We previously talked about how passing up the sideline is not always the best way to run a fastbreak that leads to scores. In fact, I maintain that it is rarely the best way to get baskets. Here's a better, more effective way.
Teach your kids to challenge the first defender. Ideally, teach your kids to at least make the first defender guard you, and at best teach your kids to beat the first defender. To support that, think about how many kids can guard another player in the open floor? Or how many have been taught HOW to guard a player in the open floor? Not many.
So if your guy has the ball with a teammate open ahead of him on the sideline, there are two defenders against your two guys. Making that pass will NOT lead to baskets. Instead, have your dribbler challenge right at his defender, drawing help from the second defender. Then your guys are in a position to make a play, either your dibbler keeps it and goes through the defense or he makes a play with a pass.
Passing up the sideline without numbers (more offensive players than defenders) will only lead to a stalemate at best.
Teach your kids to challenge the first defender. Ideally, teach your kids to at least make the first defender guard you, and at best teach your kids to beat the first defender. To support that, think about how many kids can guard another player in the open floor? Or how many have been taught HOW to guard a player in the open floor? Not many.
So if your guy has the ball with a teammate open ahead of him on the sideline, there are two defenders against your two guys. Making that pass will NOT lead to baskets. Instead, have your dribbler challenge right at his defender, drawing help from the second defender. Then your guys are in a position to make a play, either your dibbler keeps it and goes through the defense or he makes a play with a pass.
Passing up the sideline without numbers (more offensive players than defenders) will only lead to a stalemate at best.
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