I've been coaching youth basketball for several years now.First my oldest daughter for 2 yrs and now going on my 3rd team for my youngest who just turned 9. So anyway I just returned from the first coaches meeting were to my utter disbelief I've learned that they have inforced a "no screen " rule. The reasoning behind this seems to be that they think it is too tough to teach to kids this young.Give me a break I had my youngest setting a decent pick when she was 5. I'm really floored over this decision.How am I supposed to teach these kids any plays ? Every play I have ever used started with some kind of screen. Please let me know what you think and let me know if any of you know of any kind of offence that doesn't use any sort of screen ? And don't say the Rockets haha ------------------
Sounds like you're going to have a bunch of little kids running around like chickens with their heads cut off.Good luck though. ------------------ Now chew through my ball sack
One word: isolation hehe . . . Just take one of the quickest players on the team and isolate him/her on the wing Works for the Rockets (sometimes) ------------------ "Any answer that can't be questioned is no answer at all. It's gibberish. It's the jabbering of startled monkeys flinging dung at the moon" -- Scott Christensen -- www.ewav.com
Without picks and screens the kids won't move. They'll just walk around picking their noses. ------------------ If this annoys anybody tell me and I'll take it off.
I don't think that too many 9 year old girls are able have successful iso's. ------------------ Cuttino Mobley Online
I could do this very easily but I wouldn't be very popular. My daughter is lightning quick and with 4 years exp. she is a veteran in this leauge. But thats what is crazy about this whole thing is that you take teamwork out of the offence.Sure some kids don't get it but SOME DO and all I need is one or two kids that understand what I'm talking about and I'm set.Hell some NBA players don't know how to set a pick. ------------------
WRONG!! I have been coaching for 5 years now, doing two or three teams a year. And believe me, the girls learn just as fast as the boys! I know of several 9 yr old girls who would leave you behind! Daro: I understand completely! We have that rule for the 6-7 yr old co-ed league. It's tough to teach any plays. Fortunately, we also have straight man to man defense, with no switching. So, in effect, I run nothing but iso's. However, I give everyone a chance to run the iso, till the fouth quarter. Then I let my star take over and she can score at will. My 8-9 yr old boys teams is where the screens and picks are legal. I start teaching plays then. ------------------ Behad Sergeant at Arms of the Clutch BBS
Commissioner won't let your team play the game then theres only one solution, strike. ------------------ Ceo of the Walt Williams fan club. Web site coming soon atheistalliance.org [This message has been edited by DEANBCURTIS (edited January 12, 2001).]
You guys would be surprised.While the majority of kids that age are new to the game there a quite a few in our rec leauge with several yrs experience.Mt daughter could dribble fairly well by the time she was 4 ------------------
Dar how successful has your team been I;m a conspiracy theorist maybe this is a way to hamper your team this is getting superior coaching Isos outside and ISOs inside. Your quickest player driving on the outside Your tallest play posting up on the inside I like the spread Idea too. Rocket River Just starting to teach my son [He is 2 and his accuracy is great] ------------------
DARO, Do you realize there was a "no screen" rule in college basketball until 1971. And guess what happened when they took it out? Who revolutionized the game of college basketball after that!
btw: the college rule was no screens within 3 feet of the defender. Hell, the NBA right now has a rule that screens are not allowed unless you give the defender room to "change direction". For instance, no surprise backscreens where you step right up against the guy. And no pnr screens where you step out right next to the defender; the dribbler must drive the defender into the screen. John Wooden's UCLA and Tex Winter's Triangle Offense played with a no screen rule. In the college rule and your rule, you don't have to get out of their way if they run into you. A 3 foot cushion is all that is required. You should make sure the officials understand that that is the old college rule. Maybe you should look it up and show it to them. [This message has been edited by heypartner (edited January 13, 2001).]
Maybe you could run a play we often run on my Freshman team. It's called Spread. You call it and everyone goes and spreads out (4 man to left 3pt corner, 5 man to right 3 pt corner, etc.. point at top and the two gaurds on the two sides of him) Then when you call spread you call the number of the guy that you want to cut in. So say you call spread 2 then the 2 cuts inside and the one follows him which leads to the defense reacting to the one leaving either the 2 or the 4 open. You know what I mean? Might sound a bit confusing at first but keep reading and hopefully it'll get through. ------------------ Francis out top, 9 seconds on the clock, he gives a no look pass to Cuttino Mobley, 4 seconds left, Mobley passes to an open Langhi in the corner with 1 second left! Langhi at the buzzer.......YES!!! How Sweet It Is!!
