Jarrod Moore Coaching Clinic: January 2025
McKinnon Basketball was fortunate to have Basketball NSW’s Coach Development Manager, Jarrod Moore deliver a coaching clinic for 65 coaches in January 2025.
The topic was “Skill Development for U12s and U14s”, with Jarrod leading an U12 team through a series of activities to develop shooting, passing, dribbling, footwork, defence, and decision-making in a fun 45-minute session.
The full recording is provided below, with a selection of notes underneath.
Drill #1 - Warm Up: Skill Triangles - 10 mins
Game 1 - Run Tag: Body warm up & fundamental body movements
Game 2 - Passing Tag: Technical observations:
- Jump stop to catch
- Balanced catches and passes
- Step to pass
- Universal follow-through: “Lock n Snap”
- Ball protection & toughness
- “Firm, flat, focused”
Game 3 - Pass Cut Replace Triangles
Game 4 - Triangle ‘Interceptor’
Drill #2 - 7 Cone Ball-Handling & Finishing - 10 mins
Ball-handling combinations: Front, between, back, combination, onside dribbles
Finishing combinations: First step, overhead, finger-roll, floaters, euros, 2 foot game.
Ball Protection combinations: fakes, hugs, keep aways, tiny dribbles, big dribbles
Teaching points: acceleration/deceleration, eyes, ball toughness, stance.
Can be progressed to 1v1 or 2v1 (shooter becomes Defence)
Drill #4 - Finishing/Shooting Decision Making 1 v 1 - 10 mins
2 teams, all with basketballs and 1 tennis ball.
Play a halfcourt game of basketball, trying to score using the tennis ball whilst dribbling your basketball.
Adjust rules accordingly: simplify to have players carry the basketball, or extend them to use ‘tiny’ dribbles or ‘purposeful pound’ dribbles, or challenge players to dribble with weak hand.