The Drill: Ricochet

A former assistant with the Seattle Storm and now coaching at Lakeside and the NW HoopGurlz, Chris Bown has made his mark with individual player development. His latest The Drill column outlines a drill for posts that works on movement, rebounding, finishing and moves.

Required: One post player, one coach, two balls.

Post player starts under the basket with a ball. Coach starts at a point just under the free-throw line, facing the basket. Post passes the ball to the coach and follows the pass to the free-throw line and returns. The coach will toss the ball off the glass. Post follows the toss, gets the rebound and puts the shot back in.

Variations: Once the player gets the rebound, coach can move to a spot on the same side as the rebound, post passes back to coach and shapes up for a return pass. Post works on a specific move.

Coach also can move to the opposite side of the floor so the post can work on getting open coming across the key. Post works on a specific move.

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Chris Bown is the head coach with the Lakeside girls' varsity basketball team and a coach of the Northwest HoopGurlz select girls team. He recently was an assistant coach in charge of player development for the WNBA Seattle Storm. Chris also does individual training and can be reached at 206-794-9046 or . A graduate of the University of Washington, he has been the head coach for girls varsity basketball teams at Holy Names Academy, Seattle Academy and American Indian Heritage School. This is his second stint at Lakeside as an assistant to Sandy Schneider. Chris also has been a math and physical education instructor at St. Paul School and Seattle Academy.

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More Chris Bown Columns:

Catch, Drive & Shoot
Two-Person Screening
Two-Person Series
Three-Point Shooting
Texas Turnout
Power Layup
Tossout
Solo Postup
Angle into Elbows
1-2 Follow-Thru
Tap-Pitch-Touch-Dive-Score
Penetrate & Kick
Multi-Shot
Banana Run
Ballhandling
Oiler Screen Series
Medicine Ball Passing
Oiler Three-Point
Running the W
Oiler Shooting
Basic Four
Mikan Plus
Defensive Combo
Half-Circle