with Bill Evans,
Idaho State University Head Coach;
2016 Big Sky Coach of the Year; winningest head coach in Southern Utah history (1992 - 2007); led conference in scoring defense every season as an assistant coach at Montana (2007-2012)

"Is it a 1-1-3?"
"Is it a 1-3-1?"
"Is it a 2-3?"
"How do you attack this thing?"

Those are the questions your opponents will be asking when they go up against Bill Evans' unique match-up zone defense that has a history of success stemming back decades!

Evans shares his considerable experience using this zone defense in one of the most in-depth match-up zone videos you will find. Unlike in typical zone defenses, your players will constantly be able to cover the ball with rotations rather than getting confused with two players on the ball in a bump situation. This video shows how you can turn up the pressure with multiple traps, disrupt passing lanes, or play more conservatively to protect the paint.

Match-Up Zone Rules

The rules of Evans' zone defense are broken down in detail through whiteboard diagrams and on-court demonstration. You will learn the responsibilities for each player on the floor and how they rotate as the ball moves. Evans shows how to crowd the high post while applying ball pressure with the "Up Guard" and "Down Guard". Unlike other zone defenses, this system simplifies the coverages of the guards so they aren't exhausted while trying to defend all parts of the floor.

Additionally, you'll see how the "Middle Man" protects the rim while also rotating out to defend the corner with support from the "Up Men." The unique vocabulary of the positions and court geography are explained in addition to the technique that players use while shifting alignments to match up to the ball.

Adjusting the Zone

Coach Evans also makes sure to break down the most common scenarios that you will face with this zone. You'll see how you can adjust your coverage against offenses with different alignments such as a two-man front or overload. Evans even details how to cover skip passes with the "Modify" adjustment.

This zone allows players to attack penetration to keep the ball out of the paint, whether it be off the dribble or the pass. Evans presents multiple strategies you can use when the ball gets into the high post depending on the abilities of your opponents. You will also see how this zone defends ball screens, optimizes your chance for securing rebounds, and shuts down out of bounds plays.

Disrupt Offenses!

The zone also features numerous tactics for disrupting your opponent. You can increase the pressure by trapping numerous spots on the floor, including the wings, corners, and short corners. Evans shares three variations on how to trap the low post. The zone can also extend and disrupt passing lanes using the "Choke" and "Blitz" strategies. These options will force turnovers, confuse your opponents, and slow their ball movement to a crawl.

To help you install this defensive system, three breakdown drills are also included that will help your players internalize the rotations necessary for them to hit their spots as quickly as possible.

Send opposing teams back to the drawing board as they try to crack the puzzle of this zone defense - your new not-so-secret weapon!

94 minutes. 2018.

with Steve Smith,
Oak Hill Academy (VA) Head Coach;
Over 1000 career wins;
4x USA Today National Coach of the Year;
9x National High School Champions

Playmakers are more effective than 'play runners.' What happens when the offensive play breaks down? You'll need a player ready to break down the defense!

Legendary Oak Hill Academy head coach Steve Smith is a master at teaching his athletes how to play the game. He does an excellent job preparing players for the next level, both athletically and by raising their basketball IQ.

In this video, Smith makes the case for crafting fewer plays and building more playmakers. Through on-court demonstrations, he shares:

• Transition offense and how to read the game based on ball position.
• How to run and make basketball decisions out of the dribble drive motion offense.
• Five simple and effective out of bounds plays that can be run at any level of basketball.

Dribble Drive

The dribble drive is becoming one of the most popular offenses in the country. It allows players freedom to attack the rim and their defender. It's also hard for other teams to scout and prepare for. Most opponents end up playing a zone against it because they cannot stop quick, athletic guards. Spacing is critical and must happen in order for your team to shoot layup after layup.

Coach Smith breaks down how he teaches the dribble drive offense and demonstrates three basic formations and actions, such as screening and pitch backs, to create scoring opportunities. If you're looking to get post players involved, he shows you an isolation play with a hard step in and a flat screen option where your post can roll or pop for an open look.

Transition Scrimmage

A complete team must have a transition game. Smith demonstrates how he teaches his transition offense through a competitive scrimmage game. Starting with a free throw break and pushing the ball up the floor, he teaches three basic sets that he never has to yell out during a game. Your players will learn how to read the defense and use the concepts taught in dribble, dribble 2, and dribble 3 sets.

Out of Bounds Sets

Giving you the complete offensive package, Smith demonstrates five easy to use baseline sets and one sideline set. Within the baseline sets, your team will utilize pick the picker options to give your post players uncontested layups and screening actions where your guards can look to attack the rim or pull up for a short jumper.

Over the course of 30 years of coaching, Coach Smith has recognized that players need to learn how to play the game. In this video, you'll get a great look at how to teach your athletes to read the defense and take their game to the next level.

Produced at the Nike Championship Basketball Coaches Clinic in Minneapolis (MN), Fall 2017.

65 minutes. 2018.

with Bob Hurley,
St. Anthony's High School (NJ) Basketball Coach;
45 year career as head coach of St. Anthony's - from 1972 until the school's closing in 2017;
Distinguished member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2010);
4x High School National Champions; 3x USA Today National Coach of the Year ('89, '96, '08); 28x State Championships;
2017 ESPY Award for 'Best Coach';
83-game win streak (2010-13);back-to-back MaxPreps National Champions in 2010 & 2011; Compiled an astounding career record of 1,184 - 125 (90.5)

There are few coaches who can claim 28 state championships at any level, but the legendary Bob Hurley Sr. belongs in that exclusive club. In this jam-packed video, Coach Hurley dives deep into his coaching repertoire to bring you a complete guide to offensive development. He includes many of his favorite drills as well as some tips and tricks to improve players' individual skills with the end goal of helping your team score more points.

Warm-Up

Building a consistent offensive player begins with how they warm-up. Some of the best players in basketball spend 1-2 hours preparing for a game. Coach Hurley demonstrates several drills including Majerus Ball Handling Drill and Phil Martelli Shooting where players go through game reps/shots to develop their ball handling in the open court. By preparing to play perfectly, players are put into positions where they get outside their comfort zone so they'll be ready to perform come game time.

Full Court

Using a drill to work on a variety of different skills and concepts is a great way to maximize your practice time and space. In the Cardinal Full Court Drill, Hurley demonstrates how he uses the full team to get shots up, perfect footwork, work on getting to the rim, and improve rebounding all at once. Players run the length of the floor, push the ball in transition and look to read the defense. Athletes have the option to hit the wing, take a pull-up jumper, or attack the rim all while using a shot fake. This is an excellent drill for incorporating multiple skills.

Passing, Pivoting, and Cutting

Doing the small things perfectly leads to players getting better each and every day in practice. In the Full Court V-Cut drill, players have to take their man away and look to come back hard to the ball in order to get open. The ability to get open and make the next pass is a skill every player has to have. Building on passing and cutting, Hurley demonstrates how to protect the ball and pivot to execute a pass to the post, the open player, or across the court. All of these skills will help your players become better at reading angles and playing under pressure.

Every drill and skill that Hurley demonstrates is designed to help your players maximize their improvement at practice. As athletes learn to master the details, they will see their development soar to the next level. This is what has made Coach Hurley special throughout his coaching career: the ability to develop a player's skill set and make them better. Learn to do it yourself with this fantastic video!

82 minutes. 2018.

with Bob Hurley,
St. Anthony's High School (NJ) Basketball Coach;
45 year career as head coach of St. Anthony's - from 1972 until the school's closing in 2017;
Distinguished member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2010);
4x High School National Champions; 3x USA Today National Coach of the Year ('89, '96, '08); 28x State Championships;
2017 ESPY Award for 'Best Coach';
83-game win streak (2010-13);back-to-back MaxPreps National Champions in 2010 & 2011; Compiled an astounding career record of 1,184 - 125 (90.5)

Legendary St. Anthony's basketball coach Bob Hurley Sr. has amassed 28 state championships in his time on the sidelines. He has coached hundreds of players and has taken great lengths to study today's game to become one of the most knowledgeable coaches in the world. In this video, you'll get the opportunity to learn a smorgasbord of defensive drills and skills from a great coach and excellent teacher.

Philosophy

Coach Hurley has built an essential list of daily habits that he requires his players to use. By teaching and modeling these habits, his teams are able to build extraordinary consistency. These daily habits along with the expectation of making practice harder than the game set the tone for a successful season. You will see how Hurley sets the tone and gets his players to work on their weaknesses early in every drill to push them out of their comfort zone.

Drills

Beginning with a solid foundation, Hurley demonstrates how he starts every year teaching the basics of defense. Skills such as stance, footwork, and hustling after a loose ball have helped his teams achieve great success in high school basketball.

Mastering the basics of rebounding, positioning, two hands on the ball, and attacking the glass are all elements a player needs to be a successful rebounder on both ends of the floor. In the Superman Rebounding Series, Hurley demonstrates five different drills you can use in your practices to build a superstar rebounder, no matter if the player is a post or a guard. Each drill makes athletes focus on using two hands, being strong with the basketball, and using a shot fake after getting an offensive rebound.

In 6 Man Closeout, your defense must be able to contest a shot and be ready for the drive as a post player sprints out to set a ball screen. Through this drill, you'll be able to teach ball screen defense or a combination of different ball screen defenses that will help prepare your players for game day.

Rounding out the video, Hurley demonstrates how to eliminate offensive celebrations and encourage your team to get back on the defensive end of floor. Once the offense scores, a new offense is ready and waiting to push the ball right back, forcing your defense to sprint and contain the ball in the open court.

Coach Hurley knows a thing or two about the defensive side of the game. By winning 28 state championships, he has demonstrated that his teams are ready to lock up and shut down some of the best offensive talent on the floor. Whether you are a first year coach or a veteran coach, you will benefit from watching and listening to Hurley explain the finer points of playing defense!

61 minutes. 2018.

with Bob Hurley,
St. Anthony's High School (NJ) Basketball Coach;
45 year career as head coach of St. Anthony's - from 1972 until the school's closing in 2017;
Distinguished member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2010);
4x High School National Champions; 3x USA Today National Coach of the Year ('89, '96, '08); 28x State Championships;
2017 ESPY Award for 'Best Coach';
83-game win streak (2010-13);back-to-back MaxPreps National Champions in 2010 & 2011; Compiled an astounding career record of 1,184 - 125 (90.5)

There are few coaches who can claim 28 state championships at any level, but the legendary Bob Hurley Sr. belongs in that exclusive club. In this jam-packed video, Coach Hurley dives deep into his coaching repertoire to bring you a complete guide to offensive development. He includes many of his favorite drills as well as some tips and tricks to improve players' individual skills with the end goal of helping your team score more points.

Warm-Up

Building a consistent offensive player begins with how they warm-up. Some of the best players in basketball spend 1-2 hours preparing for a game. Coach Hurley demonstrates several drills including Majerus Ball Handling Drill and Phil Martelli Shooting where players go through game reps/shots to develop their ball handling in the open court. By preparing to play perfectly, players are put into positions where they get outside their comfort zone so they'll be ready to perform come game time.

Full Court

Using a drill to work on a variety of different skills and concepts is a great way to maximize your practice time and space. In the Cardinal Full Court Drill, Hurley demonstrates how he uses the full team to get shots up, perfect footwork, work on getting to the rim, and improve rebounding all at once. Players run the length of the floor, push the ball in transition and look to read the defense. Athletes have the option to hit the wing, take a pull-up jumper, or attack the rim all while using a shot fake. This is an excellent drill for incorporating multiple skills.

Passing, Pivoting, and Cutting

Doing the small things perfectly leads to players getting better each and every day in practice. In the Full Court V-Cut drill, players have to take their man away and look to come back hard to the ball in order to get open. The ability to get open and make the next pass is a skill every player has to have. Building on passing and cutting, Hurley demonstrates how to protect the ball and pivot to execute a pass to the post, the open player, or across the court. All of these skills will help your players become better at reading angles and playing under pressure.

Every drill and skill that Hurley demonstrates is designed to help your players maximize their improvement at practice. As athletes learn to master the details, they will see their development soar to the next level. This is what has made Coach Hurley special throughout his coaching career: the ability to develop a player's skill set and make them better. Learn to do it yourself with this fantastic video!

82 minutes. 2018.

with Bob Hurley,
St. Anthony's High School (NJ) Basketball Coach;
45 year career as head coach of St. Anthony's - from 1972 until the school's closing in 2017;
Distinguished member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2010);
4x High School National Champions; 3x USA Today National Coach of the Year ('89, '96, '08); 28x State Championships;
2017 ESPY Award for 'Best Coach';
83-game win streak (2010-13);back-to-back MaxPreps National Champions in 2010 & 2011; Compiled an astounding career record of 1,184 - 125 (90.5)

Legendary St. Anthony's basketball coach Bob Hurley Sr. has amassed 28 state championships in his time on the sidelines. He has coached hundreds of players and has taken great lengths to study today's game to become one of the most knowledgeable coaches in the world. In this video, you'll get the opportunity to learn a smorgasbord of defensive drills and skills from a great coach and excellent teacher.

Philosophy

Coach Hurley has built an essential list of daily habits that he requires his players to use. By teaching and modeling these habits, his teams are able to build extraordinary consistency. These daily habits along with the expectation of making practice harder than the game set the tone for a successful season. You will see how Hurley sets the tone and gets his players to work on their weaknesses early in every drill to push them out of their comfort zone.

Drills

Beginning with a solid foundation, Hurley demonstrates how he starts every year teaching the basics of defense. Skills such as stance, footwork, and hustling after a loose ball have helped his teams achieve great success in high school basketball.

Mastering the basics of rebounding, positioning, two hands on the ball, and attacking the glass are all elements a player needs to be a successful rebounder on both ends of the floor. In the Superman Rebounding Series, Hurley demonstrates five different drills you can use in your practices to build a superstar rebounder, no matter if the player is a post or a guard. Each drill makes athletes focus on using two hands, being strong with the basketball, and using a shot fake after getting an offensive rebound.

In 6 Man Closeout, your defense must be able to contest a shot and be ready for the drive as a post player sprints out to set a ball screen. Through this drill, you'll be able to teach ball screen defense or a combination of different ball screen defenses that will help prepare your players for game day.

Rounding out the video, Hurley demonstrates how to eliminate offensive celebrations and encourage your team to get back on the defensive end of floor. Once the offense scores, a new offense is ready and waiting to push the ball right back, forcing your defense to sprint and contain the ball in the open court.

Coach Hurley knows a thing or two about the defensive side of the game. By winning 28 state championships, he has demonstrated that his teams are ready to lock up and shut down some of the best offensive talent on the floor. Whether you are a first year coach or a veteran coach, you will benefit from watching and listening to Hurley explain the finer points of playing defense!

61 minutes. 2018.

with Coach William Clay,
Diamond in the Rough Skills Academy;
10 years coaching high school, Division 1, and AAU,
Published "The Seven S's of the Pick-and-Roll" in Winning Hoops Magazine (2015),
WBCA Final Four On-Court Presentation of the Seven S's of the Pick-and-Roll (2016).

For decades, coaches at every level have regarded the pick-and-roll as arguably the single most efficient offensive tool in their playbooks. In the Seven S's of the Pick-and-Roll, Coach Clay gives special attention to detail in explaining the ball-handler's role in the pick-and- roll. This video presents a template for building a ball-handler's intuition, reads, ball-handling, and scoring in the pick-and-roll in seven S's. They are:

• Survey. Read the defense from far-to-near.
• Start. Will I need to use my speed or length/size (or both) to engage my defender below the level of the screen?
• Setup. How will I get to the screener's outside foot before my defender to successfully use it?
• Seal. No space can be allowed or compromised to let my defender bridge between my attack and the screen. Close the gap by "taking up space" and attacking the screen shoulder-to-hip.
• Separate. The greater the distance covered after sealing off the screen, the greater the chance a player will find an open shot or create a mismatch.
• Sag/soft/switch. How is the screener's defender playing the pick-and-roll?
• Score. The purpose of the pick-and-roll is to create scoring opportunities. Maximize its potential by staying aggressive at all times.

Coach Clay presents three ball-handling series and one finishing series that are paramount to not only being effective in pick-and roll situations, but also that successful high-level pick-and-roll ball-handlers subconsciously perform routinely in games.

Ball-handling

The in-out ball-handling series builds the proper mechanics and muscle memory of executing the in-out dribble with a unique two-ball slam drill and one-ball stationary shift drill to attack a soft or sagging screene's defender, while also utilizing Coach Clay's "Equation of Separation: East-West jabs+North-South Stride" to yield max separation from the defender.

The second series, which is the escape-dribble series, compliments the scenario of "stringing" a hedging defender or escaping a trap situation, while maintaining vision of the entire floor to create scoring opportunities for teammates.

Lastly, in the "Snake-back series" Clay teaches the ball-handler to play with rhythm and pace while learning to take up the space when the screener's defender is again soft or sagging, which ultimately creates scoring opportunities for the ball-handler and or screener in the mid-range and at the basket.

Finishing

In the finishing series, X-out layups, Clay emphasizes changing speed and direction while attacking downhill utilizing "Floater", "Euro", and "Spin" finishes, all of which are common, yet effective complementary finishes for both the ball-handler and screener in pick-and-rollsituations when performed with proper footwork and balance.

Two-Man Game

The last segment combines all of the aforementioned concepts in "The 2-man game" in which the ball-handler and screener play off of each other utilizing Dribble-handoffs and re-screens to demonstrate how to properly read-and-react in pick-and-roll situations.utilizationof the Seven S's.

The Seven S's will not only add to your players individual skill set, but will also add to their holistic understanding of pick-and-roll, making them better team players as well.

34 minutes. 2018.

with Kurt Guelsdorf,
former Oregon City High School (OR) Girl's Head Coach;
450+ career wins;
3x State Championships ('04, '09, '14)

In this video, 3x high school state champion head coach Kurt Guelsdorf demonstrates the pressing system that allowed him to create a fun, up-tempo style of play for his players. He provides every trick in his defensive repertoire to help you build a full court press that can easily shift coverages in a moment's notice to confuse and stop the opposing offense.

System

Using 10s, 20s, 30s, and 40s, Coach Guelsdorf has created a system that is easy to understand and easy to follow. From a man-to-man press to zone presses such as the 2-2-1, 1-2-2 and the Diamond 1-2-1-1, your team will have multiple pressing and attacking options to use against your opponents. Once you have the numbering system in place, Guelsdorf shows how to break the court into thirds for your players to see where they are supposed to force the offense and create the best trapping angles.

Coaching Points

Pressing teams must be able to emphasize a few important concepts and adjust on the fly. Guelsdorf explains that by not making the same mistake three times in the row, your team will quickly learn how to stop your opponent's best scoring opportunities. Understanding that teams will score against you and you will give up some layups is an important element to understand. Your press will be broken, but your system continuously fatigues your opponent, which will create dividends multiple times over the course of a game.

On the technical side of things, the "closest man" rule within your trapping system will make using any of your presses simple. Using active hands, feet and eyes, your team will be able to sprint from one side of the floor to the other, making it seem as though there are no openings or flows in your press. If you do get beat, the ability to trail and tip is a key element to recovering in your press defense.

Breakdown Drills

After demonstrating the alignment of all your numbered presses, Coach Guelsdorf outlines simple and effective drills you can use in practice to make your players sharp and prepared for any situation.

Drills include:

Using many presses can be confusing for your players if your numbering system is poorly organized. If your team likes to get up and down the floor, then consider using Coach Guelsdorf's numbering system to attack with various pressing styles and cut down on mental errors.

85 minutes. 2018.

with Kurt Guelsdorf,
former Oregon City High School (OR) Girl's Head Coach;
450+ career wins;
3x State Championships ('04, '09, '14)

Long-time head coach Kurt Guelsdorf has always worked to put his players in the best possible situation to be successful. Over the years, he has learned and studied some of the best coaches in today's game, including innovator/founder of the dribble drive motion offense, Vance Walberg.

In this video, Coach Guelsdorf demonstrates numerous sets and entries that are simple and easy to implement with your team within the dribble drive offense.

Coaching Points

Starting with basic alignments, Guelsdorf sets up the dribble drive motion offense, making sure you understand where to look for open driving gaps and lanes. Within the offense, he shows how to properly space out your players in order to maximize driving angles. As your team swings the ball from side to side, you will create more open gap opportunities and be able to use the backdoor option as your players attack the middle of the floor.

False Motion and Isolation

In seven different sets and entries, Guelsdorf demonstrates and explains the importance of false action as a way to set up the defense and create scoring opportunities for your best players. In Rocket, he uses a series of loop cuts as the ball is swung around the perimeter to create an open driving gap from the wing to set up a pitch back to your shooting guard. This opens a great scoring opportunity for a shot or easy drive to the rim.

In his isolation sets, Guelsdorf overloads one side of the floor to open up space for your best player to operate. You can even utilize your post players in an isolation play using various cuts, giving your best post player room in the paint.

3-Point Specials

Next, you'll get various 3-point special plays that will provide your best shooter an open look from anywhere using ball screen-flare screen action off a drive. These are great sets for you to use at the end of the quarter, after a timeout, or if you need a last-second buzzer beater!

Box Sets and BLOBS

Rounding out this advanced look at the dribble drive motion offense, Guelsdorf includes box sets and baseline out of bounds sets that flow right into your dribble drive motion offense. Using some of the same concepts as you overload one side of the floor, you can use mismatches to your advantage and open driving gaps for your best players.

Coach Guelsdorf gives you a detailed look at how you can improve your dribble drive motion offense using simple sets and entries that flow right into dribble drive action. Whether you're looking for another set to create a scoring opportunity or more actions to get the ball moving in your offense, you'll get it all, and more, in this video!

67 minutes. 2018.

with Kurt Guelsdorf,
former Oregon City High School (OR) Girl's Head Coach;
450+ career wins;
3x State Championships ('04, '09, '14)

In this video, 3x high school state champion head coach Kurt Guelsdorf demonstrates the pressing system that allowed him to create a fun, up-tempo style of play for his players. He provides every trick in his defensive repertoire to help you build a full court press that can easily shift coverages in a moment's notice to confuse and stop the opposing offense.

System

Using 10s, 20s, 30s, and 40s, Coach Guelsdorf has created a system that is easy to understand and easy to follow. From a man-to-man press to zone presses such as the 2-2-1, 1-2-2 and the Diamond 1-2-1-1, your team will have multiple pressing and attacking options to use against your opponents. Once you have the numbering system in place, Guelsdorf shows how to break the court into thirds for your players to see where they are supposed to force the offense and create the best trapping angles.

Coaching Points

Pressing teams must be able to emphasize a few important concepts and adjust on the fly. Guelsdorf explains that by not making the same mistake three times in the row, your team will quickly learn how to stop your opponent's best scoring opportunities. Understanding that teams will score against you and you will give up some layups is an important element to understand. Your press will be broken, but your system continuously fatigues your opponent, which will create dividends multiple times over the course of a game.

On the technical side of things, the "closest man" rule within your trapping system will make using any of your presses simple. Using active hands, feet and eyes, your team will be able to sprint from one side of the floor to the other, making it seem as though there are no openings or flows in your press. If you do get beat, the ability to trail and tip is a key element to recovering in your press defense.

Breakdown Drills

After demonstrating the alignment of all your numbered presses, Coach Guelsdorf outlines simple and effective drills you can use in practice to make your players sharp and prepared for any situation.

Drills include:

Using many presses can be confusing for your players if your numbering system is poorly organized. If your team likes to get up and down the floor, then consider using Coach Guelsdorf's numbering system to attack with various pressing styles and cut down on mental errors.

85 minutes. 2018.

with Bob Starkey,
Texas A&M University Women's Assistant Coach;
former LSU Assistant Coach (Men's & Women's);
Back-to-back Final Four appearances (including as acting head coach at LSU);
while an LSU men's assistant, Starkey worked closely with future NBA first round picks/post players Shaquille O'Neal (2x NBA Finals MVP) and Stanley Roberts;
has been a part of 700+ career wins; over 34 years of college coaching experience; 22 NCAA Tournaments

One of the top coaches in college basketball delivers a detailed breakdown of how to develop the low post game with your players. Bob Starkey shares the knowledge he has accrued over decades of coaching on how to teach numerous facets of post play such as maintaining seals, moves to get open, improving ball handling, and so much more. Additionally, you will see 12 practice drills used by Texas A&M to establish the fundamentals needed for excellence in the paint.

Post Play Fundamentals

Coach Starkey teaches you the fundamentals of how to 'own the paint' by catching the ball inside the post box. Learn how to call for the ball in an athletic stance and see how to make and maintain a seal against four different ways that the defense can try to deny you. Each of these options will create space for your players to score more easily.

Next, learn how to help your players prioritize securing the ball before they score to limit turnovers. Coach Starkey explains how to see the floor to effectively pass out of double teams with the "catch, chin, check" technique. Five different movements are shared for post players to get open in the paint. These moves will expand your players' ability to find opportunities in games to call for the ball with an advantage. Three different practice drills teach your players to seal in the paint and cleanly catch the ball. The "2-on-1 Posting" drill is a great way to challenge even the most talented player by forcing them to find advantages to get open against double teams in the paint.

Ball Handling for Bigs

Improving the ball handling of your post players will enhance their confidence to make scoring moves while also eliminating turnovers. Coach Starkey leads his players through a series of six drills that will develop their dribbling, catching, and passing. Two-Ball Handling drills will maximize the efficiency of your practice by improving both hands at once. The "One Handers" drill is a perfect way for your posts to develop soft hands as they call for the ball while posting up.

Moves to Score

Coach Starkey believes that you can maximize your posts' scoring efficiency by focusing your efforts on a minimum amount of scoring moves. He shares the teaching points he uses for the three primary scoring moves that he teaches players. You will also learn when a post needs to dribble to score versus when it is wasted effort. Three different drills will help to develop touch around the rim. Starkey demonstrates the toughest version of the Mikan drill you will ever see while also explaining how you can make it competitive with daily charting and demanding goals.

This is video so is packed with information that you will replay it numerous times before you feel like you have successfully absorbed most of Coach Starkey's teaching points. Bring a pen and a stack of paper for notes!

"I thought that Coach Starkey was very informative with lots of detailed breakdown to each part of his presentation. There were many teaching points included and drills to support each phase of low post play. I really liked that he had a lot of depth while covering many aspects to post play. Very solid video and probably one of the best post play videos released by Championship Productions." - Customer Review

64 minutes. 2018.

with Kurt Guelsdorf,
former Oregon City High School (OR) Girl's Head Coach;
450+ career wins;
3x State Championships ('04, '09, '14)

Long-time head coach Kurt Guelsdorf has always worked to put his players in the best possible situation to be successful. Over the years, he has learned and studied some of the best coaches in today's game, including innovator/founder of the dribble drive motion offense, Vance Walberg.

In this video, Coach Guelsdorf demonstrates numerous sets and entries that are simple and easy to implement with your team within the dribble drive offense.

Coaching Points

Starting with basic alignments, Guelsdorf sets up the dribble drive motion offense, making sure you understand where to look for open driving gaps and lanes. Within the offense, he shows how to properly space out your players in order to maximize driving angles. As your team swings the ball from side to side, you will create more open gap opportunities and be able to use the backdoor option as your players attack the middle of the floor.

False Motion and Isolation

In seven different sets and entries, Guelsdorf demonstrates and explains the importance of false action as a way to set up the defense and create scoring opportunities for your best players. In Rocket, he uses a series of loop cuts as the ball is swung around the perimeter to create an open driving gap from the wing to set up a pitch back to your shooting guard. This opens a great scoring opportunity for a shot or easy drive to the rim.

In his isolation sets, Guelsdorf overloads one side of the floor to open up space for your best player to operate. You can even utilize your post players in an isolation play using various cuts, giving your best post player room in the paint.

3-Point Specials

Next, you'll get various 3-point special plays that will provide your best shooter an open look from anywhere using ball screen-flare screen action off a drive. These are great sets for you to use at the end of the quarter, after a timeout, or if you need a last-second buzzer beater!

Box Sets and BLOBS

Rounding out this advanced look at the dribble drive motion offense, Guelsdorf includes box sets and baseline out of bounds sets that flow right into your dribble drive motion offense. Using some of the same concepts as you overload one side of the floor, you can use mismatches to your advantage and open driving gaps for your best players.

Coach Guelsdorf gives you a detailed look at how you can improve your dribble drive motion offense using simple sets and entries that flow right into dribble drive action. Whether you're looking for another set to create a scoring opportunity or more actions to get the ball moving in your offense, you'll get it all, and more, in this video!

67 minutes. 2018.

with T.J. Otzelberger,
South Dakota State University Head Coach;
2018 Summit League Coach of the Year;
2018 Summit League Regular Season Champions;
former Assistant Coach at Iowa State University and the University of Washington

Up-and-coming head coach T.J. Otzelberger has implemented a fast-paced style of play at South Dakota State. Through his coaching philosophy, his players have learned to play at an up-tempo pace on both offense and defense.

In this video, you'll get an inside look at how Coach Otz teaches transition play into an attacking half court offense. Additionally, you'll learn how to craft a competitive practice session that gets players focused on one possession at a time.

Transition

A staple of Coach Otzelberger's offense is transition and getting the ball into the scoring area as quickly as possible to put pressure on the defense. He details how to push the ball up and down the floor and use your fast break to attack gaps in the defense. Using various transition drills, Otzelberger outlines how he creates a culture of playing fast with the goal of scoring at the rim as quickly as possible.

Skill Development

During the skill development portion of this video, you'll see two opportunities where players are broken out into two different groups. Each session is centered around creating driving angles in a gap or a double gap setting. Posts learn to rotate as the drive comes toward the basket while guards learn to attack and recognize gaps as the ball is moved around the court. In the second session, guards and posts learn to take pride in their defense.

Half Court Play

Once in the half court, Otzelberger demonstrates various actions he likes to use to open the floor up for driving angles or create downhill action as fast as possible. In the 6 Possession game, players get up and down the floor in transition and utilize dribble hand-offs, step up screens, and flip actions to get the offense going.

This open practice video gives you a detailed look at a fast-paced style of play. Coach Otzelberger does an excellent job of breaking down the actions that will lead to open gaps and driving angles for your players to attack.

183 minutes. 2018.

with T.J. Otzelberger,
South Dakota State University Head Coach;
2018 Summit League Coach of the Year;
2018 Summit League Regular Season Champions;
former Assistant Coach at Iowa State University and the University of Washington

T.J. Otzelberger, a rising star in college basketball coaching, shares an inside look into how he teaches his defensive system. Everything about Otzelberger's defense is designed to force opponents into tough shots and then rebound the basketball to quickly transition into offense and score easy buckets. Once you're done watching this video, you will understand why his teams are consistently ranked in the top 10 in the country for defensive rebounding.

Stance, Slides, and Closeouts

Defense begins with the basics: stance, slide, and closing out. Coach Otzelberger demonstrates how his team uses low, wide, and active stances. Keeping active hands allows players to use their hands as weapons to deflect passes, but avoid fouling. High, early hands on a closeout ensures your players attack the shooter as they prepare to load for a shot. This defensive style will help your team disrupt any offensive action.

Ball Screen Defense

In today's game, having lock-down ball screen defense is a must. Your team must be prepared with multiple ways to defend a ball screen while also having a go-to defense that can disrupt even the best ball handlers. In his side ball screen defense segment, Otzelberger teaches his players to have a wide, open stance and wall up/chest up the driver as they come off the ball screen.

Alley Drill

Continuing to build 1-on-1 defense, the Alley Drill pushes players to their limits. In this competitive drill, each team sends their athletes through the "alley." Defensive players work to keep their opponent in front of them in the lane line alley. They have to use good angles to cut off offensive players and force them to turn.

Coach Otzleberger demonstrates how to build a defensive philosophy from the ground up to ensure your team uses constant ball pressure and active hands. This is a great video for any coach looking to pick up a few new defensive drills or add to their own defensive philosophy.

186 minutes. 2018.

with T.J. Otzelberger,
South Dakota State University Head Coach;
2018 Summit League Coach of the Year;
2018 Summit League Regular Season Champions;
former Assistant Coach at Iowa State University and the University of Washington

Up-and-coming head coach T.J. Otzelberger has implemented a fast-paced style of play at South Dakota State. Through his coaching philosophy, his players have learned to play at an up-tempo pace on both offense and defense.

In this video, you'll get an inside look at how Coach Otz teaches transition play into an attacking half court offense. Additionally, you'll learn how to craft a competitive practice session that gets players focused on one possession at a time.

Transition

A staple of Coach Otzelberger's offense is transition and getting the ball into the scoring area as quickly as possible to put pressure on the defense. He details how to push the ball up and down the floor and use your fast break to attack gaps in the defense. Using various transition drills, Otzelberger outlines how he creates a culture of playing fast with the goal of scoring at the rim as quickly as possible.

Skill Development

During the skill development portion of this video, you'll see two opportunities where players are broken out into two different groups. Each session is centered around creating driving angles in a gap or a double gap setting. Posts learn to rotate as the drive comes toward the basket while guards learn to attack and recognize gaps as the ball is moved around the court. In the second session, guards and posts learn to take pride in their defense.

Half Court Play

Once in the half court, Otzelberger demonstrates various actions he likes to use to open the floor up for driving angles or create downhill action as fast as possible. In the 6 Possession game, players get up and down the floor in transition and utilize dribble hand-offs, step up screens, and flip actions to get the offense going.

This open practice video gives you a detailed look at a fast-paced style of play. Coach Otzelberger does an excellent job of breaking down the actions that will lead to open gaps and driving angles for your players to attack.

183 minutes. 2018.

with T.J. Otzelberger,
South Dakota State University Head Coach;
2018 Summit League Coach of the Year;
2018 Summit League Regular Season Champions;
former Assistant Coach at Iowa State University and the University of Washington

T.J. Otzelberger, a rising star in college basketball coaching, shares an inside look into how he teaches his defensive system. Everything about Otzelberger's defense is designed to force opponents into tough shots and then rebound the basketball to quickly transition into offense and score easy buckets. Once you're done watching this video, you will understand why his teams are consistently ranked in the top 10 in the country for defensive rebounding.

Stance, Slides, and Closeouts

Defense begins with the basics: stance, slide, and closing out. Coach Otzelberger demonstrates how his team uses low, wide, and active stances. Keeping active hands allows players to use their hands as weapons to deflect passes, but avoid fouling. High, early hands on a closeout ensures your players attack the shooter as they prepare to load for a shot. This defensive style will help your team disrupt any offensive action.

Ball Screen Defense

In today's game, having lock-down ball screen defense is a must. Your team must be prepared with multiple ways to defend a ball screen while also having a go-to defense that can disrupt even the best ball handlers. In his side ball screen defense segment, Otzelberger teaches his players to have a wide, open stance and wall up/chest up the driver as they come off the ball screen.

Alley Drill

Continuing to build 1-on-1 defense, the Alley Drill pushes players to their limits. In this competitive drill, each team sends their athletes through the "alley." Defensive players work to keep their opponent in front of them in the lane line alley. They have to use good angles to cut off offensive players and force them to turn.

Coach Otzleberger demonstrates how to build a defensive philosophy from the ground up to ensure your team uses constant ball pressure and active hands. This is a great video for any coach looking to pick up a few new defensive drills or add to their own defensive philosophy.

186 minutes. 2018.

with Jeff Young,
Walsh University Head Coach;
all-time winningest coach in Walsh history (no losing seasons in past 14 years);
third highest winning percentage of active Division II coaches,
12th all-time in college basketball history;
NAIA National Championship (2005), NAIA National Championship Runner-up (2010)

Analytics are becoming a popular way of evaluating team strengths and deficiencies, as well as a way to identify the best shots in basketball. This has resulted in teams across the country at every level depending more on the 3-point shot. The fact is, the best teams in basketball are efficient 3-point shooters, so to compete and become the best in your league it's imperative that your team shoots it well from beyond the arc.

Jeff Young's teams have historically been great at 3-point shooting partly due to the fact that shooting is emphasized every day in practice. In this presentation, Young opens his drill book to show you multiple individual and team shooting drills. He also shares his philosophy on changing a player's shot and how to perfect their shooting mechanics while getting high reps in practice.

Teaching Points

Coach Young begins by breaking down his philosophy and the rationale behind it for shooting the basketball. His insights will challenge any preconceived notions on shooting mechanics you might have and get you to start analyzing your beliefs about shooting. His discussion ranges from the feet to the follow-through and everything in between, including confidence and the mental aspect of shooting.

Improving 3-Point Shooting

Coach Young discusses the three points of emphasis that his program reinforces to develop great 3-point shooters: recruit great shooters, shot selection, and repetition. He breaks down each part and discusses other things such as shooting off of receiving a bad pass vs. shooting off of a good pass and how to control shot selection. In a typical Coach Young practice, the team spends a minimum of 30 minutes each day on shooting, working mostly on catch-and-shoot situations.

Shooting Drills

Young breaks down shooting into individual and team drills. Each drill has an element of time and score for a player to reach or to compete against and ends with a consequence to add a level of competitiveness. You'll get five individual shooting drills and four team shooting drills.

with Doug Bruno,
DePaul University Head Women's Coach;
over 650 career wins;
Conference USA's Coach of the Decade;
has guided DePaul to 16 straight NCAA Tournament appearances (2003-18);
USA Women's National Team Assistant Coach (2010-16);
winning Gold Medals at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics;
served as the head coach for the USA Women's U18 (2006) and U19 (2007) teams - led both teams to a Gold Medal at the FIBA World Championships;
only coach to be named USA Basketball's Developmental Coach of the Year twice;
past President of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association

How coaches teach is just as important as what they teach athletes. In this video, Doug Bruno gives you the foundation around which you can build your own coaching philosophy.

Bruno has been regarded as one of the best basketball minds in today's game. His ability to teach at a deliberate pace where players can focus on detail has resulted in top-rated offensive teams year in and year out. From learning to build a better player to improving your teaching method, you will become a better basketball coach and teacher by watching Coach Bruno explain his philosophy.

10 Ingredients of a Building a Better Player

Bruno spends time explaining how you can develop your players through daily skill development. He not only stresses becoming a player skill-wise, but also mentally and emotionally. The ingredients that make a dynamic and complete basketball player, according to Coach Bruno, include:

• A love to compete.
• Ball handling skills and performance in pressure situations.
• Attention to footwork.
• Focus on all aspects of offensive moves: with/without the ball, on the bounce, in triple threat and in the post.
• Great eyes and vision.
• Listening ability and being coachable in order to develop IQ.

Teaching Method

A player is only as good as their teacher. Learning to become a great teacher and developing a method where players will flourish is just as important as having the right mindset.

Players need to know the teaching mode and attitude of practice every day. Understanding what kind of day and teaching they will receive that day creates the perfect setting for learning and developing skill.

Bruno explains how starting slow and building through demonstration, imitation, and repetition will create the perfect learning environment for players to develop their optimal skills.

Offense and Drills

Coach Bruno uses one of his favorite offensive drills to demonstrate how his philosophy works. Starting with simple triple threat situation, he shows how to use a shot fake and attack an open gap. He builds onto this by adding crossover footwork and executing a change of direction move.

While developing a guard in the open court, Bruno turns his attention to the other part of offense: players without the ball. He teaches how to get open using a V-cut and use a backdoor cut for an open layup. As he lays his foundation, he also progressively builds the 1-4 offensive system with scoring options off of a hand off, fake hand off, square up and attack, and split/slip option.

Coach Bruno's offensive philosophy, through detailed player individual development, is one that every coach, at any level, will appreciate and find applicable to use with their team in the seasons ahead!

Produced at the 2017 Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Clinic.

68 minutes. 2018.

with Chris Mack,
University of Louisville Head Coach;
former Xavier University Head Coach; 2018 Big East Coach of the Year; 2018 Big East Champions;
2016 USBWA Henry Iba National Coach of the Year;2011 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year;
2x Atlantic 10 Conference Champs (2010, '11);2009-10 Basketball Times Rookie Coach of the Year,
tied the school record for the most wins ever by an Xavier rookie head coach (26).

In this on-court presentation, University of Louisville head coach Chris Mack passes on some great insights and plays that you can use to attack zone defenses. He shares his five principles to concentrate on when facing a zone and gives you a couple of effective continuity sets. Additionally, you'll get inbound plays designed to be used against zone defenses.

Five Zone Offense Principles

Coach Mack begins with some important thoughts on his five principles to beating zone defenses. It all begins with having an attacking mentality, which is echoed throughout the rest of the video in everything he shares. Mack then breaks down the other four principles, which include: ways to get the ball to the logo, running set plays, picking on the gray areas, and getting second shots. Each of these topics are covered on the court as the video progresses.

Next, Coach Mack gets into some of his essential offensive concepts. He talks about a few of the goals he has with his own offense, including getting the ball to the logo or free throw line area. You'll see him demonstrate why having your baseline athlete stay below the defense can get the zone to flatten out, as well as ways to get players open on the perimeter as the ball goes into the logo area. One quick option that he passes on is called "Carolina Wheel," which is a simple action that drags the defender away from the corner and creates a wide open 3-pointer.

Sets Versus the Zone

Coach Mack gives you some great set plays to use against a zone. All of the plays he shows are simple and offer up easy scoring opportunities at the rim. He explains that getting a set play for a 3-pointer isn't his goal. Rather, he wants his team to work hard at getting high-percentage shots from close range.

Next, Mack progresses further into his five principles and talks about the "gray areas." These important areas are key to getting the defense off-balance and you can learn to exploit them by using "step outs" and "sneak cuts" to create opportunities. Mack then shows how to use ball screen action to move the defense to places its not designed to go.

Rebounding and Inbound Plays

Rebounding is an effort area of the game. Coach Mack shares strategies that his staff uses to hold players accountable for this important concept. By tracking his players' rebounding in games and during practice, he is able to show them who is and who isn't doing their job on the boards.

Finally, Mack passes on inbound plays to score from a dead ball situation. Free baskets can be gained when running these plays.

Take advice from one of the top coaches in the game today on what it takes from your players individually and as a team, and the kind of feedback and observational coaching/feedback needed from your staff, to put together an offensive attack to beat a zone defense!

62 minutes. 2018.

with Vance Walberg,
Clovis West (CA) High School Head Coach;
former Sacramento Kings (NBA) Assistant Coach;
Creator of the Innovative Dribble Drive Attack Offense,
former Fresno City College Head Coach - 2005 California JC Undefeated State Champions

"In the dribble drive, you're teaching your players how to play basketball, not to run plays."

That's the philosophy of Vance Walberg, the creator of the dribble drive offense, and is exactly why his teams have been known to consistently get better as the season goes on. In this video, Coach Walberg covers many of the concepts that have turned the dribble drive into a popular offensive system, and he shares countless coaching nuggets that are invaluable to coaches who already run the dribble drive or are thinking about implementing it.

Offensive Tactics

Coach Walberg begins by offering the numbering system that he uses with his team at Clovis West. You'll see where he wants his players to get to on the floor to optimize spacing, as well as why he calls his traditional "5-man" a 4-man instead, and vice versa. Additionally, Walberg shares many of the details that coaches often overlook when teaching the dribble drive.

Next, you'll learn the three things that will never change about the dribble drive offense according to Coach Walberg, no matter how much it evolves over time:

• Attack Mentality - Every time a player touches the ball, they need to think "score"
• Open the Gaps - After passing the ball, players need to cut to open up space to score
• Spacing Off Penetration - Once the ball has been taken inside, athletes need to make sure they space the floor to provide additional scoring opportunities

Dribble Drive Actions

Throughout the video, Walberg runs through a number of early-offense actions for the dribble drive. He details how to attack the defense depending on how the opposing team likes to guard off-ball players, including when they face-guard, deny high side, or play flat along the baseline. The idea of reading the defense and attacking where it's weak becomes central when Coach Walberg shows how to get an easy bucket when a post defender steps up to help on drive, allowing the attacking player to lob to the defender's man or convert on a contested layup. The layup can be tough to make, but often results in a trip to the free throw line or an easy cleanup bucket for the vacated post player.

Daily Drills

In order to convert more quick buckets inside, Walberg shares a drill that requires post players to finish three layups in quick succession. The more comfortable athletes become with making close baskets quickly, the more likely they'll make them during a game. He also gives you a 5-man drill designed for the dribble drive that mimics an action often utilized in the offense.

To close, Walberg demonstrates his "Drop Layups" drill as well as a few of his favorite shooting drills. Drop Layups adds purpose to finishing practice by tasking players to focus on the little things that are important for the dribble drive, including passing, timing, attacking the correct spots on the floor and relocating. Finally, you'll get the Olympic Shooting, 5-Spots and Star drills, which are great shooting drills for the beginning of practice.

There's no one better to explain the origins and insights of the unstoppable dribble drive than Coach Walberg. This video serves as a great example why the offense has proven effective at multiple levels and is a fantastic resource for you to reference as you build your own dribble drive system.

71 minutes. 2018.

You get the chance to see how Porter Moser and his team are working to make a repeat visit to the Final Four in this exclusive look inside one of the Ramblers' off-season practices following their impressive tournament showing.

Coach Moser opens the session by sharing the three rules his team has in the locker room:

• Protect the Team
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The "No Entitlement" part of those rules has been the Ramblers' focus after garnering so much attention from the media. Moser has placed a big emphasis on maintaining his team's rich culture throughout the off-season and he shares many of his leadership techniques throughout this video.

Warm-Up, Perfection and Shooting Drills

To kick off the practice, Moser instructs his team to complete the 130 Passes one-minute drill that requires the ball to never hit the ground. The drill is an easy way to make sure that your players are present mentally and ready to compete at practice. Next, the team rolls right into Moser's "Perfection Drills." These drills call for perfection, according to Moser, because they involve layups and no defense.

Coach Moser showcases two of his favorite shooting drills that have helped the Ramblers convert more shots, especially from 3-point range. "One More Shooting" and "Full-Court 3-Point Shooting" are competitive drills that will push your players to focus and nail more shots.

Skill Work

Loyola-Chicago's culture on the court is predicated on a "pace and space" philosophy. You'll see that come through as you observe some of the offensive skill work specific to guards and posts that Moser uses with his team. Everything must be at high speed, and no detail is spared as athletes complete every rep. This section is valuable because you'll see the Ramblers split into both halves of the court depending on position and operate simultaneously.

Once players have been through the offensive circuit, it's time to move to defense. Staying in their position groups, you'll see them work on defensive fundamentals like moving feet and maintaining active hands. These skills, and many more, are improved through a variety of drills.

Finally, guards and posts come together to complete combined skill work. Coach Moser especially wants his team to work on ball screens on both sides of the ball.

Competitive Drills and Games

Much of the second half of this video is spent on team drills that put players in game-like situations so Coach Moser can provide critiques. These drills will give you plenty of feedback about what each of your athletes needs to do to get better. Moser's version of the Shell drill is especially useful as it's run in the full court as opposed to the half court. This forces players to remain active and exposes lazy tendencies.

To close the practice, Moser gives you two games that pit your players against each other. 7, 8, 9 Free Throws puts pressure on your athletes to knock down shots at the line in order to come away with a win, making it a great drill for virtually any practice.

Coach Moser has quickly built a dominant team at Loyola-Chicago, but he's done it the old-fashioned way - through a culture of hard work and attention to detail. This video shows exactly the kind of practices that you'll want to emulate to take your own program to new heights in the seasons ahead!

126 minutes. 2018.

with Steve Prohm,
Iowa State University Head Coach;
2017 Big 12 Tournament Champions; 2016 Sweet Sixteen;
former Murray State University Head Coach; 2012 Joe B. Hall National Coach of the Year (top 1st-year D1 coach);
2014 CIT Champions; 2x OVC Coach of the Year

In this video, Iowa State University head coach Steve Prohm gives his comprehensive approach to beating the most popular zone in today's game: the 2-3. Prohm details how his teams have defeated some of the best zone defenses in the country with two different zone offenses and a handful of set plays. If your team struggles to score versus zone defenses, this video can help improve its scoring ability and confidence against any zone.

Zone Offense

Coach Prohm begins with early offense and explains why transition is the best way to beat the zone. While that may seem like a fundamental concept, he elaborates on transition positioning and teaches early offense to get the ball in the basket quickly before the zone has a chance to get set. Prohm also teaches three offensive concepts that are great for beating the zone, including his "flare flash" and "roll cross" actions.

Since you can't always beat a zone in transition, Prohm offers two offenses - a motion offense and a ball screen offense - to destroy the zone. You'll see perimeter and post concepts and discover how Prohm blends them together to create a potent attack. Additionally, he demonstrates a few basic concepts for beating a box-and-1.

Set Plays

Next, Coach Prohm reaches into his personal playbook and gives you seven set plays for half-court offense and four baseline out of bounds plays to beat the zone. He takes you through multiple options for each set and has the practice team demonstrate each at full speed.

This video proves why Prohm's teams at Iowa State are always competitive in one of the toughest conferences in the country. His zone concepts are quick, simple, and continuous to make them a nightmare to guard defensively. This is a great video for all age groups as the overall concepts can apply to lower levels while the offense and sets are effective at high levels of play.

70 minutes. 2019.

with Matt Painter,
Purdue University Head Coach;
2017 Big 10 Regular Season Champions - has led Purdue to three Big 10 titles ('09 & '17 regular-season + 2010 Big Ten Tournament);
3x Big Ten Coach of the Year; 2x Sweet Sixteen appearances;
2009 US U19 National Team (Assistant Coach), Gold Medalist at the FIBA U19 World Championship

Developing a balanced offensive attack that is designed to score consistently is a challenge that plagues every coach. Purdue head coach Matt Painter uses the on-court demonstration in this video to discuss his approach to offensive basketball, how he utilizes the post-up in his motion offense attack, and set actions, that can get easy baskets when necessary.

Offensive Approach

Coach Painter's success in back-to-back seasons is in large part due to players with high assist-to-turnover ratios, multiple players with 100 made 3-pointers in a single season, and record-setting offense for the Big Ten Conference. The mindset that is center to all of that is being "patiently aggressive." Coach Painter uses this term with his players to describe how he wants to push the tempo, but not so much that they are impatient. Looking for easy shots in transition and open shot opportunities defines this approach.

Painter discusses how he attacks with "numbers and angles" and by getting paint touches. By attacking in transition, Purdue looks to get easy baskets against an outnumbered defense. Drives, deep post-ups, offensive rebounds, and cuts to the rim are used to get paint touches. Both approaches allow for open looks from the 3-point line, which leads to a higher percentage of made threes.

Finally, Coach Painter explains why coaches need to chart how their team makes 3-point shots. He advices that you go back and look at where your 3-point shots come from and what kinds of actions are leading to them. Once this data is compiled, you can start to build drills that incorporate the 3-point shot off of the relevant actions and spots you've charted.

Posting Rules

As part of Purdue's inside-out motion offense attack, Painter demonstrates his rules for when the ball is posted. From a 4-out/1-in alignment, the use of getting the low post ball-side as a means of flattening the defense is explained. Also discussed his how the offense dives non-shooters going to the basket.

On the pass to the low post, a dive takes place. If the posted big gets the ball and is guarded 1-on-1, they are advised to shoot. Meanwhile, the perimeter player making the pass spots up in the corner while the dive man presents himself for a possible pass out of a double team.

Another option on a post entry is the use of a second diver. Typically, this is a guard who is not a very good shooter. The second diver will go through and exit opposite the posted big with the ball. This action sets up the possibility of an isolation for a post player capable of scoring on the low block.

Set Plays

Known for running inventive sets that can get open looks in the low post and 3-point shots, Coach Painter shows some of his best post-up plays and sets that can get open 3-point looks. He uses his team's motion offense as the basis for these plays. One series demonstrated to get the ball into the post is the Pro Cut series. With multiple ways to get the ball to perimeter players, the ball can be posted to a big who is being guarded 1-on-1 in the low post.

Additionally, Painter discusses how he utilizes his coaching staff. Using his three assistant coaches, he assigns one to the offense, one to the defense, and one to personnel. Whenever Coach Painter needs information, the assigned assistant coach gives him the information that he needs.

With the 3-point shot becoming more and more valuable in today's game, it's essential to provide your team with opportunities to get quality looks from downtown. This video will allow you to learn concepts from one of the best in the college game at blending a strong post presence with quality perimeter play.

74 minutes. 2019.