Required Skill Level

• Should have prior organized basketball experience – i.e. Elite Camps Weekly Lessons, house-leagues, rep teams, or camps.
• Should have knowledge and ability on individual basketball fundamentals such as:  layups, dribbling, defense, passing/catching, triple threat, shooting form, etc.
• We will NOT be teaching or working on these skills as part of this program.  The athletes will need to be able to perform these skills at least at a basic level to make it possible to work on game-strategies and skills.

Athletes should meet ALL of the checklist requirements below:

D-League Checklist:

• Shoot with proper shooting form
• Make consistent open layups
• Dribbling on the move with either hands with their head up
• Be able to cut and get open
• Ability to pivot without traveling
• Pass and catch firm passes

Program Layout:

• 1.5 hour sessions
• 30 minute team practice
• Team practice follows curriculum designed specifically for each age
• Game-time = 8 – 4 minute shifts *(equal play game)
• Last 4 minutes earned game play
• Game-time is 5 on 5
• Max of 10 athletes per team
• Awards for league champions
• League All Stars
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*Equal play games mean players are numbered. For example if a team has 8 players, the first shift will consist of players numbered 1-5. The next shift would be 6,7,8,1,2. This would continue the whole game until the last shift.

• Floor balance and spacing
• Use of individual moves in team concepts
• Team rebounding and outlet principles
• Team transition principles
• Primary and Secondary fast break
• How to move without the ball
• Establishing strong man-to-man team defense
• Unified team offense
• Game scenario strategies

Q:How is this different from the Elite weekly lessons?
A:Athletes will be in a set curriculum designed to enhance team/game playing strategies as opposed to individual skills.