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[QUOTE="husky429, post: 4814511, member: 6696"]
Your head is in the right place, but you'll probably lose middle schoolers if you're practicing defense 70% of the practice. Unless you're including your small-sided games or scrimmages in that too? I'm imagining a practice of 70% shell drills and kids revolting, lol.

Good thing is you can be practicing your defense while also working on skills.mm full-court dribbling drills, pass and cut... whatever.

MS kids want as much competition as possible. They have the attention soan of stale donuts. Have a winner in shooting drills, defense drills, everything if you want them hooked.

Be prepared for 90% of opponents to play exclusively 2-3 zone and full-court press because they suck at coaching and don't want kids to develop actual skills. I'd prioritize a really basic zone offense over a motion offense if you had to pick one.

Does the high school coach run pack? If they're forcing baseline it might be worth teaching that but otherwise using pack principles.
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