Individual Development Workout
Post Play - Tiger Basketball
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Great players eagerly accept coaching
and learn
 | Good players can
take coaching; great players can take coaching and learn. |
| Distinguish between
criticism and coaching. |
Great players teach themselves
| See the skill
correctly |
| Feel the skill
correctly |
| Repeat the skill
correctly and quickly |
| Mimic the move
without a ball. |
| Make conditioning
specific skill development...Jim Kaat, Billy Jean King, Larry
Bird |
| Know who you are
and what your game is. |
Compete with yourself
| Intelligence,
intensity and ability to make without competitive for maximum
improvement. |
| Use your
imagination during workouts. |
Spacing, Angles, Momentum
| Take up space - to
get angle for attacking basket |
| Land closer - move
should bring you closer to basket |
| Put a body on first
- Key for two points above |
| Timing |
| Leg whip |
| Quickness, size and
strength will determine how you play the post. |
Critical parts of post play
| Low body balance
base of support - wide and low - Maximum balance and
optimum quickness |
| Compact -
see hands when posting - keep ball close to body - tight with
your game - explosion from being compact |
| Economy of
motion - no wasted movement - 60% weight on pivot foot to
eliminate travel coach can put his foot on pivot foot so
player can feel travel - feel the move - less is more - simple
is better. |
Making Moves
1.
GET OPEN
| Get work done
before you catch the ball |
| V-Cut - take lower,
take higher, then explode |
| Finally, put body
on first (don't just turn around) |
| Seal as close to
basket as possible, try to catch with both feet in lane |
| Seal the defense
- Don Nelson Move (face lane, foot in crotch, leg whip) |
| Move to open
area - I-cut on penetration, draw and kick |
2. STAY OPEN
| Seal and push
step; show your numbers |
| Sit on front leg of
defender with push step |
| Make sure the ball
can see you |
| Back straight, head
up, weight back for knee bend and light feet. Fight front
leg. |
| Call for the ball |
| Hold your seal -
Don't chase ball |
Drills for Developing Your Catching
Skills
| 1. Bad pass
reaction |
| Catch ball with
your: feet (get behind ball), eyes (look ball into your
hands), hands (hand behind ball to block it). |
| CHIN BALL |
| Push yourself and
your practice mate. Do not be afraid of making a mistake. |
| 2. Back to the
passer (you can score off these) |
| One hand catch -
learn to block the ball |
| Two ball passing -
odd size balls, crazy ball |
| Back board slams and
power, make layups clean |
| Hands, Heart and
Head - Keys to great post play. |
3. RECEIVE SAFELY AND SCORE SIMPLY
| Step, Bounce, Hop |
| Up the court |
| From the elbow |
| Five Clean Layups
and Two Clean Free Throws |
| Develop
concentration early in workout |
FOUR MAN'S POST MOVES
| Jump hook with
strong hand |
| Turn around jump
shot when turning other way |
| The law of
diminishing returns |
FIVE MAN POST MOVES
| Jump hook both ways
- better angle for backboard |
| Jump hook to middle
in the key move |
Coaching Points for Jump Hook
| Receive as deep in
the paint as possible |
| Make quarter turn in
air as you catch to get closer to rim |
| Point shoulder at
the rim |
| Ball off your ear |
Grooving the jump hook - 11 o'clock and
1 o'clock
| 11:00 release if
right-handed |
| 1:00 release if
left-handed |
Step, bounce, hop
| With two-inch shot
fake and leg whip |
| Vary your rhythm,
slow down, change speeds |
Score and make a transition
Find your target early
Up and Under
POST WORKOUT
| Two-Ball
Dribbling |
| Look under the net |
| Ball Quick |
| Stationary and on
the move. |
| Control (rhythm and
non-rhythm) |
| Speed (rhythm and
non-rhythm) |
| High-low |
| Step, bounce, hop |
| 5 clean layups -
develop concentration early in workout |
| 2 clean free
throws |
| Shooting
Progression |
| Wrist extensions |
| On back without ball
- elbow next to body on floor; hold a high one-second follow
through |
| On back with ball -
with or without partner |
| Swing arm to find
shooting pocket |
| Groove shot - with
and without backboard |
| Post players can
raise shooting pocket some because they don't need range |
| Jump hooks to
middle and baseline |
| Easy to work out
three people |
| Review of moves |
| Jump hook to middle |
| Some will use
regular one foot hook (runner) |
| Leg whip to baseline
for power move |
| Jump hook to
baseline |
| Jump hook is great
in traffic |
| Free throw swish |
| Plus two and
minus two |
| You rest during free
throws, no breaks |
| Five in a row,
putbacks count |
| Make a transition |
| Don't let ball hit
the floor on any miss |
| Go to move and
counter move |
| Go to the free throw
line between each drill. Run a consecutive string if you win
free throw swish. |
| Work on all the
moves but find your favorite side of lane and go to move.
Build a strong counter move for your go-to move. |
Be a great post player for your TEAM.
Work hard in your workouts for your TEAM.
Remember that great guards make a post player great by getting him
the ball.
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Compliments
of
Don Meyer Basketball Camps
P.O. Box 159054
Nashville, TN 37215-9054
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