Going beyond the X's & O's and plays, these articles share tips and tactics for building a better offensive basketball team.
Regardless of what type of full court zone pressure you may be facing and how you choose to attack it, these rules and principles will help your players better understand how to be effective against the pressure. Move to areas away from the defenders. As the zone rotates, be aware and alert and move to...
Todays game is often dominated by the fast break. Players want to run, fans want to see an up-and-down game, and coaches know that the fast break can be an effective offensive weapon. Even if your offensive philosophy isnt to fast break at every opportunity, you probably know that there is a place for it....
Introduction The side ball screen has become a very popular action in todays game (for me, its even over used). Many teams are doing the side ball screen in the swing, motion, secondary, sets, and every other imaginable offense. As more and more teams use this, you need to have some wrinkles to use when...
Introduction Why Coaches Hate the Dribble but Need to Embrace It Ive seen a lot of coaches who absolutely HATE the dribble and I dont disagree that over dribbling is an issue. The problem, however, isnt the dribble itself but how the dribble is used. The problem is that many players dont know how to...
Every player I meet or talk to wants to play fast. They want to get out, push the ball up the court and try to score as quick as possible which is great! However, the vast majority of these players do not understand what it means to play fast effectively. Getting out and pushing...
We love to play up-tempo basketball. Our style of play is to run and attack! We push the ball up the court at every opportunity. As we push the ball up the court, we look to score primary break to secondary break, secondary break to one of our set offenses. Our primary goal on...
Many basketball coaches will say that you should select your offense and stick with it from season to season. Is that correct? Are there nuances and strategies to consider? How do you choose which offense to run? When do you choose which offense to run? Well attempt to answer those questions and more in this...
The 13 offensive concepts below came from some clinic notes by Mike Fratello. These are things you may want to consider as you develop your offensive philosophy. Dont just focus on the big things remember to consider all areas of offense and how you will handle certain situations. If you can gain a couple...
Expect pressure. At one point or another, your offense can expect pressure. It may be from an opponent that pressures the entire game or simply a team that employs pressure to help them get back in the game. Regardless of how teams pressure and when they choose to do so, expect it to come. Now...
Many of your opponents will have one player who is considered their star player. This is THE player that does the bulk of the scoring and/or dictates their offense. How do you defend him or her? There are many methods you can utilize to defend the star player but that isnt the point of this...