That Basketball Life

As we move up the age ladder we like to continue pushing our players both athletically and in terms of basketball.  When the kids hit the 9-10 year old group we continue building on their basketball knowledge. Since we teach a lot more concepts at this age group we will have multiple posts covering our 9-10 year old topics.  Additional topics covered will include the intro to man to man, and more detailed looks into game situations.  In this post we will be covering how we expand our offense and build off of the basics that the kids learned at the 7-8 year old level.  Our goal is to teach the kids proper positioning and as they get older and start to understand this concept, we start taking the leash off of them and let them use their creativity.

In our third discussion of post movement we are focusing on the high/low set and how the post players will move when we line up in this set.  Remember that this is just a basic template that we like to show our youth players so they can learn our system.  As the season goes on and their familiarity with each other grows, we encourage creativity in their movements.  As the season goes on the only rules that apply will be the following: Never have our 2 bigs line up within 5 feet of each other.  Interior spacing is important.  We like to maintain 10-12 feet of space on the interior. If you're not open then move and let the next man fill in.  We teach the 2 second rule.  If you don't get it in 2 seconds then move and replace. Always try to make yourself available especially if a teammate is in trouble. Now on to high/low interior movement.

In our second discussion of post movement we are focusing on the 1-4 low set and how the post players will move when we line up in this set.  Remember that this is just a basic template that we like to show our youth players so they can learn our system.  As the season goes on and their familiarity with each other grows, we encourage creativity in their movements.  As the season goes on the only rules that apply will be the following: Never have our 2 bigs line up within 5 feet of each other.  Interior spacing is important.  We like to maintain 10-12 feet of space on the interior. If you're not open then move and let the next man fill in.  We teach the 2 second rule.  If you don't get it in 2 seconds then move and replace. Always try to make yourself available especially if a teammate is in trouble. Now on to 1-4 Low interior movement.

In our first discussion of post movement we are focusing on the 1-4 high set and how the post players will move when we line up in this set.  Remember that this is just a basic template that we like to show our youth players so they can learn our system.  As the season goes on and their familiarity with each other grows, we encourage creativity in their movements.  As the season goes on the only rules that apply will be the following: Never have our 2 bigs line up within 5 feet of each other.  Interior spacing is important.  We like to maintain 10-12 feet of space on the interior. If you're not open then move and let the next man fill in.  We teach the 2 second rule.  If you don't get it in 2 seconds then move and replace. Always try to make yourself available especially if a teammate is in trouble. Now on to 1-4 High interior movement.

I'd like to spend a bit of time discussing different post rotations.  Post rotations are how the post players will be lining up and moving during an offensive set.  Most of the offenses I like to run consist of 2 post players and I generally like to have the 2 players occupy the high post and the low post at any point in time.  I also like to have the high post be a safety valve when the perimeter players require it or to be that 4th player on the perimeter when the team is facing an odd man zone (ie. 1-2-2/3-2/1-3-1) and the offense needs to line up on the gaps accordingly.