Player Development Program

Objectives: To develop a positive playing experience to help players and families engage with basketball.

Personal Values: Commitment, Teamwork, Empathy and Respect

Phase of Play Teaching:

1. Transition Offence: exploiting an essential numerical advantage (i.e., two v 1). Progression up the court in transition (passing ahead, getting ahead).

2. Offence: Penetrating the defence mainly through 1 v 1, initially getting open, basic spacing.

3. Transition Defence: Protecting the basket (getting back home)

4. Defence: Stopping penetration (mostly one v one defence)

Methods: Conditioned fun games that allow children to understand space, dribble, pass, and shoot—low structure / high freedom (guided discovery). 1 v 1, 2 v one situations.

We will also support children in developing a broad range of motor skills, including agility, balance, coordination, speed, and running, jumping, catching, etc.

The program will run from Saturday, January 10, through April 18.

For: Boys ages 9 to 11 (grades 4 - 6)

Saturdays: 10:00 to 11:30 AM at the Canada Games Center.

Saturdays: Beginning Saturday, January 10, 2026

Sessions will occur on the following Saturdays:

January 10, 17 and 31

February: 7, 14 and 21

March: 21 and 28

April: 11 and 18

Sessions will not occur on January 24, February 28, March 7 and 14 and April 4

Where: Canada Games Center (CGC)

• Enter via the main school door.

• Come dressed and ready to play.