If you want to deflate an opponent’s momentum instantly, you don’t run a long, drawn-out offense—you run a quick hitter that catches the defense completely asleep. This Louisville Quick Hitter Lob Play is a brutal misdirection set designed to exploit over-aggressive defenses that cheat on help-side positioning. While it is diagrammed for the point guard,…
A lot of baseline out-of-bounds (BLOB) plays are far too complicated for youth basketball players They require players to memorize intricate patterns and specific timing leading to hesitation, delayed execution, and five-second violations. Line is a simple set, utilizing a vertical stack(hence the name) on the strong-side lane line to manufacture immediate confusion, force defensive…
Half court trapping defense that starts in a 1-2-2 set but morphs to whatever set the offense uses to break the press. Take a look at the animation of this 1-2-2 Half Court Trapping Defense
Interesting workout video from the Michigan State Men’s Basketball Program. Â The entire workout is done in the sand off of Lake Michigan but there are exercises that can be done on the grass or even in the gym if a beach or giant sand pit are not close by. Â Take a look:
Simple man to man stack play with the usual options but also an option for the inbounder.  Tweak your current stack play. Download the PDF Diagrams of Man Stack Out of Bounds Play and view the animation here.
If you’re looking for a man-to-man set that doesn’t just create one shot but reads the defense and gives your team three different ways to score, Illinois is worth adding to the playbook. It’s a simple entry with a layered set of actions — a slip, a cross screen, and a double screen — that…
