Offense – Page 2 – Functional Basketball Coaching

Why Do My Players Continue to Miss Lay-ups?

By Coach Riches Posted on August 6, 2014 Posted in Individual Offence, Offensive Philosophy No Comments Tagged with 1 on 1, 1 v 2, 5 on 5, Individual, Individual Offense, Instruction, Lay-up, Miss, Missed, Offense, Score, Skill, Teach, Teaching, Technique

Poor exposure of players to a variety of angles in which to practice their lay-up will lead to a limited development of the skill and a lack of ability to convert in games (Photo Source: Wm Chamberlain)

The Lay-up is one of the most widely used skills in basketball. For most players this is their very first technique learnt when attempting to score. The lay-up forms one of the most fundamental skills developed in basketball and so …

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Your Zone Offense stops Working in a Game! What do you do…

By Coach Riches Posted on July 29, 2014 Posted in Offensive Philosophy, Team Offence No Comments Tagged with Defence, Defense, Evaluate, Freeze, Freeze Dribble, Gap, Gap Dribble, Offence, Offense, Pass and Move, Relocate, Screen, Screener, Tempo, Zone, Zone Defence, Zone defense, Zone Offense

Screening will help create mis-matches and close to the basket scoring opportunities for a zone offense (Photo: Jeramey Jannene)

For many teams having a Zone Offense is just part of a good plan in preparing for all the challenges of a game situation. In some circumstances, teams might even have two or three different offenses, or variations of offenses …

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3 v 3 No Dribble Drill

By Coach Riches Posted on July 14, 2014 Posted in Basketball Drills, Individual Offence, Team Offence No Comments Tagged with 3 v 3, 4 v 4, 5 v 5, Basketball, Basketball Drill, Dribbling, Drill, Half court, No Dribble, Off the Ball, Offense, Player Movement, Point Position, Wing

3 v 3 No Dribble Drill Diagram 1

The 3 v 3 No Dribble Drill is a useful tool in developing a team’s player movement around the half court. The 3 v 3 No Dribble Drill looks to make player move more effective off the ball by not …

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2 Player Perimeter Receiver Spot Drill

By Coach Riches Posted on June 1, 2014 Posted in Basketball Drills, Individual Offence, Team Offence No Comments Tagged with Basketball, Basketball Drill, Catch and Shoot, Drill, Elbow, Footwork, Jump-shot, Off the Ball, Off-ball, Offense, Perimeter, Pick and roll, Player Movement, Receiver, Receiver Spot, Screen, Shoot, Shot, Spot, Tactical, Technical, Three-Point, Three-point field goal

2 Player Perimeter Receiver Spot Drill Diagram 1

The 2 Player Perimeter Receiver Spot Drill focuses on player’s movements in the half court when there is dribble penetration inside the three-point line. The focus of the drill is in providing players with realistic and very specific overall tactical …

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The Importance of the Pivot Foot to an On-Ball Screen

By Coach Riches Posted on May 26, 2014 Posted in Coaching Philosophy, Individual Offence, Offensive Philosophy, Team Defence No Comments Tagged with Basketball, Dribbling, Foot, High Side, Individual Offense, Low Side, Offense, On-Ball, On-Ball Screen, Pick and roll, Pivot, Pivot Foot, Pivot turn, Read, Reads, Screen, Skill, Team Offense, Technique

Varying the Pivot Foot can be helpful in splitting defenders allowing for offensive opportunities under a screen, instead of over it (Photo Source: University of the Fraser Valley)

When thinking about on-ball screens one aspect which can be glossed over is the ball handlers Pivot Foot. The pivot foot plays a very significant part in the development of different opportunities involving an on-ball screen. Choosing to adopt one …

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Why Do My Players Continue to Miss Lay-ups?

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