​Phase 1 of Curriculum: At the Kindergarten level, our focus is on fun and helping your players fall in love with the sport. We will introduce them to the basics of the game, including dribbling, passing, and shooting. We'll also work on developing their gross motor skills and ability to follow instructions. Games are played 4 v 4 on 8 foot rims. No double teams or press is allowed. We use a running clock with 18 minute halves. 

​Phase 1 of Curriculum: At the 1st Grade level, coaches begin introducing fundamental and basic basketball-specific skills and establish building blocks for overall basketball skills. 80% of practice time is spent on individual fundamental training and 20% of the time is spent on actual game competition. Games continue to be 4 v 4 on 8 foot rims. No double teams or press is allowed. We use a running clock with 20 minute halves.  

​Phase 2 of Curriculum: At the 2nd Grade level,  we'll start emphasizing concepts around game play, competing with a team, and building camaraderie. At practices, coaches begin introducing positional concepts and players will be introduced to all player positions. During the season we'll start to keep score and league standings. At the end of the season, they’ll get their first chance to compete for a championship in the prestigious Development League End of Season tournament. Teams will still play 4 v 4 on 9+ foot rims. We use a stopped clock with 18 minute halves. 

​Phase 2 of Curriculum: At the 3rd Grade level, we continue emphasizing the concepts introduced in the 2nd grade league around playing for a team; being a squad! Coaches begin introducing more advanced technical concepts at practice and league games continue to become more competitive. Games are 4 v 4 on a midsize court with 9+ foot rims with score keeping.  We begin to use 20 minute stopped clock halves.  

​Phase 3 of Curriculum: At the 4th Grade level, game play will become more official as games move 5 v 5 on a regulation size court with a regulation size rim and refs will begin tracking team fouls. At practices, coaches start building on fitness goals in addition to overall basketball skills. 

​Phase 3 of Curriculum - Like in the 4th grade League, in 5th grade games are played 5 v 5 on a regulation size court with a regulation size rim and refs will begin tracking team fouls. At practices, coaches begin instilling more advanced basketball concepts like 2 man concepts, primary transitional concepts, and secondary transitional concepts. 

​Phase 4 of Curriculum - In the final age bracket of the Development Leagues, we aim to make the games as real, competitive and exciting for players as possible. Games now follow all regulation basketball rules including allowing for team plays, running full court press, and double teams.  All games are played 5 v 5 on full courts with regulation size balls and rims.