This basketball play is part of our 2015 "12 Plays of Christmas". See all 12 basketball plays here. Triple Stack Lob Play is an excellent play when a lob pass is wanted. This play can be successful against teams who overplay and/or overextend their defense. It can also be a great play to run as a last second option. Many teams shy away from defending hard for fear of fouling ... this lob play will force the issue! Players set up as shown, with three players in a stack along the free … [Read more...]
Box Pick-and-Roll Drive Option
This basketball play is part of our 2015 "12 Plays of Christmas". See all 12 basketball plays here. Box Pick-and-Roll Option is a fantastically simple basketball play from the box set formation. It is especially useful for a team that has a point guard who can penetrate and score effectively. It is also a good play in that it allows for other options should the point guard penetration get defended. Players set up in a box formation. As O1 brings ball across midcourt, O4 and O5 step up … [Read more...]
Metro State 1-4 High Lob Plays
Here are 3 lob plays from out of the 1-4 High Set. These 3 plays are lob plays were run by Metro State University in Denver, CO. Being lob plays, the objective of each play is to get something right at the rim. 1-4 High Lob Play 1 1 dribbles out 2. 5 sets a screen for 2 looping around the block to replace 1. 5 then cuts off of 3's cross-screen. 4 pops out to the perimeter. 1 passes to 2. 2 passes to 4 who passes to 5 in the corner. 3 sets a back-screen for 4. 5 makes … [Read more...]
1-4 Stagger Away
This 1-4 quick hitter basketball play was used by Senegal in the recent AfroBasket 2015 tournament. 1-4 Stagger Away is a great play that utilizes several staggered screens to create open 3-point shot opportunities and/or passes to cutters flashing into the lane. With this one play, multiple scoring chances will arise! This is one of two plays from Senegal during AfroBasket 2015 (see Down Loop Hand Off Play for the other). 1 passes to 3 cutting to the left wing. 1 and 4 set a … [Read more...]
High Post Backdoor Play
This is a basketball play for all levels that creates a layup opportunity from a backdoor pass. Simple enough for youth basketball teams to run and out of the oft-used box set formation, you'll find easy scoring chances with this play. From the box set formation, the low players (O2 and O3) cut out to the wing. O1 passes to O4 in the high post. O2 cuts backdoor to the basket. O4 passes to O2 for the layup. Coaching Tips: O1 can make the entry pass to either high post player. As … [Read more...]
Butler 1-4 Dive Play
This 1-4 basketball play is simple to execute and creates a good scoring chance from either the low block area or the top of the key. Though simple to run, it does a nice job of forcing defenders to get through screens and making quick help decisions. From the 1-4 high formation, O1 dribbles to the right wing replacing O2. O2 cuts into the lane to set a screen for O5 who dives to the ballside low block. O1 makes the pass to O5 if available. As soon as O5 cuts past the screen, O4 turns … [Read more...]
Box Splash
In this basketball play from the box set formation, the objective is to create an easy scoring opportunity via a lob or, if that is unavailable, an open 3-point shot attempt. To initiate the play, O4 sets a downscreen for O1 who pops out to the wing to receive the pass from O2. As O1 is receiving the pass, O5 sets a backscreen for O3. O1 looks for the lob pass to O3. After setting the backscreen, O5 continues to the top using the screen from O2. If the lob pass wasn't available, … [Read more...]
Kenya Box Play
From the box set formation, this basketball play is designed to get the ball into the low post for a scoring opportunity. With the use of cuts and screens, other options are also available. O4 sets a downscreen for O3 as O2 cuts through to the corner. O1 passes to O3 on the wing. O4, after setting the downscreen seals his defender and posts up. O3 looks to pass to O4 in the low post. Option: After O1 passes to the wing, O5 can step up to the top of the key area. O1 can read if O4 will … [Read more...]
Two Low Continuity Offense
Run 'Two Low' as a continuity offense or run it through as a simple quick hitter. Either way, you'll find excellent scoring opportunities for your low post players. Two Low Continuity is a basketball offense that enables two post players to work together to create scoring opportunities using screens. If you have two post players that are effective in the low post and high post, this is a great basketball set to run as either a continuity offense or quick hitter. This offense also allows … [Read more...]
Basketball Team Drills: Skill Work Breakdown
Here are 4 basketball drills that require two or three players. These drills can be done in workout sessions when you are working with multiple players or in team practice sessions. In the .pdf below, you will find the following basketball drills: Closeout to Help into 1 vs. 1 Deny Slides into 2 on 1 1 v. 2 from the Closeout Guarding the Kick Ahead Basketball Team Drills: Skill Work Breakdown … [Read more...]