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Coaching Basketball Special Situations Checklist

By Brian Williams on June 2, 2015

Coaching Basketball Special Situations Checklist

This Special Situations Checklist was put together by Delta High School (Ohio) Boys Coach Derek Sheridan.

I have a link posted at the bottom of the post to the entire pdf that he put together.

I hope you get some ideas that will help you be more prepared for the special situations that you face during games.

DELTA BOYS’ BASKETBALL SPECIAL SITUATION CHECKLIST

LATE GAME CHECKLIST: Assistant Coach

OUR TOP 3 FT SHOOTERS
1. ____________________
2. ____________________
3. ____________________

1. KNOW THE SCORE AND THE TIME LEFT ON THE CLOCK.

2. KNOW THE TIME OUT SITUATION FOR BOTH TEAMS.

3. TELL PLAYERS:

  • DO WE HAVE FOULS TO GIVE? HOW MANY?
  • ARE WE IN THE BONUS/DOUBLE BONUS?
  • ARE THEY IN THE BONUS/DOUBLE BONUS?

4. WE DO NOT CALL TIMEOUTS TO SAVE POSSESSION UNTIL THE LAST 2 MINUTES OF THE 4TH QUARTER, OR LAST 2 MIN. OF OVERTIME. BALL HANDLER CALLS TIMEOUT POSSESSION IS IN DOUBT.

5. NEVER SAVE THE BALL UNDER THEIR BASKET OR TIP A LOOSE BALL TOWARDS THEIR BASKET.

6. CANNOT GRAB AN O’ REBOUND (FT OR FG) = TIP TO HALF COURT. TOP PLAYER GETTING BACK ON D’ CAN GET IT.

7. STOP THEIR FASTBREAK AFTER MADE F.T. = HAVE A SUB READY AT THE SCORER’S TABLE.

8. IF WE NEED TO SET UP A PRESS AFTER THEY MAKE A FT = HAVE A SUB READY AT THE SCORER’S TABLE.

9. 5 PLAYERS RUN TO REFS; CALLING TIMEOUT AFTER WE SCORE TO STOP THE CLOCK.

10. COMEBACK OR CATCH-UP MODE:

Round time up to the next minute
Double the number of minutes & turn minutes into points
Add one point.
Add 1 point = 5 pts

For example:
1:22 left in game
Rounds-up to: 2:00 min.
Doubled = 4:00 & change to pts = 4pts

11. If we’re up in the last 2:00 of the game & we’re being pressed. Tell the official that we’ll call timeout at the 8 count.

12. Have in-bounder ask the ref to count his 5 count out-loud & tell him that we’ll call timeout on the 4 count.

13. Tell players to let the other team score if we’re up by more than 3 points, inside of 5 seconds.

  • Do not take the ball out if there are 4 seconds or less on the clock, especially if they’re out of timeouts.

14. Down 2, we are shooting 2 Free Throws with 3 or less seconds left: (No one w/ 4 fouls is in a rebounding spot)

    • Scenario #1:

o We make both FTs to tie the game.
o Have a sub ready to go to table, AFTER THE OFFICIAL HAS GIVEN THE BALL TO OUR SHOOTER.
o Players get matched-up in “Prevent 40” & defend for remaining seconds.

    • Scenario #2:

o We make the first & miss the second
o Players foul by going over-the-back on the rebound off the miss to save as much time as possible.

    • Scenario #3:

o Misses the first & now we have to miss the second intentionally & run “Vannett-2”

15. Down 2 points, going the length of the court inbounds, 3- seconds on the clock, clock stopped with 1+ timeout(s).

  • Run “Royal” & throw to half court & call timeout. TELL OFFICIALS WHAT WE’RE DOING BEFOREHAND.
  • We’ll run “Denver-2” from the sideline out-of-bounds.

16. Down 2 points, going the length of the court inbounds, 3- seconds on the clock, clock stopped, NO TIMEOUTS.

  • Run “Royal-Back.”

17. Up 1-3 points, 30 seconds or less left. Inbounding full court:

  • Run “Dunbar” with two best FT shooters in the 1 & 2 positions.
  • If we have timeouts left – In-bounder & coaches tell ref’s that we’ll call TO on the count of 4.

18. Up 1-3 points inside of 5 seconds – full court inbounds: run “GO”

specialteams

OPPOSITION: ____________________________________ LATE GAME INFO

1. PLAYERS TO FOUL:

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2. PLAYERS NOT TO FOUL:

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3. WHO ARE THEIR WORST FOUL SHOOTERS THAT ARE NOT IN THE GAME IN CASE OF AN INJURY SITUATION, AND WE CAN CHOOSE THE NEW FT SHOOTER?

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4. LIST THEIR “21s”:

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5. LIST THEIR BEST O’ REBOUNDERS:

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6. TELL THE PLAYERS HOW TO GUARD BALL SCREENS:

  • HARD HEDGE
  • FLAT HEDGE
  • TRAP
  • JAM
  • SWITCH

Click here to download the entire checklist

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