Anonymous
Post 10/06/2025 13:21     Subject: McLean Youth Basketball House Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the feedback. I just saw the evaluation sheet. For left handed layups, do the girls need to use their left hand or just layups from the left side?


Off-hand layups would be fairly low on my list on skills to work on. As PP said, everyone makes a team in house. So the best skills to work on now are those that will make her more confident, both individually and as part of the team -- ball-handling, some basic shooting, and layups generally.

Even at 7th/8th grade house, there are lots of kids who don't really do an off-hand layup (they will still shoot with their dominant hand or do a two-handed layup).

This is a surprise to me. I know house and AAU are different, but the expectation for my kid’s fairly low level 7th grade AAU team was 20 correct off hand layups without a miss.


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Anonymous
Post 10/02/2025 13:57     Subject: McLean Youth Basketball House Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the feedback. I just saw the evaluation sheet. For left handed layups, do the girls need to use their left hand or just layups from the left side?


Off-hand layups would be fairly low on my list on skills to work on. As PP said, everyone makes a team in house. So the best skills to work on now are those that will make her more confident, both individually and as part of the team -- ball-handling, some basic shooting, and layups generally.

Even at 7th/8th grade house, there are lots of kids who don't really do an off-hand layup (they will still shoot with their dominant hand or do a two-handed layup).

This is a surprise to me. I know house and AAU are different, but the expectation for my kid’s fairly low level 7th grade AAU team was 20 correct off hand layups without a miss.
Anonymous
Post 10/01/2025 17:43     Subject: McLean Youth Basketball House Tryouts
Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the feedback. I just saw the evaluation sheet. For left handed layups, do the girls need to use their left hand or just layups from the left side?


Off-hand layups would be fairly low on my list on skills to work on. As PP said, everyone makes a team in house. So the best skills to work on now are those that will make her more confident, both individually and as part of the team -- ball-handling, some basic shooting, and layups generally.

Even at 7th/8th grade house, there are lots of kids who don't really do an off-hand layup (they will still shoot with their dominant hand or do a two-handed layup).
Anonymous
Post 10/01/2025 17:13     Subject: McLean Youth Basketball House Tryouts
Thanks for the feedback. I just saw the evaluation sheet. For left handed layups, do the girls need to use their left hand or just layups from the left side?
Anonymous
Post 10/01/2025 14:07     Subject: McLean Youth Basketball House Tryouts
Agree with PP.

Here are some decent standing ball handing drills:
https://youtu.be/a6rPVGkGpds?si=lGGpfHzWPwTxvshJ

Here are some decent full court ball handling drills:
https://youtu.be/3LemJKkdfpM?si=BLpqxwV6vcFj1u5f

The thing about ball handling is that anyone can learn it, it just takes commitment.
Anonymous
Post 10/01/2025 00:19     Subject: McLean Youth Basketball House Tryouts
Everyone makes house.

They will be ranked on skill and all the teams will have strong, medium, and new players with little to no experience.

Just practice having her dribble the ball with both hands, basic shooting, and passing.

The coach will teach gameplay. But individual skills could work on much as possible now..
Anonymous
Post 09/30/2025 09:38     Subject: McLean Youth Basketball House Tryouts
My DD has been playing another sports for three years, but wants to try basketball. We signed her up for the House League. The only experience she has with playing is gym at school. Would love to hear feedback from experienced parents on what to expect and what she could practice at home to be ready. She'll be in 7th/8th grade section. Thanks.