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Dribble Walk: Just a dribble walk around the neighborhood. Nice and easy.
Mini-Mikans: This is the most basic basketball scoring move. Aim for the TOP CORNER of the square. Get a good angle. Strive to be perfect.
Strong-Hand Wing Layups:
1-Hand BEEF Form Shooting: Be sure to follow BEEF guidelines. Make 5 in a row and take a little step back. If you miss 2 in a row, step in. (1-3 sets of 5 minutes) To develop the habit of 22 followthrough, keep the balance hand right next to the ball but not touching.
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2-Hand BEEF Form Shooting: Where’s the Beef? Be sure to keep the balance hand still with the fingertips pointing to the sky. Make 5 in a row and take a little step back. If you miss 2 in a row, step in. (1-3 sets of 5 minutes)
Record the last spot for making 5 in a row. (spot 1, spot 2, etc)
10 shot drill: Make 10 shots from each of the 5 spots. Record how many shots it takes to make 10. For example 10 / 21, record 21. A player could also take 10 shots and record the makes
Star Drill / 30 or 60 seconds: The star drill is a moving drill that makes it challenging. Be sure to “Shoot & Stay” before moving to the next spot. Start on the strong hand block. The order of shots is (right) block, opposite (left) elbow, opposite (right) elbow, opposite (left) block, free throw line.
Record your top score.
+7/-7: This is a simple shooting drill that also incorporates a little math. Each time a player makes a shot, add one to the score. Each time a player misses a shot, subtract two from the score. The player wins if he reaches +7. The player loses if he reaches -7. Remember, that in order to stay at 0, a player must make two shots and miss one which is 66.6%. Ao anytime a player wins the game., the shooting percentage is better than 66.6%. When a player wins, step back one spot. When a player loses, step in one spot..
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| WorkoutDatet | Dribble Walk | MiniMikans | Winglayups | 1-hand | 2-hand | Right base | Rightwing | straight | Leftwing | leftbase | StarDrill | +-7 -7 |
The goal of this individual workout is to help a player have an enjoyable third grade basketball season. We’re not trying to make the high school team. We are not trying to earn a college scholarship. We are trying to have a little bit of fun with nasketball following the guidelines of USA Basketball.
Most parents and players at this age are introduced to AAU Basketball and may never understand what USA Basketball is all about. We are all about USA Basketball. If you are reading this, we encourage you to learn more about USA Basketball by purchasing their book or visiting their website. We are working on a complete review of the book.
In order for this to be successful, a 8U player should be practicing on an 8 foot basketball hoop with with a size 5 Basketball. We recommend the following ball for players who are serious about practicing. (Coming Soon)
In order for 8U player to succeed with these workouts, they will need a partner such as an encouraging parent, grandparent, or older sibling. It is also imperative that the workouts are fun. It is important to know the player and their focus and attention span. Not all the drills need to be completed with each workout, these are merely suggestions. Probably the most beneficial workout for this age is a dribble walk and this is great for parents and four-legged friends. Simply dribbling a basketball for a 10 to 20 minute walk will help develop. Dribbling is probably the most important skill for an eight-year-old basketball player and is something that should be learned 1st. (Youth Basketball: Top 10 Reasons to Teach Dribbling 1st)
We also feel it is beneficial for a player to learn fundamentals and how to practice them. We created this workout in the summer of 2026 and would be excited to have some feedback from players and parents who commit to this workout.
There is a great new tool to help develop proper shooting form. It is called the FORM basketball and it is endorsed by pro players, Gordon Hayward, NBA All-Star, FORM Co-founder and Paul George, NBA All-star, Philadelphia 76ers and FORM Ambassador. This tool is very helpful in creating proper elbow placement and proper use of the non-shooting balance. Read a complete review here. Paragraph paragraph a special note about shooting at the 8 foot Hoop. Try to do this as much as possible if a player is on a travel or AAU team that uses a 10 foot basket that is OK but not ideal. When practicing at home we strongly recommend that you follow the USA Basketball coaching guidelines of using 8 foot in a size 5.