Captain's Timeout
Leadership
Legend
- player
- coach / parent
- movement path
How it works
Develop leadership by giving a designated player the authority to call a timeout and deliver a team adjustment mid-scrimmage.
What you need
- basketball
- hoop
Your focus
Leaders recognize moments when the team needs direction and have the courage to act on it. Practicing in-game leadership decisions , when to stop play, what to say, how to energize teammates , builds the real-time leadership skills that win games. Every great team captain has practice leading under these conditions.
During a small-sided activity scrimmage, one player on each team is designated the captain and given one timeout per game.
Captain may call timeout at any point. In the timeout, captain must identify a problem and propose one adjustment.
Team executes the adjustment on the next possession. Evaluate: Was the timeout needed? Was the adjustment clear?
Rotate captain role every game.
Helpful cues
- Leaders see the game from above, what do you see that others don't?
- Your timeout is worth everything or nothing, use it when it matters
- Calm voice, clear message: that's a leader's timeout
Adjust the challenge
Make it easier
Strip it back
Coach whispers a suggestion to the captain before they deliver it to the team.
UpLVL it
Add the next challenge
Remove coach guidance entirely, captain must identify both the problem and solution independently.No account needed
Build a practice plan
Add drills, keep the plan in this browser, then share a link with your staff or parents.This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.
This library helps you find the right drill. Inside UpLVL the right drill finds the player.After every practice, UpLVL automatically surfaces the drills each player needs to work on most. See it for yourself.