Playing Fastball: Teaching Tempo Through Drag Screens
Teach your players to run drag screens in transition and make fast, smart decisions. Includes step-by-step reads, progressions, and youth-level tips.
Chin Series: Breakdown of a Classic Princeton Action
Teach the Chin Series, a core Princeton offense action. Includes step-by-step reads, drive options, and reset cues for youth and high school teams.
Zipper Cut Action: How to Teach and Score from the Pin Down
This article teaches how to run the Zipper Cut for clean catch-and-shoots, pull-ups, and flare reads. Great for developing guards and off-ball scorers.
Iverson Series ATO Plays: 4 Options Out of the Iverson Cut
This Iverson Series breakdown gives coaches four options to score off one setup: tight curl, flare 3, deep post-up, and backdoor lob. Great out of timeouts.
5-Option Curl Action: Dynamic Play for Youth & High School Offense
This 5-option curl action helps youth and high school coaches create driving lanes, fake out defenders, and space the floor for shooters and rollers.
How to Use the Gortat Screen in Youth and High School Basketball
The Gortat screen is a subtle but powerful off-ball tactic where bigs seal their own defender to free up driving lanes. Learn how to teach it legally and effectively to youth and high school players.
Mastering the 10-Second Shot Clock Offense: Quick Scoring Strategies
Beat the clock with smart, pressure-tested offensive plays. This article explores how to attack man, 2-3, 3-2, and 2-1-2 zones using fast reads and compact sets under a 10-second shot clock.
How to Attack in a Last-Second Shot Situation: Set Plays, Spacing, and Execution
A breakdown of how to attack in last-second shot situations. Learn how to teach timing, create spacing, and design effective set plays for buzzer beaters.
How to Handle and Attack Double Teams
Mastering the art of attacking double teams is essential for any youth or high school basketball player. This guide gives coaches the drills, cues, and breakdowns needed to teach players how to stay calm, protect the ball, and punish defenses when trapped.