EPWBA will continue to offer grassroots recreational basketball to PWC residents and surrounding communities! New for the season, players as early as 1st Grade will have the opportunity to begin basic fundamentals with the restart of the ‘Novice League’. Players in this group will learn the basic concepts of basketball. Each session will last 90 minutes; 75 minutes of instruction/drills and 15 minutes of review.

Background:

Details:

• Registration: Starts October 1st
• Cost: $85 per 5 week session
• Program Length: 2 5-Week sessions (January/February 2025, February/March 2025)
  • Session 1: 01/12, 01/19, 01/26, 02/02, 02/08 (avoiding Super Bowl Sunday)
  • Session 2: 02/16, 02/23, 03/02, 03/09, 03/16
• Location: Kyle Wilson Elementary
• Number of Participants: Capacity of 24

Skills Covered:

• Conditioning
• Hand/Eye coordination drills
• Movement without the ball
• Dribbling fundamentals
• Passing fundamentals
• Defense:
  • Stance/Posture
  • On-ball
  • 1 pass away (help)
    
  • 2 passes away (help)
• Footwork:
  • For layups
    
  • For passing
  • For defense
• Rebounding/Boxing out concepts
• Fundamentals of cutting
• Screen setting