Coaching Girls Basketball: Teaching "L", "X" and "Z" Moves in the Post

I find that teaching post play in basketball is a lot of fun and reaps great rewards for
the post players as well as the team. I find this especially rewarding when working
with players who would not be considered natural post players.

When coaching girls basketball vs. coaching boys basketball there is really
no difference in my approach. The strategies remain the same. Boys are stronger,
jump higher, move quicker and have usually a more diverse shooting arsenal. My
teaching methods remain the same, though, concentrating on fundamentals, defense
and discipline—the basis for my teaching philosophy found in my teaching DVD
and books—“Basketball On A Triangle: A Higher Level of Coaching and Playing”.

In teaching post play, unless a team’s strategy is to use a strong and fairly
stationary low post, I would have the post in continuous movement. I do this in
order to confound the defender and to constantly attempt to open up passing
angles. My “L”, “X” & “Z” patterns make it nearly impossible to hold a correct
defensive position all the time. This creates an advantage, or at least an equalizer,
for a smaller post player.

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Youth Basketball Basics For Coaches and Players

Before I got into the competitive marketplace for online basketball, I did a lot of research of the sites I found on the web. I found that there are millions of web pages dealing with basketball related topics. Which sites are right for an individual coach or player depends on what that person is looking for. It could also depend on the individual’s level of understanding and skill for playing basketball or coaching basketball. A coach with some longevity in the game will probably not be interested in how to teach basic basketball fundamentals, while a coach starting out teaching young boys or girls will not require the sophistication of material the more experienced one will.

Basically, basketball coaches and players will have to sift through a myriad of websites to find answers for their particular sets of questions. The problem with many of the sites that I have investigated is that they mostly market the same basketball videos and DVDs. While they may have some good content to their sites, there is also a lot of redundancy making a lot for searchers to wade through. Read the rest of the article at:

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