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Initial Set As in most all plays, proper spacing is imperative. Flow Step 1: The Initial Trigger and Down-Screens The play initiates on the inbounder’s signal. Players 2 and 3 hard-cut from the elbows down toward the baseline. Concurrently, 4 and 5 set firm down-screens at the low blocks, hunting contact to disrupt the trailing…
Basic slides of a 1-3-1 quarter court trapping zone defense. This is a good defense to use out of a timeout or to just keep your opponent on their toes on offense. I always liked to use it out of timeouts or after running a two guard top zone defense for a while. You can…
Zone screen-in play designed to get your point guard all the way to the basket. Download the PDF and view the animation here.
Nice team shooting drill that has a post, perimeter and conditioning component. You can add post defenders as well if you have enough players. Take a look at the video. You may want to skip ahead a bit with this one.
Box Hi – Lo is a Post Isolation play with lots of movement ultimately resulting in your big man being free to operate without the concern of weak side help. The Post Isolation Play starts in a box set The 4 and 5 set down screens for the 2 and 3 who cut to the…
Man to Man Set with several scoring options and Pick and Roll Action. The play starts in a Princeton five out set with everyone above the free throw line extended and the 5 at the center of the free throw line. The 1 enters the ball to the 4 and the 5 immediately sets a…