Teaching Points in the Offense

TEACHING POINTS WITHIN THE OFFENSE

1. KEEP DRIBBLE ALIVE.
1. TO DRIVE
2. TO MAKE BETTER PASSING ANGLES
3. TO CENTER THE BALL
4. TO DRIBBLE AT A TEAM MATE TO RELIEVE PRESSURE.

2. BASKETCUT IS THE KEY TO MOTION:
1. TO SCORE
2. TO SET UP SCREENING ANGLE
3. TO SET UP CUTTING ANGLE. (FLARE SCREEN)
4. TO RELIEVE PRESSURE.
5. TO EMPTY AN AREA.
6. PERIMETER:  PASS 1^ST STEP IS ALWAYS TO BASKETCUT.

3. NCHS MOTION:  THE ORDER CAN CHANGE AT ANY TIME
1. POST GAME
2. MID RANGE
3. PERIMETER

4. NCHS MOTION GOALS:
1. GET MORE LAY UPS, AND FREE THROWS THAN OUR OPPONENT.
2. GET UNCONTESTED SHOTS CUTTING, AND SECOND CUTTING.

5. SHOT DISCIPLINE:  WE WANT 3’S, AND 2’S
1. 3= LAYUP
2. 2 = WIDE OPEN SHOT
3. 1 = POOR SHOT (CONTESTED OR OUT OF RANGE
4. 0 = TURNOVER

6. COMMUNICATION:
1. SCREENERS ALWAYS CALL CUTTERS NAME.
2. IN PRACTICE DRILLS, SCREENER AND CUTTER MUST CALL OUT WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

7. BALANCE:  TERM USED WHEN WE ARE OUT OF CONTROL
8. USE MOVEMENT WISELY:
1. DON’T WEAR YOURSELF OUT FREEING YOURSELF UP ON A V CUT.
2. WALK THE ARC:  SET MAN UP SLOW, COME OFF OF SCREEN HARD AND LATE.
3. TAKE LANES TO SCREEN AND FLASH, DON’T FIGHT THE DEFENSE.

9. SCREENERS ARE ALWAYS SECOND CUTTERS: 
1. EVERYTIME THAT WE EXECUTE A SCREEN THERE ARE TWO CUTS.
2. BETTER THE CUTTER, MORE OPEN THE SECOND CUTTER.
3. CUTTER READS DEFENSE, 2^ND CUTTER GOES OPPOSITE FIRST CUTTER.

10. REVERSE THE BALL
1. MAKE DEFENSE GO FROM ONE SIDE OF THE FLOOR TO THE OTHER.
2. MAKE POST DEFENDER(S) CHANGE POSITION, SET UP IS DIRECT.

11. CENTER THE BALL:
1. BEST SPOT TO SEE THE BACKSIDE ACTION.
2. BEST SPOT TO DRIVE THE BALL.
3. BEST SPOT TO MAKE THE EASY PASS.
4. BEST SPOT TO FEED THE CUTTER.

12. IF SOMEONE DRIBBLES AT YOU, EMPTY AND BASKETCUT.

14.  COUNTERS TO SWITCHING SCREENS:

      A.  SLIP SCREENS: WE HAVE TO DRIVE THIS HOME MORE THIS YEAR TO COUNTER SWITCHES, AND EMPTY OUT SPOTS AT POINT OF SCREEN

      B.  BACK CUTS: SCREENER FLASH HIGH

      C.  BUMPS.

      D. HIT SCREENERS

13. MOTION MIGHT STINK FOR A WHILE:  DON’T BLAME THE OFFENSE, LOOK AT THE QUALITY OF SHOTS.

14. RESCREEN:  IF MISS ON 1^ST SCREEN, GET THEM ON RESCREEN.

15. CATCH THE BALL READY TO SHOOT:  CHUCK DAILY STATED IT BEST BY SAYING THAT YOU ARE THE MOST OPEN YOU WILL EVER BE WHEN YOU FIRST CATCH THE BALL.

FIND A PHILOSOPHY THAT YOU WANT TO STICK WITH.  EITHER HAVE KIDS SQUARE IN THE AIR, PERMANENT PIVOT, INSIDE PIVOT ETC.  WE ARE DRILLING THIS VERY HEAVILY ON WITH OUR BREAKDOWN DRILLS ON THE GUN.