Basketball Skills and Drills for Kids
What our coaches teach in the gym, written so a player can take it home: ball handling, shooting, defence, and the habits that actually move a game forward.
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Written by the coaching staff at the HoopLife Centre on Solomon Crescent, for families in Regina.
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The Newest Skills & Drills Posts
A Weekly Basketball Workout Plan for Players Training Alone
A simple weekly structure for players building their game at home, with drills, rest and how to actually stick to it.
Grades 3-4 Practice #2: Teaching DHO Reads Through Small Games
Inside HoopLife's grades 3-4 practice #2 in Regina: how a dribble hand-off, a shell read and small-sided games teach spacing without a single line drill.
Grades 1-2 Practice #2: Teaching Defence Before Kids Even Notice
Inside HoopLife League practice #2 for grades 1-2 in Regina: how defensive stance, one-hand passing and small-sided games are taught together.
Grades 7-8 Practice #1: Teaching 2-3 Zone the HoopLife Way
A real HoopLife League practice plan for grades 7-8: how coaches teach 2-3 zone defense, zone offense and late-game situations, block by block.
Basketball Ball Handling Drills for Kids: Weekly Practice Plan
A weekly practice plan with ball handling drills for young basketball players, built for home workouts.
Grades 5-6 Practice #1: Inside the HoopLife Method on Friday
A real HoopLife League grades 5-6 practice plan, explained in plain language: what each block teaches and why it is built this way.
Why Small-Sided Games Beat Drills in Youth Basketball
HoopLife League practice is built around 3v3 and 4v4 instead of lines and cone drills. Here is why.
Inside a Grades 1-2 HoopLife League Practice: What We Teach First
The first practice of the season for the youngest League players, broken down drill by drill.























































