Got any beginner coaching advice?

is easy and quick to teach and can be effective (lots of online literature about it). I used it for junior high boys teams for years. Of course the complicated versions used by the pros (L@kers) is just that, much more complicated. But the basics aren’t that difficult and again it can be effective and teaches team work.

High post give and go.

As the center you’re the only player who has to make any kind of decision on the play and that’s limited to whether a cutter is open enough to pass and/or hand off to. You set up with your back to the basket at the foul line. All the dribbler has to do is pass to you and then immediately cut right past you. If they’re inexperienced both defenders are going to watch the ball. The dribbler cuts. You can pretty much hand them the ball as they pass as their defender lags behind. They are free to lay it up. Use it with the girls and get your double points. Anyone who can make one pass and run towards the basket can do this.

—Dave

P.S. It helps if you have a turn-around jumper from that range or at least if you can spin-dribble around your defender.

works in third grade, works in the nba.

If the other team can put together a defense against a one dimensional high post you’ll need something just to switch it up to keep them guessing.

If your PG and high post are natural playmakers, this is much less of a problem for Dave’s suggestion.

If what you say about honing shooting and passing over all else is true then you should consider a situational press (i.e. near end of quarters and after made free throws). Make them prove they can handle pressure in the back court.

and don’t forget the isolation with you shooting guard or the pick and pop :)

Every other team is going to stink as bad as you, so make it easy on yourself.
Have your two best players pressure the ball in the backcourt, and the rest play the lanes. On stoppages of play in the halfcourt, stick girl in the post fronting whoever is down there, and pressure the hell out of the ball to try and get them to force the ball into the post no matter what. Quickly bring doubles from wherever, nobody will be smart enough to pass out and find the open man.

Focusing on Offense strategy is dumb, at low levels you force turns and run. At your level nobody wins by executing proper pick and rolls let alone a good weave.

SCRAPPY!

(underlined several times)

    Just kidding…just have fun.

  When I was a kid, I felt I was an above average player. But one year I found myself at a very small catholic school. The fun part was I got to be the Michael Jordan of a very poor team….the bad thing was that it was suppose to be an all boys team and we needed to sneak a few of the girls on the team just to have enough players to play. Since I was the best player….we lost a lot of games…but I remember it as being a fun season. At some point there was no pressure..we just had fun.

  If you really want a formal play or two then I agree, just keep it simple. The before mentioned high post give and go is “golden” at the level you are playing.

  But it seems to me from the description of the situation that the priority for your team should be just have fun.

to go find it themselves.

Tell him or her there’s no “Idiot” in “Team”.

“Pain is weakness leaving the body.”

Then have a party.

Do it personally, and everyone else will give MUCH more effort.

All you have to do is one hard foul…. to the first player that don’t “bring it”… after that… gravy.