ATO Brad Stevens “False Slip”

ATO Brad Stevens “False Slip”

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This play is broken down by Coach Justin Brandt.

You might not be able to run the entire play, but I hope it stimulates your thoughts as to ways that you can create some baskets each game by similar spacing and misdirection.

The other resources he has to share can be found at CoachJB.Weebly.com or you can follow his Instagram at @CoachJustinBrandt for daily posts.

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Take the ideas from the play and modify them to fit what your players do best.

Beware of Season Slippage

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This article is republished with permission. The original article appears at Beware of Season Slippage.

We’re at that stage of the season.  No matter the current level of success of our teams, coaches and players alike are susceptible to mid-season doldrums.  The reasons are varied but include the following:

  • Pre-season and early season excitement are on the decline.
  • Schedules get daunting and can beat down a team or individual players.
  • At various levels, travel alone can be exhausting.  (I’ve always said that if normal non- basketball playing persons JUST traveled the NBA schedule or many college schedules, it would knock them on their butts.)
  • Conference opponents’ scouting gets more detailed and actions that were easier in November and December become harder in January and February.
  • Both players and coaches forget small, basic thoughts that keep them on track.  As examples, “Block out your man as far as away from the rim as possible-so as to “own” more space on long rebounds” and “You need to close out on a shooter in stages-you can’t get there all at once.”
  • Human nature takes over and many people “big-time” the familiar.

Whatever the reasons, all coaches have to be on guard for season slippage.  The other night I was watching a team on the tube that I see often and very soon I observed that they were 5-10% “off” in the energy and focus area.  That’s all it takes to slip enough to be significant and the team in question got behind by double digits. After the half, the energy and focus resumed to normal for this team but the first half damage had been done and the comeback came up short.

If a coach knows or suspects slippage from his team, there is no better way to illustrate this to players than by isolating on video 5 possessions with high energy and focus from an earlier game and compare them to 5 lower energy possessions from a recent game.  Graphic proof always resonates better with players than verbal generalizations.

How do you prevent slippage with your teams?  Let us know in the comments section below.

Using 1-3-1 Defense to Change Momentum

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Coach TJ Rosene, Men’s Head Coach at Emmanuel College.

The content is located on the Glazier Coaching Vault at this link: Transition Pistol Offense

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1-3-1 Decision Pressure

Importance of Angles

Driving & Rebounding Responsibilities

Film Examples

Barcelona Horns Swing

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This man to man quick hitter came from the following pages of the FastModel Sports Plays and Drills Library:

Barcelona-Horns swing – FastModel Sports.

You can also find out more about FastModel Play Diagramming software by clicking this link: FastDraw

The play was contributed by Kostas Kalogeropoulos who currently coaches at Olympiacos BC in Greece. You can also see him on Twitter: @KostasKal4

His comments are:

Quick horns set play, providing space for 5 and 3 to play on one side of the floor. 5 can either pass and set a side pick for 3 or dribble hand-off & cut to the rim. There’s always a back cut available for 3, if his defender denies the pass from 5.

 

5 sets a screen for 4, who receives the ball on the perimeter

 

 

 

 

1 gets the ball back through hand-off & 5 sets a flare screen for 4

 

 

 

 

Pick & Pop

 

 

 
 

 

Dribble hand-off & 3 drives while 5 cuts to the basket

 

 

 

Creighton High Single Side Bump

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Army Men’s Assistant Coach Zak Boisvert has assembled some clips of the single side bump offensive action.

Zak has an outstanding site with posts on various coaching topics at www.pickandpop.net

His YouTube channel has several videos with various types of man-to-man plays, zone sets, and inbounds plays as well as clips on various defensive coverages.

You can subscribe to receive an update when he posts a new video Zak Boisvert You Tube Channel

You can follow him on Twitter at this link: @ZakBoisvert

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The Basketball HoopScoop has a digital Creighton Bluejays Basketball Playbook.

The book was assembled by Chris Filios

It features 150 pages of information and diagrams about the Creighton philosophy, half-court man to man and zone sets, baseline inbounds plays against both man to man and zone defense, and sideline inbounds plays.

You can find out more information about the digital eBook at this link: Creighton Bluejays Man to Man Quick Hits

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4 vs. 5 10 Pass Drill

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This overload drill pits 4 offense vs. 5 defense and requires the offense to complete 10 passes in the operating area.

If there is a turnover, the team starts over at 0 passes.

The coach demonstrating the drill is Dave Richman of North Dakota State.

Take the concept and change the rules and expectations to make it your own and fit what you are working to accomplish.

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You can find out more about the Championship Productions video that this clip is from at this link: Open Practice: Offense & Skill Development

The video with Coach is available in both DVD and online format.

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