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  1. One thing you can do is have anyone on the perimiter get back as soon as your team attempts a shot instead of waiting to see who gets the rebound. Another thing they can do is obstruct the rebounder. Hands up in front of him may prevent the outlet or at least slow it down. As for the rule question, ask at http://www.officialforum.com/forum/3 and you will get the correct answer.
  2. Excellent post. We already do the second one and will be working the last one into our practice tomorrow night. Thanks.
  3. That is hard to answer. Basically, it comes down to what you want to accomplish most. If building skills is at the top of the list, then stay with man. If being competitive is closer to the top, then zone may work better for you. Also, since zone is less confusing the kids may actually have more fun with it, but they won't learn as much. It can be a tough call to play man when it puts your team at a disadvantage. I think youth leagues should only allow man. It puts everyone on a level playing field and everyone learns more. Last year was my first year to coach (same age group as you) and my plan was to start out zone due to the lack of time before the first game, teach man principles during the season and eventually switch to man. It didn't work very well due to the confusion you mentioned. We ended up going with zone far too often because it was comfortable and worked. This year we are starting with man. We will likely play some zone, but I really want to play mostly man to build skills.
  4. When they trap, do they leave the high post area open? If so, have perimeter players cut to that area and lob it to them over the double team. They can shoot or draw the defenders under the basket to them leaving your post players open to receive a pass.
  5. How about "Wow, that team was really good. If we keep working hard and never give up we will be that strong a team some day. Won't that be great? Let's go eat some pizza!" or maybe "I'm really proud of the way you guys fought to the end and never gave up. Keep that up and we will be a great team. Let's go eat some ice cream!" The food part isn't important, but the part about effort and never giving up is very important. Thirty minutes after the game, the loss will be completely out of their minds but developing a never give up attitude will serve them well for years to come.
  6. You are already on the right track, just stay on it. You will have a positive impact by just doing the right things and being a good example. Having the impact is just a by-product of what you are currently doing.
  7. For kids that age I would keep it really simple. Since you have only one practice before the first game you must take simple to the extreme. At first defense is stay between your man and the basket. Tell them if they forget who they are guarding (they will) to go stand in the lane (you will have to tell them what the lane is), find someone not being guarded and guard him. If your league allows zone it will be easier to teach/learn, but doesn't develop skills as well. As for offense, work on proper spacing (they will want to play herd ball), dribbling with their head up and passing to an open teammate closer to the basket. The natural tendency of most kids this age is to: 1. dribble around the perimeter until the ball is stolen 2. fire one up from long range, or 3. Pass it to someone who is not open (usually because no one is open, they are just standing around watching). You must teach them that all those things are bad. If you can get them to move without the ball, pass to the open man and go get those rebounds your offense will be fine. After the crash course they will receive before the first game, go back to basics with the rest of your practices and spend more time dribbling, passing, shooting and defending than you do scrimmaging. Scrimmaging will help you win more games, but you won't get much bang for your buck in terms of developing skills or in terms of fun for your weaker players who will seldom touch the ball when you scrimmage.
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