Don Meyer | Basketball Training Tips for Post Players

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October 1, 2014

Don Meyer | Basketball Training Tips for Post Players

Here are some great basketball training tips for your post players. Some coaches don’t take the time to teach their post players the intricacies of getting (and holding onto) good post position. Coach Don Meyer was not one of those coaches. He thought it was vital to the success of his team that he teach all his players every detail of the game he could. He also demanded that they focus on those details and execute them in game time.

Some of this thoughts on getting open in the post initially don’t make sense (I can vouch for this as many of my post players have looked confused early on in their development) but as they mature and see how the game works they will trust in the process and what it takes to be successful at this position.

Basketball Training Tips for Post Players:

– Have an inside out approach
– Great post players will score without the basketball
– Great post players will score off of a teammates missed shot
– In Meyer’s thinking, if his postmen can be guarded one on one and from behind, then they are in serious trouble. They need the kind of post player that is going to make teams double or triple team him.
“Big man faces the lane (defender usually plays inside) and spins inside and seals him strong.” -Don Nelson technique
– Take your man away and flash right back to the ball
– You don’t have to move a lot in the post until the ball is across half court
– Let the ball get into scoring position instead of battling a defender with no chance of ball entry
– If your man is guarding you low (baseline side) try to bury him low while keeping your chest centered to the ball and wide for a post entry pass
– If your man is guarding you high (toward top of the key) take a step up the lane and show the low side hand for entry

– Post players that receive a lot of attention:
Bring the basketball back to the great offensive post player. Take the ball away from the post, then bring it back. From the top, post can duck in. On the swing from top to the wing, post will be open

Concept of using the screen to get an outstanding post open. Flare screen, and then seal the next available man.

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