Today’s secondary break action was submitted by Houston Women’s Assistant Coach Vonn Read.
Coach Vonn Read has submitted several plays from his playbook series The Basketball Encyclopedia of Plays to the Coaching Toolbox.
Coach Read 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 is a ball screen slip play to counter the Hard Hedge on pick and rolls.
Out Wolverine Slip Relay
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Start the action out of a 4 Out 1 In Secondary Break.
The 1 player will push the ball and reverse it to the 4 player who will swing it to the 3 player.
The 1 player will cut through to the corner.
The 4 player will make a fake basket cut and loop back to the top of the key.
The 5 player will sprint right off the cutting 4 player to the wing to set the ball screen, trying to get separation from his defender.
The 3 player will take 1 dribble off the ball screen and pass the ball to the 4 player looping back to the top.
This action is designed to attack a Hard Hedge by X5.
The 5 player will roll hard to the rim for the high low layup.
X5 will not be able to recover after the hard hedge.
If X1 helps in, the 4 player will kick to the 1 player for the open 3-pointer.
You could also run a slip action by not using the dribble relay pass to the 4 player.
Just hit the 5 player on the slip to the rim
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
