You can't teach size: but you can develop a post player. (Basketball).ONE OF THE SADDEST facts of life in basketball coaching is that size is probably going to be a problem on whatever level you are coaching, and that if you do not have it to begin with you are going to be in serious trouble because you cannot manufacture it or teach it. Every coach strives to put his best players on the floor, but it will often be the big kid who will give him the edge. A big man in the middle can provide an advantage on both ends of the floor. Unfortunately, a frequent problem with sizeable kids is their lack of skill. Almost every coach will have some kid with good size, but poor basic skills. The challenge becomes a matter of development. The kid's needs are usually going to be different from those of the average player. The problems may include poor coordination, little mobility, no foot speed, or lack of conditioning, especially on the junior high level. In all of the years I have worked with taller young players, I have also had difficulty with the maturity factor. Many of the younger tall players are in the middle of a growth spurt growth spurt Pediatrics A period of rapid growth in middle adolescence; ♀ ↑ ±8 cm/yr ±age 12; ♂ ↑ ±10 cm/yr ± age 14; GS is orderly, affecting acral parts–ie, hands and feet grow before proximal regions, and have not yet matured physically. They will often make the easy skills look difficult. Their bodies have grown rapidly over the last few years and their coordination has not caught up. The coach may have to spend extra time improving their hand-eye coordination hand-eye coordination Eye-hand coordination Surgery Oculomanual synchronization, required by surgeons, especially for laparoscopic surgery. See Laparoscopic surgery, Paradoxical movement. . Mental maturity is also a factor for both boys and girls boys and girls mercurialisannua. . The unusually tall kids will not always be easy to deal with on the junior high level. They may just want to fit in with the rest of their classmates Classmates can refer to either:
Physical immaturity and the loss of confidence must be taken into consideration when you begin working with young inside players. You have to exercise patience and understanding in these early phases of development. PHASE 1 You must begin with the development of the hands. Young posts often have trouble with catching skills and you are going to have to teach them how to catch the ball. That is the first step. The next thing to stress is keeping your eye on the ball. All post players have a tendency to take their eye off the ball while fighting for position. Point three is to always catch the ball with two hands and hold it at about ear level in a secure manner. The following two drills can be used to develop hand-eye coordination and give the young player confidence in catching the ball. Drills Bad Pass Drill: A very common drill that is used by many coaches. Start the player with his back to a flat wall so that if he misses the pass, it will come right back to the coach. Throw basically bad passes at the player, making him concentrate on moving his body into line with the ball and looking it into his hands. Once he has caught the pass, have him chin the ball and return it crisply to the coach. One-Hand Catch: A simple but effective drill. Simply play catch with the athlete, using only one hand. We usually try to alternate hands and add distance as we go along. This is a great drill for strengthening the hands and concentrating on looking the ball into the hands. PHASE 2 Developing a strong post-up position. Junior-level big men develop bad habits because of the lob pass. It is an easy pass for the kids to catch, but does little for the young post-up players. Such passes are also troublesome on the high school level because there is always help- side assistance that is seeking to intercept the pass or bat it away. It will cause the post player to commit fouls for pushing off or charging into the weakside defender. I want my post player to square his shoulders with the pass and set his feet a little wider than the shoulders with his knees bent and arms held at 45 degrees with the hands held at about head level. The post should use his forearms and triceps triceps, any muscle having three heads, or points of attachment, but especially the triceps brachii at the back of the upper arm. One head originates on the shoulder blade and two on the upper-arm bone, or humerus. to hold the defender at bay. He should locate the defender by contacting him with the hips and lower back. Being an inside player, he should initiate the kind of contact that will enable him to pin the defender (whose position would always be easy to ascertain). One of the major keys in posting up is using the feet to establish position. The postman will also have to work from different angles that will broaden the target for the entry pass. Quick feet is the answer against defenders who are good at fronting the post and using quick movements to reestablish motion. Drills Jumping the line: The court lines are all the equipment you need to conduct this quick-feet drill. The first phase is to have the athlete jump over the line for 30 seconds while facing it, and keeping both feet together. The second phase is to have the athlete turn to the side and jump side-to-side for 30 seconds. We follow that with a scissor scissor pertaining to scissors; like scissors in effect. scissor bite see scissor bite. scissor mouth a narrow space between the rami of the mandible so that the molar arcades do not meet. action by starting with the feet on opposite sides of the line. The final footwork drill is begun with the feet on opposite sides of the line, but instead of just switching sides we have the athlete criss-cross his feet in an X pattern. Showing the numbers: This is the best drill we have for the post-up position. We call it "Showing the Numbers," because it trains our wings to get the ball to the post any time they can see the numbers on his back. Anyone who fails to do this is immediately benched. Coaching point: If you do not emphasize passing into the post, you can bet that the ball will rarely go inside. We like to use two passers when possible for this drill, though you can get by with one. We position one passer in a comer and the other in the elbow area extended. The post player tries to establish a good post-up position. The coach stands behind either with a basketball shield or uses a regular defender to apply pressure on the post. The passers pass back and forth for about a minute, allowing the post player to gain good position and present a big target area. You may also put defenders on passers to harry the post feed. PHASE 3 The last phase of development is post moves. I strongly recommend three basic moves for both high school and college level post men. Though we will add fakes and different pivots to these moves, we will always work from some form of these three basic post moves. Our first step before teaching the moves is to make certain the player knows how to find the defender. He has to know where the defense is in order to determine which move to use. Drop Step: Many coaches teach this move, but skip some of the details in teaching it. The first point is to determine whether the Drop Step can be used by him. If the defender is on the high side of the post man, he can be considered bait for this move. The Drop Step is executed by stepping to the baseline with the low foot and going up with a power layup. The pass is as important as the footwork. We try to hit the post's low foot (the foot closest to the baseline) with a bounce pass. That will lead the post to the basket. Essential coaching point for the post man: First, use the arms to keep the defender away, preventing him from reaching over the top. Second, do not leave your spot before the pass gets there. It will enable the defenders to reach over and steal the pass. Jump Hook: Good move vs a defender on the low side. Even for young post players, this is a great move to start with. The post should perfect it with either hand so that he can shoot it from both sides of the post-up. The post should align his shoulders with the basket while actually facing the other sideline. The pass must go directly to the post's opposite hand (away from the defense) as the post steps toward the basket. If he steps farther out farther out Of or relating to an option contract with a later expiration date than a contract that is currently owned or being considered. For example, a contract with a May expiration date is farther out than a contract with a February expiration date of , he will have to take a much tougher shot. With both hands on the ball, the player should go up with both feet and extend his shooting hand straight up. If the post is on the right side, he will be shooting a left-hand hook. If he is on the left block, he will turn to the middle and shoot a right-handed hook. It is important to take the ball up with both hands to create space between the shooter and the defender. I like the jump hook to the middle because it is virtually impossible to block when executed correctly. Step Through: Used as a counter to the jump hook. The post turns to the middle and fakes the jump hook, then squares to the basket and steps through with the outside foot. Once the post is on the inside of the defender, he must gather himself and go up off both feet for the power layup. Kevin McHale Kevin Edward McHale (born December 19, 1957) is an American former professional basketball player who starred for thirteen seasons in the NBA for the Boston Celtics. He is currently an executive (Vice President of Basketball Operations) with the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves. , the great Boston Celtic, was one of the best at this move. Again, we do not dribble - that's why it is important to jump off two feet when going to the basket. Basic Drills Double Post-Up: Involves two basketballs, two passers from the wings, and two post players. The post player on each side receives a pass and makes the post move called by the coach. After shooting, the post must retrieve the ball and outlet to the other passer, who, in turn, makes an entry pass to the post. The post players alternate sides, going back and forth across the blocks. The drill works best when one post steps toward the baseline (drop-step move) and the other post turns to the middle for a jump hook. This will prevent the players from running into each other. Two Ball Pick-Up: Place one ball on each of the low blocks of the lane and have the post go side-to-side, picking up the basketball off the block and taking it strong to the basket. You have to have at least two rebounders on each side of the lane and one person under the basket to place the balls back on the block after the shot has been rebounded. You can vary the drill by adding a pump fake to the move and also adding a coach with a basketball shield to provide contact on the shot. CONCLUSION: I hope that these three phases can help you develop your young post player. Remember you can't teach size, but don't waste that young inside player. Don't assume that just because he is uncoordinated un·co·or·di·nat·ed adj. 1. Lacking physical or mental coordination. 2. Lacking planning, method, or organization. un and not a force in Jr. High that he'll be unable to be a force later on. Spend your time with him on developing his skills physically and mentally. 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