I'm coaching Middle School basketball this year-- advice?

[Deleted member 848]

Transition points are only easy when you make your layups in transition. My daughter is currently on the middle school JV team, and that's an issue (I don't think dalamon has said if this is a boys or girls team, and whether it's V or JV). In the games I've seen them win, it's been by getting a lot of offensive rebounds or by running a basic offense (they have one offense for zones, another for man-to-man coverage).

It's an odd team, though. Many times, they start the two tallest and two shortest players from either side.

Boys JV. Middle school is grade 7-9 here. I'm coaching the JV team-- the V team has mostly grade 9s.

 

[UGLI baby]

Despite ugli and archies advice... a lot of leagues (depending on talent level) don't allow teams to full court press since they are just kids after all.

My advice is to make sure they are having fun first and try to win second.... again depending on the level of the league you are in

The Leagues I played in when I was younger made you stop pressing if you were up 15 or more. When this happened we would half court trap.


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[Dr. Jones]

Get cheerleaders.

 

[UGLI baby]

Get cheerleaders.

That's actually what dalmong is, nobody has the heart to tell him he ain't actually coach yet.


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[Dr. Jones]

Dem jeans will just look like leggings under dat skirt

 

[8]

Dem jeans will just look like leggings under dat skirt

jeggings

 

[colton]

Lots of good info here. Archie's point of Press is a good one for sure, and unless you're coaching a Wardball team, don't listen to Colton. That is why there is Jr. Jazz and churchball; so everyone can participate and have fun. Nothing builds team character and moral like winning; nothing crushes it more than losing. So, press, off the ball screens, pick and roll like a mother freaka, and conditioning, conditioning, conditioning. If your guys are fresher in the 4th quarter than the other team, you almost can't lose.

Yes, you certainly wouldn't like any incidents like this happening to your team:
https://www.polkio.com/ns/sports/24...s-leadership-sportsmanship-in-act-of-kindness

 

[TroutBum]

We're breeding MEN here, Doc, not a brotherhood of the traveling pants.

 

[Dr. Jones]

We're breeding MEN here, Doc, not a brotherhood of the traveling pants.

Why do u speak in such babble? Traveling pants? wtf does that mean? "Breeeding men" We are?

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[UGLI baby]

@Dalamon

Have your players watch this vid before and after each practice and game and you will be well on your way to title town.

https://www.values.com/inspirational-stories-tv-spots/106-Basketball

 

[TroutBum]

Obviously, PKFem isn't a golfer.

 

[freakazoid]

Just cuss a lot and throw a chair out on the court every once in a while. Bullying will build character.