Thursday, January 09, 2014
Melrose Hosts Burlington Tomorrow
Melrose (1-6) looks to snap its six game losing streak tomorrow night, hosting Freedom Division opponent Burlington.
Burlington has faced the 'iron' of the Middlesex League, the top two clubs - Watertown and Woburn.
Coach Lindsay Shanahan's squad seeks solutions to nagging problems of turnovers, transition defense, inconsistent free throw shooting, and developing an "early offense".
A substantial part of the turnover problem occurs against the press. Retired Indiana Coach Bob Knight (three time National Champion winner) often went with the advantage-disadvantage theme to acclimatize his teams to pressure. For example, they might practice 5 versus 7, sometimes disallowing dribbling during breaking the press as well. This forces better passing and better cutting. Creative coaches find solutions through custom-designed drills to create 'automatic' behavior.
For more basketball education and tips, the Melrose Girls Basketball site has over a thousand educational posts.
Coach Lindsay Shanahan's squad seeks solutions to nagging problems of turnovers, transition defense, inconsistent free throw shooting, and developing an "early offense".
A substantial part of the turnover problem occurs against the press. Retired Indiana Coach Bob Knight (three time National Champion winner) often went with the advantage-disadvantage theme to acclimatize his teams to pressure. For example, they might practice 5 versus 7, sometimes disallowing dribbling during breaking the press as well. This forces better passing and better cutting. Creative coaches find solutions through custom-designed drills to create 'automatic' behavior.
For more basketball education and tips, the Melrose Girls Basketball site has over a thousand educational posts.
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 6:25 AM 
