Jr. NBA Instructional Curriculum

The Jr. NBA has developed a new, turnkey instructional curriculum designed to better the youth basketball experience for players, parents, and coaches.

The curriculum features four levels – Rookie, Starter, All-Star, and MVP – that provide proper instruction to youth players at every level of skill development.

Each of the four levels of the curriculum has 12 practice plans, for a total of 48 total practices plans that serve as helpful resources for all coaches – including inexperienced volunteer coaches working with young players for the first time.

You can learn the game from NBA/WNBA players, legends, coaches, strength and conditioning personnel in our library of more than 250 instructional videos.

CURRICULUM UPDATES

As the game of basketball evolves so do the strategies and skills for coaching. The Jr. NBA has made several enhancements throughout the Rookie level of the curriculum, with the addition of the elements below. Find more details in the “Curriculum Overview” downloadable PDF here.

• GAMES APPROACH

  Practices have been updated to include fun games that simultaneously allow for skill development.​

• SMALL-SIDED GAMES

  More small-sided competitions (1v1, 2v2, 3v3, advantages) have been added to the curriculum to ensure players learn through play.​

• RANDOM STARTS

  As opposed to starting from a stationary position, many drills now include players starting out of unpredictable motions or an action.​

• LOADING ANG DELOADING

  Several activities have been​ updated to feature modifications to increase or ​decrease the difficulty for individuals or the team.​

• DECISION MAKING

  Activities have been updated to include a focus on empowering players to develop ​decision-making skills.