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Originally posted by Snake~eyes
At that age, the most important thing is rebounding, that's all you need. If you can crash the boards all day you will win.
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I agree with this. This is true for all fundamentals at this age. Lay ups, hands up, passing, dribbling.
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Originally posted by Snake~eyes
Pressing at that age is not a good idea. All it will do is put the other team in the bonus, sometimess doulbe bonus.
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If this is girls and my objective is to win, who cares, I don't mind them at the line.
I think that if you truly want to serve the kids best a man defense will teach them the individual defensive skills needed for higher level play. It will be at the cost of wins though because it is not the best way to stop another team. If your 11-13 year olds are advanced, it is important to understand different defensive strategies.
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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
If you can teach an effective trap, 1-2-1-1 or 1-2-2 works really well.[/QUOTE]
This is true.
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Originally posted by Hawks Coach
And welcome to the coaches' forum 
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Huh?