I teach youngsters around here, boys and girls who will listen, the George Mikan drill. Start 'em early so the off-hand is serviceable around the basket.

But I agree, Jeff.

Alan, I think you're now ready to take OCF on one-on-one this Saturday morning. Set it up and maybe I'll come down early to watch before the St. Bonnie game.

You know what, we should do that and let people pledge/bet an amount per basket on OCF or me as well as the outcome, the over/under and the established spread with all funds going to the Dan Lowe Memorial Scholarship fund. I'll put up $100 right now.

Ted

She should be able to do the Mikan drill at this point. If she is weak put her on an 8 foot basket to get the mechanics correct. I wlll take good mechanics and repetition over the poor mechanics that come with a higher basket and fatigue.

Jeff

That has been a pet peeve of mine for years. Not learning to protect the ball with the off hand and not increasing the distance a defender has to reach that often reults in an and one as result is not acceptable. Being able to use both hands inside 8 foot is a great skill for anyone who wants to excel. Right shoulder left shoulder are skills every kid, not just bigs, can use. If you got young ones use the off hand and do those drills that isolate the weak hand.

More reading during rehab. Thanks for the tip

You are so right Van.

I remember coaching a 4th 5th grade team and getting so irritated I set up chairs starting at half court at the OOB /half court line and set another chair every 2 feet that arced toward the left side of the basket to direct the individuals left. Every one of those kids either went OOB to the right of the chairs or stepped though the gaps to finish on the tight side of the chairs. My one lone leftie went to thw left and finished with no problem.

The reason I put 8 feet up top is that I believe inside of 8 feet a kid who wants to play at the varsity level should be able to finish either way inside 8 feet...and we do work passing both hand finishing with thumbs down and overhand/underhand with both hands. I remember a varsity Hs coach marvelling at hwo Tommy had no problem putting the ball on the deck with his left and asking hwo he leaned that. I said "simple....in the barn I always gave him a free pass to the basket when he was young if he went left. If he came right he got swatted"

still does not have a prob with the left...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1LZadfZ-_c&index=5&list=...

I am with you Van, your son got it right. Teach em early if they don't pick it up on their own. Just make a game of it that they want to get better. Nice that you take the loss in HORSE to let him keep killing you with his left.

Ha

now I know your weakness. My pops shot underhand so when I was young I learned from him. Patients tell me he only missed one FT his entire senior season shooting underhanded. 50 years later they are still talking about it. Funny that the boys, both yours and vans have found the weakness and have no qualms exploiting it.

You people and your fancy off-hand stuff. I'm just trying to get my girls not to fall down when dribbling.

Rather interesting, but I really didn't develop my left hand (off hand) until I broke my collarbone in my right shoulder in 7th grade. I was capable of going left before, but never excelled at it until I had the injury. It's funny what you learn how to do when one hand/arm isn't able to be used.

+1

P.S. I'm can't go to my left very well at all. One time in a game I actually scored a left-handed layup, and one guy on my team almost had a panic attack on the spot as he ran down the court shouting -- "left hand" . . . "left Hand" It was kind of like the reaction if McKinley had scored a half court shot.

haha

dribbling goggles.

down and back, down and back. push the ball out in front and catch up to it. They will pick it up pretty quick at speed and if races are involved. It's a game.

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