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Basketball Offense

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Create Mismatch, Instill Confidence

When a player is struggling offensively, create a mismatch in open space and allow him to drive at the hoop

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Downscreens, Ball Reversal & Lob

Shift the defense with downscreens, then work the ball across the top of the set to clear space for a well-timed backscreen leading to a lob

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Attack From The Corner

The corner seems like an odd place from which to use a 2-man game but this play exploits the space on the floor for several scoring options

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Push The Ball Up & Back

Teach players to get into a fast rhythm in transition offense by racing up the floor, converting and moving quickly back in the opposite ...

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Get The 2, Don’t Force A 3

Too many teams want to set up a 3-point play late in the game when trailing by 3 points when a quick 2-pointer allows you a better chance...

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Paint Touch Produces 4 Ways To Score

There are so many screens, shifts and attacks in this single set that defenders simply cannot cover all the ground necessary to eliminate...

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Spin The ‘Wheel,’ Confuse The Defense

Shift the defense one way, drop a low screen in the lane and free a shooter coming to the top as the opposition scrambles to cover multip...

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‘Fist’ Punches Defense Where It’s Weak

A handoff at the top with a ball screener coming high leads to a perfect pick-and-roll opportunity as your shooters move free for possibl...

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‘Viking’ Gets The Post More Involved

Pull the big defender away from the hoop and take advantage of the mismatches this creates with pick-and-roll action after ball reversal

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‘Zag’ Relies Upon Spacing, Ball Movement

The main continuous motion creates close-out situations, driving lanes and open shooting opportunities for your guards

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Shooter Steps High, Cuts Backdoor

When defenses are fixated on overplaying your scorer, have the player take a step high, receive a backdoor screen and score on an over-the-...

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2 Flashes To The Hoop To Net 2 Points

Clear space directly in front of the inbounder by the hoop to set up multiple actions creating easy catch-and-score chances … or an open 3-...

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Carve The Defense With ‘Slice’

This popular play requires several movements, screens, handoffs and passes to set up a passer outside the arc throwing a leading pass to a ...

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5-Ball Shooting’ Is Controlled Chaos

Your players are forced to communicate, hustle, shoot and score all while multiple basketballs are flying around the court and multiple ...

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‘Take It’ Teaches Toughness

Post players get used to aggressively taking the ball away from an opponent, getting in proper position and scoring against contact in this ...

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Score On The Move

Get players continuous reps of running in one direction, then cutting toward the hoop, catching a leading pass and scoring at the rim ...

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Hannah holds a UEFA B licence and FA Youth Award, and coaches in the Youth Development Phase at an FA Women’s National League club. She has ...

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Build Those ‘Animal’ Instincts

The ‘Animal Drill’ develops the toughness you want combined with the quick-thinking you need for players to continue to improve within your ...

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See a zone: Run these actions

Zones are meant to confuse offenses, so be sure your players know exactly what to run as soon as the opposition changes course and moves ...

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'Viking' gets the post more involved

Pull the big defender away from the hoop and take advantage of the mismatches this creates with pick-and-roll action after ball reversal

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Score 3 pointers against a 2-3 zone

Quick passbacks force a 2-3 zone to cover a lot of space in an instant, which pokes holes in the zone and allows you to find openings for ...

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Sharpen full-court-transition-offense skills

Sharpen full-court passing, timing, a touch at the rim and conditioning in this fast-paced drill requiring focus, speed and hustle

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4v4v4 Fuels Competitive Fires

By Loree Payne, head women's coach at Puget Sound University in Tacoma, Washington

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‘Inside Out’ Pushes 5 Players Toward Goal

Set a time goal for the 5 players to get up the court and back while completing the proper passes and scoring layups at both ends in stride

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Lots of movement sets up backdoor

A lot of screening and motion goes into this set in which the opposite post comes high, sets a ball screen, rolls and eventually gets a ...

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Offense drills

Create Mismatch, Instill Confidence

Downscreens, Ball Reversal & Lob

Attack From The Corner

Push The Ball Up & Back

Get The 2, Don’t Force A 3

Paint Touch Produces 4 Ways To Score

Spin The ‘Wheel,’ Confuse The Defense

‘Fist’ Punches Defense Where It’s Weak

‘Viking’ Gets The Post More Involved

‘Zag’ Relies Upon Spacing, Ball Movement

Shooter Steps High, Cuts Backdoor

2 Flashes To The Hoop To Net 2 Points

Carve The Defense With ‘Slice’

5-Ball Shooting’ Is Controlled Chaos

‘Take It’ Teaches Toughness

Score On The Move

Featured Coaches

Hannah Duncan

Steph Fairbairn

Carl Wild

Samantha Snow

Build Those ‘Animal’ Instincts

See a zone: Run these actions

'Viking' gets the post more involved

Score 3 pointers against a 2-3 zone

Sharpen full-court-transition-offense skills

4v4v4 Fuels Competitive Fires

‘Inside Out’ Pushes 5 Players Toward Goal

Lots of movement sets up backdoor

Coaches' Testimonials

John Allen, AAU National Boys Basketball Commissioner

Wade Wolff, Colfax Youth Development League

Discover the simple way to become a more effective, more successful basketball coach

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Coaches' Testimonials

John Allen, AAU National Boys Basketball Commissioner

Wade Wolff, Colfax Youth Development League

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More from us

© 2024 Basketball Coach Weekly

Part of Green Star Media Ltd. Company number: 3008779