Saturday, November 29, 2014

What coaches want offensively

There is a huge gap between high school and college, and I think one of the toughest aspects to grasp is decision making. As a player in high school you are competing against players who may not have the same skill level as you, which means you may probably be able to execute plenty of different moves whenever you want. However, in college there are a lot of different factors that prevents you from doing what worked in high school. The players in college are bigger, faster, stronger,  different styles of defenses, and coaches preferences, with all that being said one of the hardest aspects of competing in college is understanding what your coaches want from you offensively. I am providing a list based off my experience as an athlete and coach:

Understand your position
Understand the demand and expectation of your position
Understand the offense
Understand what is a good shot
What style of offense
Is it a guard orientated offense or a Post orientated offense
Understand the purpose of possessions
Understand the best shot available


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