Basketball Plays

Coach Vonn Read has submitted several plays from his playbook series The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays to the Coaching Toolbox. Vonn is currently serving as an assistant in the Women’s at Syracuse.

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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The 1 player will pass to the 3 player and cut to opposite block.

The 2 player will join the 1 player in a stack

 

 

The 5 player will set a screen for the 3 player popping high for the pass.

After 5 sets the screen, he will beg for the ball from the 4 player, which sets up the backscreens.

4 Fakes the pass to 5 Player and passes to the 3 player.

1 player moves to the other block.

Once the 3 player receives the pass, he will dribble to the wing and
look for the 5 player cutting to the block using 2 backscreens.

This will result in layups or block post up opportunities.

 

After setting the screen, the 2 player will come off the pick the picker action for the shot.

 

 

 

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 quick hitting play is from a Xavier University Basketball Coaching Newsletter.

You can click this link if you are interested in subscribing to their newsletter and/or seeing the archives of past newsletters:

Xavier Basketball Coaching Newsletter

At the bottom of the page, I have listed some more links to other man to man set plays.

 

 

 

 

 

Dribble handoff between 1 and 3.

1 then continues off baseline stagger from 4 and 5

 

 

4 sets a backscreen for 3 after the ball is reversed.

The ball will go all the way back to 1 on the opposite wing.

4 sets a backscreen for 3 after the ball is reversed.

The ball will go all the way back to 1 on the opposite wing.
 

 

5 sets a sideline ballscreen for 1.

1 rejects the screen and dribbles toward the baseline.

5 turns and sprints to set the fire action screen for 2 cutting behind 1s reject.

 

This play is run against man to man defense.

I got it from a Creighton Burns’ newsletter.

If you are interested in receiving his newsletter, contact us and I will put you in touch with Coach Burns.

This play features 2 staggered double screens.

I also partner with Coach Burns on a website where we have posted several of his plays. The URL is: www.coachingbasketball.org

 

 

#1 dribble chases #3.

#3 runs a back door cut and if he does not get the ball he will move back to the ball side corner.

 

 

As #1 reaches the wing position (free throw line extended) #4 will set his defender and fill the point.

#1 will make the pass to #4 and #4 will complete the ball reversal by passing to #2.

On the pass from #4 to #2, #1 will run a shuffle cut off a back screen set by #5.

If #1 is open, #2 should get him the ball.

As soon as #1 cuts past #5, #4 and #5 will set a staggered double screen for #3.

#3 will act as if he is going to fill the point, but instead he will curl round the screen and cut down the middle.

If #3 is open on this cut, he should get the ball from #2.

 

#4 sets his screen and then replaces himself at the point.

On the pass from #2 out to #4, #5 will screen into the lane, and #3 will use the screen to free himself on
the back side wing.

#5 will set the screen into the lane, and then post hard.

#4 and #2 will set a staggered double for #1 who will use the screens to try and free himself at the point.

#3 may have a shot, drive, a post feed to #5, or a pass out to #1 cutting to the point.

If #1 does not have an offensive move or a shot, the players are in position to repeat the play entry, or #1 can call out another play entry.

 

 

Coach Vonn Read has submitted several plays from his playbook series The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays to the Coaching Toolbox. Vonn is currently serving as an assistant on the Women’s Team 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.

This play is a an idea for your early offense attack.

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Right out of Transition, we will run into a 4 Out 1 In Secondary Break.

The 1 player will reverse the ball to the 4 player.

The 5 player will set a Flex screen for the 2 player, who will stop right in the middle of the lane.

 

The 1 player will set a pindown for the 5 player popping high.

The 1 player will space to the mid wing area.

4 will pass to the 5 player, who will pass to the 1 player

 

 

The 4 player will cut hard to the basket off the screen set by the 2 player.

The 4 player can cut either way.

The 2 player will pop to the top for the shot off the Pick the Picker action.

 

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