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CHAPTER 15 PART 10
11 EXTRA MAN
FORMATIONS
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FORMATIONS
AND READS
Based on Dr. Solum’s Science of Shooting books
Books available from lulupress.com
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The 6-on-5 generates half of the scores in a game. The coach needs to spend time on developing his or her extra offensive plays. In these eleven 6-on-5 formations different offensive rotations are used to create a different offensive rotations are used to create a freeman.
In other 6-on-5’s the offense needs to read the defense to see how the guards are positioning themselves. It is a chess match between the offense and the defense. May the best coached team win.
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Formation 10
The X-4 and X-5 guards have completely dropped off
4 and 5 on the outside giving them the shot. The
X-1 and X-3 guards are playing in between the corner
(1, 6) and the post (2, 3) and pressuring both players.(1, 6) and the post (2, 3) and pressuring both players.
4 and 5 pass, improve position and shoot.
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Formation 11
The guards X-4 and X-5 are using a soft drop and off the outside players but closer to the post players. In a stroke or two they can attack the outside shooter or drop down to the post shooter. 1 and 6 are open.to the post shooter. 1 and 6 are open.
4 and 5 need to read the defense and see if the shot will come from the outside or 1 and 6.
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Formation 12
Defense plays a 4-1 with one outside guard splitting 4 and 5 offensive players. Four and 5 do not spread wide a part and isolate the guard. Finally the guard pressures
4 who throws the ball away to the guard.4 who throws the ball away to the guard.
Immediately, as soon as the outside players see a 4-1 defense, they need to spread a part. The shot comes
from 4 or 5. Do not try to pass the ball to anyone else.
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Formation 13
Defense plays a 4-1 with one outside guard splitting 4 and 5 offensive players. Four and 5 spread wide a part and isolate the guard who is too far away to attack the ball. Finally the guard takes 5; 5 passes to 4 for the shot.ball. Finally the guard takes 5; 5 passes to 4 for the shot.
In this defense X-1 and X-3 did not spread onto 1 and 6.
Immediately, as soon as the outside players see a 4-1 defense, they need to spread a part.
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Formation 14
The offense rotates to create freeman at 2 by shifting 4 and 5 over to the right and sliding 2 up to pop for a shot.
The shift of the outside players takes X-4 and X-5 away from the posts. By 2 slowing move up the X-1 guard is from the posts. By 2 slowing move up the X-1 guard is confused as to he should stay on the goal post and defend a “spot” or go after the 2-post player.
Ball is passed 4 to 2 for the shot.
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Formation 15
This is the same scenario as Formation 14 except that the X-1 goes after the 2-post player and leaves 1 open for the shot.
4 passes the ball to 1 for the shot.
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Formation 16
Ball is at 1 this time. 2-post slides up and takes the X-1 guard with him. 1 is open for the shot and shoots.
The X-1 guard is trying to defend a 2-on-1 situation and is going to be out of position no matter who he takes.is going to be out of position no matter who he takes.
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Formation 17
1 has the ball and the 2-post slides to center cage.
X-1 takes the 2-post player and leaves 1 wide open for the shot which he takes and scores.
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Formation 18
The poor X-1 guard! In this scenario the 2-spot slides to center cage and leaves X-1 defending the goal post from a 1-shot. X-1 guard attacks 1 who passes into the 2-post for the shot. X-1 again is defending against a 2-on-1 the shot. X-1 again is defending against a 2-on-1 situation created by the offensive rotation.
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Formation 19
6-in and 1 out into the pocket. The 6 player moves inside the 2-meter line as the 1 player rotates up to the 4-meter line or so. The 2-post slides a little to center cage. This leaves X-1 defense 1 and 2. X-1 takes the 2-post and leaves X-1 defense 1 and 2. X-1 takes the 2-post and leaves 1 open for the shot.
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Formation 20
6 and 2 players move inside the 2-meter line together.
X-1 stays on the post expecting a 6-1 pass and the 1-player to shoot.
The ball is passed into the 2-post for the 6-2 shot.
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In this series of 11 extra formations the guards position themselves to distract and confound the passer and force the players to read the defense and find the freeman. The offense by rotations and find the freeman. The offense by rotations and slides tries to create a freeman.
There is always a freeman on a 6-on-5. No matter how the guard disguise the freeman or try to disrupt the offense—someone is open.
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Many of the offensive 6-on-5 formation deal with the 1-spot player and the 2-post player and the guard they share X-1. This is a 2-on-1 situation that rotations, slides and pops create to isolate the X-1 rotations, slides and pops create to isolate the X-1 guard on one offensive player. The X-1 player cannot cover both players. The 1-player and the 2-player work together with the outside passers to read the defense and find the open man.
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