Week 1 Motion Offense #1

Starting this week we will look at motion offense, and how it can be applied to high school basketball specifically.  Currently there are many definitions of motion offense, and many revert back to a continuity with options.  For this segment, we are going to focus on a strictly rules based motion offense, that will be designed around screening, cutting, and spacing.  There are no pre-determined cuts, we are going to focus on just the reads and reactions of defense.

For Section 1 We are going to discuss what motion offense is, and how we can apply it *(Click on the link at the bottom for a sample packet of our motion offense rules)

WHAT IS MOTION OFFENSE?



Motion offense is a system based upon a series of screeners and cutters, working together to free each other up. We will focus heavily on spacing so that we can capitalize on offensive opportunities out of several alignments . There will be times that the offense takes a different shape, and will be hard to scout. This at times to the untrained eye, will look like a freelance offense, but nothing is farther from the truth. We will work on things such as: balance, spacing, timing, ball position, screening, and we must know where all 10 people are on the floor at all times.

This is a process that will be frustrating at times, but will teach the kids to be players, not robots, and outthink their opponents throughout the entire game. There will not be a pattern to what we will do, but it will be very structured.





WHY DO WE RUN MOTION OFFENSE?

We will run motion offense to utilize the ability that our athletes possess. We will also run it so that our players can understand how to play the game, not just run a pattern offense. We will have sets to compliment, but they will be few, and far between. I feel that by doing so, we can create an environment that teaches our kids how to outthink our opponent, and adapt to any change that they might throw at us. This will also make us a little more difficult to scout on the defensive end. Finally we feel that in late game situations we are able to run a lot of clock with our base offensive package that our kids feel very comfortable in.



WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO GET?

We are trying to get into as many 2 on 2 or 3 on 3 situations on a side of the floor. We feel that by running our offense with quality screens, and timing, we can tie down help on the back side with action, thus limiting help opportunities from the back side. What this allows is more room to run our offense on one side of the floor, and doing so by trying to isolate defenders, and placing them in difficult situations. If we can get a number breakdown, we feel that we can penetrate better, and free up room for our interior post players to operate, instead of having to do the above in traffic.


Motion Offense Packet