Postage

The other day at practice, we broke down into specialty groups with Coach Labella taking the perimeter players and I worked with the post players. I was a guard in high school, but had to learn how to teach some post play to my daughters, who became successful 'bigs'.

We worked last week on the "drop step", "the up and under move", and the step back off the dribble. You don't need to have a huge inventory of moves, but rather a few reliable ones that you feel confident in.

Here's a video that has some good instruction. We will restart our Sunday sessions in May to allow those who are interested an outlet to work on their game.

Some points to remember:

• Having good footwork is critical.
• Even in the low or high post, you have to see the floor around you.
• The quick first move can be dominant.
• You must feel comfortable shooting the ball off the backboard (glass) in close. 
• Post players need to be able to shoot out to fifteen feet to draw big opponents away from the boards.
• Generally, I want the post players to be able to complete any move within two dribbles.