FINAL PHASE The children are divided into two teams as shown on the diagram. The player positioned between the midcourt circle and the 3-point line has a ball and controls when the game starts. The coach shows his/her hands to get a pass and take a ball away and when the ball is passed to the coach, the game starts…
FINAL PHASE The teams are positioned as shown on the diagram. The child who is on offense and does not have a ball ”hides” behind the defender and can at any time decide which basket he/she will run towards. When the teammate with the ball (and the defenders) sees this then the 2 vs 2 starts and it continues for…
Easybasket is a simplified form of basketball and an innovative approach to teaching younger children basketball. The approach is conceived of, produced, and used by the FIP, The Italian Basketball Federation. It is applicable both in schools and in the daily activities in the participating basketball clubs. Easybasket is a new and different approach to involving children in the gym…
GENERAL RULES Specific ball EASY BALL Height of the basket MT 2,60 Court size: (IDEAL SIZE) 18×9 – e.g. volleyball court MOVEMENT AND RULES OF THE GAME What is allowed? dribbling with both hands stop dribbling and start dribbling again take two steps while holding the ball stealing the ball from an opponent What is not allowed? taking more than…
INITIAL PHASE The children dribble around the court freely and a lot of hula hoops (carousel) are placed on the floor. On the coach’s signal then everybody can open the carousel (making the hula hoops spin). Then the children while dribbling have to pay attention to the hula hoops so that they do not stop spinning. If one is about…
The children can move freely around the court and half of them have balls and the other half do not. The children with balls move around dribbling and the ones without a ball run. On the coach’s signal “GO” the children without balls must find a child with a ball and stick to them (then the children must stay as…
MIDDLE PHASE Children are divided into two teams as shown in the diagram. Two players from each team who are positioned by half court runs towards the half court circle and then they each run towards a basket. They stop around the free throw line where the balls are placed on the cones. The players waiting cannot take the balls…
MIDDLE PHASE The children are divided into two teams (offense and defense) and they are positioned as shown on the diagram. Four rows with offense and everybody has a ball. Defense (prisoners) has no balls and they are in four rows by the half court circle. The first player at the half court circle starts the game by moving towards…
Easybasket … teach it! Easybasket should be considered as the beginning of a long journey that the children and young people can experience through the sport and life. A journey where there is a need for care and attention from those who are responsible for the development of the children. A hasty and distorted vision of the ideas and the…
FINAL PHASE The teams are positioned as shown on the diagram. Three of the players from one team are outside the half court circle with the opponents opposite them inside the circle. The players outside the circle must do the same movements as the players in the circle (mirror). The coach has the ball and can at any time pass…