Chapters
- 2.1.1 Planning Practice - Introduction
- 2.1.2 Planning Practice - Setting goals
- 2.1.3 Planning Practice - Stages of a practice session
- 2.1.4 Planning Practice - Planning appropriate activities
- 2.1.5 Planning Practice - Duration of activities
- 2.1.6 Planning Practice - Using stations and group work
- 2.1.7 Planning Practice-Managing Physical and Psychological Load
- 2.1.8 Planning Practice-adding complexity
- 2.1.9 Review-Reflecting on practice
- 2.1.10 Creating a Positive Environment
- 2.1.11 Providing a Safe Environment
- Follow Up
- 2.3.1 Communicating with Athletes - Listen More, Speak Less
- 2.3.2 “Coaching on the Run” Technique
- 2.3.3 Providing Feedback
- 2.3.4 Changing behaviour with feedback
- 2.3.5 Conducting the Session - Organizing Players into Groups
- 2.3.6 Conducting the Session - Introduce the Activity
- 2.3.7 Conducting the Session - Observe and Give Feedback
- 2.3.8 Adaptive Coaching - Changing Activities to be more effective
- 2.3.9 Adaptive Coaching - Coaching Athletes of Varying Abilities
- 2.3.10 Adaptive Coaching - Including Athletes with a Disability
- Follow Up
- 3.2.1 Productive and reproductive approaches to coaching
- 3.2.2 Different approaches according to age of athlete
- 3.2.3 LTAD - making fun a focus
- 3.2.4 Games-based approach to coaching
- 3.2.5 Differing coaching styles to coaching
- 3.2.6 Communication styles
- 3.2.7 Holistic development - “athlete-centred” approach
- 3.2.8 Holistic development - teaching non-basketball skills
- 3.2.9 Holistic development - developing mindset and resilience
- 3.2.10 Holistic development - developing self confidence
- 3.2.11 Holistic development - developing self control
- Follow Up
- 2.7.1 Basic shooting - introduction
- 2.7.2 Basic shooting - teaching lay-up footwork
- 2.7.3 Basic shooting - foundation for the shot - balanced stance
- 2.7.4 Basic shooting - grip on the ball
- 2.7.5 Basic shooting - "top of the shot" - releasing the ball
- 2.7.6 Basic shooting - shooting off the dribble
- 2.7.7 Basic shooting - jump shot
- Follow up
- 2.8.1 The Importance of the First Step
- 2.8.2 Getting post position
- 2.8.3 Drop step
- 2.8.4 Drop step - counter move
- 2.8.5 Basics of perimeter offence
- 2.8.6 Drive fake moves
- 2.8.7 Shot fake moves
- 2.8.8 Catch and shoot
- 2.8.9 Penetrating off the dribble
- 2.8.10 Activities to practice offence in low post
- 2.8.11 Activities to practice perimeter offence
- Follow-Up
- 1.1.1 Matching up - basic principle of man to man defence
- 1.1.2 Distance from opponent
- 1.1.3 Defending one pass away
- 1.1.4 Flat triangle position
- 1.1.5 Stance - denial or open
- 1.1.6 Moving on the pass
- 1.1.7 Help defence - split line defence
- 1.1.8 Help defence - help to defend dribble penetration
- 1.1.9 Help defence - helping the helper / defensive rotation
- 1.1.10 Defensive communication
- 1.1.11 Transition defence
- 1.1.12 Full court man to man defence
- Follow up
- 1.2.1 Defending off ball screens – “lock and trail”
- 1.2.2 Defending off ball screens – “under”
- 1.2.3 Defending off ball screens – “through”
- 1.2.4 Defending off ball screens – “switch”
- 1.2.5 Defending on ball screens – “under”
- 1.2.6 Defending on ball screens – “over”
- 1.2.7 Defending on ball screens – “through”
- 1.2.8 Defending off ball screens – “switch”
- 1.2.9 Defending on ball screens – “double”
- Follow up
- 2.1.1. Motion offence - 5 out - dribble entry - hand-off
- 2.1.2 Motion Offence - 5 Out - Replacing the Cutter
- 2.1.3 Motion Offence - 5 Out - Purposeful movement - timing and spacing
- 2.1.4 Motion Offence - 5 Out - Ball Reversal
- 2.1.5 Motion Offence - 5 Out - Dribble Penetration - Receivers’ Principles
- 2.1.6 Motion Offence - 5 Out - Dribble Entry
- 2.1.7 Introducing Screens - 5 Out - Pass and Screen Away
- 2.1.8 Scrimmage Activity
- 2.1.9 Allowing Creativity in Decision Making
- Follow up
- 2.2.1 Off Ball Screens - Role of Screener - Setting the Screen
- 2.2.2 Off Ball Screens - Basic Cuts of Screen - Straight Cut
- 2.2.3 Off Ball Screens - Basic Cuts of Screen - Curl Cut
- 2.2.4 Off Ball Screens - Basic Cuts of Screen - Back Cut
- 2.2.5 Off Ball Screens - Basic Cuts of Screen - Flare Cut
- 2.2.6 Off Ball Screens - Role of Screener – Pop or Roll
- 2.2.7 Off Ball Screens - Down screens
- 2.2.8 Off Ball Screens - Up screens
- 2.2.9 Off Ball Screens - Back screens
- 2.2.10 On Ball Screens - Dribbler Options
- Follow up
- 2.3.1 Basic Fast Break - Starting the Break
- 2.3.2 Basic Fast Break - Running Wide Lanes
- 2.3.3 Basic Fast Break - Pass the Ball Ahead
- 2.3.4 Basic Fast Break - 2v1 Fast Break
- 2.3.5 Basic Fast Break - 3v2 Fast Break
- 2.3.6 Basic Fast Break - Moving into Offence
- 2.3.7 Activities to Practice Fast Break Principles
- Follow up
Level 1
Level 1Team2. Offensive tactics and strategies2.3 Transition2.3.6 Basic Fast Break - Moving into Offence
2.3.6 Basic Fast Break – Moving into Offence
Moving Into Offence – Be Quick but Don’t Hurry 3
A fast break team should aim to get the ball as quickly as possible into offence, and if there is no lay-up opportunity, the team moves into half-court offence – this does not need to be complex.
Players may simply run to positions on the floor or they can use some simple screening action as is shown here.
The main focus is to get the ball to below the free throw line extended as quickly as possible – as this will force the defence to extend to the basket quickly (if they don’t do this, the wing perimeter player will have a lay-up).
After the ball has reached the wing perimeter position, most teams will then look to:
- Feed a post player; or
- Reverse the ball.
Screens can be utilized, however it is important that coaches of young players do not forsake teaching players the fundamentals of play including screening.
A common mistake that coaches make is teaching players a particular set of moves (e.g. 4 screens for 2) without teaching them how to set the screen, cut off it nor the post and perimeter skills once they receive the ball.
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(Français) John Wooden