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Sunday, June 18, 2006
4:18:00 AM EDT
Hearing Nothing at the moment
Here's the thing: Athena was shooting baskets and constantly clanging on the underside of the rim. Take a step back and you'll see results, I said. Nuh-uh, she said. Trust me, I said. So she took a step back. Here you see the result. And then she turned to me with a big ol' smile on her face.
Yeah, dad at work.
Whether you're a dad, a son or daughter, I hope you'll have a great Father's Day.
(Also remember it's not too late to participate in this week's dad-related Weekend Assignment.)
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4:18:00 AM EDT
Hearing Nothing at the moment
Dadly Advice
Here's the thing: Athena was shooting baskets and constantly clanging on the underside of the rim. Take a step back and you'll see results, I said. Nuh-uh, she said. Trust me, I said. So she took a step back. Here you see the result. And then she turned to me with a big ol' smile on her face.
Yeah, dad at work.
Whether you're a dad, a son or daughter, I hope you'll have a great Father's Day.
(Also remember it's not too late to participate in this week's dad-related Weekend Assignment.)
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Also... it seems like Athena guns the hoop here and there. There's a chance she might get into the sport, as well as a chance that she might get good at it.
Now's the time to size her up a bit. We can worry about skills later, after we figure out what position she plays.
It's easy to do- check her height. If she's a head taller than the other kids, she's a centre. If she's shorter thanall of them, she's a guard. If she's in the middle, she's most likely a forward.
When you coach a team, the very first thing you do is line them up side-by-side... and see who's tall and small. Step two is seeing who can play, but that's later.
This means John only in how you personally teach her skills. If she's a center/forward, she'll be shooting with her back to the basket more- almost from exclusively down low. If she's small, she'll most likely be a guard, and would have to develop an almost totally different skill set.
There are exceptions- point guard Magic Johnson was huge for the position at 6'9", and Charles Barkley was a great rebounder at 6'4". For the most part, size determines what position a child plays.
So... the next time you pick her up at school, check heads. See how tall she is compared to the others. Then, focus her on her natural hoop position.... if she keeps up an interest in the sport, of course. -
She needs more arc on her shot... and if she's close to the hoop, she should use the backboard.
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So she was clanging 'em off the rim, and you made her take a step back, and she just brushed the bottom of the net? And that's good advice?
;)
-Paul
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Great shot and great advice. Happy Fathers Day
Julie
6/19/06 1:34 PM
be well,
Dawn