Cardinal Basketball Curriculum

Skill	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Body Movement Fundamentals
Running	C	C	VC	VC	VC
Change of Pace	C	C	VC	VC	VC
Change of Direction	C	C	VC	VC	VC
Stopping - Jump Stop	I	I	I	C	VC
Jumping	C	C	VC	VC	VC
High Knee Skips-(Lay-Up Form/Opp. Knee and Hand Up)	C	C	VC	VC	VC
Footwork	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Forward Pivot (Right and Left)	I	I	C	C	VC
Reverse Pivot (Right and Left)	I	I	C	C	VC
Catch and Square - Choice of in air or inside foot	I	I	I	I	C
Triple Threat	I	I	I	C	VC
Reverse Pivot Attack on Catch					I
Jump Stop	I	I	I	I	C
Shooting	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Form- Wrist Flexed/Elbow In/Rotation/Cookie Jar	I	I	C	C	VC
Free Throws	I	I	I	C	C
Catch and Shoot	I	I	I	I	C
Shoot Off Dribble	I	I	I	I	C
Layups (Right and Left Hands)	I	I	I	C	VC
Reverse Layups (Right and Left Hands)			I	I	C
Jump Stop Power Lay-Ups			I	I	I
Dribbling	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Regular (Right and Left Hand)	I	I	C	C	VC
Speed (Right and Left Hand)	I	I	I	C	VC
Control Dribble	I	I	I	I	C
Head/Eyes Up	I	I	I	C	VC
Attack and Retreat (Right and Left Hand)	I	I	I	C	VC
Change of Pace/Stutter/Hesitation Dribble	I	I	I	C	VC
Crossover Dribble	I	I	C	C	VC
Reverse Pivot (Spin) Dribble	I	I	I	C	VC
Fake Crossover Dribble (Inside/Out)	I	I	I	I	C
Power Dribble			I	I	C
Between Legs Dribble			I	I	C
Behind Back Dribble			I	I	C
Passing/Receiving	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Fundamentals - Thumbs Down/Palms Out	I	C	C	C	VC
Proper Catching and Receiving - Ten Fingers	I	C	C	VC	VC
Move to Ball	I	I	I	C	C
Chest Pass	I	I	C	C	VC
Bounce Pass	I	I	I	C	VC
Pass Fake			I	I	C
Overhead/Skip Pass				I	I
Left Hand Push Pass				I	C
Baseball Pass					I
Wraparound Pass					I
Individual Offense	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Triple Threat Position	I	I	I	C	VC
Shot Fake			I	C	VC
Jab Step and Go			I	I	I
Jab Step - Rip - Go					I
Jab Step - Shoot					I
Posting Up Technique & Target Hand			I	I	C
Post Moves-Drop Step/Forward Pivot/Jump Hooks			I	I	C
Post Moves-Reverse Pivot					I
Post Moves-Counters					I
Catch and Go				I	C
Catch-Rip-Go				I	C
Team Offense	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Court Spacing - At Least 12 Feet Apart	I	I	I	C	C
Ball Movement, Ball Reversal			I	I	C
Layer 1 - Drive and Kick			I	I	I
Layer 2 - Baseline Drive					I
Layer 3 - Pass and Backcut	I	I	C	C	VC
- Defense Over Readline = Backcut	I	I	C	C	C
Layer 4 - Post Reactions			I	I	C
Layer 5 - Speed Dribble	I	I	I	I	C
Layer 11 - Post Blocking - Post Setting Screens			I	I	C
Layer 12 - Post Passing - Give 'n Go	I	I	I	I	C
Layer 16 - Transition			I	I	C
Screen and Roll			I	I	C
Fast Break			I	I	C
Press Break			I	C	C
Using Screens			I	I	I
Zone Offense Principles	I??	I??	I	I	C
On Ball Individual Defense	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Defensive Stance	I	I	C	VC	VC
Footwork - Shuffle	I	I	C	C	VC
Footwork - Drop-Step	I	I	I	C	VC
Use of Hands	I	I	I	C	VC
Turning the Dribbler			I	I	C
Man to Man - Guarding the Ballhandler	I	I	I	C	VC
Close Out			I	I	C
Taking the Charge			I	I	C
Off Ball Individual Defense	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
1 Pass Away	I	I	I	C	C
2+ Passes Away - In Help Position	I	I	I	C	C
Point Your Pistols to Man and Ball - Form Triangle	I	I	I	C	VC
Moving on "Air Time" (Dribble or Pass)			I	C	VC
Jump to the Ball			I	C	VC
Rebounding	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Stance and Positioning		I	C	VC	VC
Protection of Ball - Chin the Ball			I	C	VC
Blocking Out	I	I	I	C	C
Defense - Outlet Pass/Breakout Dribble			I	I	C
Team Defense	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Transition Defense - Get Back! - Rim/Ball/Man	I	I	C	C	VC
Half Court Man to Man	I	I	I	C	VC
Full Court Man to Man			I	I	I
Zone Defense					I
Situational Trapping					I
Defending Cutters			I	I	I
Defensing Screeners			I	I	I
Defending Post Players			I	I	C
Defending Pick and Roll					I
Defending OB Plays			I	I	C
Rules	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Scoring - 1's (FT)/2's/3's	I	I	C	VC	VC
Double Dribble	I	I	C	C	VC
Travel	I	I	C	C	VC
Backcourt Violation - Over and Back	I	I	C	VC	VC
Jump Ball - Starting of Game	I	I	C	VC	VC
Jump Ball - Held Ball	I	I	C	VC	VC
Fouls - Hands	I	I	C	VC	VC
Fouls - Blocking	I	I	C	VC	VC
Fouls - On Shooter	I	I	C	VC	VC
Five Fouls Per Player	I	I	C	VC	VC
3 Seconds in the Lane		I	I	C	VC
5 Seconds Guarded			I	C	VC
10 Seconds in Backcourt			I	C	VC
Out of Bounds - Baseline/Sideline	I	I	C	VC	VC
Free Throws - Player Positioning and Rules	I	I	C	VC	VC
Values of the Game	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Understand the "Core Values" of Our Program and Why They are Important	I	I	I	C	C
*I = Introduced; Player knows about the skill and can sometimes perform it.
*C = Competent; Player knows the skill and can perform it reasonably well.
*VC = Very competent, player knows the skill and can perform it well almost all of the time.