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It’s that time of year. Playing rotations are either decided or soon to be so. All across the U.S.A. (the world for that matter), coaches are being second-guessed by the players who didn’t make them (or did, but in their minds, inadequately). Not only are the players peeved, but also so are their parents, relatives,…
Coach Gary Maitland shares some low post pad drills that can help players develop toughness in the low post.
In yesterday’s article on shell defense and in a previous Hoop Coach article, “On Ball Defense”, we have discussed the foundation for today’s topic of help and recover. The premises of those two articles were: the more a defender can stay between his man and the basket, the better; the less help the four support…
Whether a coach forces sideline or middle-or not at all-or plays a soft or hard zone, inevitably defenses are constantly put in help and recover situations. If one attends most any pre-season practice at least at the HS level or higher, one will witness one form or another of a shell drill for basketball with…
In a previous article we discussed the Blocking Out philosophy spectrum. Today we’ll discuss Post Defense, perhaps the defensive area where thinking and technique has most changed in the last 25 years. There was a time when coaches would teach their low post defenders either ¾ denial or full frontal denial on the low post…
What is a valgus knee? A valgus knee position is when the femur internally rotates and collapses inward. It is also commonly referred to as knock knees. Why is this a concern? Studies show there is a link between athletes that exhibit valgus tendencies and knee injuries, specifically ACL tears. Also, athletes that have…