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Topic: Offense for 11 & 12 Year Olds
Question:
I will be coaching an 11 year old rep team this fall. Can you please recommend an offence I
can run against a man to man defense for this age of players?
Answer:
At 11 years old, you want the kids to just play. At that age, you want to encourage the kids to
shoot when they're open. You should teach them how to make cuts and set screens without the ball.
The reasoning for this is that you want kids to react to situations and learn the game. You don't
want them to become robots by running plays and offenses.
If you want a little more structure, this simple offense we posted in a recent newsletter is easy to
teach and provides some motion:
Youth Offense
If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions then please leave your comments below.
Joe Haefner
Answers and Comments
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Jay C. says:
4/25/2010 at 2:48:07 PM
I have found that the Read and React offense is one of the best offensives for teaching youth the game of basketball. The only down side to it is there is not a lot of screening....but on a positive note, a lack of screening really teaches players how to get open and cut if they are overplayed. It is hard to teach setting screens and reading screens with youth because a lot of the time all the defensive player is worried about is only defending their man. There isn't good helpside so the location of screens aren't necessarily where they will be as youth players continue to develop and advance up to other levels.
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zack says:
8/1/2011 at 2:27:40 PM
umm hey joe
i am a 13 year old. i videotaped my shot and realized how horrible it looks. I have been working on it all summer. the only problem is i cant shoot it from the free throw line extended. can u help me? do i need to work on strength. also do u have any drills for me by myself i only have half of a driveway i have looked all over the internet and cant find any drills easy enough or for me by myself
thanks
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