Let's say you're an assistant coach and you get 20 minutes to work on some positional breakdown concepts.
Typically you'd get about 6-8 players in your group and our focus is just on building high school guard skills.
Here's what I'd work on: ⏬
I. Best Practices
Just as a general approach, I'd want assistant coaches to:
▪️ be energetic
▪️ gets guys in and out of reps
▪️ have a clear teaching point in mind
▪️ don't talk too much
▪️ hype up the behavior you want to be reinforced
Jun 24, 2023 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Zone Offense - Middle Touch Reads
One of our priorities in Zone Offense is to get the basketball to the middle of the zone.
Once that ball gets inside the defense, we want to have a clear read progression.
Let's break down the reads: ⏬
I. Read Progression
On these middle touches, we want the player with the ball to face the rim and work through a clear progression.
1. Score First 2. Partner Pass Second (High/Low) 3. Kiockout Third
Mar 7, 2023 • 9 tweets • 4 min read
Strategies vs 1211 Press
A good, aggressive 1211 press can be a nightmare to deal with.
Length on the inbounder, guards forcing the ball to the corner, and off-the-ball defenders ready to shoot the gaps to steal passes.
Let's look at a few strategies to attack it:
I. 1211 Press Design
The 1211 is a full-court press that is trying to funnel the ball to the deep corner.
When it gets there an immediate trap is set with the wing and inbound defender. It is a press that is very strong in the first 1/4 of the floor, and weak in back 3/4.
Nov 17, 2022 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
4th Grade Practice Sample
Similar to my thoughts on the 6th-grade plan I want to break it up into 3 parts:
▪️ 30 min skills
▪️ 30 min decisions
▪️ 30 min scheme
One thing I try to take into account is the varying skill levels.
Here's what I worked on the last night: ⏬
I. 30 Minutes of Skill Work
By skill work, I'm mainly talking about dribbling, passing, shooting, and finishing at the rim.
I am starting out with mostly unguarded concepts, and as we move forward we will add those in.
Each day I try to pick 3 concepts.
Sep 23, 2022 • 12 tweets • 5 min read
Transition Outlet
One of the keys to being a great transition offense team is how you outlet the basketball.
If we can increase our speed in the first 3 seconds we'll greatly increase our chances of a transition score.
I break it down like this: ⏬
I. "The First Three Steps"
For all players involved the "first three steps" are the most critical for a successful transition possession. Lanes need to be filled quickly.
▪️ Rim Runner
▪️ Corner Runners
▪️ Outlet
In this thread, we're going to focus on the outlet player.
Aug 11, 2022 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Off Principle | "Pass Down, Cut Away"
One simple concept to blend into your conceptual offense is to ask perimeter players to, "Pass Down, Cut Away".
This can create scoring opportunities for both DDM and Post-Centric offenses.
Here's a quick breakdown: ⏬
II. Scoring Options
With good four-out spacing the pass down, cut away concept can create a good double gap to attack.
There are three scoring opportunities for perimeter players.
▪️ catch & shoot
▪️ drive the elbow
▪️ drive the baseline
Aug 9, 2022 • 14 tweets • 5 min read
Transition Defense Plan
Transition Defense is one of the four main phases of the game.
We need to put some thought into how we want to teach this phase - and not allow other teams to dictate how it plays out.
Here's how I design mine:⏬
I. Philosophy
The essential idea behind our philosophy is that we need one player focused on defensive balance - and three crashing the glass.
We want to place more emphasis on offensive rebounding > getting back.
Aug 8, 2022 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
Blur Screen DDM Action
I like the idea of incorporating blur screens into your DDM offense.
Adding pass & cut elements gives your offense a bit more balance.
Here's how I'd use it: ⏬
I. Blur Screen
The blur screen is just a pass & cut that creates a double gap to attack.
I think it creates a great chance for a downhill drive when it occurs in the slot.
Jul 2, 2022 • 19 tweets • 7 min read
Building a Transition Possession
Transition offense starts from the moment you gain possession of the ball.
I want to have a plan for which spacing template, read progressions, scoring options, and teaching points I'll use.
Here's how I think it through: ⏬
I. Decision Chart Design
How do you want players to think from the moment they get possession of the basketball?
Here's what I came up with:
▪️ Outlet Plan
▪️ Passing Options
▪️ Scoring Options
▪️ Spacing Design
Jul 1, 2022 • 16 tweets • 6 min read
131 Defense
The 131 Defense is a great option for coaches looking for something unique to attack their opponents with.
If you have the personnel to make this work then it might be the reason you steal 1-2 wins next season.
Here is how I teach it: ⏬
I. Pros & Cons of 131 Defense
All defenses have Pros & Cons:
Pros:
▪️ Create Stationary Offensive Players
▪️ Chances for Deflections & Live Ball Turnovers
▪️ Become a Special Scout
Cons:
▪️ Give up Slot Threes
▪️ Offensive Rebound Exposure
▪️ Need Length
Jun 11, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Universal Drills
These are practice concepts that can be used with any offensive system.
Whether your team uses DDM concepts, off-the-ball screening concepts, or Ball Screening Concepts these concepts could be used.
Here are 5 I use: ⏬
1. 1.0 Backboard Toss
This is a concept where you can work on your transition flow offense.
▪️ Get a BYOO or Pitch Ahead Score
▪️ Run it Back
▪️ 5/5 possession at the other end
I. Read Progression 
