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Today, we want to share valuable tips and secrets on making the
basketball team during tryouts... If you've already made the team,
these tips and secrets will help you get more playing time.
Making the team or getting more playing time boils down to one
simple thing: "Giving the coaches what they're looking for".
Until you fully understand what coaches want, you'll never maximize
your playing time.
Here's a very simple, easy-to-follow list of the things you need to
do to impress coaches in try-outs and in practices:
1) Solid Fundamentals: This is the most important thing coaches
look for. They don't want you to be fancy, they don't want to see
awesome moves. They just want to see if you can dribble with both
hands, if your shooting form looks normal, if you pass the ball
right, if you keep your head up when you dribble, if you move
around without the ball, and so on...
2) Tough Defense: The tougher, more intense defense you can play,
the better. Defense doesn't mean that you get steals and block
shots...it simply means to stay in front of your man, prevent easy
shots, and challenge shots. The goal is to give the offensive
player trouble and to make them work hard.
3) Boxing Out: Even more important than getting the rebound is
putting a body on your man and boxing them out. Coaches notice
this! Don't think that just the player who gets the rebound gets
noticed. A real coach sees all the people who boxed out their man.
So, you should always put a body on your man and learn proper
boxing out techniques.
4) Good passing: Players who move the ball around, deliver the pass
in the right spot, not too fast and not too slow, are valuable to
the coaches. Remember, the coach is looking at you as a team
player, not as an individual. Good passing shows that you're a team
player.
5) Avoid turnovers: Protect the ball as if your life depends on it.
There is nothing more hated in the game of basketball than silly
turnovers. Whether you're dribbling or passing, make sure that you
don't turn the ball over. Play conservative. Its better not to mess
up the 1st couple of times a coach sees you play.
6) Come early: Whether its practice or tryouts, come early, talk to
the coach, and start practicing. This shows the coach how
disciplined and motivated you are.
7) Leave last: Be the last one to leave. This shows the coach how
much you love to be there.
8) Hustle hard: Whether during drills or scrimmages, hustle like
crazy. Go after loose balls, run hard, chase down rebounds, and
most importantly, never get caught standing around...never!
9) Ask the Coach to Help You: Go up to the coach and ask him/her to
point out your weaknesses and what you need to work on. By doing
this, you're asking the coach to pay more attention to you, which
is a very good thing.
10) Be in shape: Don't be huffing and puffing during try-outs and
practices. Make sure that you have stamina and endurance. Work on
this outside of practice. Even if you feel tired, never show that
you're tired. Show the coach that you're in great shape and read to
play hard from start to finish.
Thats it, the above 10 tips show you how to make the team and get
more playing time. Are you surprised we didn't talk about great
shooting, nice moves, jumping really high?
Don't be surprised...coaches don't look for show and flash...they
look for fundamentals, teamwork, and hustle.
Memorize these 10 tips and start following them now. Even during
playground basketball or during pickup games at the park, you'll
stand out as the player that everyone wants on their team.
Thanks, noname
