We pulled out an old classic for warm-up yesterday during DRIVE Jr. Training. Check out footage of (2) Gr.4s going through the Chill Drill.
The Chill Drill involves:
1) Inside Out, Inside Out, Inside Out
2) Spin Move
3) Hop Back Crossover
4) Around the Back 2 x’s
5) Spin Move
6) Crossover + Layup
There are many variations to this drill including different finishes (Floater, Reverse, Pull-Up, etc.) Look for an updated 2K11 Version of the Chill Drill from us coming soon!
Hope you Enjoy!
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For the next few weeks we’re gonna follow 8th Grader William Hu’s progress in Personal Lessons at DRIVE Richmond.
Here is a sample of his workout from yesterday. Please note that there were other elements to this workout, but for now we chose to focus only on one particular element: ball handling moves.
William began the workout working on pull backs off the dribble. These pull backs can be used in the full-court to relieve pressure & also used in the 1/2 court as a scoring move or to create space for a pass. Hope you Enjoy!
Here he is working on a right hand & left hand regular pull back.
1) Step hard in the direction your going with the same foot as the hand your dribbling with.
2) Try to pull it back below your knee.
3) Hop back aggressively & athletically to create space after the move.
4) Can go for reps or for time.
5) Will progress into different finishes out of this move in the 1/2 court and full court.
Here he is working on a right hand & left hand under pull back.
1) Step hard in the direction your going with the same foot as the hand your dribbling with.
2) Try to pull it back under your leg & below your knee.
3) Hop back aggressively & athletically to create space after the move.
4) Can go for reps or for time.
5) Will progress into different finishes out of this move in the 1/2 court and full court.
Here he is working on right hand under pull backs.
1) Sweep hard in the direction your going, both feet together on the behind pull back move.
2) Try to dribble hard and directly under your butt.
3) Hop back aggressively & athletically to create space after the move.
4) Can go for reps or for time.
5) Will progress into different finishes out of this move in the 1/2 court.
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Here is a portion of a recent lesson plan used with our DRIVE 4th Graders. In this lesson the kids were learning 1 on 1 moves facing the basket.
This progression can be very useful for the youth player, parent & coach as it encompasses many different fundamental skills including: jumpstops,
pivoting, sweep moves (counter moves) & different finishes at the basket. Please note that this is only a small portion of the lesson & there are many
different variations and finishes you can teach through this progression before the kids play competitive 1 on 1. Hope you Enjoy!!
We began with the kids working on:
Sweep & Go – 1 Foot Layup
1) Jumpstop on the Catch
2) Reverse Pivot Square-Up
3) Sweep Through
4) One Foot Layup
Sweep & Go – 2 Foot Layup (Reverse Jumpstop)
1) Jumpstop on the Catch
2) Reverse Pivot Square-Up
3) Sweep Through
4) Two Foot Layup (Land Outside THAN Inside)
Knee to Knee Move – Cross Sweep – 2 Foot Layup
1) Jumpstop on the Catch
2) Reverse Pivot Square-Up
3) Knee to Knee Fake (Foot Fake & Ball Fake) [Also called Jab + Crossover]
4) Cross Sweep
5) 2 Foot Layup on other side of the basket.
Jab Series – Jab + Go – Jab + Shot – Rocker Step
1) Jumpstop on the Catch
2) Reverse Pivot Square-Up
3) Jab + Go (If Defender does not back up on Jab)
4) Jab + Shot (If Defender backs up on Jab)
5) Rocker Step (If Defender backs up on Jab + Than recovers)
Live Play
1) Jumpstop on the Catch
2) Reverse Pivot Square-Up
3) Live Play
4) Limited Dribbles (5, 4, 3)
5) Limited or Unlimited Rebounds
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 DRIVE PG Gogy Kumanan has his Vancouver College Fighting Irish atop the Rankings 1) Vancouver College Overview: Winners of Emerald classic, Oak bay Classic, Charles Best tournament and 4th place finishers at Drive Classic Crystal Ball: Deepest team in the Province has shown Signs of Complete Domination and some let down still the team no one wants to be matched up 2) Churchill Overview: Winners of Drive Christmas Classic, John Oliver Jokers tournament Crystal Ball: Team showed it could play without Big man Nathan Holz other players must step up to fill the void this team led by Mindy Minhas are serious challengers 3) WRCA Overview: 3rd Place Finshers at REB in Edmonton Crystal Ball: WRCA has yet to play a top team in the province but with the roster depth at hand their starting 5 is tough to match up with at all positions add in PG 4) Kits Overview: Kits Classic Champions, 2nd Place Charles Best tournament Crystal Ball: This team on some nights can shoot the other team right out of the gym there uptempo style and smooth shooting have kept them at the top of their league 5) Wj Mouat Overview: 2nd Place South Kamloops tournament, 3rd Place Drive christmas Classic, Abby Police tournament Champions, Mouat tournament Champions Key wins: Churchill (Twice), VC, Enver Creek Crystal Ball: This team has the size and the outside shooting to beat anyone on any given night when this team is hot they are extremely tough to beat look for them come playoffs 6) SMUS Overview: Winner of SMUS Playday Key wins: VC, Oak Bay Crystal Ball: This team is a great shooting team and can really stroke the ball from the outside they lack an elite big man but have the guards to make up for it led by Mark Yorath smart squad don’t make many mistakes and really work hard as a unit look for them to continue to be the top team off the Island 7) Lord Tweedsmuir Overview: 2nd place Drive Classic, 3rd Place Southridge Classic, 2nd Place Yale Tournament Key wins: Mouat, St Georges, Lambrick Park, Enver Creek Crystal Ball: This team continues to impress a team with great scoring guards and tough team defines have become the Dark horse to win it all out of the Valley don’t sleep on this team or you will get burned could be the province’s hardest working team 8) Kelowna Overview: 2nd Place finishers Emerald Tournament Key wins: Oak Bay, Pitt Crystal Ball: This team will be the top team coming out of their region and will be the tough team to beat come provincials team proved they could play by beating a top team in Pitt Meadows and holding their own against Vancouver college This is a a team to keep an eye on. 9) Burnaby South Overview: 5th Place Drive classic, 3rd Place Emerald Tournament Key wins: VC, Kits, SMUS Crystal Ball: This young squad continues to show they can compete with the best of the best. They have had some very big wins as well as some suspect losses this team needs to develop consistency but they are showing the have what it takes to be near the top 10) McMath Overview: Kwantlen Tournament Champions, Southridge Tournament Champions, 2nd Place Oak bay classic, McMath Wildcat classic Champions Key wins: Burnett, Burnaby South Crystal Ball: This uptempo team continues to work hard and have found a lot of early success after a meltdown at the Drive classic have really bounced back strong and hope to continue to move up the ladder and overtake Burnett as the City champions come playoff time. HM: Burnettt , Pitt Meadows , Westsyde, Yale, Walnut Grove, Duchess Park |
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