Post for some advice First season coaching Fastbrk Topic

ericsmith
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Hey coaches,

I am coaching Thomas in Wooden...this is the first time I've taken over a fastbreak offense and I am having a devil of a time managing the game plans and getting blown out like a d+ d3 school twice in 5 games.

Can you adjust the pace with fastbreak or is it fast paced the entire time with no slowing or speeding up in situations?

I'd appreciate some insight.

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6/13/2011 5:54 PM
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ath/spd/stamina. Those 3 are extremely important. 
6/13/2011 5:58 PM
tianyi7886
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And after looking at your team, I would say you are lacking in all 3 departments. What's hurting you the most right now is the stamina, but a successful FB offense should have team ath/spd over 50. 
6/13/2011 5:59 PM
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Well>  You can go normal or uptempo.  YOu need to definitely go normal.  Keep Woodford in the game as long as plausible. . .

6/13/2011 6:06 PM
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My advice would be to stop jumping from team to team capitalizing on winning programs and build one

sorry, not a personal thing but just one of my biggest pet peeves are the coaches who jump to a new school every 2 years to capitalize on a team that has been winning or is set up to win for the next season or 2. 

Your money to spend though so whatever 
6/13/2011 7:05 PM
ericsmith
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Thanks for the insight, tianyi...that's just the kind of advice I was looking for when I posted this topic.  mjp8 you play the game the way you like and I will play it the way I like.
6/13/2011 8:34 PM
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Posted by mjp8 on 6/13/2011 7:06:00 PM (view original):
My advice would be to stop jumping from team to team capitalizing on winning programs and build one

sorry, not a personal thing but just one of my biggest pet peeves are the coaches who jump to a new school every 2 years to capitalize on a team that has been winning or is set up to win for the next season or 2. 

Your money to spend though so whatever 
+1
6/13/2011 8:36 PM
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Posted by mjp8 on 6/13/2011 7:06:00 PM (view original):
My advice would be to stop jumping from team to team capitalizing on winning programs and build one

sorry, not a personal thing but just one of my biggest pet peeves are the coaches who jump to a new school every 2 years to capitalize on a team that has been winning or is set up to win for the next season or 2. 

Your money to spend though so whatever 

its not a pet peeve of mine. but, it is certainly the reality that if you want to be a good coach, you should listen to his advice. i really dont care either way. there is just 0 doubt you are better off to build a team yourself - if your goal is to be a highly successful coach. sure - short term, its not as good, because your team sucks. but in the end, its way better, not even close. 

on fb, i would say that ath/spd/sta comment is definitely true. also, lp/per are less important than any other offense. 

6/13/2011 8:54 PM
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Which is more important in the FB...ballhandling or passing? 

6/14/2011 7:46 AM
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for sure ath, spd and stam matter

for sure you cannot run slow - your choices are normal and fast

rather few teams run fastbreak, so you wont get as much experienced forum advice as with other systems - may be that you just need to play around with it for your first season or two there and see what works for you
6/14/2011 9:23 AM
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I posted a similiar topic about this a little while ago. Their is actually an option to search through previous posts. ;)

http://whatifsports.com/forums/Posts.aspx?TopicID=438742


6/14/2011 9:27 AM
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Don't be the Heat.  There are no shortcuts to being successful.
6/14/2011 2:39 PM
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Running fast break on a few teams. One major recruiting goal has been to recruit Pf,C with high speed, reb potential. If you can get a center with 20-25+ speed and eventually have a Jr,sn with 40+ in d3, great advantage. rebounding is a must in the fb especially when your trying to separate yourself from other good teams. The best outcome in recruiting is to find a big within 200 miles with high in ath,spd,reb. If I find them, that is my number 1 guy to pulldown.
6/14/2011 3:46 PM
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