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3 on 3 Thanksgiving Weekend Basketball Tournament
3 on 3 Thanksgiving Weekend Basketball Co-Ed Tournament for Grades 5-8.
Triple Threat Basketball Training Academy 1st annual Thanksgiving Day Tournament
When: November 29 & 30th
Divisions: 5/6. 6/7. 7/8
Where: St Paul’s Lutheran Church, 44 Spring St Danbury CT
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Cost: $75 per team or $25 per individual
Registration Deadline Nov. 10, 2014, limited to 12 teams per division
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12 team double elimination tournament
2 games guaranteed
All teams provided a Tournament T-Shirt
Top teams awarded prizes
Website: www.triplethreatct.com
Contact: triplethreat_ct@yahoo.com or 203-470-0947
Why 3 on 3 Basketball?
1. Players touch the ball more often. In the 5 on 5 game, players can go almost the whole game without touching the ball. In 3 on 3, you could touch the ball EVERY possession. When the player gets more experience handling the ball during game situations, the player is going to improve much more than the players who hardly touch the ball in 5 on 5. It doesn’t matter if you are the point guard or the star post player, you’re still going to get more touches in 3 on 3.
2. More room to operate. A lot of younger players, especially under the age of 12 don’t have the skill, strength, or experience to utilize their basketball skills with 10 players on the court. 3 on 3 gives them more room to operate and practice their skills.
3. Players learn the game! When there are only six (3 on 3) players on the court, players are more inclined to run the pick-and-roll, screen away, and screen the ball without a coach even telling them to do so, because there are fewer options out there. After awhile, they will start to figure things out for themselves which is FANTASTIC and exactly what you want the players to do. With ten (5 on 5) players on the court, a lot of those options aren’t there, because they lack the skill, strength, and experience. Now, with fewer players on the court, it gives them a split second longer to recognize a situation.
4. No pressing & zones. Now, instead of spending time on breaking full court pressure, breaking half-court pressure, playing against a 1-3-1, playing against 3-2, playing against a 2-3, playing against a triangle-and-two, playing against a box-and-one, you can focus on the FUNDAMENTALS.
