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  1. I inherited a girls team 10U that basically did the same thing and the top scorers had the most experience which means they had the worst habits. I spent all season trying to break them. It was successful by the end of the year. Some things in practice that helped (we rarely ran plays; plays we had we to a) a number or term that meant spread out certain numbers to set a pick on ball, off ball, or handoff play ... Lith. Handoff play). Here are a few things we did in practice (that were helpful; most kids both boys and girls need to learn how to pass and "see the floor"): 1) No Dribble Scrimmage (i.e. half court scrimmage where they can't dribble at all; when they first do it they will probably be going sideways or backwards ... be patient) 2) Tell your gunners/ball hogs/the passing challenged (in my case it was my guards) that they couldn't shoot unless it was a layup (when you run a scrimmage). 3) Play 3 on 2 games (3 offense, 2 defense where they have to pass at least once). 4) Three Man Weave drills (every practice if you can; try and get them to do it without dribbling) 5) Outlet Pass Drill (two players, with one on right side and one on left side of court ... they are on their defensive side of the court; coach simulates losing ball to one, coaches pressures that player immediate; player job is to get a quick outlet pass to other player w/o dribbling and then follow the play ... i.e. the breakaway layup. 6) When you do a regular scrimmage be on them about dribbling into the corner! And may the guards go to their left (i.e. the right handed guards). Few I found that where helpful to get them to see the floor. Force them to PASS, PASS, and PASS. And get on them about passing to the inside (in the paint) ... get them to do those passes versus lateral passes when they are outside the three point area (passes that usually get picked off and run the other way for a breakaway layup). I felt I was breaking bad habits all seasons! But the last two games, I was like ... wow ... they are getting it. Got to be patient.
  2. Exactly right. This teaches all the kids to learn to play versus teams that run set plays to feed the ball to their one or two good shooters ... in order to massage the coaches ego by number of wins. Run a freelance offense and teach them the offensive concepts listed below and you'll be giving kids the fundamentals they need to continually improve and learn to play as a team.
  3. If you are coaching to develop the kids skills, you should mainly teach them man to man (and maybe a little zone to protect a lead at the end of a game). If you are coaching for your EGO, run a 2-1-2 or 1-3-1. You will probably win some extra games with the defense AT THE EXPENSE of the development of your players. Those are the best "CHEAT" defenses to run as a youth coach if you are looking to massage your EGO. If you really want to develop the kids, focus on man to man. They learn to really play defense (shuffle their feet properly, fight for position, and deal with getting screened). Let me give you an example ... Two teams ... Team A ... plays mainly a zone defense through 4, 5, and 6 grade. Team B ... plays mainly a man to man defense through 4, 5, and 6 grade. Same talent ... Team A probably has better records in their youth league. Team B struggles but improves their record over the three seasons. Come 7th grade ... Players on Team B have a much better chance of making their middle school team than the players on Team A. Coach on Team A probably the same guy/gal who ran set plays (set offense) to feed the ball constantly to the one or two players who were decent shooters. Coach of Team B probably ran a freelance offense that works on people working as a team to get people open (not just the two best shooters) Result: The two best shooters on Team A are still maybe good shooters but never learn any other aspects of the game. The players on Team B learn all around fundamentals on offennse. You choose want which coach you want to be.
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