The Drill: Banana Run

An assistant with the Seattle Storm and Lakeside, Chris Bown has made his mark with individual player development. His May, 2003, column on drills is about combining inside and perimeter shots.

Banana Run with a Postup

Requirements: One coach, one ball and 1-3 players.

Player starts at the baseline, outside the free-throw lane. She sprints to the 28-foot line, plants her foot and sprints to the elbow for a jumper. Player backpedals until the coach retrieves the ball, cuts to the opposite block for a pass from the coach and executes a post up move. Coach rebounds the jumper and passes to the player in the post opposite side. Next player goes.

Options:

• Player catches the ball on the pivot and dribbles in to the first jumper.
• Player catches and shoots the three-point shot.
• After the player shoots the first postup move, she turns immediately to the opposite side of the floor for a pass from the coach and another postup move.

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Chris Bown is an assistant 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:

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