Shoot so if it misses it does not head his way.
Have someone jump to at least tip away form him.
Wear him down with a rotating man to man.
Dirty tactics are your only option for a giant. Your first move should be to front the big guy with your tallest player, no matter his skill level. Tell him to stay in front with his hands up and deflect the ball as its coming in to the post; he doesn't actually have to intercept it. 2nd, put your beefiest kid on his rear side and every time he tries to move side 2 side, front to back to get the ball, have beefy cut him off with elbows and hips. Basically rough him up down low. 3. The hack a shaq routine. If he gets the ball, foul him hard and make him earn it from the line. It's what teams used to do to Shaq, and he is further away from the rim when he bricks his FT's. 4. Run a stall offense, lots of passing around the perimeter, low # of low risk shots. The less the giant has the ball, the lower the score.
If none of this pans out for you, dirty is the way to go. Step on his feet when he goes for rebounds, when he gets one grab his shorts and pull down just enuf to fluster him. Throw "legal" elbows, maybe a finger to the eye, talk trash. The key is to take him out of the game, physically or mentally.
Hope this helps, and good luckWhat is a good way to stop a dominant post in youth basketball?
You have come to the right place my friend, judging by what info you have gave the post player is probably the leading scorer on the team all i can say is before you guys play tell your team whenever they see the other teams shot fly yell shot! and send one of your guards as well as the one of the post to box him out deny him the ball and if he gets it send a double immediately
or like eric-o said fall back in 2-3 and force them to shoot but i say just always have two guys in his ***
Get your kids to foul him whenever he shoots (nothing dirty...they're just 5th graders after all!) so that he can't get the easy shots up early in the game. Have them grab the ball or wrap him up every time he shoots and put him on the line for the first ~5minutes of the game.
Make him get his points shooting free throws instead of by getting lay-ups early. Most 5th graders can't shoot free throws well, especially the bigger kids because they don't usually get put in a position to shoot the ball from anywhere outside of 2 feet from the basket. If he struggles at the line early it will most likely have a negative impact on the rest of his game later on, so you won't have to foul him all game and piss off his parents etc., That's probably your best chance of slowing their big kid without starting a parent-riot or by doing anything shady/stupid.What is a good way to stop a dominant post in youth basketball?
Play a 2-3 zone. Have your two smallest players up high at the elbows, and your three biggest players extending across the blocks and free throw lane. If the really tall guy comes in their area they should double team him. So if he is on the right block the defender on the block and the defender in the middle of the paint will defend him and box him out.
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Play at 2-3 defense and try your best not to let them just lob it in by always having 2 people around him, one fronting him and one behind him. Hopefully this will make the other players on his team take outside shots. Just hope they can't shoot well.
Shoot the eyes out of the basket from the perimeter....good luck
Maybe drive him into fouling out?
1play a 2-1-2 Defense
2And make sure he doesnt get the ball
3 FOUL HIM OUT
TAKE HIM OUT BY CRIPPLING KNEES?
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