A fast-paced, team-based warm-up game where players compete in relay-style races with basketball-specific tasks. The Relay Game boosts coordination, tempo control, and competitive spirit, ideal for energizing a training session.
Objectives
- Strengthen the foundation of the Pass.
- To promote communication between players.
- To improve the reception of passes in the race.
- Encourage the vision of the game.
Recommended age
- From 6 years onwards (School and Minibasket: categories pre-benjamin, benjamin, and fry).
Number of players
- From 4 players forward. It is important to note that many fewer rows and fewer players in the row, rather than better. IMPORTANT: If we have 12 players, you can have 6 pairs. The most important thing is that the time commitment engine as possible.
Recommended time
- Total duration of the game 7-10 min.
Equipment and facilities
- 1 Basketball player (in case of not having enough, that at least each group has a ball).
- A diaphanous space, but if we do so in a court of Basketball you can use half or whole, and is more fun because the relay may include a shot to the basket.
Initial layout and description of the Relay Game
Do multiple computers (with the least number of players per team to avoid having a lot of people stop), it Is preferable that all groups have the same number of players.
In the case of not being possible, there will be some player in the group with fewer players that repeat (it is preferable that has the same number of players for easy control of the game). Each group is placed in a row india. The first balloon.
The journey to make it back and forth, giving the relay crashing into the palm with the following partner or passing the ball (being able to establish a specific location) in case you want to also practice the pass.The tour may be in a straight line or using cones zig-zag, or getting into any material in which you have to perform a particular action (stacked cones, for example).
Note: how Much more young people, more simple, you must be (let’s not ask you to remember a multitude of actions, the kids want to play!). Actions should be fun and easy so you can remember better.
It gives the start signal of the relay. The first row of each group performs the route. Once completed, gives the baton to the next teammate of his group. The winner is the team that before the end of the tour.
Below, a video in which he performed the relay with a multitude of variants (including provision of ‘rows’ to increase time commitment shortening the wait):
Variants of the Relay Game
- Dribble with the hand non-dominant.
- Bounce to a specific height (at the height of the knee, hip, shoulder, at the height of the head, above the head, etc…).
- Include cones to make zig-zag using crossover.
- Include cones that you have to cut around.
- You can draw a few circles on the ground so you have to jump or bounce the ball (do not recommend the use of rings in games with race, because if the tread can cause falls).
- You can do races Stops making handoff pass.
- Relays – Parade
Cedric Arregui Guivarch
National Coach of Basketball (CES 2014)
