Offense - post play fundamentals

Post players need strong fundamentals in order to be effective close to the rim. They must put in the necessary individual work and repetitions to establish good footwork. Beyond their feet, post players must use their hands wisely, and exercise good common sense. Mentally, the challenge for players that do most of their work in the paint is that they need to play both urgently and patiently. With respect to positioning, sealing, and receiving the ball, some suggestions for post players follow:

• need to have bent knees, a wide base, and feet wider than shoulders
• arcing with your feet
• based upon where the passer gives you the ball, the passer is telling you where you are open
• must control the HIGH foot - whatever side the defender goes to, post player needs to sit on that front thigh
• if defender is fronting the post, the offensive player needs to get both arms up so they eliminate the possibility of being called for a push off
• anytime there is a post feed, the game needs to slow down - react to the post feed but emphasize patience for the post (to allow the match-up to develop)
• you can hide a lot of things in basketball but you can't hide somebody who is not a good receiver of the basketball