Coach Larry's Full-Court Experiment: Why Shuffle Steps Can't Keep Up

Coach Larry ran a real experiment here, not just a hot take. 30 kids, full court, defenders locked into pure shuffle-step only. Result? They couldn't cover the distance. Offense walked right past them.⁣
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The moment he let them turn and run to beat the ball handler to the spot, everything changed.⁣
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I think this is the point people miss when they hear "shuffling is obsolete" and get defensive about fundamentals. Nobody's saying abandon technique. The lesson is about giving young players options and understanding when pure lateral slides just aren't efficient enough against a guy going full speed downhill.⁣
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Beat him to the spot. That's the whole concept. #shorts