Pic. 1 Teamwork carry drill

The day started with warmups to various positions on the court. We skip to the sidelines and back, lateral movement and other types of movements to parts of the court to get the muscles warm enough for action.


Next, came ball handling. Here we started with ball smacks warming the fingers up, tapped the ball with fingers from hand to hand at chest level, above the head, waist level, and below the knee level. Some interesting players added a few wrinkles by taking the ball to the back while tapping it. Then came the waist, head  and leg wraps. And the Toss and Catch drill came last. 

Following that, we played the shooting line Game. Players change position after a game to 5. Emphasis was placed on giving the ball back-spins. 

Teamwork carry drill (Pic. 1). Players get partners and carry the balls on their hips and  back while moving from sideline to sideline. This is a great drill to encourage working as a team.

The 3x3 games followed, with players displaying their various skills and we then ended the games. 

As usual, there was a meeting session today,however it got quite interesting. After the compliment session. We learned about the History and Evolution of Basketball. Surprisingly looks like Sokode Basketball Club is repeating history in Sokode.(refer to pics below). This was very encouraging as we are not the only ones with humble beginnings.