Table 1.  The 22 week prescribed balance training programme is presented.
 
 

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

 
 

Eyes open focused on ball

Eyes open not focused on ball

Eyes closed

Basketball position: feet next to each other shoulder width1

Stance
Dribbling
Aberdeen
Passing1

Sweeps (= keeping the ball alive)
Push & Pull dribble (= forward – backward next to feet)
Turn ball around head, trunk and legs (figure 8)
Hands up: straight and diagonal passing

Tandem stance: one foot behind the other on a straight line 1

Stance
Dribbling
Aberdeen
Passing1

Sweeps
Power dribble high and low and changing hand between the legs
Turn ball around head, trunk and legs (figure 8)
Hands up: with 2 balls straight passing

One leg stance

Stance
Dribbling
Aberdeen
Passing1

Sweeps
Push & Pull dribble
Figure 8 between the legs
Bad passing with tennis ball

Jumping tasks 2, 3

Stance
Dribbling
Aberdeen
Passing1

Mirror the teammate
Push & Pull dribble + jump into pass
Figure 8 between the legs + jump (= scissors)
Jump to bad pass with tennis ball

Basketball position: feet next to each other shoulder width 1

Stance
Dribbling
Aberdeen
Passing1

Stance / Sweeps / Sweeps + Mirror the ball2 / Ball fight
Power dribble high & low / Push & Pull dribble / Hockey dribble / L-dribble
Around trunk / Figure 8 between legs / Head-trunk-figure 8 / Scissors
Chest pass / Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3

Tandem stance: one foot behind the other on a straight line 1

Stance
Dribbling
Aberdeen
Passing1

Stance / Sweeps / Sweeps + Mirror the ball2 / Ball fight
Power dribble high & low / Push & Pull dribble / Hockey dribble / L-dribble
Around trunk / Figure 8 between legs / Head-trunk-figure 8 / Scissors
Chest pass / Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3

One leg stance

Stance
Dribbling
Aberdeen
Passing1

Stance / Sweeps / Sweeps + Mirror the ball2 / Ball fight
Power dribble high & low / Push & Pull dribble / Hockey dribble / L-dribble
Around trunk / Figure 8 between legs / Head-trunk-figure 8 / Scissors
Chest pass / Week 1 / Week 2 / Week 3

Basketball position: feet next to each other shoulder width 1

Stance
Dribbling
Aberdeen
Passing1

Stance / Sweeps
Push & Pull dribble / Power dribble high & low
Around trunk / Figure 8 between legs
Chest pass / Week 1

One leg stance

Stance
Dribbling
Aberdeen
Passing1

Stance / Sweeps
Push & Pull dribble / Power dribble high & low
Around trunk / Figure 8 between legs
Chest pass / Week 1

Dynamic exercises 2

Stance
Dribbling
Aberdeen
Passing1

Walk on 10 SG
Walk on 10 SG and Power dribble high & low
Walk on 10 SG and turn ball around trunk
Walk on 10 SG and chest pass

Dynamic exercises 2

Stance
Dribbling
Aberdeen
Passing1

Walk on 10 SG + Shot
Walk on 10 SG and Power dribble high & low + Shot
Walk on 10 SG and turn ball around trunk + Shot
Walk on 10 SG and chest pass + Shot

1 On the ball of the feet; 2 Eyes open; 3 Dynamic exercise (session 1: 2 feet together; session 2: from one foot to the other; session 3: one foot); SG = balance semi-globes.