Wednesday, July 14, 2010

POINT GUARD ESSENTIALS

Point guard skills that are essential from Coach Eric Musselman:

Court vision
Decision Making
Entry Passing
Penetration Ability

SHOOTING:
--Lay-ups in Traffic
--Medium Range Jump Shooting (Catch-shoot & off dribble)
--3 Point Shooting
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PASSING:
--Perimeter passing
--Feeding the Post
--Passing after Penetration
Passing on Fast Break

DRIBBLING:
--Various Dribble Moves (Rt & Left Hand, types, techniques)
--How to Play Fast but not be in a Hurry

SCREENING: (All types of screens)

FASTBREAK:
--Receiving Outlet Pass
--Dribble Penetration on Break
--Downcourt Vision/Recognition
--Using the Long Rebound
--Handling Traps
--When to Rebound Offensively
--Time and Score Recognition
--Tempo Dictation