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Define Roles, Maintain Continuity aMong PlayeRs
BasketBall CoaCh Weekly Plans foR the uPCoMing season
Isolate a player goIng to the hoop wIth your
out-of-bounds plays
Learn • Train • Develop • EnjoyOctober 8, 2015Issue 106$5.99
Score every Time!
Don’T ForgeT The inbounDer!
‘21’ creaTeS open corner ShoT For pg
SucceSSFul SeT > aTTack Zone WiTh 1-4 high SeT
BASKETBALL COACHW
EEKLY
‘20 SerieS’ giveS 6 oob playS From 1 look
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constantly shifting roles and lineups, define roles and offer expectations for everyone on the team.
“Roles should include not only their position on the court but knowing what’s expected of them, and how they personally should contribute to the team, such as ‘bring energy,’ ‘communicator,’ or ‘defensive specialist,’” Baxter says. “The important thing is every player on a basketball team feels like their skills are contributing to the team’s success.”
Just because you start the year with clearly defined roles, doesn’t mean they last throughout the season. Unforeseen circumstances arise. Things change. Change with them while keeping up the communication.
“It’s important as a coach to periodically redefine roles over the course of a season,” Baxter explains. “Keeping roles set in stone offers no chance for improvement, thus a bench player may not have the motivation to sacrifice, work hard and do everything it takes to improve.
“At the same time, a starter may experience the same lack of motivation if he or she knows starting time is guaranteed no matter what.”
And, if you ever find yourself in the envious position of Meyer at Ohio State with multiple talented players for a single position — Baxter says to find a balance.
“The role of the starter is to play well and keep the job, while the role of the backup is to stay focused and push the starter to play well, while also being ready to step in if something goes wrong,” Baxter concludes.
As your season approaches, define those roles, pick your starters … but communicate to everyone the opportunity to rise and fall based on performance and effort.
I t’s hard to believe after three games of the college football season, the undefeated defending
national champions, Ohio State, and head coach Urban Meyer were being criticized for a sputtering offense.
Consider the Buckeyes had scored 42, 38 and 20 points in its first three games and it’s not as if Ohio State was at a loss for points. Media members and fans, however, pointed to the undefined role of starting quarterback as a potentially troubling spot for Ohio State when entering Big Ten play.
The Buckeyes came into the season with Cardale Jones and J.T. Barrett handling under-the-center duties after former QB Braxton Miller moved to receiver. But, after only beating Northern Illinois, 20-13, Meyer recognized the offense wasn’t clicking and said he needed to pick a starter.
Brian Baxter, the director of Sports Psychology Institute Northwest in Portland, Ore., says defining roles on a team “is essential” and “most athletes like knowing where they stand … and they appreciate being communicated with honestly about those roles.”
This holds true in basketball as well. There are those years your have two talented point guards, or maybe several talented shooters but only space for a couple on the floor. Rather than
Players Need Defined Roles
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Define Roles, Maintain Continuity aMong PlayeRs
BasketBall CoaCh Weekly Plans foR the uPCoMing season
Isolate a player goIng to the hoop wIth your
out-of-bounds plays
Learn • Train • Develop • EnjoyOctober 8, 2015Issue 106$5.99
Score every Time!
Don’T ForgeT The inbounDer!
‘21’ creaTeS open corner ShoT For pg
SucceSSFul SeT > aTTack Zone WiTh 1-4 high SeT
BASKETBALL COACH
WEEKLY
‘20 SerieS’ giveS 6 oob playS From 1 look
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In this issue...
3 ‘20 SErIES’ CrEatES ISolatIon off
trIanglE SEt-UPUse the same formation but run six different motions off it to make out-of-bounds plays easier on your players
4 ‘21’ CrEatES oPEn CornEr Shot for Pg
The point guard starts alone on the weak side, then comes hard to the strong corner after the initial action clears
5 InBoUnDEr SCorES off ‘23’ Play
FThe forgotten player in an out-of-bounds situation is the inbound — get the ball into this person’s hands for a quick score
6 attaCk ZonE WIth 1-4 hIgh SEt
Use a ball reversal and a baseline drive to set up an opposite-corner 3-pointer or dive to the rim
I love this time of year — we are so close to the season. We have some big things planned at Basketball Coach Weekly to get you ready, including upcoming pieces from Bert DeSalvo on players switching AAU teams and how it is perceived by college coaches and something from Kevin Bruinsma about moving up the coaching ladder (he recently was
Upcoming BcW pieces — What else?QUicK hitteRpromoted to assistant at Youngstown State).
As I’ve mentioned, I’ll be attend the Oregon Athletic Coaches Association’s annual clinic soon and expect to come out of there with a lot of ideas.
But, I also turn to you. What else do you want to see leading up to the season? What topics interest you the most? I’m always open to suggestions
and want to help as many readers as possible.
Just shoot me an email at [email protected] with your thoughts. And, if you ever have something you want to share with our audience, use the same email and send it my way. I’d love to get you published in this international magazine.
Ohio State football coach Urban Meyer finally needed to pick a starting QB for the sake of the program
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Baseline OOB Plays
Out-of-bounds plays are a tough balance for coaches. On one side, you want to have a variety
to make your team difficult to scout while at the same time, you don’t want to overload players’ minds.
That’s why I see a lot of coaches uses just a couple tried-and-true inbounds plays. Again, they don’t want players forced to commit a bursting playbook to memory, but at the same time, once enough area coaches see your out-of-bounds plays, they simply aren’t going to work as well as you expect.
Loree Payne, head women’s coach at Puget Sound University in Tacoma, Wash., runs the 20 Series.
In the 20 Series, there is an inbounder, a triangle of players near her and a final player at the opposite
elbow. When a play call is made, say for example, “21”, then the team knows this is a play call for “1” — the point guard. In “23” the ball is going to the “3” — small forward.
Each designed play creates an isolation situation for the specified player and places her or him in a position to create an easy scoring chance.
On the next two pages, I show you Payne’s “21” and “23” plays in detail. There are four other plays in this series:• “22” — 1 flattens to the baseline. 5 screens for 2. 2 moves to the ball-side corner, receives the ball and drives hard to the middle as 4 floats to the opposite block. 5 posts up. 3 enters the court on the same side and 1 slides to spot up.• “24” — 1 flattens to the baseline. 2
and 5 double screen for 4. 4 catches the ball on the strong-side wing. 4 shoots or dribbles hard to the middle. 1 moves high. 2 floats to the opposite block and clears to the wing. 5 posts up. 3 enters the court on the same side. • “25” — 1 flattens to the baseline. 4 and 2 set a double screen for 5. 5 curls around the screen into the middle of the lane and receives a lob pass from 3 for the shot. • “20” — 2 and 5 pop to the strong-side wing and corner, respectively. 4 dives to the opposite block, then pops to the weak corner. 1 releases as a safety. The ball is entered to 2 or 5, then 3 enters play and immediately posts up.
Now, you have six plays off a single look to make it easy on your players but difficult to defend.
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WHY USE ITBaseline out-of-bounds plays are an integral part of every coach’s playbook. This play gets your point guard a good look at a shot, then works as a decoy for subsequent baseline plays.
SET UPHave 3 take the ball out of bounds with 2, 4 and 5 standing in a triangle directly in front of 3. 5 and 4 are closer to the ball than 2. 1 is positioned at the opposite elbow.
HOW TO PLAY2 curls around 5 and 4 passing in front of the ball, running the baseline and running to the opposite corner [1]. 2 is a decoy but sells the idea of receiving the ball with hands ready and staring at 3. 1 breaks toward the hoop, then runs to the right off a double screen from 4 and 5. 4 and 5 line up shoulder to shoulder to build a wall forcing the defender high or low around them [2]. 1 gets to the corner and into a good shooting position. 3 passes to 1. 1 catches and shoots in rhythm before the defense has a chance to recover [3].
TECHNIQUETo further sell the fake, have 2 clap for the ball as he or she locates to the opposite corner. This draws even more attention away from when you want the ball eventually to go, which is the near-side corner. Be sure 1 runs deep into the set, then closely off 5’s shoulder. This doesn’t allow the defender to cheat high and get to the corner before 1.
‘21’ Creates Open Corner Shot For Point GuardThe point guard stands alone on the weak side and allows initial action to clear before coming off a double screen for an open 3-pointer
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Player movement Ball movement Dribble Shot
Baseline OOB Plays
1 1 stands alone at the opposite elbow and initially acts as if he or she is out of the play — 1 must wait
for the action near the ball to clear
3 4 and 5 form a wall to set the double screen for 1 — 4 and 5 do no
allow a defender to split them
2 2 curls around 4 and 5 and sells the idea of getting the ball by
clapping for it with hands ready
4 1 draws the defender deep, runs hard off 5’s shoulder, then moves into a good
shooting position in the corner
5 1 catches the ball and shoots before any defender recovers and if a post defender jumps out, then 1 makes
the extra pass to the open post
WHY USE ITWhen you run multiple actions out of the same initial set, the defense has trouble scouting you. This play should get you a fantastic look at the hoop for an in-close scoring opportunity. With so much action on the court, defenses typically forget about guarding the inbounder. Take advantage.
SET UPHave 3 take the ball out of bounds with 2, 4 and 5 standing in a triangle directly in front of 3. 5 and 4 are closer to the ball than 2. 1 is positioned at the opposite elbow.
HOW TO PLAY5 turns in and screens for 2. 2 runs off 5’s screen to the ball-side corner. 1 cuts to the top [1]. 3 passes into play to 2. 2 immediately passes to 1 near the top. 3 comes into play and runs off 4 and 5 setting a double screen facing the baseline. 3 curls around the double screen into the lane and receives a pass from 1 [2]. 3 has an open floater in the lane or takes a dribble and shoots a layup from the left side. 4 and 5 box out after setting their double screen [3].
TECHNIQUE3 waits to enter play. If he or she steps onto the court too early, then 3 already is through the lane before 1 has a chance to pass to him or her. 4 and 5 again make a wall so any defender between 3 and the double screen is forced to take extra steps to go around 4 and 5.
Inbouder Scores Off ‘23’ PlayAfter running other actions from this same set, now is the time to attack with your inbounder, who routinely is forgotten by the defense
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Player movement Ball movement Dribble Shot
Baseline OOB Plays
1 After the set on the previous page, the defense may try to anticipate 2 running to the opposite corner, which
means 2 should be open in the near corner
3 2 catches the ball and immediately snaps a pass to 1 at
the near the top of the set2 4 and 5 build a wall so any
defender trying to stick with 3 is forced to go around the double
screen and remains a step behind
4 3 is open for a short lane jumper or can take a dribble and
attack the left side of the rim
WHY USE ITThis play does exactly what you want to do to a zone — shift it, move it and get it out of position as a shooter sets up in an open window.
SET UPStart from a 1-4 high with your guards split wide on the wings and the posts at opposite elbows.
HOW TO PLAY1 picks a side and passes in that direction. In this example, it’s to the right, so 1 passes to 2. The opposite post (4) sprints to the ball-side short corner [1]. 5 steps out for a reverse pass if 4 is not open. 1 spaces toward the opposite wing. 3 spaces closer to the corner for the reverse pass. 4 now is the short-corner runner. 2 passes to 5. 5 passes to 1. 1 passes to 3 as 4 moves to the short corner on the new ball side [2]. If the ball is entered to the short corner, the high post (5) dives to the rim. 4 looks to pass to 5 on the dive. Or, 4 uses the dribble to attack the baseline. The opposite guard (2) relocates to the weak-side corner. 4 passes to 2 for the open jumper [3].
TECHNIQUEIf the defender moves out to cover 5 after the initial pass from 1 to 2, then 3 makes an automatic read to attack the ball-side elbow and call for the ball. If 2 passes to 3, then 3 has a short jumper available or looks to 4 in the short corner.
Attack Zone With 1-4 High SetBall reversal leads to a baseline drive, which sets up a wide-open, opposite-corner 3-pointer or dive to the rim for a high-% shot
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SucceSSful Set
1 The pass to the right side means 4 sprints to the ball-side short corner and
becomes the short-corner runner
3 If a defender jumps the perimeter in front of 5 on the initial 1-to-2 pass, 3 knows
to flash to the ball-side elbow2 The perimeter players space out a
bit to spread the defense, including 3, who pulls the bottom defender
out on the catch and allows 4 to slip behind
4 5 dives to the hoop once the ball is entered to the short corner — have ready
hands for a quick pass from 45 2 relocates to the
opposite corner for an open 3-pointer with the
zone’s focus on the left side
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