Don't Hide From the Ball

One of the biggest complaints from most players is that they do not get the ball enough.  However, one of the biggest faults of most players is their failure to come to the ball against pressure.  

Coaches call it “Hiding” and most players tend to do it without ever realizing it.  They get twenty-five to forty feet away and stand waiting on the ball to be thrown to them.  Sometimes they wave their hand frantically, but whether they know it or not, they are hiding.

If the ball is being double-teamed, or if your teammate has picked up her dribble and the defender is all over her…if you aren’t ten feet from the ball and clearly visible to receive the pass, then you are hiding.

A player being pressured by two defenders (or even one good defender) cannot be expected to look twenty-five to forty feet down court for someone to throw the ball to.  ALWAYS ask yourself, am I in a position right now to get the ball without a problem?

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