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INDIVIDUAL OFFENSIVE MOVES

There are a number of moves that can be used in three different offensive situations. The three situations are:

1. One-on-one moves (moves before you use your dribble) 2. Dribble moves (using your dribble) 3. Dead Ball moves (moves after you’ve used your dribble)

These moves can be practiced by yourself or with a partner, and will help to make you a complete offensive player. The moves covered in this handout are basic moves, which you can build on. PRINCIPALS

A. TRIPLE THREAT POSITION (Shooting position) – Keep the ball just under your chin to the side of your shooting hand. This position allows you to shoot, drive or pass. By keeping the ball in this position the pressure is applied to the defensive player because she is uncertain of what the offensive player (you) is going to do.

B. Use a permanent pivot foot. Right-handers use your left foot; left handers use

your right leg.

C. In all one on one move you cannot lift your pivot foot until you release the ball from your hand on a dribble. You want to push strong off your pivot foot and put the ball on the floor.

D. When at all possible, attack the front foot of the defender. It is difficult for the

defender to drop step quickly with her top foot.

E. Make your move in a straight line to the basket. It is more effective in beating your defender to the hoop and tougher for the defensive player to recover.

F. Protect the ball holding it firm and away from the defender. Use your body, arms

and elbows to protect the ball.

G. Keep your head and eyes up at all times so that you see the defense and the whole court.

ONE ON ONE MOVES (Moves before you dribble)

A. Step–Step Move (3 counts) (Direct Drive Move) 1. Short jab step at the defender and basket with your free foot. If the

defender doesn’t react to your short jab step, take a large step with the same foot extending toward the basket. Put the ball down and drive to the hole. There will be just a short pause between the two steps. This can be combined with a head fake.

2. The count: 1 – Short jab step toward the defender, defender does not react 2 – Take another step (large) and extend by the defender, 3 – Lay the ball on the floor and drive.

B. Crossover (3 counts)

1. Take a short jab step toward the defender and don’t come back. Instead cross the free foot in front of your body to the other side of the defender (long step). Then lay the ball on the floor and step toward the basket and drive.

2. The crossover is effective if the defender overplays you to the right side or your free foot side.

3. The Count: 1 – Short jab step, 2 – Long crossover with the extended foot, 3 – Push strong off your pivot foot lay the ball on the floor.

C. Rocker and Jump Shoot (3 counts)

1. Take a jab step toward the defender. If she does not move to cover the jab step, as you come back, balance your feet and shoot the jump shot.

2. The Count: 1 – Jab step, 2 – Come back in balance, 3 – Set, square your feet and jump shoot.

D. Rocker, Lift, and Drive (4 counts) (Shake and Bake)

1. Jab step toward the defender and come back. If the defender stays back give a lift fake with the ball as if you intended to shoot. If the defense comes out or leaves his feet, extend the foot, lay the ball on the floor, and drive to the basket.

2. The Count: 1 – step, 2 – come back, 3 – lift fake, 4 – step or extend, 5 – lay the ball on the floor and drive.

DRIBBLE MOVES

A. Head and Shoulders Drive

1. The ball is in your right hand and the defender is in front of you: Fake with your left foot, head and shoulders to the left. Keep the ball in the same place and bounce it once. Now extend the right foot around the defender and push the ball out in the direction of the right foot. Next the left foot will step around the defense and to the hole.

2. The count: 1 – Fake left with the foot, head and shoulders 2 – Extend the right foot and push the ball, 3 – Step with the left and go to the basket.

B. Crossover Dribble in Open Court

1. Ball is in your right hand and you are dribbling to the right. When changing direction push the ball across your body low from your right hand to the left. At the same time push off your right foot. Step around the defender with the left foot.

2. This is a good move when defense tries to steal the ball. 3. The Count: 1 – Push the ball from right to left, 2 – Crossover in front of

defense with the right foot, 3 – Step to the basket with left foot and left hand dribble.

C. Head and Shoulders Crossover

1. Start the move just as in the head and shoulders with the fake left with foot, head and shoulder. Come back to the right but don’t extend with the right foot. The defender recovers and cuts you off so take a ½ step with the left foot, cross the ball over to the left hand then cross the right foot in front of the defender. Then drive to the basket.

2. The Count: 1 – Foot, head and shoulder left, 2 – Come back right, but don’t extend, 3 – ½ step with left foot and cross ball over in front of your body from the right to the left, 4 – Bring the right foot across and go to the basket.

D. Change of Pace Move

1. Dribble toward the defender, slow up and raise your body up slightly, bringing the dribble a little higher. As soon as the defender relaxes speed up again and blow by him.

2. The Count: 1 – Speed dribble 2 – Slow down, lift & pause 3 – Resume speed dribble. E. Spin Dribble

1. Dribble with the right hand and plant your left foot between the legs of the defender. Reverse pivot on your left foot, push off and go by your defender. Ball is now in your left hand.

2. The Count: ½ foot step with the left foot 2 – 180 degree reverse pivot and pull the ball, 3 – Continue with the left hand.

F. ½ Spin off the Dribble

1. Dribble with the right hand and plant your left foot between the legs of the defender. As soon as you see or feel the defense playing the spin move, only partially reverse pivot, square back around keeping the ball in your right hand and go the same direction you originally started. From this position you can jump shoot or continue dribbling.

2. The Count: 1 – ½ foot pivot, 2 – 90 degree pivot and pull the ball, 3 – square your feet, shoot or continue to dribble.

DEAD BALL MOVES (Moves when the dribble is already used)

A. Lift Move

1. In all “dead ball” moves it is important to be in the two foot stop position so that you can pivot off either foot. Have the ball tight to your chest with both hands.

2. Give a lift (head) fake and then shoot the jump shot. B. Direct Step Move

1. Two foot stop position 2. Step around the defender with the left foot and go as straight to the

basket as possible. High jump off the left foot and shoot the lay-up or post shot.

C. Crossover

1. Two foot stop position with the ball right to the chest. 2. Lift fake and then crossover with the left foot in front of the defender with

the left foot and then crossover and shoot. 3. Execute the move off either foot and hand.

D. Spinner

1. Two foot stop position with the ball right to the chest. 2. Pivot strong on the right foot, cross the left foot over and shoot the post

shot or lay-up. 3. Execute the move off either foot or hand.

E. Fake Spinner and Face

1. Two foot stop with the ball tight to the chest. 2. Pivot on the right foot bringing your left foot forward. Bring your left foot

back in balance, face the defense and shoot the jump shot.

PERIMETER PLAYERS Important areas of focus

1. Make good things happen 2. Be a leader 3. Make good decisions 4. Good court awareness 5. Make the easy pass 6. Handle the ball confidently 7. No mental mistakes – never be out played physically or mentally 8. Bring out the best in your teammates 9. Develop a consistent 3 pt. shot 10. Develop great ball handling and passing skills 11. Must have the desire and heart to play D!

Footwork

1. Always be on balance 2. Play on the balls of your feet 3. Stay low all the time. The lower you are the quicker you are.

Passing to the Post

1. Be in triple threat positions and read the defense. 2. Know the 4 ways to defend the post. This will help you identify the correct pass to feed the

post. A. High side B. Low side C. In front D. Behind

3. Know the type of pass to throw to the post A. High side – Bounce pass or push pass. Dribble down to baseline to improve passing

angle. B. Low side – Pass from wing or improve passing angle by passing from the top. You can

also dribble up. C. Front – Lob pass. You must throw the pass over the defender, so they can not knock it

down. D. Behind – Pass to hands or target when D is behind.

4. Pass the ball away from the defense. 5. Do not force the pass. Pass the ball if you can read their numbers. If you can not, either, dribble

to a position to pass it or pass to someone who has a better angle. 6. Use good shot fakes or pass fakes. 7. See the helpside defense. If the help is there do not pass the ball.

Defense

1. Position 2. Pressure the player with the ball. Force them to penetrate. Force them to make a mistake. 3. Sprint and recover. 4. 2 hands up in the shooters face 5. Helpside. 6. Communicate 7. Defensive rebound! You work hard to play great defense so do not give up a second shot. It is

demoralizing. Defense takes a lot of work. Offense scores points – DEFENSE WINS GAMES! Here at California we emphasize defense and practice D about 60% of practice. We also score 70 to 80 points a game. We get a lot of points off our defense by forcing turnovers and getting steals. Defense leads to your offense.

DRIBBLING DRILLS 1. Practice all types of dribbles in a full-court situation without defense. Ex. Speed dribble down court

with the right hand and back with the left hand. 2. Practice all types of dribbles in a full-court situation without defense. Change type of dribble at half

court. Ex. Speed dribble to mid court, control the rest of the way. Use right and left hands. 3. Practice all types of dribbles in a full-court situation without defense. Combine two different types of

dribbles back to back. Ex. Crossover dribble immediately followed by a behind the back dribble. Use right and left hands.

4. Add defense to drills 1, 2, and 3. 5. See diagram 1 this page – Players dribble to the inside of the chair, around it to the outside, and on to

the next chair. 6. See diagram 2 this page – Players practice the crossover dribble as the chairs are approached. 7. Work to decrease time and the number of dribbles it takes to go the length of the court in Drills 1-6. 8. See Ball Handling Drills – ball handling drills should be practiced daily as they increase your ability to

control the ball without having to look at it or slow up. Diagram 1 Diagram 2

BALL HANDLING DRILLS

1. Around the waist – Take the ball in the right hand and take it behind your back and catch it with your left hand and in one continuous motion bring the ball around to the front to your right hand. Do the drill continuously for 30 seconds as fast as possible. Drill should also be tested going in opposite direction starting ball in left hand. Drill Time: 30 seconds Competition Goals: Excellent = 55-77 Good = 36-54 Fair = 25 – 35

2. Double Leg – Single Leg – Take the ball in the right hand behind your legs and around to the front.

When the ball reaches the right hand, spread your legs and take the ball around the right leg only. Then close your legs; then open your legs and take the ball around your left leg once, then back to two legs again. The ball always moves around the legs in the same direction. Every time the ball hits the left hand count 1, 2, etc…

Drill Time: 30 seconds Competition Goals: Excellent = 60+ Good = 45-59 Fair = 35-44

3. Around the Head – Place the ball in the right hand. With your shoulders back and your head up take

the ball behind your head and catch it with your left hand and bring it around to the front of the head to the right hand in a continuous motion.

Drill Time: 30 seconds Competition Goals: Excellent = 55-75 Good = 45-54 Fair = 35-44

4. Head, Waist & Leg Rhythm Drill – Start with the ball in the right hand and take it once around your

head to the left hand. In one continuous motion take the ball once around your waist and then once around the legs. From the legs you go up around the waist to up around the head again. Each time ball goes around head count 1, waist 2, leg 3, waist 4, head 5, etc…


5. Figure eight – Start with the ball in the right hand. Take it between your legs to your left hand. Then

with the ball in the left hand take it behind your left leg and between your legs to your right hand. Continue drill for 30 seconds.


6. Blur – Start the drill with the legs about shoulder width apart. The left hand will be on the ball in the front of the legs and the right hand will be on the ball in the back of the legs. Then flip the ball in the air and reverse the position of your hands. Left hand goes to the back, right hand to the front. Catch the ball with fingertips. The ball will seem to sit between your legs if executed properly.

Drill Time: 30 seconds Competition Goals: Excellent = 90 or better Good = 60-89 Fair = 40-59

7. Straddle Flip – Start with the legs shoulder width apart with knees bent. Hands in the front holding the

basketball. Let go of the ball or flip it very slightly up in the air between your legs. Now bring your hands to the back of your legs and catch the ball before it hits the ground. Now flip the ball again in the air and bring your hands back to the front as quick as you can. Drill as fast as you can without dropping the ball.

Drill Time: 30 seconds Competition Goals: Excellent = 90 or better Good = 60-89 Fair = 40-59

8. Rhythm – Take the ball around the right leg with the right hand. Catch the ball with the left hand in

front, right hand in back. Drop the ball. Quickly reverse hands and catch the ball after one bounce. From the back of your hands and catch the ball around the left leg to the front, move ball to right hand and continue drill.


9. Figure Eight with One Bounce – Start with the legs shoulder width apart and the knees bent. With the

ball in the right hand bounce it between your legs and catch it with your left hand behind your legs then with the ball in the left hand bring it around to the front and bounce it between your legs and catch it with your right hand.


10. One Hand Bounce Between Legs – Use only one hand to control the ball. Start with the ball in front of

you in right hand. Take ball around right leg and bounce it once between your legs. Catch it in front with right hand and repeat. Beginners may have to catch the ball with two hands before moving to one hand. Follow same routine with left hand.


11. 2 Bounce Drill – Start with the ball in the right hand. Take one dribble on the side of the right leg

angling the ball to the back. Then one dribble between the legs so that the ball goes forward to the left hand. Then dribble once with the left hand on the side of the left leg then up the middle to your right hand again. The faster you get the lower the ball will be. Every time the ball bounces count one, two, etc.


12. Figure Eight Speed Dribble – Start the drill in either the right hand or the left hand. Start dribbling in

and out between your legs in a figure eight manner. Start slowly and keep the ball as low as possible at all times. Gradually pick up speed after you begin to master the drill. Each time ball goes around the right leg is 1, 2, etc…


13. Spider Drill – Start the drill with the ball in the front of your body. Now with your legs apart finger-

pat the ball with your right hand (once) then finger-pat with your left hand. As your left hand pats the ball (only once) take your right hand behind your legs and finger-pat the ball once. Immediately bring the left hand behind the legs to pat once. Then it’s back to the front and so on. REMEMBER: Two bounces in the front and two in the back. Try to keep the ball close to the floor as possible.


14. Two Ball Dribble – Using two basketballs simply bounce the balls at the same time in front of your

body. Learn to control both balls in a continuous dribble. As you improve, attempt to alternate each dribble slowly and then speed it up. Experiment by running while dribbling the two balls.

15. Two Ball Crossover – Player with two basketballs bounces them low to the floor in front of his body.

Then start by crossing the right and left hand so that the right hand bounces the ball on the left side of the body and the left bounces the ball on the right side of the body (only once). Immediately bring hands back to original position, bounce the balls once and crossover again.

16. Two Balls Behind the Legs – Start with a ball in each hand. Take the balls behind your legs and at the

same time bounce them between your legs. As soon as they bounce once bring your hands back to the front and catch both balls with your right and left hands. Continue executing drill at your own pace and ability.

17. Two Ball Alternating Drill – Using two basketballs start this drill by taking one ball in the right hand

behind your legs and bouncing it between them. Then bring the right hand to the front to catch the ball. As you are about to catch the ball with the right hand, take the ball in the left hand behind the legs and bounce it between them just as you did with the right hand. Continue drill alternating the two balls between your legs.

POST PLAY

The post game is a critical part of the game of basketball yet many post players are never taught the fundamentals of posting up. This handout is to help you become the best post player you can be! To be a good post player you must love contact, have heart, develop good hands and have a good head…be smart. Principals

1. Be aggressive. 2. Make contact with the person you are posting up. 3. Want the ball. 4. Once you receive the ball you must want to score. 5. Communicate with your teammates. 6. Be a good free throw shooter. 7. Play without fear – Don’t be afraid of making mistakes, or not playing well—

always play hard. 8. Develop confidence – Practice helps you to become confident. The better you develop your

skills the more confident you become. Posting Position

Body position 1. Wide base – Feet shoulder width apart knees bent. 2. Sit on the defensive player. 3. Both hands up ready to receive the ball. Show your palms to give a good

target for the player passing you the ball. If the defensive player moves to get around you step slide and move your arms and elbows in the direction she is trying to come around.

Receive the Ball

1. Above the block – This allows you space to make a move to go both directions.

2. Chin the ball and find the defense.

Pin or seal the defense 1. Step into your defender, pivot and sit on her top leg. 2. Step slide to keep defender behind you. Stay active with your feet and

arms to make it difficult for the defense to get around.

Location of the Defense 1. Defense is behind – As an offensive player you want to keep her behind

you. 2. Defense is high side – Pin or seal her on top look for the pass from the

baseline. 3. Defense is low side – Pin or seal her low and look for the pass from the

top. 4. Defense fronts – Turn baseline and look for the lob. If you can’t get the

ball be patient and wait to get the ball from the top. To get ball from the top drop step, spin and receive the pass from the top.

Post Moves

Make the defense play you. Your defender does not know where you are going. As you receive the ball make a hard fake one direction comeback and score.

Work on developing a good, hard, distinct fake. This will allow you to get an open shot or draw the foul.

1. Drop step – Fake the defense to the high side with your body. (Don’t lift your

feet) drop step baseline, power dribble the ball between your legs, jump stop and shoot.

2. Turn middle – Fake hard baseline with your head and body. Pivot on outside foot, square and shoot.

3. Turn middle, drive – Same as move 2 but instead of shooting, fake your shot and drive to the basket.

4. Jump hook – This is a power move. Gather with two feet and lift the ball over your shoulder and ear. Don’t turn your body – Inside shoulder should be in line with the basket.

SHOOTING

Good shooters ALWAYS believe the ball is going in, but that is why good judgment about what types of shots to attempt at what time followed by proper execution is the secret of success. Types of Shots

1. Jump shot (set shot) 2. Lay up 3. Power lay up

JUMP SHOT FUNDAMENTALS

A. BALANCE 1. Feet are spread comfortably – either side by side or one foot slightly in front of the other. 2. Knees are slightly bent. 3. Shoulders, hips and feet are square to the target. 4. Head is held still and in vertical alignment with back, hips and feet. 5. DO NOT start shot until balance is achieved.

B. EYES ON TARGET

1. Eyes remain focused on target while taking aim, during shot and after ball is released. 2. Decide now on type of shot (eg: bank shot, straight on, power move).

C. ELBOW

1. Allow ball to rest comfortably in your hands so it feels balanced. 2. Get as much of the hand (excluding palm) on the ball as possible. Fingers are comfortably

spread behind the ball. 3. Ball is started off the lead hip (if one foot is forward) or at midline of the body (if feet side by

side); non-shooting hand is placed gently on the side of the ball. 4. Ankles, knees, hips are flexed to provide extension upward; motion is fluid but controlled. 5. Ankles, knees hips extend directly upward; carry momentum into the upper body. 6. Ball is moved straight up body, not swung around or pushed out in front. Bring the ball in

line with area just off of your forehead; look for “V” formed between thumb and index fingers.

7. When the ball is in head area, wrist is bent back so hand is parallel to the floor, elbow is now pointing toward target.

8. At peak of jump, arm extends upward, wrist snaps under the ball as it rolls off fingertips of index and middle fingers last.

9. Non shooting hand is gently released prior to wrist snap. D. FOLLOW THROUGH

1. Only shooting hand follows through toward target after each shot. Guide hand remains still but pointing toward the target.

2. Elbow, hand, and index finger point toward the target and are in line with shooting foot.

3. Idea is to shoot a ball up in the air which will fall through the hole on its way back down – you are not throwing the ball at a target.

REMEMBER: B-E-E-F!

1. Balance 2. Eyes on Target 3. Elbow 4. Follow Through

LAYUP

-Learn to shoot both right and left handed lay-ups depending on which side of basket you approach from. - Approach from right side – right handed lay-up. - Approach from left side – left handed lay-up. - If coming down middle of lane – choose a side if possible, if can’t choose side, lay

ball over the front of the rim. FUNDAMENTALS – Shooting a right handed lay-up

A. Approach basket at a slight angle. B. Catch the ball or pick up as step on right foot. C. Step left and jump vertically into air while bringing the ball overhead. Rotate

hips and trunk until shoulders become square to target. D. Ball is placed against backboard (using same form as a jump shot). E. Follow through toward point of aim, which is slightly higher, and to the right of

basket (rim). F. Player lands with ankles and knees flexed ready to rebound.

POWER LAY UP - Used to put in an offensive rebound. - Used anytime close to the basket and in traffic. FUNDAMENTALS Right handed power lay up shot with right hand:

A. Feet are planted side by side in lane approximately shoulder width apart. B. Ball is tucked under the chin with the elbows out protecting the ball from the

defense. C. Shot is a jump shot – see Fundamentals under Jump Shot. D. To aid getting off the shot – a player may need to pump fake to get defender (s)

off feet. E. On jump, shooter goes up strong expecting contact from the defense. F. Ball is released from in FRONT and over the head. G. Non shooting hand should be kept high to protect shot from the defense. H. Shooter may wish to bend forward at waist on shot to prevent the defense from

blocking the shot from behind. I. Shooter must jump straight up and land in the same spot – keeping feet spread,

ready to rebound.

PERIMETER SHOOTING DRILLS AND INDIVIDUAL MOVES

1. SPOT SHOOTING … RANGE BUILDERS NBA 3 pt. Shots (Shoot 25 from spots “Around the Stripe,” full speed) One Hand Shots from 3 pt. Line (Concentrate on perfect technique and good backspin)

2. PLUS 4 / MINUS 4 BEAT YOUR FAVORITE PRO … SPOT SHOOTING

Begin under the basket and toss the ball to one of 5 spots on the floor – (corner rt. 17 ft., corner lt. 17 ft., top of key, wing rt. 18 ft., wing lt. 18 ft). When you toss the ball use backspin, sprint to position behind the ball so when it bounces you will catch and be facing the basket, have knees bent and the ball in the shooting pocket (that is, directly above your shooting side hip). Shoot the ball. Sprint to rebound your own shot. You score 1 point if you make the basket and lose 2 points if you miss. If you score +4 you win and if you score –4 you lose to your favorite Pro…try again.

3. JAB SERIES (Can be done with or without a partner)

Start at the top of the Key. Perimeter rebounds and passes from basket. Jab and shoot: Receive pass in shooting pocket position. Make a quick jab step of 6-8 inches and

go straight up immediately for a jump shot. Return to position and repeat for a total of 5 shots.

Jab, one dribble and shoot: Receive pass in shooting pocket position. Make a quick jab step and then take one dribble to your right for a quick pull-up jump shot. Return to position and repeat for a total of 5 shots.

Jab, two dribbles and shoot: Receive pass in shooting pocket position. Make a quick jab step and then take two dribbles to your right for a pull-up bank/jump shot. Return and repeat for a total of 5 shots.

Competition: Player 1 shoots shots 1, 2, 3 in order. On the fourth pass, player 2 closes out; player 1 uses a jab move and goes by for a jump shot. Players exchange roles immediately and repeat. After each player had two rounds, the most baskets win.

This drill is then repeated using a crossover move after the jab fake and dribble left going left for appropriate shot. It is very important to learn that when using a crossover step, you must rip the ball through to your left hip and step over the defenders near foot.

4. PARTNER 40 SHOT 4 spots, 10 shots each

Start at wing and take 2 bounces to either baseline or the elbow. Make a 1-2 court pivot on the inside foot and touch the knees with the ball, explode straight up and shoot. Return to starting spot for return pass from partner.

5. ELBOW TO ELBOW FOOTWORK SHOOTING Shooter moves from elbow to elbow receiving passes at the exact correct time in

conjunction to their footwork. 1-2 count pivot on the inside foot. 1. Catch and Shoot: Simply catch, pivot rise, and shoot. Run to the other elbow and repeat. (10

shots x 3) 2. Ball Fake: Catch, pivot, ball fake, and crossover with 1 bounce to key and shoot. (Repeat for

10 shots x 3)

6. H-O-R-S-E First player shoots any type of shot from any place on the court. If the shot is made, the next

player must attempt and make the same shot; if she does not, she receives an “H”. For every miss, another letter is added until H-O-R-S-E is spelled, and that player is eliminated from competition. The last player to remain is the winner.

REBOUNDING Qualities of a Good Rebounder

Courage – The ability to not worry about your body or contact, so that you are free to concentrate only on the ball.

Tenacity – Having the purpose of gaining control of the ball despite being initially out of position or blocked or blocked out – NEVER GIVING UP!

Desire – The willingness to go after every rebound regardless of position on the floor prior to shot. Anticipation – The ability to determine at the earliest possible moment when the ball will be shot

and where the ball will rebound. Good Hands – The ability to grab the ball and to hold onto it.

DEFENSIVE REBOUNDING FUNDAMENTALS

1. As shot is released, pivot into the offensive rebounder and make contact. 2. Feet are spread approximately shoulder width apart. 3. Weight is on the balls of the feet. 4. Knees and hips are bent – back is relatively straight and leaning slightly forward. 5. Arms and hands are up and out for balance and to help keep the offensive rebounder behind

you. 6. Keep feet apart and moving at all times. 7. Head and eyes are up concentrating on the path of the ball. 8. Keep the ball in front of you. 9. Step toward the ball and begin jump. 10. Jump as high as possible. 11. Snatch the ball with TWO hands. 12. Always position yourself under the ball. 13. Come down with 2 feet and elbows out. Tuck the ball under chin and protect it. 14. Pivot strongly (away from defense – preferably away from middle). Prepare to throw outlet.

Remember: Most rebounds got to the player who gets there first not necessarily the one in the

best position or who can jump the highest. Seek and destroy!

OFFENSIVE REBOUNDING FUNDAMENTALS

1. Anticipate where the ball will come off the rim – know the shooting spots of the offense. 2. Keep moving to get around the offensive block out. 3. Stay at least one step away so the defensive rebounder cannot make contact. Do not lean on

or try to push her out the way. 4. Attempt to get inside rebounding position. 5. Once you get inside rebounding position, follow the fundamentals of defensive rebounding. 6. If cannot immediately grab the ball with two hands – tip the ball to keep it alive until you can

control it. 7. Offensive rebounding moves – A) Spin B) Duck inside as shot is being taken and block out

opponent.

“THE BEST WAY TO BECOME A REBOUNDER IS TO REBOUND”

SHOT SELECTION/DISCIPLINE

Basketball is getting better shots than your opponent (that is your offense) and more of those better shots (that is your defense)…Newell’s Rule. As in Pete Newell! SHOT SELECTION GUIDELINES 1. AREA

a. Our offense is designed to get shots in the highest percentage areas. 0 – 12 INSIDE “Power Zone” 12 – 18 MEDIUM DISTANCE 18 – 21 OUTSIDE SHOTS

b. We can always get the 18 – 21 foot shot. Let’s work to get better percentage shots. 2. PLAYER

a. Know your 60% shooting range. 60% shooting range = Where you can make 6 of 10 game speed, game spots,

game shots with no defense on you. 3. DEFENSE

a. If the defensive man is close enough to get a hand in your face you should not be taking the shot unless it is a power shot!!!

4. CHANCE OF OFFENSIVE REBOUND

a. Are rebound areas covered? 3 on 1 vs. 1 on 3 fast break. b. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A BAD SECOND SHOT

***GREAT EXPLANANTION AND EXAMPLE*** 5. PRIORITY AND TEMPO CONTROL

a. Could a better shot develop with more ball movement, player movement, and screening.

b. WHY take a questionable shot when PATIENCE will get us a good uncontested shot.

c. MANY times it is to our advantage to slow the tempo and look for the very high percentage shot. MAKE THE DEFENSE WORK. The clock and score will determine the situations in which we want to MAKE THE DEFENSE WORK.

SHOT SELECTION RULES You – MUST look to take the show when:

1. NO DEFENSIVE PLAYER HAS A HAND IN YOUR FACE. 2. YOU ARE IN YOUR 60% SHOOTING AREA. 3. NO TEAMMATE HAS A BETTER SHOT. 4. REBOUNDING AREAS COVERED. 5. TIME AND SCORE SITUATIONS.

HOW MUCH BETTER WOULD YOU SHOOT IF YOU WERE TWO FEET CLOSER ON EVERY SHOT?

IMPORTANT POINTS OF THE GAME

OFFENSIVE 1. Every player has to understand shot selection. Every player does understand shot selection or thinks

he does. He feels every shot he takes is a good shot. We don’t have any trust in the young player’s ability to determine shot selection. We think that is the most important singular factor in drills working with team offenses. Shot selection goes through every single thing you are to do. We tell our players that not everyone has the same shot selection. If we have a Mike Woodson playing for us, an outstanding shooter and scorer he has a different shot selection from everyone else. We have had players whom we did not let shoot the ball. We don’t have any hesitation to tell a player he can’t shoot the ball. When he shows that he can shoot the ball, we will change his shot selection. We think it is very important for a player to understand his strengths and perhaps more importantly, his weaknesses. We have no hesitancy in telling players what they can’t do, or what they aren’t capable of doing. We certainly don’t want them to attempt what they aren’t capable of doing. If the players get to a point in a game where they are taking the shots we think should be taken, we think it greatly enhances our chances to win. We have done them a disservice if we have not set up shot selection for them. If we let them shoot and think that we are going to rebound, then that is the team that is never going to go anywhere.

To get good shots describes whatever you are going to do on offense. Getting more shots what you want to accomplish with the help of your defense.

We have talked about confidence in shooting and we have a concern about this, As coaches, we are concerned about our confidence in who is shooting the ball. When the team comes down the floor, we don’t want someone whom we are not particularly confident in taking the shot. In developing an offense, the uppermost concern in our mind is shot selection.

2. If we can get one point for every time we touch the ball, we are pretty successful. We are talking about

the ability to handle the ball in order to get us in position where we can take or get good shots. If we do that, we are well on our way to having a good basketball team.

3. The third point in developing an offense is moving without the ball. Playing without the ball is often

overlooked. John Havlicek played this part of the game better than anyone we have ever seen. He was a master at moving without the ball. He did so many things without the ball. We try to teach our players that you score without the ball. You don’t score with it. We run a little drill in practice where you only have a second to shoot the ball. If it takes any longer than a good second, then you do not have a shot. By doing this, we are predicting all of our play on movement without the ball, getting open and catching the ball and shooting right away.

4. The fourth thing of importance in developing an offense is helping a teammate get open. You can

help each other get open two ways. You can change the location of the ball. If you see someone cutting off a screen, hit him with the pass. You have changes location of the pass or the angle. By doing this, you have helped someone get open. This is done because you see what is taking place. By moving the ball into a different location, you have put it in the position where we now have an open man.

5. The second thing that can be done to help get a man open is to set up a screen. If you have a team that looks to screen, knows how to screen, then you can get a man open with the screen. Shot selection, handling the ball, and helping each other to get open are the four things that are going to make up our offense. Every drill we do offensively in practice involves at least one of these things. If we can teach these four points, we believe our offense is going to be able to go up against anything we encounter.

SCREENING

The single most difficult thing to play against defensively for us has always been the screen. If a screen is set properly and used effectively by the cutter, it really places the defense in a bind, both the man playing the screener and the man playing the cutter. Often a switch is necessary to properly cover the cut off the screen. When the switch takes place, however, there is sometimes enough indecision between the two defensive men that the screener or the cutter will end up with a very good shot. If there is no switching involved, it is very, very difficult to stay with a cutter coming off a good screen. The screen can be used to give problems to both man-to-man and zone defense.

DOWN-SCREEN

The screener must realize that it is his responsibility to get the cutter open for the shot. To do this he will have to go after the defensive man rather than thinking that the cutter will rub his man off on him. We want the screen set as close as possible to the defensive man with the screener having his back to the basketball. Diagram one shows a natural down-screen where the screener is inside the cutter. This positioning is extremely important for a good screen to be set. If the screener is inside the cutter, then the cutter has an opportunity to do three things as shown in Diagram two. He can cut off the screen, he can cut under the screen, or he can pop to the outside for the pass over the top. Outside-In Not Effective – Notice the angle of the screen However, if the screen is set from an outside-in angle as shown in Diagram three, the only thing the cutter can do is come off the screen in a circular motion that takes him away from the basket. We want the cutter to have the opportunity of moving toward either the basketball or the basket. To do this our screens should be set eight to ten feet above the baseline. Diagram four shows the adjustments that can be made on the down-screen to set up the proper angle. You can see that the screener moves to the inside before moving down to set the screen. The cutter meanwhile goes to the outside before setting up his cut off the screen. It is extremely important, if the down-screen is going to be effective, that the players are aware of the best screening angles. Diagram 1 Diagram 2 Back cut (Diagram 1)

Options Depending on D: (Diagram 1,2,3,4) 1. Back Cut 2. Curl Cut 3. Straight Cut Depending on where 3 cuts, 1 should shape up

Diagram 3 Diagram 4

FLARE-SCREEN

We used the flare-screen to set up a guard who is a good shooter for an opportunity to get the shot on an open side of the floor. It can also be used to loosen guards who do a lot of pressuring on defense. In Diagram five we show a guard coming off a straight flare-screen set by the forward on his side of the floor, with the pass over the top being thrown by the other guard. It important that the guard making the cut do a good job setting his man up toward the middle of the floor.

There will be times if he has been successful with the flare that he will be able to continue on to the basket as shown in Diagram six. This is something he must read and has to use to keep his defensive man from sliding to the outside and taking away the flare. Diagram 6 – curl to basket off flare. The pass can also be made from a guard into the high post as shown in Diagram seven while the other guard is setting up the flare-screen and receives the pass from the high post. A good option from the flare-screen occurs when the defensive man on the screener drops back to cover the flare pass as shown in Diagram eight. In this case the man setting the flare-screen can step right into the high post area to receive the pass from the guard. Diagram 8 – shape up Diagram 5 Diagram 6 Diagram 7 Diagram 8

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PLAYING THE SWITCH

Defensing any kind of screening action will always to some extent involve switching. Therefore, it is necessary for us to work on countering the switch so we can be ready for it when it occurs. Either the cutter of the screener can read the switch and initiate the kind of action necessary to take advantage of the defensive switching rather than allowing them to take something away from the screen and the cut. There are two ways of effectively countering a switch of the down-screen. First of all, in Diagram nine we show the cutter making a low cut with the screener stepping back to receive the ball. When the cutter does go low there is a real tendency for both defensive people to at least momentarily pick up the cutter allowing the screener to step back and receive the pass. If the cutter goes over the top of the screen, he is playing right into the man switching to him. The low cut will almost always give us an opportunity to hit the screener with the ball. The screener can at times even be more effective than the cutter in reacting to the switch as shown in Diagram ten. He starts into his screen and sets it only momentarily before splitting the two defensive players and making a cut to the basket. This kind of action will in many cases put him over the top of the man who is going to switch to him while his defensive man is waiting to pick u the cutter coming off the screen. One of the things we try to do in working on our offense throughout the course of the season is have periods of play where not only throw the ball to the screener and not the cutter. Diagram 9 Diagram 10

CUTTING

While screening is the most important thing a player can do in helping a teammate gets open, cutting is the most important way that a player can contribute to our offense through his own efforts. However, there are two things that must be involved with every cut that is made against man-to-man defense. Two Rules – Very Important 1. The cut must be set up and made with good timing. 2. The cut must have a definite purpose. Keeping both of these things in mind when making the cut, the most essential part of the cut is the ability of the cutter to read the defensive man. We always talk about playing the man when we are on defense, but it is even more important, in our opinion, to play the man when you are on offense making a cut. The focal point for the cutter’s attention must be the defensive man and not the location of the ball. Most players cut toward the basketball rather than away from the defensive man. In our offensive thinking it is imperative that the ball be taken to the cutter. The man with the basketball must read the offensive movement and take the ball toward the open man. A player making a cut may not always get open by going toward the basketball and, therefore, the ball has got to be delivered to him when he is open. Timing of the pass Our basic cut is the V-cut and is shown in Diagram eleven. This cut is used with all down-screens that are set in offensive play. We want the cutter to set up his man by making an eight foot start toward the baseline and then come off the screener as shown in the same diagram. We want him close enough to the screener so that they touch shoulders. This makes it as hard as possible for the defensive man to get through the screen. A cutter who does not set up his cut with the V action is much easier to defend when he just makes a straight cut off the screen. Diagram 11 The cutter does not set the defensive man nearly as hard or as far when going off either the back-screen or the cross-screen as shown in Diagrams twelve and thirteen. When cutting off these two screens there is not nearly as much room or time to make the kind of set that we are able to make with the down-screen before making the cut. When using both the cross-screen and the back-screen we want the cutter to set his man with two quick steps, make his cut reading the defensive man and go away from him.

Diagram 12 Diagram 13

READING THE DEFENSE

We have already mentioned the importance of the cutter reading the defensive man in making his cut to get open. There are four basic moves the cutter can make off the down—screen to get open depending upon what the defensive man does and, therefore, allows the cutter to do. In Diagram fourteen we show the defensive man running into the down-screen and the cutter coming off of it straight to the basketball, whereupon receiving the ball he can square up to the basket for either the shot of the drive. In executing this cut, the cutter has determined that the screen has been effective tot he point where it will provide him with enough room to square up for the shot when he receives the ball. Diagram 14 The second cut that can be made off the down-screen is illustrated in Diagram fifteen. Here the cutter feels that the defensive man is sliding through the screen and will probably be able to get close enough to him when he receives the ball that he will not be able to get the shot. In this move; which we call a tight cut (or curl cut), the cutter comes off the screen and immediately moves toward the lane or the basket staying tight tot he screen as he comes off it. With this move we are trying to force the man playing the screener to momentarily pick up the cutter. If he is late in doing so, we often are able to get the ball going directly toward the basket. Setting up a tight cut with a down-screen is a very good way to start offensive movement in the post as we show in Diagram

sixteen. If the defensive man playing the screener does move with the cutter coming off the screen on a tight cut, there is a good chance that the screener can step back and receive the pass as in Diagram seventeen. This would depend on the defense not switching the cut, but momentarily being in a help situation. Diagram 15 Diagram 16

Diagram 17 Diagram 18 The third cut off the down-screen that can be made is the back cut. Here as shown in Diagram eighteen, the cutter is being played very tightly by the defensive man. When this happens it is important for the cutter to start the V by going high and then making a cut tot he basket. The screener can alter the angle of his screen a little bit so his back is toward the lane rather than toward the ball when he sees the cutter set up this particular cut to the basket. Again, as with the tight cut, there will be times when the defensive man on the screener will move to help on the cutter going to the basket. When this happens it is important for the screener to immediately step back to the ball as shown in Diagram nineteen. This will be particularly effective when the defense is not switching the cut. However, it can still be a very effective move against the switch because the screener has kept the man switching to him away from the ball and can step back toward it. We have always felt that a low cut against switching defense is very effective in getting the ball to the screener and we are looking to the screeners as scorers against the switch. When a team is switching the down-screen, they can do a pretty good job of eliminating the pass to the cutter when a straight cut off the screen tot he ball is made.

Diagram 19 Diagram 20 The fourth move off the down-screen is the pop back (flare screen). In this case, the cutter reads the defense going underneath the screen to pick him up on the ball side. Instead of coming off the screen toward the ball, he simply pops back and the pass is thrown over the top of him as shown in Diagram 20. This is a very effective move against a sloughing defense or against a defensive man who has been beaten with a back cut or a tight cut and wants to make sure that it doesn’t happen again. We have emphasized concentration all along and it is certainly never more important than in setting up the right cut to make because of the necessity to read what the defensive man is doing. Once a player learns to read the defensive man, she will make a lot of great contributions to your offensive movement simply by reacting to what the defensive man gives him off the down-screen.

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