitation dribble
Crossover dribble
Reverse (spin) dribble
Behind back dribble
Fake crossover dribble (inside / out)
Between legs dribble

U8
I
I
I

U10
R
R
R
I
R
I
R
I

U12
M
M
M
R
M
R
M
R
I
I
I

U14

U16

U18

M
R
R
R

M
M
M

Passing / Receiving
Fundamentals
Catching / receiving ("ten fingers")
Move to ball
Chest pass
Bounce pass
Overhead pass
Baseball pass
Push pass
Pass fakes

U8
I
I
I
I
I

U10
R
R
R
R
R
I
I
I
I

U12
M
M
M
M
M
R
R
R
R

U14

U16

U18

Shooting

U8
I
I

U10
R
R
I
I
I

U12
M
M
R
R
R
I
M
R
I
R
R

U14

U16

U18

M
M
M
R

Fundamentals
Lay-up strong hand
Lay-up weak hand
Reverse lay-up
Set shot
Jump shot
Foul shots
Power lay-up
Hook shots
Catch & shoot
Dribble & shoot

I=Introduce, R=Refine, M=Master

I
I

R
I
I
I

M
M

M
M
M
M

M
R
M
M

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Greenvale Basketball Club - Skills Checklist

Individual Offense
Triple threat position
Jab step strong side drive
Jab step crossover
Jab step shoot
Shot fakes
Posting up technique & target hand
Post moves drop-step
Post moves turn-around
V-cuts
Flash cuts
Flare cuts
Curl cuts

U8
I

Rebounding
Stance
Protection of ball
Positioning
Blocking out
Offensive power layup
Defensive outlet pass, power dribble out

U8

Team Offense
Court spacing
Ball movement, ball reversal
Pass, cut & replace
Give & go
Dribble entries
Screen the ball & roll
Screen away
Skip passes
Back screens
Down screens
Cross screens
Offensive alignments
Fast break
Motion offense principles
Zone offense principles
Delay game

U8
I

Out-Of-Bounds Plays
Offensive baseline
Defensive baseline
Offensive sideline
Defensive sideline

U8

Jump Ball

U8
I
I

Positioning (offensive & defensive)

Technique
Plays

I=Introduce, R=Refine, M=Master

U10
R
I
I
I
I
I

U12
M
R
R
R
R
R
I
I
M
R
R
R

U14

U16

M
M
M
M
M
R
R

M
M

U12
R
R
R
R
I
R

U14
M
M
M
M
R
M

U16

U12
M
R
R
R
R
R
R
I
I
I
I
R
R
I
I
I

U14

U16

U10
I
I
I
I

U12
R
R
R
R

U14
M
M
M
M

U16

U18

U10
R
R
I

U12
M
M
R

U14

U16

U18

R
I
I
I
U10
I
I
I
I
I
U10
R
I
I
I
I
I
I

I
I

U18

M
M
M

M
M
M
M
M
M
R
R
R
R
M
M
R
R
R

U18

U18

M
M
M
M

M
M
M

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Greenvale Basketball Club - Skills Checklist

Individual Defense
Defensive stance
Maintaining position
Footwork shuffle
Footwork drop-step
Use of hands
Turning the dribbler
Channeling the dribbler
Man-to-man guarding the ballhandler
Man-to-man one pass away
Man-to-man two or more passes away
Defensive triangle ("pointing pistols")
Jumping to the ball
Close out
Defending cutters
Defending screens
Defending post players
Taking the charge

U8
I
I
I
I
I

Team Defense
Half-court man-to-man
Full-court man-to-man
Rotation principles
Zone press
Run and jump
Zone defense (2-1-2, 1-2-2, 1-3-1)
Fastbreak defense
Trapping

U8

Rules

U8
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I
I

Scoring
Double (illegal) dribble
Travel
Backcourt violation
Jump ball start of each half
Jump ball held ball
Fouls hands
Fouls blocking
Fouls on shooter
Five fouls on a player
Eight team fouls
3 seconds in key
5 seconds guarded
10 seconds in backcourt
Jump balls held ball
Out of bounds
In-bounds passes and defense of
Free throws player positions and rules

I=Introduce, R=Refine, M=Master

U10
R
R
R
R
R
I
I
R
I
I
I
I
I

U10
I
I

I
I
I
I

U10
R/M
R/M
R/M
R/M
R/M
R/M
R/M
R/M
R/M
R/M
R/M
I
I
I
R
R
R
R

U12
M
M
M
M
M
R
R
M
R
R
R
R
R
I
I
I
I

U14

U16

U12
R
R
I
I

U16

I
R
I

U14
M
M
R
R
I
R
M
R

U12

U14

U16

R
R
R
M
M
M
M

M
M
M

U18

M
M
M
M
M
M
M
R
R
R
R

M
M
M
M

M
M
R
M

U18

M
U18

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