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Basketball Playbook - Table of Contents
Half-Court Defense
Selecting Your Defense(s) Man-to-Man Defense
Man-to-Man Pressure Defense (Part 1)
Man-to-Man Pressure Defense (Part 2)
Man-to-Man Pressure Defense (Part 3)
Trapping the Low Post
Pack Line Defense
Bob Kloppenburg's SOS Pressure Defense:Zone Defense 2-3 Zone Defense Coach Marshall's 2-3 Zone Defense Circle Defense Buzz - Twilight Zone Defense 1-3-1 Zone Defense 3-2 (1-2-2) Zone Defense Zone Rebounding Amoeba Defense SWARM Defense Point-Zone Defense Match-up Zone Defense 1-3-1 Match-up Zone Defense 1-2-2 Viking Half-Court Press 2-2-1 Half-Court Press "Junk" Defenses 4-1 Chameleon Defense Triangle Defense Last Second Defense Defending the Pick and Roll Defending Without Fouling
Full-Court Defense
Selecting a Press Defense(s) Transition Defense Match-up Press Defenses Run-and-Jump Press Defense Trapping with a Trailer Defender Pressure Defense, and "41-Deny" SOS Full-Court Pressure Defense 2-2-1 Zone Press 3-1-1 Zone Press 1-1-2-1 Zone Press 1-2-1-1 (Diamond) Zone Press 1-2-2 Zone Presses Paul Murray's 21 Full Court PressOffensive Strategy
Selecting Your Offense(s) Motion offenses Set offenses Patterned offenses Fundamental Precepts of Offense Motion Offense Principles Simple Slam Motion Offense Bob Hurley:Motion Offense Duke Transition and Early Offense 3-2 Motion Offense
3-2 Motion Options
Simple Motion Plays (youth teams)
3-2 Motion Plays (advanced)
3-2 "Hi-Lo"
90 Series
2 Series (for your shooting guard)
Loyola
Miami
Weave-Screen Plays
3-2 Option Series
Isolation 2
4-Out, 1-In Motion Offense
Using Your Post Player in 4-Out
4-Out Quick Hitters
4-Out "High" Plays
4-Out "Low" Plays
41 Zone Offense and Zone Plays
4-Out Slice Motion Offense
Dribble-Drive Motion Offense
Running the Dribble-Drive Offense
Attacking the Pack Line Defense
Read and React Offense
3-Out Read and React Offense
Triangle Offense (Part 1 - Side Triangle and Post Offense)
Triangle Offense (Part 2 - Two-Man Game Options)
High Low Triangle Offense
Pete Carril's Princeton Offense
Princeton Offense
7 Basic Princeton Offense Actions
Princeton Offense Plays
Pick and Roll Offense
Continuity Ball-screen Offense
Fred Hoiberg's Early Offense
Pistol Actions - early offense
John Wooden's UCLA Offense
Wisconsin Swing Offense
Bo Ryan's Swing Offense Plays
West Coast 1-4 Stack Offense
Michigan-Style 2-Guard Offense
Hawk Offense
Horns Offense
Horns Elevation Offense
2-3 High Patterned Offense
2-3 Offense
Blocker Mover Offense
Auriemma Strong Set Offense
T-Game Triple-Post Offense
Grinnell Offense
2-1-2 High-Post Offense
1-3-1 Offense
Open Post Double-Up Offense
Open Post (5-Out) Motion Offense
Shuffle Offense
CMU Wheel Offense
Youth Swing Offense
Thunder Offense
Flex Offense
4-Corners Delay Offense
Spread Delay Offense
Cherry Picking Offense
Zone Offense
Basics of Zone Offense Screening the Zone How to Attack the 2-3 Zone Defense Attacking the 2-3 Zone Simple, Easy 2-3 Zone Attack Kansas 2-3 Zone Offense Kansas Zone Plays 2-3 Zone Offense Plays Anchors Zone Offense Delta Zone Offense Dribble-Drive Zone Offense Read and React Zone Offense Stanford Motion-Zone Offense T-Game Triple-Post Offense Attacking the 3-2 Zone Attacking the 1-2-2 Zone Attacking the 1-3-1 Zone Defense 4-Out Zone Offense and Plays 5-Out Zone Offense Attacking "Junk" Defenses Attacking the Box-and-1 Defense Attacking the Triangle-and-2 DefenseTransition Offense
Selecting Your Press Offense(s) Transition Offense Concepts for Playing Fast Secondary Fast Break Coach Sar's Secondary Break Secondary Numbered Break 3-Up Secondary Break 80-60-40 Press Breakers Simple Press Breaker Flood Press Breaker Beating the Full Court Press Attacking the Man-to-Man Press Attacking the 1-2-1-1 Press Four Across Press Breaker 3-Up Press Breaker 2-2-1 Press Breaker Half-Court Press BreakersOffensive Plays
Also see 3-2 and 4-1 motion plays aboveSelecting Plays - Plays Library 90 Series Big Series 1 Series (for your point guard) 2 Series (for your shooting guard) Dribble-Drive Set Plays West Coast 1-4 Stack Offense 1-4 Offense and Plays 1-4 Low Set Plays Double Stack Offense - Plays Pistol Actions - early offense Floppy Screen and Plays 3-Point Plays 50 Series Slice Offense Quick Hitters & BLOBs Simple Motion Plays (youth teams) 3-2 Motion Plays (advanced) Quick Hitters for the 4-Out Offense 4-Out Offense "High" Plays 4-Out Offense "Low" Plays 5-Out Quick Hitters Michigan State Sets/Plays BYU Cougar Plays Tom Izzo's "Fist-Down" Zone Play Gap Attack Zone Play Plays That Use the Horns Set Box-Set Offense
Box Offense - Plays for Shooters
Box Offense - Post Plays
Box Offense - Pick & Roll Plays
Box Offense - Iso/Backdoor Plays
Heat
America's Play
"Shocker" Play
High Pick and Roll Set
Redhawk
Loyola
Michigan
Miami
Ohio
Buckeye
Demon
Blazer
3-On-3 Plays
Opening Tip-Off Play
Out-of-Bounds Plays
Sideline Plays OB Plays vs the 2-3 Zone "Box" Plays "Stack" Plays "4-Low" Plays Miscellaneous OB Plays Full-Court Buzzer Beaters Half-Court Buzzer Beaters Last Second SituationsCoaching
General Coaching Topics Developing a Coaching Philosophy Writing a Coaching Philosophy How to Build a Basketball Program Positionless Basketball Teaching Methods How to Teach by Drill Progression Are We Teaching Closeouts The Best Way Teaching by the Millennial Method Teaching Offense Using "Check Downs" Spacing & Movement (Without the Ball) The Assistant Coach Planning Practices Practice Planner Live Creating a Master Practice Plan Game Situation Skills and Drills Pre-Game Preparation Coaching, Game Strategy Late Game Strategies for Winning Close Games Why Games Are Lost Reducing Turnovers Defensive Intensity - Charting Deflections Calculating OER and DER March Madness - Late-Season Tune-Up How to Plan for a New Season Preseason Checklist Pre-season Middle School/Youth Practice Plan Coaching During the Pandemic What Coaches do in the Off-Season Off-Season Basketball Workouts Struggling Through a Losing Season Motivating Team Throughout the Season Shot Clock in High School Basketball? Post Game Talks Goal and Process Thinking for Players 7 Benefits of Playing Multiple Sports Coaching Youth Basketball How to Prepare Players for HS Basketball Parent - Coach Relationships Parent - Player Guidelines The Coach-Athlete Bond is Important Pre-Season Tryouts Playing AAU or Club Basketball Running a Basketball ClinicPlayer Development
Fundamentals - Player Tips/Instruction Video Clip Fundamentals Library Footwork Fundamentals Ball Handling Dribbling The Art of Passing Tips for Better Passing Lay-ups and Finishing Moves Advanced Inside Finishing Moves Shooting Fundamentals, Form and Technique Taking Good Shots - Shot Selection Where are all the Great Shooters? Basketball Shooting - 3 Simple C's Coach Wissel's Shooting Series
Coach Wissel's Shooting Tips
Coaching Shooting
Shooting Mechanics
Confidence and Rhythm
Correcting Shooting Errors
Developing a Quick Release
3-Point Shooting, Rhythm and Range
Shooting Free-Throws
Shooting a Hook Shot
Basic Lead-Up ShootingDrills
Off the Dribble Shooting Drills
Become a Good Free-Throw Shooter
The Jump Shot
How to Shoot Hook Shots
Guard Moves and Skills
How to Become a Great Point Guard
How to Become a Great Post Player
Tips for Short Post Players - High Post/Short Corners
Rebounding Tips, Techniques and Fundamentals
Setting, Using & Reading Screens
Cutting and Faking
Spacing & Movement (Without the Ball)
Offensive Tips for Youth Players
Defensive Tips for Youth Players
Basic Defense
Transition Defense
Transition Offense
How to Score Even If You Aren't Skilled
Escaping from a Trap
Practicing in the Off Season
Individual Shooting Work-Out
Player Workouts During the Pandemic
How to Maximize Skill Development
How to Enhance Basketball Abilities off the Court
5 Workout Mistakes Players Make
Playing AAU or Club Basketball
7 Benefits of Playing Multiple Sports