Tier 3 (6th Grade) Skills Progressions
(What they should know when they leave 6th Grade)
 
Ball Handling
  • Rocker step
  • Crossover dribble
  • Spin move
  • Overhead pass
  • Wrap around pass
  • Jump stop & pivoting with defender and making a pass
  • Pistol Pete quick hand dribbling
  • Dribble Z
Shooting
  • L-handed lay-up 3 steps and a dribble
  • Power lay-ups
  • Step through lay-ups
  • Proper shooting technique
  • Partner shooting - pass/box out
  • One on one moves with a defender
  • Free throw routine
  • Reverse lay-up with weak hand
Defense/Rebounding
  • Man to man defense -No zone allowed!
  • Hedging on the screen allowed
  • Team defense
    • Shade to weak hand on ball
    • Deny the ball/ one pass away
    • One foot in the key more than one pass away
  • 3 spot rebounding
    • Pivot- initiate contact- go control the spots. Encourage kids to control an area (middle of the key and blocks)
    • Don’t rebound underneath the basket
  • Stealing on the ball is encouraged
Team play away from the ball
  • 3 rules to a screen
    1. Wait for the screener to set-up defender
    2. Rub shoulder to shoulder. Read the defender: flair, curl etc.
    3. Roll- The screener needs to roll. The pivot can actually be into the defender trying to get around. Hands up and move to the ball.
  • On ball screen- two dribbles for pick and roll
  • Teach passing game - basic motion offense (pass & screen away)
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  • Getting open on wing
  • Give & Go