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What to do when your Team does not have a Shooter?

Basketball is a team sport and requires a balanced array of different roles and one commonly missing is that of a shooter. Shooters as the name implies are players within a team who can make long-range jump shots from the perimeter. They are often one of the critical elements teams go to extraordinary lengths to compensate for when they do not have them.

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Primary Transition: Small Forward Link

The Primary Transition Small Forward Link Play looks to exploit the strength of the player filling the Three (Small Forward) in the team’s offense. This Primary Transition looks to provide space for the Three (3) player in the full court allowing for a strong player to be isolated more significantly from help defence.

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Managing Team Offense during Games

Managing a Team Offense can be a very challenging aspect of basketball coaching. Finding the right key to unlock an opposition’s defence is one of the more pressing issues every coach faces when they take the floor. When speaking with coaches one of the motivating factors which is often discussed in regards to play or offensive system selection is “will this beat everything”?

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UCLA Offense: Dual Point Cut

The UCLA Offense is very effective at using screening actions to create mismatches and advantages for an offense. The UCLA Offense Dual Point Cut Play looks to create space in the middle of the floor by rotating players quickly and then isolating an interior player deep in the post. The UCLA Offense Dual Point Cut Play can be run straight out of a primary transition or as a walk up offense in the half court.

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Breakdown of a UCLA Offense Series: Example 1

The UCLA Offense is a staple of many teams. Understanding how a play works is one challenge, having the vision and knowledge to be able to link a series of plays together however, is a powerful strategy. Having the understanding and foresight to link a number of plays not only makes your team harder to scout,

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