Boys Basketball Practice – Monday Nov 19
We started practice today with the circle pass competition. There were 5 players on each team, the first team to reach 100 passes without the ball hitting the floor would be the winner. The losing team would be required to do 15 push ups. We ran three competitions since the teams split the first two.
Coach Scott went over the correct way to shoot the basketball. Five stations were set up with 2 players per station. The objective was to work on each players shooting form. Station 1 was set shots against the backboard, station 2 was small ball, station 3 was jump shots against the backboard, station 4 was small ball, station 5 was jump shots at the basket.
The Team Huddle followed. Since this is Thanksgiving week, Coach Scott asked the players what they were thankful for. There were many answers, all very good. Coach Scott then told the players not to forget what they were thankful for but also who they were thankful to. Coach used the example of their parents and the commitment the parents have made to the basketball program. The players were reminded to thank their parents and to think about who else they were thankful to.
We moved on to a review of offensive basics; give and go, pick and roll, and the back door. A third player was added to the offense and the players were instructed in off the ball picks. The players were divided into 3 groups, 3 at each basket where they practiced off the ball picks. We went into a 3 on 3 competition. The players that were not involved in the 3 on 3, practiced wall passes.
We ended practice with wall sits/laps. The players had to beat their previous record or they would be required to run 3 sets of Falcons. If they beat their previous best, they would run only one Falcon with a chance to shoot for it. They started out slow and it looked like they would be running 3 Falcons but they picked up speed and beat their record by 10 seconds. The free throw was missed and the players ran their one Falcon. One of the rules in running a Falcon is that each player is required to touch each line with his hand. If any one player does not touch one of the lines, the Falcon does not count.
Happy Thanksgiving from Coach Scott, Coach Randy, and Coach Kevin. Remember not only what we are thankful for, but also who we are thankful to.
