U12 Rep Coaching - Breaking Down the Fundamentals

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I am considering maybe taking a bottom age under 12 team for 2 years, now here is what i have come up with, they are lsited in teaching order and after 2 years if i have not taught these things i dont think i have done a good job.

U12 Fundamentalsal Plan

1. Basketball Stance
2. Ball Handling
3. Dribbling
4. Passing + Receiving
5. Shot Technique
6. Layups
7. Rebounding
8. Individual Offence - With Bal
9. Individual Defence - On Ball
10. Individual Offence - Without Ball
11. Individual Defence - Off Ball
12. Team Offence
13. Team Defence

over whatever time period i want :P
i will write a snipit about each one and what I would Teach, as always.. your input is great, argue, agree, agree, agree.. i cant stress enough that agree part... you can agree or you can be wrong

seriously though, make some good discussion

[aussieBaller]

at dandy thats what we try to do. run the kids together for the 2 years and try to cover that in the first year and perfect it over the second year.
it is a good plan but coaching a group of first year rep players can be fustrating at times but rewarding in the end.

1. Basketball Stance

Universal Stance - Triple Threat, Defensive Stance, Box Out Stance, Screening Stance, Sealing Stance, Post Stance, Take off (jumping) stance.

We all know triple threat.. and its used for all of bball, the thing that kills the kids though is movement in stance!

We need to have one height during movement, we shouldnt see a kid's head going up and down as he slides defensivly or stand up when pivoting.

Because everything productive we doin basketball needs this stance, we need to master it, but mastering the stance is easy, mastering the mvoement is what kills it all!

Defensive Movement
Slides, we need to stay at one height when sliding, if you slide with your inside foot first you stand up or lose balance, and its is slower and is a good way to get your ankles snaped. Movement need sto eb without outside foot first, this is quicker and provides more balance and is much easier to change direction. I teach all my players to keep their belly button and nose inline with their opponents when defending the dribbler.

Also I don't endorse having your hands up when defending the dribble, if the dribbler has the ball below their waist, why would we have our hands up high (or even one hand high, if the dribble picks up the dribble and moves the ball high, mirror it, no need to have them high to start with), I say have your hands down low (this i when defending the dribbler!) - less tiring, move effective.

Often players will apply alot of pressure on the ball, this is god, waht isn't is that when they do this to someone who is eyt to dribble, they often stand up in order to put more pressure, which results in getting blown past, so we ahve to rpevent players from standing up when applying pressure to a live offensive player.

Pivoting

Rebounding, Sealing, and General Movement

Staying at one height when pivoting, mkaes a player so much quicker and stronger when they stay low on the pivot. Also, alot fo people tend to gain the momentium from the pivot foot's leg, instead of steeping with the free leg, you can tell because when they get the momentium from the pivot foot's leg, it looks like a dancing spin, not a step. Its got to be a step, its so much stronger and more balanced.

okay, this post is long enough,

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Coming soon

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[Steph]

I reckon technique is most important, they should be strong enough by now if they play rep to be able to get the ball in the hoop. if you teach them stuff, teach it with the proper technique if you tell them to do something tell them how and not what..

I coached osme at a camp a few weeks back and they were great, they listened and they tried to put attention to detail...I would say they listen more than the other age groups, might not be as good as the older ones but they try and get better...

[Franklin]

What about being a little pigeon-toed?

I'm sure I read somewhere years ago that this is the best stance as it allows you to go either way. Standing anti-pigeon toes (ie, with your feet pointing outwards) restricted your ability to do this. Someone also tried to tell me once that this (feet outwards) left you prone to groin injuries.

And as a case example: once when I was playing mixed nettie, I jumped up from behind someone and flipped the pass that was intended for them into the air. I went straght back up again for the ball (coz I couldn't grab it first time) and felt a twinge downstairs. I realised later that I had come down with my feet pointing out (to avoid the dreaded "contact") and maybe this did it. (But I did get the ball :) )

I don't know if this theory has any legs (pardon the pun) but if you watch lots of players, they do have a little bit of pigeon toe.

[Steph]

Im pigeon toed when i walk but not when i run.

I don't think you need to be pigeon toed when you run the floor. Im not sure if it helps but i cant see the harm. I did hear that if you have slight knock knees when you play defence then that helps you to move quicker agility wise.

I'm pigeon toed when i am rebounding, passingetc.. just because my ankles ae so bad and weak anyways. I think you are right in the fact that it is safer and easier to move. i guess more helpful than duck toed but if your feet are out straight then you should be fine... Interesting thing to think about.

your un co-ordianted fucks

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just kidding

[Franklin]

your un co-ordianted (Extremely Naughty Word!)

:P :P

just kidding

nice co-ordianatoin of the fnigres X :wink: