Per Pete Newell, our primary coaching mission is teaching players to SEE THE GAME.
Here are some first-half clips of a recent matchup of two top girls teams from Massachusetts, not surprisingly, two private schools, Bishop Fenwick and St. Mary's (Lynn). They illustrate what is and what might be.
Fenwick's point guard Olivia Found (#3) is a D2 commit and uses her senior savvy to draw a foul. We used to call these "sucker fouls" generations ago.
St. Mary's has their own excellent point guard, here scoring off a SLOB handback into a high ball screen where she attacks the basket.
The women's game has evolved with far more players able to create separation. Here's an excellent hesi into basket attack.
My former player Cecilia Kay (#32) is a 6'1" sophomore with inside and perimeter capabilities. Here she attacks off the dribble. I teach an economy of dribbles.
"Help across not up." Here's why as the driver dumps a great ball down for a layup from the vacated middle.
Both teams set a lot of ball screens. The screener doesn't "headhunt" (screen the body) and the ballhandler can't use the screen effectively. "Body to body" or "hip to hip" whatever you teach, can't let the defender push the ballhandler out.
Win the special situations. In this BOB, Bishop Fenwick gets a layup off a brush screen. "Bigs away come back into play."
Lagniappe. "Every day is player development day."