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‘Spread baseline inbounds series’ sizzles
The "spread baseline inbounds series" is a set of plays designed for each player on the floor to have an opportunity to score. Each of the following inbounds plays is designed to score a layup or get a good open jump shot. Each play easily flows into...
Weave man-to-man offense a versatile threat
The weave man-to-man offense seems to have been resurrected over the last several years. This offense can be used as a basic man-to-man offense to get into a motion offense passing game, a continuity offense, delay game or last-second-shot offense. ...
Box-set, side out-of-bounds series
The following are four sideline inbounds plays run out of a box set that have been extremely successful for our team. 'Carolina' DIAGRAM 1: Carolina. 4 and 3 are lined up at each block, while 5 and 2 positioned at the elbows. As 1 slaps the ball to...
Power post-up man offense leads to high-percentage shots
The following man-to-man offensive series is designed to provide good post-up opportunities for players 3, 4 and 5. It's an extremely effective series because it isolates a post player and takes away any potential help-side defense by using a downsc...
Building the perfect arc in your shot
Next time all of your players are in the gym, watch them as they shoot around. Don't look at their mechanics, but rather look at the arc of their shot. Is the shot flat? Or does it seem to touch the clouds in an effort to bring rain down from the sky...
Three last-second quick hitters for the win
It's inevitable that, at some point during the season, there comes a time when the clock is winding down and your team needs a quick-hitting play to tie or win a closely contested game. Over the years, we've experimented with a number of plays desig...
Simple, man-to-man offense drives defenses crazy
This is a man-to-man offense we use when we aren't getting much out of our regular motion offense. It's a 5-man structured motion that utilizes the flex cut. It's effective because it uses different screens and creates plenty of opportunities to hur...
Same-set isolation series capitalizes on mismatches
Exploiting match-ups is an extremely important component of any successful offense. One way our team takes advantage of matchups is through an isolation series of plays designed to get the ball in the hands of the player with the most favorable match...
‘Shamrock’ zone offense unlucky for defenses
The "Shamrock" zone offense is an effective series for when you want to move the ball around quickly, find holes in the zone, get the ball into the low post use the high post to drive open up passing lanes, or swing the ball to the weak-side cutter. ...
Set plays, proven tips to keep defenses off balance
We've developed a system for naming our set plays against specific defenses and situational inbound plays — both side court, and under the basket — after the team nickname of the opponent we're facing. For example, if we're playing a team with t...