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How can I help my Team more?

guest — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:23:42 GMT

hi blue eye sound like you are a good ball player. i would consider:

sitting down with your team and figuring out with the team goals vs individual goals. maybe winning is important. in that case you should score more.
run plays or ball movement that trys to get your teammates layups.
would keep playing 3, because you might get taller one day and will need those skills. you didn't mention feeding the post as one of your skills .
try to get the ball on the mid post and look for cutters
try to get your coach to fastbreak more then you can fill the lanes, lead the break, or get shots off 2ndary break.

RedsG

Concord, CA

Basketball Help

guest — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 18:17:37 GMT

Hi Baba,

So to reply:

can you do all those dribbling drills with your left hand?
have you tried it in a game of 1 on 1 ?
when you pass in 2 on 2 or 3 on 3, how many turnovers do you have?
would work on defensive slides and full court conditioning, change of pace
consistent shooting starts with form, then drills, then free throw shooting
you should hit at least 75% of your free throws

good luck to you.

RedsG

concord, CA

Coaches - have rebounding question

guest — Fri, 15 Jun 2012 03:19:18 GMT

In Morgan Wooten's book Coaching BBall Successfully he lists 4 rebounding drills. Can you explain to me how they work?

Six and in

Superman

Hook Drill

Second Effort

Lance Gee

Former WCYAA Coach

Concord, CA

Re: Fourth grade boys offense

guest — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:42:22 GMT

I'm not sure the 1- 4 is that great if you don't have wing play. But I agree that you want to get some high post action especially to take pressure away from your point guard. If the other team is really aggressive then perhaps UCLA - cut offense might be good. Keep your other players on the baseline and let them shoot from there and space the court.

RedsG

Walnut Creek, CA

4 corners

guest — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:09:12 GMT

What's the best way to defend the 4 corners with no shot clock and you're behind?

Re: Fourth grade boys offense

guest — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 04:50:28 GMT

It really depends on the skill set of your team. A free lance passing game is always easiest. Just pass and cut to the basket then look for the open shot. Try to space the floor in some manner.

Walnut Creek, CA

WCYAA Rec League

How do middle school kids blow layups when you play uptempo?

guest — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:27:11 GMT

Any coaching techniques how to limit this? We fast break alot and get alot of steals of press and aggressive defensive. Red

Re: Looking for a good scoring inbounds play for youth basketball

guest — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:24:04 GMT

I coach rec ball 7th -8th grade boys. I put 4 guys at the foul line together in a line and let the point guard inbounds. The options are endless. You might check out John Woodens book, "Practical Modern Basketball".

Red

Re: My shot has been cold for a few days and tryouts for the middle school team are comin up. Any tips on how to get out of this shooting slum.

guest — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 06:26:37 GMT

Hey Dreamer,

Start in front of the rim and then lift the ball into the basket. Do it front different angles but only use one hand.
Move out to 5 feet, using the same motion. Bring back non shooting hand to get better balance.
Shoot from 5 designated areas as you gradually move back more.
When comfortable practice shooting from foul line, elbows, wings, and baseline.
Only move beyond 15 feet when you are swishing the net more than 50% of the time.

Good luck,

RedsG

Walnut Creek, CA