what positon should i play in baket ball?

Question

im 14 six foot but agood ball handler and i farly good shooter and also the top rebounder on my team i was center but what shuld my 2nd positio be

Answer 1

depending on the height of the rest of other players you normal go against but souds like fr your age and height, center, but sounds like youre an all around threat, like dirk, but all i can say is jus play ball, if coach wants you at the 4 spot then play as hard as you can, if you wanna run point you gotta prove it, so keep playin hard and hustlin and youll do fine man

Answer 2

You're a guard. You could be a 1 or a 2 or a two-guard, where you can play both position. At 6-feet, you're a center in high school, but in college and NBA, not a chance--the other centers would eat you alive. You're actually pretty short for the NBA. Of course, you're only 14 so you still have some growing to do, but I imagine you'd still be in the guard range. But for right now, you're a center because of your height alone.

But Magic Johnson was in the same boat. Center as a kid, guard in the NBA because of his height. But he was able to play all positions because of his experience at the center position.

Hey, the way big men play these days, big guys are moving farther out, a la Kevin Garnett or Dirk Nowitzki. If you keep these skills you could be a power guard in the NBA: a guy too tall to be a guard but to good a ball handler to be a center. They'll have you at power forward and let you play more of a guard game and even go "small", where there's no center on the floor, just 4 guards and a power.

All in all-you should probably be a shooting guard for now and see what happens.

Answer 3

Play where your team needs you. If you're the best rebounder, your coach will respond by throwing you in the paint and work the ball into you 25 times a game. If you're the best ball handler, your coach may have you bring the ball up the court and initiate the offense a la Pippen or Odom and work you off of screens in a movement type offense where you can catch the ball and release, post some one up on the block, or drive and dish/shoot.

The biggest thing is this. Do what your coach wants and you'll be putting the TEAM first. Good luck mate.

Answer 4

I can't stress this enough. DO NOT PIGEON HOLE YOURSELF INTO ONE POSITION!

You're 14 years old, heck you haven't even begun to see how good you can be. You need to start thinking in these terms and these terms only. What do I need to work on to get better? How can I become a better shooter, ballhandler, defender, passer, etc. Than go out and do the work to make it happen.

Before you can ask yourself what position should I be playing? Give yourself an opportunity to play all the positions. If you're playing a pick up game try out the point guard. Try bringing up the ball and not committing turnovers, while finding open teammates and creating for them. Than try and play a game where you look to score whenever you can much like a shooting guard would. Each time you try a new position try and guard a player from the other team of the same position. Try and determine how well you do guarding point guards vs. power forwards. Please do not overlook defense so many players today do. I didn't hear you mention one word about defense, just that you can shoot and dribble and rebound, WHAT ABOUT DEFENDING?

Of course before you can do any of this you have to challenge yourself to get in the best shape of your life. Don't be a stranger to the weight room. Familiarize yourself with the high school track. Once you are in shape work on the fundamentals, do drill after drill after drill until you are the best ballhandler on your team, the best shooter and so on and so on.

Experiment with the different positions and don't listen to the haters that are going to rag on you if you try and play guard and they want you to post up. Do your thing, you have to grow as a player. Now when it comes to your high school team, play whatever position the coach puts you at, but don't let whatever position he puts you at define your talents. Just because you're playing Center doesn't mean you can't be a great ballhandler and just because you're playing point guard doesn't mean you can't be a great post up player.

I'd love to hear how you progress. If you want to e-mail me at [e-mail] for more advice.

Answer 5

At 14 years old I was 5ft 10 in. I was the best ball handler, and a decent shooter. My coach had me play C and PF because I was bigger than the other kids. Now I'm older and only 6ft even. You don't know how you will grow physically, but you can choose how to grow mentally. Learn the aspects of playing the block now. When you get older if you don't grow to 6ft 7in, then you will still know how to abuse players in the post. After high school, in leagues and pick up games I routinely guard bigger players and keep them from scoring because I understand how to play the post. You can't learn that position from talking about it, only feeling it. I suggest talking to your coach about wanting to learn other positions. He should be thrilled to hear it. That could be a huge mismatch for him to exploit if he can have you line up at C and draw your defender out of the paint. Either way good luck, and keep up on the rebounding.

Answer 6

Sounds like small forward might be a pretty versatile position for you if you can handle the ball well with a good shot (3 pointers).

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Answer 7

since ur 14 work on your gaurds skills especially PG skills so you'll be a tall point gaurd. if you can shoot and dribble work on passing and practice running point to get court awareness up.

Answer 8

From the way you spell, I believe you should be first chair in English class and not worry about sports!

Answer 9

it depends on how big the restof the kids on ur team are, just ask th e coach

Answer 10

i think you should play guard in HS. either point or shooting. 6 ft is likely too short to play pf or c in HS.