Basketball Plays

Coach Vonn Read has submitted several plays from his playbook series The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays to the Coaching Toolbox.

Vonn is an assistant coach at Houston

He has also served as an assistant coach in the WNBA with the Phoenix Mercury, Orlando Miracle, and San Antonio Silver Stars.

He was an advanced scout for the Orlando Magic as well as The Charlotte Sting.

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This is a good quick hitter against a 1-2-2 zone that will produce a layup.

This is a timing play!!

The 1 player will dribble to the lane line extended area to set up the ball screen.

 

 

The 2 player will drop to the block and cut to the corner.

The 3 player will set a ball screen on the top player in the Zone.

The 4 player will screen X5 in the Zone.

The 1 player will use the ball screen, drawing both X3 and X1 together.

 

The 4 player screens X5 in the Zone, and X4 chases the 2 player
(Best Shooter) to the corner.

This should leave the 5 player wide open on the block.

 

Coach Read has also put together The Basketball Encyclopedia of plays. You can check them out here: The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays or read more about the books:

Any coach looking for the latest and innovative plays from the Professional, College, or High School levels can stop looking. With a compilation of over 7,700 different plays, you will never need to purchase another basketball playbook again. These playbooks can be used as a great reference tool for years to come. This 2 Volume Book includes plays from 19 different play categories, and they are the most extensive playbooks on the market.

The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays (Platinum Series) contains over 7,700 Plays (Both Volumes combined) from the NBA, WNBA, USBL, and College levels from someone who has worked as an Advanced Scout or Coach on each level!!! This book has been intensely compiled over the last 21 years, with plays taken from a lot of NBA Coaches (past and present), WNBA coaches, and College coaches (Men’s and Women’s) from around the country.

Any coach that is serious about improving their knowledge of the game from an X and O standpoint will benefit tremendously from these books. These Books can be used to discover New Quick hitters, add a New Package to your playbook, or develop an entire Offensive System. There are a lot of new ideas and concepts in these books to study, and the Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays can be a great resource for coaches on all levels!!! This book is definitely for those X and O junkies who are always looking to improve as a Coach.

“THE GAME IS ALWAYS CHANGING? ARE YOU?” Vonn Read

Here is the link: The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays

This set to attack a box and 1 defense was contributed by Coach Bert DeSalovo.

Coach DeSalvo has served as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Southern Connecticut State University (NCAA DII – NE-10 Conference).

Prior to leading the SCSU program, DeSalvo was owner of Full Court Consulting, a firm which served a variety college and high school coaches throughout the country. DeSalvo also is a regular contributor on multiple blogs including his own, Expressions from the Hardwood.

He coached previously as the top assistant for the women’s basketball program at Division II Clarion University for two seasons, was the head coach and assistant director of athletics at Penn State-Beaver, was an assistant women’s coach at Division III MacMurray College was as a men’s assistant coach at NCAA Division I Maryland-Eastern Shore, and was the girls’ varsity head coach at Chariho High School (RI) during the 2004-2005 season.

He also has experience as a junior varsity, middle school and AAU coach.

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1 dribble to 3 to key action.
5 fakes flashing to the middle and backscreens for 3
3 sprints to opposite block area
4 screens x4
2 screens x4 or x3 chasing 3
3 curls or bumps to the corner depending if x3 piggybacks the screen or comes over the top
1 passes to 3
 

If 3 is covered, 3 spaces behind 3pt line
2 splits and flashes to the middle
4 backscreens x3 for 3
If two catches in the middle, 5 dives to the block to create a 2 on 1 vs. x5
If x4 helps on 2/5 (2 on 1), 4 can pop to the wing that 3 vacates for a 3pt shot

This set to attack a box and 1 defense was contributed by Coach Bert DeSalovo.

Coach DeSalvo has served as the Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Southern Connecticut State University (NCAA DII – NE-10 Conference).

Prior to leading the SCSU program, DeSalvo was owner of Full Court Consulting, a firm which served a variety college and high school coaches throughout the country. DeSalvo also is a regular contributor on multiple blogs including his own, Expressions from the Hardwood.

He coached previously as the top assistant for the women’s basketball program at Division II Clarion University for two seasons, was the head coach and assistant director of athletics at Penn State-Beaver, was an assistant women’s coach at Division III MacMurray College was as a men’s assistant coach at NCAA Division I Maryland-Eastern Shore, and was the girls’ varsity head coach at Chariho High School (RI) during the 2004-2005 season. He also has experience as a junior varsity, middle school and AAU coach.

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Begin in 2-1-2 alignment,

If x3 is defending 2, 1 dribbles away from 2 4 and 5 flex to respective corners

 

 

 

x1 and x4 step up to defend 1 and 4.

3 sets a backscreen on x3 for 2, who cuts to the middle.

 

 

 

1 looks for 2 in the lane.

2 makes a play or finds 5 cutting to the rim if x5 gives help.

 

 

 

If 2 is not open, 2 clears thru and back to the wing x3 recovers to 2.

3 now flashes to elbow area after screening for 2.

 

 

 

1 can pass to 3 with 5 diving once x5 commits.

or

If 1 already passed to 4 before 3 finished the cut, 4 can enter to 3 with 5 diving once x5 commits to 3.

 

 

If 3 is covered, 3 can screen away for 5 who walks down then sprints off the screen

4 or 1 enter to 5.

 

 

 

If x5 covers 5 well:

3 sets a back screen for x3

2 goes to the rim for a lob

(If lob is not there, 4 can screen x4 and 2 sprints to near side corner for a 3pt shot