Thought we had gotten better lately but today was a disaster
1. They are a team of kids who give a shit about rebounding, and
I think its more like 75% technique. One whole practice of blocking out won't do it either. Time has to be devoted to it every day. If you skip a couple of days kids will stop doing it. I spoke to a D2 coaching friend of mine and he said it is so hard to get kids to block out and it was so time consuming in practice that they've almost given up.
Every player desires playing time. Gotta use PT as both the carrot and the stick to get these guys to get after it on the boards. Teach the technique, and drill it til they get it.
To clarify, I wasn’t suggesting one practice would fix it, just that there should be an entire practice devoted to it. Goes without saying it should be stressed at every practice.
Shot goes up, forearm to the chest area, make contact, reverse pivot and go get it. Do it with shots from different spots on the floor. It's not rocket science. Ten minutes a day and problem fixed.
I used to tell my AAU teams that the top defender and the top rebounder will be on the court most of the game.
The problem still exists in games being played currently.. Gotta do something to address it going forward.
I wish that were possible but I am not sure this season is salvageable. Unless the nit was your goal.
No. 3 has been a Pike problem since he got here - trying to go over the top of screens 30 feet from the basket. It serves no purpose and it wears you out. Inside the three you have to go over the top, or switch.
