FALCON POST DEVELOPMENT

A) HANDS Back to ball- On command, player spins while the ball is in the air, catches it, and tucks it to his chin. The ball is thrown to different locations to improve coordination and reaction. Tennis ball- Player must catch tennis balls in the air and on the bounce. B) POST POSITION * Player sits in the post above the block. His arms (goalposts) are up, elbows are bent at 45 degree angles, with his upper arms parallel to the floor. His palms are facing the passer. We want to discourage the post player from reaching back and hooking his defender with his arms. C) POST MOVES All post moves are made on both sides of the floor. * Drop step middle and baseline- When the player makes a power dribble and steps to the basket, his lead foot should be pointing at the basket. This not only seals the defender more effectively, it enables the offensive player to square to the basket on the shot and land with his head directly in front of, or beneath the basket. * Power dribble middle, counter move- If the defender is behind, the offensive post may take two hard dribbles into the lane. His dribbling elbow should not be tucked to his side, but should be pointing out to the side. This ensures that the ball will be dribbled close to the body. If the defender does not move, the offensive player drives by him and attacks the front of the rim. Once again, he does not fade away, but squares to the basket. If the defender steps to take away the middle, the post then executes a drop-step baseline and scores. The post may also dribble middle, give a hard ball-fake, then execute an up-andunder move to the basket. * Sikma move- If the defender plays behind, the post may reverse pivot. When executing this pivot, the post must stay low and must bring the ball across his body. He leans forward as he pivots. This keeps him low and creates space if the defense plays tight. As he comes out of the reverse pivot, he transfers his weight to his non-pivot foot. By doing this, he may drive by the defender to the basket, leading with his nonpivot foot, or if the defender steps in front, the post may sweep ball and non- pivot foot over and attack in the opposite direction. Obviously, if the defense plays loose on the reverse pivot, the post could shoot a jump shot. * Spin- If the defender plays behind and is really pushing on the posts back, when the post receives the ball, he can spin quickly around the defender, maintaining contact with the defense on the spin. He dribbles with the left as he spins left, etc. He should not put the ball on the floor until he is facing the basket, having come out of

his spin move.