| cjleeuk |
Posted - 12/31/2006 : 20:17:19 |
I'm looking for drills to introduce screening to young players. Specifically I want to start with teaching dribble hand-offs and then using them in a 5-out motion offense. Can anyone help?
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| basketball_coach |
Posted - 08/01/2007 : 13:45:34 |
I wouldn't be so sure about sreening being learned by 10 - 12 years old children. Screening kills creativity of 1 on 1 playing which is the fundamental of Basketball. I would say that you should teach sreening actions after all 1 on 1 moves and it shouldn't be earlier then 15 - 16 years old. But that's my opinion and if there is someone that has arguments against it please write it here and maybe I will change my mind.
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| peer59 |
Posted - 03/22/2007 : 15:25:28 |
Just want to mention, when teaching screening, as well as offensively as defensively be sure that your players must be aware that a screen hurts.
When tought with great intensity and agressiveness you are also developing true communication within your squad. This becasue a player does not like to be kicked around and will call the picks.
Also the proper Screening angle is of vital impotance.
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| bigcoach |
Posted - 03/08/2007 : 09:54:47 |
Coaches
Be careful in this area....Screening should definitely be learned by the 10 to 12 year old age. Screening is a major function within any offense.
Now at the youth age the offenses should be simple...MOTION..MOTION ....MOTION...
Anything can happen out of motion coaches...anything. Setting screens allows these younger players to see the essence of spacing and creating driving angles and so forth.
Screen drills that you can do is take 2 players and a coach.
1. put one player at the free throw line the other player on the wing.
..have the player on free throw line run to the other player and set a screen...(the back of the player setting the screen will be flat so that the coach sees his back). the coach of course is on the other wing with the ball.
2. the player coming off the screen will of course come off the screen and go to the ball --catch and shoot...
*the players must know that a screen initially should be set so that the person with the ball can see their back flat... also the player should know that he should come write off the player right towards the ball.
***The players setting the screen must pop or roll open to the ball.
So the necessity for the player setting the screen to have knees bent and hands ready to catch just in case the other offensive player is not open.
There are more simple drills that can be practiced if you want to have players simply go through drills with the body actions of screening.
TIP..
Screeners must be low, knees bent, in a power stance on balls of the feet. Be sure each player is on balance, so that the player is powerful and pivoting strong. the player will pivot to open up, dive, or roll to the ball.
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