Team Offense · U10 drill · ages 8–10
Tape Spot Spacing Drill
Five pieces of tape on the floor and nine-year-olds suddenly understand spacing.
AgesU10+
Players4–10
Time8 min
Spacehalf court
Equipment5 pieces of floor tape
Levelbeginner
Setup
Put five pieces of tape on the floor in the spots you want your offense to occupy. Run four on zero or five on zero to start.
How it runs
- Players pass the ball around the perimeter, each one standing on a piece of tape.
- After every pass the passer makes one of three basic cuts: a straight cut, a basket cut or a back cut.
- After the cut he must find an empty piece of tape to stand on.
- Once the pattern holds together, add defenders and let them play.
Coaching point
The tape gives young players a physical reference for spacing, which they cannot yet judge by eye.
In the U10 Drill Book, page 125
The full drill
- 2 more coaching points
- 2 common mistakes and how to fix them
- 3 progressions to make it harder
- a way to make it competitive
Plus 119 more drills for ages 8–10, one per page, with court diagrams.
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