The Playmakers concept & 3v3 research
3v3 basketball: the best developmental pathway
the playmakers concept
English soccer academies wait until players are 11-years-old to play full 11v11 soccer. In Italy, youth basketball players participate in skill-oriented clinics at six-years-old, but start competitive games at 12. In the United States, children play 5v5 full court games and compete for national championships when they are eight-years-old.
The Playmakers Basketball League promotes fun, learning and development rather than competition and winning. Players compete, but winning is not the end-goal. Children thrive on challenges. playmakers challenges players in an age and developmentally appropriate manner through its use of 3v3 games.
Rather than use static technique-oriented block practice, the league focuses on teaching game skills in a game context using variable or random training, and the small-sided games give players more space to practice their moves and skills. playmakers emphasizes the tactical skills (pick-and-rolls, give-and-goes, spacing, etc.) that separate the players with a high basketball I.Q.
Studies show that the top four reasons why kids play sports are:
1. To have fun
2. To improve skills and learn new ones
3. For thrills and excitement of competition
4. To be with friends or make new ones
playmakers maximizes the players’ experience by emphasizing these four factors. The league is active and eliminates standing around or sitting out, which makes many practices boring. The league teaches skills in a game context so players understand the importance of a skill and use the skill immediately in a semi-competitive environment. Drills and games are competitive, but there are no trophies or championships. This is a league to develop skills, have fun and compete for the sake of playing the game.
3v3 Basketball Research
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2v2 Games Improve Aerobic Capacity and Technical Skills.
Small-Sided Game Training Improves Aerobic Capacity and Technical Skills in Basketball Players | A. Delextrat1, A. Martinez2
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3v3 Basketball Improves Player Participation
Incidence of type of game mode in player participation in minibasket | Sergio Martínez-Fernández*, Javier García** and Sergio José Ibáñez*
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3v3 Basketball Increases Learning Opportunities
Learning opportunities in 3 on 3 versus 5 on 5 basketball game play: An application of nonlinear pedagogy | ISABEL B. TALLIR*, RENAAT PHILIPPAERTS, MARTIN VALCKE**, ELIANE MUSCH*, MATTHIEU LENOIR*
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3v3 Basketball: The Optimal Pathway for Skill Development
3v3 as the Optimal Pathway for the Development of Youth Basketball Players | Brian McCormick, M.S.S.
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3v3 Increases Physical Activity and Ball Possessions
Comparison of Physical Activity in Small-Sided Basketball Games Versus Full-Sided Games | Brian T. McCormick, James C. Hannon, Maria Newton, Barry Shultz, Nicole Miller, and Warren Young
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Modifying the game
BLOG: Build it and they will come | Damian Farrow, Victoria University (ISEAL) and Australian Institute of Sport and #achper2017 Keynote Speaker
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Scaling the Equipment and Play Area in Children’s Sport
Scaling the Equipment and Play Area in Children’s Sport to improve Motor Skill Acquisition: A Systematic Review | Tim Buszard1,2 • Machar Reid2 • Rich Masters4 • Damian Farrow1,3
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Small-Sided Games Improve Technical, Physiological and Physical Skills.
Optimising technical skills and physical loading in small-sided basketball games | Markus J. Klusemann , David B. Pyne , Carl Foster & Eric J. Drinkwater
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Why children should use lighter balls
Why children should play basketball with lighter balls
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Participation of mini-basketball players
PARTICIPATION OF MINI- BASKETBALL PLAYERS DURING SMALL-SIDED COMPETITIONS | Ma Isabel Piñar*, David Cárdenas*, Francisco Alarcón**, Raquel Escobar* & Elisa Torre*
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Technical/tactical preferences
TECHNICAL AND TACTICAL PREFERENCES AMONG BASKETBALL PLAYERS IN FORMATIVE YEARS1 | JOSÉ M. PALAO, ENRIQUE ORTEGA, AND AURELIO OLMEDILLA
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Ball Mass & Free-Throw Accuracy
Free-throw accuracy and success as a function of ball weight in 9- to 11-year-old male players | José Luis Arias
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Player Satisfaction in Youth Basketball
SATISFACTION IN MINI-BASKETBALL PLAYERS | MARIA I. PIÑAR, DAVID CÁRDENAS, JOSÉ CONDE, FRANCISCO ALARCÓN, AND ELISA TORRE
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Ball Mass & Dribbling and Pass Receptions
Effect of Ball Mass on Dribble, Pass, and Pass Reception in 9–11-Year-Old Boys' Basketball | José L. Arias , Francisco M. Argudo & José I. Alonso
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Ball Mass & Shooting Success
Effect of Basketball Mass on Shot Performance Among 9-11 Year-Old Male Players | José L. Arias1, Francisco M. Argudo1 and José I. Alonso2
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Profile, Demands, Enjoyment on Small-Sided-Games
Technical-tactical profile, perceived exertion, mental demands and enjoyment of different tactical tasks and training regimes in basketball small-sided games
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A Brief Comparison between 3x3 and 5x5 Basketball
This study aims to examine youth players’ physiological responses and technical-tactical performance when playing simulated 3x3 and 5x5 basketball games.
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Technical-Tactical Demands of 3 × 3
International Basketball Games According to Game Outcome, Player Sex, and Competition Phase
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Analyzing acute and daily load parameters in match situations – a comparison of classic and 3 × 3 basketball
The objective of this study was to comprehensively describe similarities and differences in load structures between 3 × 3 and 5 x 5 basketball.
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Competition Models on Physical Performance
Influence of Two Different Competition Models on Physical Performance in Under-13 Basketball Players: Analysis Considering Maturity Timing