Table 1. The 22 week prescribed balance training programme is presented. Session 1 Eyes open focused on ball Session 2 Eyes open not focused on ball Session 3 Eyes closed Phase 1: WITHOUT SG Week 1 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 Week 2 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 Week 3 One leg stance Stance Dribbling Aberdeen Passing1 Sweeps Push & Pull dribble Figure 8 between the legs Bad passing with tennis ball Week 4 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 Phase 2: SG FLAT SIDE DOWN Week 5/6/7/8 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 Week 9/10/11/12 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 Week 13/14/15/1 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 Phase 3: SG GLOBE SIDE DOWN Week 17/18 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 Week 19/20 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 Phase 4: SG FLAT SIDE DOWN Week 21 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 Week 22 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 On the ball of the feet; Eyes open; Dynamic exercise (session 1: 2 feet together; session 2: from one foot to the other; session 3: one foot); SG = balance semi-globes.