Youth Basketball Warm-Up Framework
A Systematic Approach to Preparation and Long-Term Youth Athlete Development.
Changing Pace
Understanding how players regulate movement speed through acceleration, deceleration, delay, and reacceleration while coordinating movement with dribble rhythm.
Changing Direction
Understanding how players prepare, redirect the ball and body, and re-establish control in a new movement direction.
Ball Positioning and Control Space
Understanding how players organize ball position and control space relative to the body, movement demands, and the next intended action.
Dribble-Footwork Coordination
Understanding how players coordinate ball interactions and footwork to maintain control and adapt their movement across different tasks.
Dribble Rhythm and Control Tempo
Understanding how dribble tempo and control tempo organize the timing of ball interactions and allow players to manipulate rhythm.
The Dribble Cycle
Understanding how the Control Phase and Free Phase organize each dribble and support purposeful interaction with the ball.