Post player off season workout

Written by Coach Peterman

I have coached at the NCAA Division 2 (Southwestern Oklahoma State University), NAIA (USAO), and JUCO Levels (Blinn College and Carl Albert State College) as well as high school. I just felt that fellow coaches especially young coaches need to constantly work on their “game”. Just like the basketball players that we coach. We as coaches need to improve ourselves. That is my story and why I do this blog.

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June 28, 2014

Post player off season workout

Post players (and all basketball players for that matter) must have many repetitions on moves that they’ll make during a game in the post area. I like to have my guards post up for a coupe reasons. 1) We may have a matchup advantage that we could use a guard in the post area 2) It gives our guards an idea of how difficult it is to hold off defenders while trying to receive a pass. If we can get our guards to make great passes it allows the post players to relax a make a great move.

Here are some of the post player workouts that we put our players through.
(with a passer)

1. Right/Left baseline drop step (no dribble) Make 10
2. Right/Left baseline drop step (with dribble) Make 10
3. Right/Left middle drop step baby hook (with dribble) Make 10
4. Make 10 FT’s (must hit 70% of the first 10 or shoot 10 more)
5. Right/Left block Backpivot (faceup) and hit bank shot Make 10
6. Back to the basket, two dribble to middle & drop step back baseline Make 10
7. Quick spin & finish under basket on other side Make 10
8. Make 10 FT’s (must hit 70% of the first 10 or shoot 10 more)
9. Post up, “screen away” action, roll ball side high post for jumper Make 10
10. Post up, screen opposite high post and roll ballside high post for jumper
Make 10

*I use these drills for about the first month or two in the spring then move to a dummy defender so the offensive player gets the feel for where the defender is and then lead up to the season with more of a one on one setup so the player is ready to go by the start of our first practice.

*These can also be performed with no passer, have the post player spin the ball out to themselves.

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