Post Player Workout by Michael Lang

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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September 3, 2014

Post Player Workout by Michael Lang

My article will focus on post players workouts and drills. In this article I will give drills that will help your post players in
your program. As a coach you can add or tweak at your leisure.

I BELIEVE IN INDIVIDUAL INSTRUCTION it should be done at every level.

The off season is very critical to one’s development. Some coach’s actually take one of their practice to do individual instruction.

So here is a mini post player workout:

1. Tim Duncan face-up bank shots/Tim Duncan one of the greatest players to play made a living using the glass to hit shots. The good news is he still playing in the
NBA. Young players watch him play. 60 bank shots 3O L 30 R. Emphasis ;square up, footwork, hold your release on the
shot.
2. Basic drop steps; emphasis on footwork, shin the ball.70 =35L 35R.
3. Milkan’s drill-is still used by most high school and colleges coach’s. 100= 50L ,50 R.
4. Hook shots Sky hook =is not used as much by most post players today, but Kareem Adbul -Jabber was the best at the skyhook 80= 40 L 40 R. Emphasis footwork ,shin the ball, shoot
the ball off your fingertips.
5. Elbow jump shots- I’m a firm believer that your big’s should be to shoot a 15 footer .
Emphasis; make sure the passer hit the player in his shooting pocket.

Some key points | Post Player Workout
1. make it fun
2. make it competitive.
3. make it a big deal.
4. video tape use as a teaching point.
5. have someone chart the made and miss for each player.
6. give out incentives to the players that have the highest made score in each drill at the end of the week.
7. use your individual instruction as a recruiting pieces.

PRACTICE THE SAME MOVE DAY AFTER DAY REPETITION
IS THE KEY TO LEARNING.

P.S need 3 coach’s and 2 manager.5-10 free throws after each drill.45 minutes -hour 3
days a week. Equipment; training balls or big ball, weight vest, and cones.

We have a new basketball coaching contributor in Michael Lang. I think that you will like his basketball articles that he will be writing for Men’s Basketball HoopScoop.