A four part series of basketball clinics for 5th6th-8th graders in the SFV/LA area. These clinics will be run through the Notre Dame Athletic Department and coached by the men’s ND Basketball coaching staff. There will be 40 spots available for each series. Each series will have its own theme.
Blue Knight Session 1
September 8, 15, 29
Series #1: “Skills and Drills”
This series series will focus on teaching the players the specific routines and drills that we do every day in practice to help our players develop offensively and defensively. This will include drills that can be done alone and drills that involve live play.
October: 6th, 13th, 20th
Series #2: “Pace and Space”
This series will focus on teaching kids how to execute the individual skills and team concepts needed to play in the ND basketball fast break system.
December: 27th, 28th, 29th.
Series #3: “Defend and Rotate”
This series will focus on teaching kids how to defend the full length and width of the court. Players will learn how to scramble, sprint and communicate in a fast paced, pressure defensive system.
March 30th, April 6th, April 27th
Series #4: “Read and React”
This series will focus on teaching players specific 3 and 4 player actions on offense and how to read and react to different defensive coverages. An emphasis will be put on teaching both the defensive and offensive reads and reactions that need to be made for the actions.
All clinics are from 8:30-10:30am
