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"The secret of winning football games is
working more as a team, less as individuals.
I play not my 11 best, but my best 11."

Knute Rockne

Click here for our basketball quotes collection

We have 430 inspirational quotes in all!

Basketball Coaching DVDs

Basketball Practice

We have put together
130 ideas to make your basketball practice better!

Click here for ideas 1-12 "The Practice Mindset"

Basketball Offense-Developing a System

Developing a System | Goals | Tempo | Transition | Spacing | Shot Selection | Rebounding Spots | Motion Offenses

This section has ideas for developing an offensive philosophy and system. Click here to visit our 38 animated basketball plays.

Transition

  • Do we want to run in lanes for spacing or run random transition?
  • What do we want to get out of transition?
  • Do we want to run any secondary break actions?

Press Offenses

  • How many press offense alignments do we need?
  • How many press offenses do we need?
  • What players comprise our "good hands" team?

Man Offense

  • What motion offense (if any) best fits our team?
  • Do we want to add, subtract, or change any of our continuities?
  • Do we want to add, subtract or change any set plays? (Visit our basketball plays page for animated basketball plays for any defense)
  • Do our man offenses put us in the best position to offensive rebound as well as have defensive floor balance?

Zone Offense

  • Should we add, subtract or change any of our zone actions?
  • Should we add, subtract or change any of our zone sets? (Visit our basketball plays page for animated basketball plays for any defense)
  • Are we able to attack all types of zones and traps with our zone offense?
  • Do our zone offenses provide us with offensive rebounding opportunities as well as defensive floor balance?

Inbound Plays (Visit our basketball plays page for animated basketball plays for any defense)

  • How many different alignments do we want to use?
  • When do we want to put in each alignment? (Should we save any for late in season?)
  • Do we have a play that takes advantage of any way that the opponent may guard us? (Zone, Denial, Pack, Switch)
  • Do we have plays that take advantage of the positioning of the inbound defender?

Special Situations (Visit our basketball plays page for animated basketball plays for any defense)

  • Do we want to add, subtract or change any of our last second full court, 3/4 Court, 1/2 Court, 1/4 Court or UOOB plays?
  • How much time is needed on the clock to execute each play?
  • Do we need to make any changes to our delay game?
  • What FT plays do we run if we have to miss intentionally and need a two-point shot or three-point shot to tie?
  • When will we start to hold for the last shot to end a quarter? 
  • When will we shoot the ball to end a quarter?
  • What play will we use to end the quarter?


 

 
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