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Message: [QUOTE="Huskyblood, post: 5193461, member: 132"] When I was coaching middle school I drilled my kids repeatedly on how to read their defender on a screen (cutter and passer). They needed to either curl or fade and then what to do when they caught it (proper footwork, shooting, etc.). If they can learn to do this they can run practically any offense when they get older. I would run flex a lot because I wanted everyone to be able to make "[B][I]basketball plays[/I][/B]" and be able to play facing and working on what we did (I did not have many 7 footers to put in the post). Gave them a lot of freedom. As they got better I would give them a couple of plays with more options and some wrinkles to flex. We practiced everyday and over Christmas break. Otherwise, as someone said, it becomes rec ball. I did not split the gym with the girls. We practiced early or late. [/QUOTE]