Basketball Playbook

Welcome to the Hoops U. Basketball Playbook!

Our basketball playbook is loaded with basketball drills and plays, as well as basketball coaching tips, tactics, and strategies to help you succeed as a basketball coach! Whether you are a youth basketball coach, a professional basketball coach, or somewhere in between, you will find a great collection of X’s and O’s … as well as tactical strategies to help you succeed!

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This page serves as an index to make it easy to find each specific category within our Basketball Playbook. Clicking a link within each category will take you to that page which lists the drills, plays, and articles within that section. You can also use the ‘Basketball Playbook’ drop-down menu above to find a specific category. To browse everything in the playbook from newest to oldest, browse the Basketball Playbook archives.

Motion OffenseZone Offense
  • Offense Breakdown Drills
  • Basketball Plays & Quick Hitters
  • Continuity Offense Sets
  • Box Set Plays
  • Zone Offense Techniques & Drills
  • Zone Offense Plays & Quick Hitters
  • Zone Continuity Offenses
  • Attacking the Press
  • vs. Junk Defenses
  • Basketball DrillsInbounds Plays
  • Ball Handling Drills
  • Shooting Drills
  • Passing Drills
  • Rebounding Drills
  • Full Court Drills
  • Offensive Skills
  • Speed and Conditioning Drills
  • Combination Drills
  • Baseline vs. Man-to-Man
  • Baseline vs. Zone
  • Sideline Inbounds Plays
  • Man to Man DefenseZone Defense
  • Individual Defense Drills
  • 2 and 3 Man Defense Drills
  • Team Defense Drills
  • Transition Defense Drills
  • Halfcourt Zone Defenses
  • Zone Press Defenses
  • Special Situations
  • Last Second Plays
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