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20 Basketball Decisions That You Make In Every Game
By Shane Dreiling, Head Girls Coach, The Independent School, Director TeamArete.com
In order to make good
decisions in games you must discipline yourself to develop good techniques in
practice and scrimmages.
- No Fadeaways. Shooting
a fadeaway instead of taking it up strong and
drawing a foul.
- Failure To Use A Fake. Not
using a fake on a pass to someone who is closely guarded. Not using a fake prior to dribble
penetration move or taking a shot.
- No Box Out. Not boxing out your
opponent after a shot is taken.
(This includes offense, too!).
- Improperly Catching Passes. Catching
a pass on the wing without being in a triple-threat position.
- Panicked Passing. Passing
the ball to get rid of it instead of passing to a target.
- Standing Around. Not
giving a target or moving to the ball and expecting to get a pass.
- Not Hustling. Not hustling back on
defense after an offensive possession ends.
- Not Closing Out Defensively. Not
closing out on your opponent if he or she catches the ball.
- Not Getting to Outlet Position. Guards
not getting to the free-throw line extended for an outlet pass after a
defensive rebound. (Also dribbling
around without a purpose. Always
attack!)
- Poor Post Passing. Post
players passing the ball through the key on a defensive rebound. Instead of passing to a guard that is on
their side of the court.
- Dribbling With Wrong Hand.
Dribbling with your right hand while going to your left and
vice-versa.
- Allowing Easy Cuts Into
the Lane. Not bumping a cutter or flasher in the
key.
- Not Using Good Angles to Pass.
- Failure To Stop The
Ball. Not stopping the ball when the opponent
is coming down the floor.
- Starting the Offense Too Early. Starting
the offense too far away from the 3-point line.
- Using Improper Footwork. Not
using a jump stop when you pick up your dribble or shoot a jump shot.
- Wrong Defensive Positioning. Not
being in proper help or denial position on defense.
- No Communication. Not
calling out the following: “shot,”
“pick,” “help,” “ball,” or “outlet.”
- Selfish Play. Playing lazy defense but
hustling on offense because you want to shoot.
- Dribbling With Head Down. Not
passing to open teammates and dribbling with your head down (especially if
they’re running ahead of you on a fast break).
REMEMBER…….BE QUICK, BUT DON’T HURRY.
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