TEACHING THE DROP-STEP
IN LOW POST OFFENSE
June, 2007
Teaching position specific skills is my specialty. This article deals with taking a young post player and showing them how to begin to move and play in that position.
Whether I’m teaching post offense to a 10-12 year old novice boy or girl or an experienced 16-18 year old, I always start with the same technique tests from the low post.
I want to see how they move around the key as the ball moves around the perimeter. I want to see where they stand when they stop and what the path is they took to get to where they stop. I want to make sure they are facing the ball all the while, that their hands are ready to receive a pass and that their body balance is correct to protect the ball and to withstand defensive play. If they have trouble with any of these things, or all of these things, that’s where I begin to teach.
Moving
To begin this basketball drill, I want to see inside movement that mirrors the perimeter movement of the ball.
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