From the Coach Meyer Clinic Hall of Fame!
Selecting A Team
Point Guard: must handle the ball, make solid decisions
Post: doesn't have to be your tallest player; must be able to get open, stay open and catch the ball.
Athlete: if you can get the ball to an athlete in the high post, you can break down any defense.
Dork: principal's son; banker's son
Rules For Dork
#1 Pass and Go Away
#2 Pass and Screen Away
#3 Pass and Replace Yourself
#4 Ball Screen
#5 Be Substituted For
You can imagine the laughter at the clinic when Coach goes over the Dork Rules but, as always, there is a method to his madness. What he is teaching us is the art of role development. We all have players that aren't quite as athletic or skilled as we'd like for them to be. We may even be forced to play a player that has a poor basketball IQ. But if they have to play it is important that we put them in situations to succeed. The Dork Rules are a way of saying that we need to find one or two things a player can do...teach him/her to do them as well as possible...make sure they know that those are the things they need to do to play/help the team...and stay away from their weaknesses - those things they can't do well.
