Fundamentals

Skills Checklists

Annotated checklists of basic to advanced player skills include links to YouTube videos (in italics) and Blog posts, all aiming towards a skills compendium.

• Footwork
• Passing & Catching
• Dribbling
• Finishing
• Shooting
• Post Play
• Rebounding
• Defence
• Offence

Here are corresponding skills playlists:

• Footwork, Passing & Catching, Dribbling, Finishing, Shooting, Post play, Defence, Offence

Other Resources

See the Skills Checklists for Youth Players, also

• Canada Basketball - developing point guards, wings, posts
• Steve Nash Youth Basketball - Athlete Development Model stages
  • Active start, FUNdamentals, Learn to train, Train to train (phase 1, phase 2), Train to compete, Learn to win, Train to win
• WABC Coaches Manuals for player skills
• Australia
  • Basketball Australia Skills Checklist
  • Basketball ACT Skills Matrix (U8 to U18)