Fundamentals

Fundamentals

The ABC’S of Youth Basketball

Agility
The ability to manipulate space at the required pace.

Balance
Symmetry in skill, body control, dynamic movement, and physiological development.

Coordination
The body responding (on demand) to the trained and instinctual mind.

Strategy
Appropriate decision-making based on game plan and game context.

Skills
Skills are taught in tandem with game-context and strategy. Proper technique and form is emphasized and encouraged through games, contests, challenges, and repetition. Our biggest emphasis is decision-making with pace and off-ball movement and defensive positioning and rebounding. We believe those are the skills that keep players on the court long term.