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To: Robert F. Newton who wrote (21165)	1/17/2008 5:29:29 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90863

I will now reveal the secret to winning youth basketball to you... a secret that has allowed me, despite equal playing time rules, to win just about every game I've ever coached (seriously). Youth basketball is always man-man. There's no pressing and you usually can't guard until the three point arc. There's no double-teaming unless in the paint. Note: I'm going to assume the kids are right handed. The key is spacing the four kids without the ball in a box just outside the lane. Have the 4 and 5 (two biggest kids) down low. The 2 and 3 play up top (foul line). The 1 dribbles to the top of the key, just left of the basket as he's facing it. When he gets there (timing is important), the 2 darts over and sets a screen for the 1 to go around to his right, where he will now be lined up for a right handed layup. This will pull the 2's defender with him who can't double team, so the only guy between the 1 and the basket is whoever is guarding the 5 down low on the right. If this kid decides to challenge the layup, his man will be wide open for an easy layup. If he doesn't stray, the 1 scores untouched. It's virtually impossible to stop. It's like racking up billiard balls and taking a shot. Once you take the shot, everything scrambles, so it's not like the kids are standing in one spot for very long at all. The other key is the 1 knowing when to fast-break and when to set up so that it's not 100% predictable each time down the court. If you let kids just fast break the entire game, they'll lose the ball 75% of the time before getting a shot off, and when they do, they'll be taking crazy shots. Therefore, for every quick basket you score with this play, the other team will likely take 3-4 possessions to match, meaning you really don't have to do it that often to win. - Jeff