This week, my 5th grade travel basketball team worked 2+ hours on defensive positioning, particularly on a full court press, how to "close the door" and what to do if you do get beat (get down the court faster than the other guy, use an angle to get to a spot where you can defend again.
So what happens when we play last night? It was like we never worked on any of it. Frustrating.
Lost by 1. Actually had multiple chances with less than 30 seconds to go but fell short. I have a team that wants to drive the basket as quick as humanly possible in the 1stQ of a game, but pass and pass and pass when 12 seconds are left. My fault.
So we play a team on Sunday (that is much better than the one we played last night) and see what we got. I think some players sat a little more than usual, so maybe that will be a wakeup. We are now 2-4 record-wise.
My in-town 6-8 grade boys team will look for 1st win today. As in many rec-type sports, you got the playas and the other kids. And since we are supposed to play everybody at least 1/2 a game, it becomes a juggling act as a coach. Wish us luck.
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