Magic Fundamentals: Youth Basketball

Magic Johnson's Fundamentals of Basketball: For Kids teaches the basics that every beginner needs to start playing the game:

• The basic fundamentals of shooting a basketball
• Learning how to dribble and make the basic passes
• Basic stance, positioning, footwork, and moves

Magic is joined by youth instructor June Banks, a terrific team of kids, and this includes highlights and interviews with some of today's brightest stars.

The passing drills incorporate not only passing but dribbling, triple threat position, and pivoting. Drills that incorporate multiple skills help maximize practice time.

The different types of passes are covered and when to use them in a game.

The Reverse Pivot Moves are advanced footwork moves that will teach players methods to create their own shot.

Closing Space will show you how to read and attack a defender and score.

The Shooting Drills section includes drills to simulate game situation shots such as coming off a screen and shooting off the dribble.

June Banks takes you through the shooting segment of the video. He'll teach you the proper mechanics for shooting the ball along with drills to work on.

The Rainbow Drill will teach players to move to the right and left and get lots of shots in a short amount of time.

June will show you some troubleshooting tips and how to teach your youngster to shoot the ball properly.

Don't let any youngster get by shooting a layup off the wrong foot. The simple methods on the DVD will help correct any player of this - right or left handed layups.

Basic Dribbling is a good slow way to introduce young players to correct dribbling form and technique. The Advanced Dribbling section will teach open court dribble moves that can be used by players of all ages.

The 2 Ball Dribbling drills will help take dribbling skills to the next level and will also help you maximize your practice time.

The Body Position segment will teach young players how to put their body in the proper positions to play basketball successfully.

The Spin Moves series teaches moves necessary to finish at the basket.

1. Shooting
2. Passing
3. Dribbling
4. Basic Moves