"You can think of these as rules or you can think of these as suggestions. We think you'll do much better in our program if you think of them as rules."
Coach Duane Siverson
-Become a better and wiser person
-Build friendship for a lifetime
-Teach you the road to success
-Teach you the game
-Be a student of the game
-Conduct yourself with honor, dignity, humility, and Graciousness
-Work hard
-Avoid people and situations that can keep you from achieving your goals
-None will star if team fails
-Sleep well
-Keep lifting weights
-Drink lots of water
-Take vitamins
-Avoid alcohol and other drugs
-Treat injuries early and properly
-Ice bruises and sprains
-Don't hurt them
-Don't criticize them
-Be positive
-Appreciate each person's role
-Get to know them
-Involve them in your off court life
-Assume we know what we're doing
-Understand your role on the team
-Don't let us hear negative stuff from others before we hear it from you
-Ask questions
-Don't challenge our authority in front of team
-We'll try not to embarrass you in front of the team
-Turn in your work before team trips
-Take tests before team trips
-Tell teachers your schedule
-You can't miss class for practice
-Don't get behind early in semester
-Budget your time
-You don't have time to party
-Get tutors before problems arise
-Know eligibility rules
-You're here to graduate
-We need everyone
-Know your role
-Learn from losses
-Learn from wins
-Good teams play as well on the road as they do at home
-All courts are the same size
-Keep your eye on the prize
-Ignore the refs
-Ignore the distractions
-Take no opponent lightly
-Trust your coaches
-Keep working to improve
-Learn from teammates
-Play smart & together
-75% FT%
-+10 rebound margin
-9 turnovers
-55% FG%
-20 assists
-Cause 20 turnovers
-Avoid foul trouble
-Execute down the stretch
-Control first 6 minutes each half
-Enthusiastic
-Positive with teammates
-Respectful of teammates
-Unselfish
-Hard working
-Attentive
-Ready to give your best
-Ready to improve each day
-Tell coaches early if you'll be late
-Never hurt a another player
-Accept responsibility for mistakes
-Don't complain about officiating
-Learn from criticism
-Don't let down
-Don't pout after mistakes
-Know your assignments
-Know the plays
-Practice determines your minutes
-Know your role
-Go hard and smart and get out
-Be ready when its time to play
-Be in shape
-Tell us when you need a rest
-Your production in games matters
-Missing class
-Bad behavior on or off the court
-Turning the ball over
-Taking bad shots
-Not working on "D"
-Playing dumb
-Playing selfishly
-Not knowing your assignments
You Won't get Playing Time Based On
-Your reputation
-Your age
-Who your parents are
-Parental pressure
-Who your high school coach is
-Where you live
-Make it last
-Let shoes dry each night
-Lock your locker
-Check your bag before every trip
-Show respect for people in the equipment room
-Don't wear dirty socks
-Get shoes that fit
-Lift weights - you'll get stronger
-Be patient - you'll get wiser
-Pay Attention - Your chance is coming
2 - Shooting Guard
3 - Small Forward
4 - Power Forward
5 - Center/Post
-90% heart, 10% athletic skill
-Meet at the ball
-Box out opponent
-Touch, box out, and go get the ball
-Try to box out to form triangle in front of basket
-The ball most often comes off on the side opposite where it's shot from
-Elbows out, hands up, feet wide
-Never stare at shot in the air
-All 5 go to the boards
-Person guarding shooter yells "Shot"
-Assume all shots will miss
-Move your feet, don't foul
-Assume all shots will miss
-2 guard is back if pt guard is in lane
-Keep moving without the ball on "O"
-Being hard to locate means you're hard to box out
-Its team defense
-Each possession is a mini game
-Goal is to give one contested perimeter shot
-Deny penetration on dribble or pass
-Lead league in rebound margin
-Play "D" or don't play at all
-"D" keeps us in every game
-When "O" goes bad play harder "D"
-"D" triggers our break and easy baskets
-Put them through 40 min. of hell
-Gear up intensity on "D" gear down on "O"
-Don't foul jump shooters
-Don't get in spots where you're tempted to foul
-Stop their break
-Keep ball out of lane area
-Move feet
-Don't clutch and grab
-Deny penetration
-Bother passers
-Stay closer to ball than your man
-Don't foul jump shooters
-Allow no second shots
-Knees bent
-Butt down
-Back straight
-Elbows out
-Hands active
-Protect basket first
-Talk to get everyone covered
-Stop the ball on perimeter
-Do not try to steal ball from dribbler in transition
-Its more important to get people covered than to find your man
-Stay in defensive stance
-Be between your man and basket
-Feet square
-Stop penetration
-Contest all passes in and all shots
-Don't let him stand and stare
-Allow only passes out & lob passes
-Keep eyes and head moving
-Don't gamble to steal ball
-Trace the ball with your hands
-Deny penetration
-Stay between man and basket
-Steer him away from picks
-Keep hands active
-Make him pick it up and become "dead"
Guarding Dead Ball
-Close out low & close
-Deny his vision and any pass in
-Scream dead
-Don't foul
"D" - Your Guy Catches Ball
-Close out low and under control
-Get in defensive stance
-Contest the shot with hand up
-Don't leave ground for shot fakes
-Don't foul a jump shooter
-Touch his chest
-Turn and put butt in his waist
-Go get the rebound
-Get in defensive stance
-Don't let him beat you to ball
-Deny ball to man in post
-In post area
- high half front if ball above FTL - low half front if ball below FTL
-Butt is toward ball
-Deny reversing pass
-Get lay ups
-Lead league in FG%
-Get it inside first
-We can get perimeter shots later
-Know your role
-Take only good shots
-Don't turn it over
-Make them work on "D" more than us
-There are no one-on-one contests
-Dunk if you can (But if you try to dunk in a critical situation it better go in)
-Go hard to the basket
-Practice freethrows or you'll get pounded every night
-Lead league in team assists
-Make opponents and fans marvel at your unselfishness
-Make the extra pass to get the easy shot
-Know your assignments
-There is no 5 second count
-Look to pass before dribbling
-Go toward the basket
-Draw a second defender
-Pass before second defender traps
-Keep head up and see the floor
-Dribble back out of trouble
-Don't pick up dribble until you have a pass to make
-Protect ball with non-dribbling hand
-Dribble low
-Have a low quick crossover
-Get good with both hands
-Get layups in transition
-Take good shots in post area
-Get easy putbacks
-Setting good hard, clean picks
-Make "D" work hard and get tired
-Execute well on out of bounds play s
-Execute well in half court
-Execute well at crunch time
-Become a good passer
-Don't turn it over
-Don't telegraph passes
-Look inside first
-Use convincing pass fakes
-Use convincing shot fakes
-Reverse the ball
-Pass crisply
-Use bounce passes
-Look to pass before dribbling
-Turn away from basket to make outlet
-Point guard gets outlet wide
-Others fill lanes wide
-Rebounder trails
-Yell your lanes right or left
-Get ball ahead
-Don't travel
-Call time out at 4 count
-Know how many time outs we have
Don't lean into endline
Dribbling in transition
-A pass ahead is better
-Don't cross half court near sideline
-Don't dribble all the way into traps
-Yell lanes
-Get ball ahead
-Keep 18 feet apart in lanes
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