Seal Your Defender And Call For The
Ball
In most cases, guards are very
reluctant to pass the ball to the post players. Why? Because some post players
are clumsy, weak, or just not physical enough to handle the ball in the post.
You need to separate yourself from
the rest. You must be assertive and demand the ball.
Post up your defender like you mean
it, seal your defender, and call for the ball verbally or by putting your hand
up (signaling the guards to feed you the ball). You can only develop the
confidence to that by practicing in the post and developing a sense of comfort
down in the low post.
Get Physical With Your Defender
Initiate the contact with your
defender and let your defender know that you mean business in the paint. In
other words, you need to go hard in the paint. No soft business allowed.
If you don't initiate the contact,
your defender will assume you're soft and they will get the upper hand on you
mentally and physically. If you're not a physical person, you better learn to
be physical because the playing in the post is arguably the most physical
position in the game of basketball.
Don't get too physical because it
can lead to offensive fouls. The last thing you want is to rack up fouls from
unnecessary contact, understand the difference between being physical and being
reckless.
Develop Your Go-To-Moves
Do you know what to do when you get
the ball in the post? If the guards give you the ball in the post and you don't
know what to do with it, don't expect them to pass you the ball a second time.
Develop go-to-moves in the post such
as the jump hook, drop step, spin move, and the turnaround jumper. These moves
are to be mastered on your own time. Don't try a dream shake in the middle of
the game, if you've never practiced it before. Master your moves in practice so
you can play with confidence in your organized basketball games.
Put It All Together
If you can internalize the importance
of posting up strong, calling for the ball, being physical, and developing a
variety of post moves, you will be that much closer to becoming the next great
post player.
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