Offense

Army Men’s Assistant Coach Zak Boisvert has assembled some clips of how John Beilein attacked ICE ball screen coverage when he was at Michigan. Zak has an outstanding site with posts on various coaching topics at www.pickandpop.net His You Tube channel has several videos with various types of man to man plays, zone sets, and inbounds plays ...

Army Men’s Assistant Coach Zak Boisvert has assembled some clips of stampede action. The concept is to set a ball screen and then throw the ball back to the player whose defender is preparing to help on the pick and roll. Zak has an outstanding site with posts on various coaching topics at www.pickandpop.net His You Tube channel ...

This article is republished with permission. The original article appears at The Fundamental Guide to Basketball Offensive Concepts and Structure. The fundamental concepts that make up a good offensive team are floor spacing and ball movement along with fundamental basketball skills such as passing and dribbling. Being able to perform these actions with confidence and flawless ...

This article is republished with permission. The original article appears at Pick and Roll Decision Making ft. C.J. McCollum and Coach Chris. In todays post Coach Chris will talk about decision making when playing pick and roll/pop action. For this occasion Coach C will be using some videos of C.J. McCollum. Pick and Roll is a play ...

By Brendan Hall From the Hudl Blog Not all turnover totals are built the same. That’s why coach­es look to this stat as one of the biggest deter­min­ing fac­tors in a game’s outcome. By nature of the sport, any­thing you try to elim­i­nate for your­self on offense, you’re try­ing to force on defense. That’s why if you believe effec­tive ...

Coach Stephen Gentry, previously at Oklahoma State, now on the Illinois Staff. The content is located on the Glazier Coaching Vault at this link: Transition Pistol Offense All of the basketball content in the Glazier Vault at this link: Basketball Glazier Vault Access You will need to click on the image of the video to start ...

Army Men’s Assistant Coach Zak Boisvert has assembled some clips of a zone offense quick hitter used by Loyala of Chicago. Zak has an outstanding site with posts on various coaching topics at www.pickandpop.net His You Tube channel has several videos with various types of man to man plays, zone sets, and inbounds plays as well as ...

Army Men’s Assistant Coach Zak Boisvert has assembled some clips of the boomerang technique vs a ball screen switch. I have also included a second video of Kelvin Sampson’s “Beat them off the catch drill” to work on practicing the skill of catching the basketball on the run and not traveling. Zak has an outstanding site with ...

This video of Kelly Wells, Head Coach University of Pikeville (Kentucky) The content is located on the Glazier Coaching Vault at this link: Press Offense Sets: 2 U, 3 Up, & Replace All of the basketball content in the Glazier Vault at this link: Basketball Glazier Vault Access You will need to click on the image ...

This post was contributed to the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library by Randy Sherman of Radius Athletics. You can also find out more about FastModel Play Diagramming software by clicking this link: FastDraw Zone concepts demonstrated by the Oregon Ducks (NCAAW) from 3-Out/2-In hi-lo alignment. There is also a short YouTube video at the bottom of ...

Six tips for moving the “NAIL” defender to aid in top penetration contributed to the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library by Randy Sherman of Radius Athletics. You can also find out more about FastModel Play Diagramming software by clicking this link: FastDraw Some thoughts on ways to employ false motion and spacing to move the ...

Submitted by Rick Torbett of Better Basketball Are you ready for the shift that’s happening in coaching? Do you know the one key that is developing many of the top offenses in the country? Hint: It’s not more creative set plays. The NBA community is in a fight. It’s a struggle against an enemy that almost everyone ...

Army Men’s Assistant Zak Boisvert has assembled some of the ways that the Golden State attacks defensive switches. Coach Boisvert has posted several videos of some of the better schemes he has seen. His You Tube channel is: Zak Boisvert You Tube Channel He also is also very active on Twitter: @ZakBoisvert He has an outstanding resource site ...

Army Men’s Assistant Zak Boisvert has assembled some of the ways that the Golden State attacks defensive switches. Coach Boisvert has posted several videos of some of the better schemes he has seen. His You Tube channel is: Zak Boisvert You Tube Channel He also is also very active on Twitter: @ZakBoisvert He has an outstanding resource site ...

This post was written by Bob Starkey and shared on his Basketball Coaching Blog, HoopThoughts Editor’s Note #1 from Brian. When this article was originally posted, the Warriors were one of the top teams in the league. In 2019-2020, they have the worst winning percentage. I don’t believe we should or shouldn’t adopt ...

These two power point outliones were submitted by by Coach John Kimble, CoachJohnKimble.com Coach Kimble held the Head Basketball Coaching position at Deland-Weldon (IL) High School for five years (91-43) that included 2 Regional Championships, 2 Regional Runner-Ups and 1 Sectional Tournament Runner-up. He then moved to Dunlap (IL) High School (90-45) with 2 Regional Runners-up, 1 ...

This press attack was contributed to the FastModel Sports Basketball Plays and Drills Library by Rory Hamilton of Norman North High School. You can also find out more about FastModel Play Diagramming software by clicking this link: FastDraw This is what Coach Hamilton had to say about the press attack. Press Break Alignment is with 3 ...

Army Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach Zak Boisvert has put together some short clips with some concepts for attacking a 2-3 zone defense. Coach Boisvert has posted several videos of some of the better schemes he has seen. His You Tube channel is: Zak Boisvert You Tube Channel He also is also very active on Twitter: @ZakBoisvert He has ...

By Alan Peel Assistant Varsity/Junior Varsity Boys’ Basketball Coach, Bishop Miege High School Owner/Operator, www.coachpeelbasketball.com A major part of success in offensive basketball is having sound offensive principles that allow your team to maximize the efficiency of their possessions.  Legendary coach Dean Smith said, “The objective of any basketball offense is to score as often as possible on each possession.” Much ...

These 6 actions for attacking a zone defense are presented by Aaron Garrett, Head Coach at Amber-Pocasset (Oklahoma) High School. There is sound with the video, so please make sure that your sound is on. The video is hosted on You Tube, so you will need to be on a network that allows you to access that ...

The Coach in the video is PGC Basketball Director Tyler Coston. You might not agree with his assessment, but at least I hope it helps you to define more clearly what you want your ball handlers to look for in transition. There is sound with the video, so please make sure that your volume is ...

Submitted by by Coach John Kimble CoachJohnKimble.com Formerly of Crestview (FL) High School See him on Twitter @CoachJohnKimble Diagrams created with FastDraw The “Pivot and Pass Offensive Drill” and the “55 Second Offensive Drill” are the two most valuable drills that any offense could have to improve players’ performances and techniques.  Besides the individual offensive techniques and skills that these ...

This pst was written by Peter Lonergan, Manager Basketball Development and Communications, Northern Suburbs Basketball Association–Australia. When deciding on which offensive structure or system to implement with a team, it is important to understand what components make for a successful offense. The “six point checklist for offensive structure” can assist in simplifying the choice of structure and ensures ...

These notes from Arkansas’ Mike Neighbors. The topic starts as Transition offense, but there are a few ideas from other areas as well. They were originally posted on Bob Starkey’s HoopThoughts Blog Two clinic curses: 1. Can’t take it all back 2. I can’t do that because… “Be good at the things you do a lot.” -Pete Carril Chart success ...

Submitted by by Coach John Kimble of CoachJohnKimble.com Formerly of Crestview (FL) High School. See him on Twitter @CoachJohnKimble ZONE MOTION OFFENSES vs. ZONE CONTINUITY OFFENSES Some coaches believe in choosing various forms of motion offenses in their zone offensive attacks that will then give freedom to their offensive players and also create a high level of unpredictability to opposing ...

—Excerpted from the book, “Stuff Good Players Should Know” by Dick DeVenzio Posted with permission from PGCBasketball PLAYERS OFTEN TAKE SHOTS IN PRACTICE THEY CAN MAKE AGAINST THEIR SECOND LINE, BUT NOT AGAINST THE BETTER PLAYERS THEY FACE IN BIG GAMES. I invented the term LONHOBIRAT some time ago to indicate what I thought was most important about shot ...

These statements are from the Princeton Hybrid Offense eBook. Whether or not they fit your beliefs and players, I hope that they will at least prompt you to clarify in writing what your beliefs are. It will clarify things for everyone in your program and allow you to be more specific and efficient in your ...

These notes on post play are from Dennis Hutter, Head Women’s Coach at Mayville State. Three types of game all teams should have: Perimeter game Intermediate game Lane game – post play Post Play Thoughts: -Whether you are a fast paced team or a team that slows the pace down, you have to have the ability to get the ball to ...

Army Men’s Assistant Zak Boisvert has assembled some of the ways that the Golden State attacks defensive switches. Coach Boisvert has posted several videos of some of the better schemes he has seen. His You Tube channel is: Zak Boisvert You Tube Channel He also is also very active on Twitter: @ZakBoisvert He has an outstanding resource site ...

This post was written by John Carrier and originally posted on his Coaching Basketball Blog Lately I’ve been reading bits and pieces of Stuff Good Players Should Know by Dick Devenzio. It’s a great book and I would encourage you all to get it. This is especially true if you are a coach who really strives ...