6-Week “Skill Builder” Clinics

Curriculum:

Performance Basketball’s 6 -Week Clinic provides comprehensive instruction on core offensive skills.

 

Offensive Skills & Concepts Covered:

Footwork

  • Balanced jump stops
  • Correct pivoting techniques
  • “Run Hard, Stop Soft” to gain balance
  • Increase quickness with “foot to foot, body to body” concept

Ball Handling

  • How to develop hand-eye coordination skills using Maravich ball handling drills
  • Using an arm bar to protect the dribble
  • Learn different types of dribbles & when to use them

Triple Threat Position

  • How to make yourself Hard to Guard on offense
  • Establish a Strong pivot foot
  • Swing and Sweep moves
  • The Sheep vs. The Wolf
  • Live ball moves off of Triple Threat
  • How to reduce your turnovers on offense

Creating Leads

  • How to create a lead using V Cuts & L Cuts
  • Execute an explosive Back door Cut
  • Creating separation with your defender
  • Changing speeds to create space and get open
  • How to move effectively without the ball

Passing & Catching the Basketball

  • “Palms to the passer” technique
  • “Catch & Tuck” when receiving passes
  • Adding a ball fake to different types of passes

Screening

  • Correct body position for setting an effective screen
  • How to “Head hunt” when setting a screen
  • Setting down screens & back screens at the proper angles
  • How to open to the ball after screening

Cutting

  • How to “Read the Defense”
  • Changing speeds to become an effective cutter
  • Executing Curl cuts
  • How to run the Bump & Fade cut
  • Using the correct hand target when cutting off of a screen
  • Running an effective “Give & Go”

Offensive Transition

  • How to run the fast break
  • Running at hard angles
  • How to run the lanes properly
  • Getting your body under control when running in transition
  • How to run a three lane push versus tandem defense
  • 3 on 3 & 4 on 4 scrimmages to apply skills in game like situations.

And much more!

 

 

Clinic Dates & Times:

 

6-Week Clinic # 1 (Price of this Clinic is $185):

 

Clinics are held on 6 consecutive SATURDAYS (exception - Friday July 3rd):

 

June 6, 13, 20, 27 2009

July 3, 11 2009

  • Session # 1  - 8 am – 10:00 am
  • Session # 2 – 10 am – 12 pm

There is a limit of 45 players per session. Sessions are not age specific – players can choose the session they want to attend. Within each session players will be grouped appropriately according to age and skill level.

Note: If the player signs up for Session # 2 (10 am – 12 Noon) he/she will attend that session for all 6 Saturdays…each player is getting 12 total hours of instruction.

Important! - If your child is playing in a League such as KAC, NJB (or any other League) and has a game scheduled for Saturday that conflicts with their Performance Basketball Clinic session time...they are free to attend the alternate session for that day...please let Coach Mello know in advance...thank you!  

General Info:

  • Open to boys & girls ages 7-18         

  • Please wear basketball shoes, t-shirts & gym shorts. No street clothes, hats, jewelry or sweat pants.  

"Core 10" DVD:

  • Each player receives a free DVD of the skills taught during the 6-Week Clinic.

Price & Registration:

PRICE OF EACH 6-WEEK CLINIC IS $185 - Full payment needs to be submitted with registration form - Free DVD included in price of Clinic.

 

• Accepted method of payment  - credit card or check.

  • Credit card payment can be made when completing on-line registration form.
  • If payment is made by check – make check payable to “Performance Basketball Clinics LLC”  

Mailing address:

 

Performance Basketball Clinics

520 Lunalilo Home Road #231

Honolulu, HI 96825

Location of 6-Week Clinics:

St. Andrew’s Priory School Gym, 224 Queen Emma Square, Honolulu, HI 96813


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