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Roy Williams North Carolina Secondary fast break – A complete guide

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Congrats to Coach Roy Williams for winning the 2017 NCAA championships! Coach Roy Williams of the North Carolina Tar Heels is famous for their secondary break and early offense. Coach Williams started his career under legendary Coach Dean Smith and has since won the NCAA title twice in 2005 and 2009.  So let’s get right into what makes his program successful.

What is a secondary break?

We’ve covered Tom Izzo’s fast break before but what is a secondary break? Coach Williams defines it when 2 or more defenders are back. When your guards can’t create a 1 on 2 or 3 on 2 situation, you try to get quick action with your 2 bigs who will sprint to the block or come in as a trailer. Alot of times, teams just practice for the primary break and forget about the secondary break. Continue reading “Roy Williams North Carolina Secondary fast break – A complete guide” »

5 Winning End of Game Plays

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When you’re in a situation where the final 10 seconds could literally decide the fate of your season, it’s time to go to a proven play.  Whether it’s simply needing to inbound the ball, break a full court press, or get a late 3, I’ve found 5 game winning end of game plays that you need to have ready.  They are:

  • Curl Slip– An EOG play that uses movement and spacing to get a center slipping to the basket for a quick 2.
  • Backcourt Overload– A simple way to break a 1-2-1-1 full court press by overloading the defense with passing options.
  • Handoff Flare– Another awesome Brad Stevens play for a 3 that takes the simple concept of drive and kick to another level.
  • Safety– This fail safe play will guarantee that you’ll be able to inbound the ball vs tight pressure.
  • Flex Curl– Coach Kevin McHale used this play to get the Rockets a crucial 3 vs the Clippers

Each play has got game video and animation attached so keep reading to find out more.


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The Green Light Shooting Test

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You want the player taking a 3 to be a sharp shooter, someone who you know consistently makes 3’s regularly in practice.  How can you work out who’s number to call in crunch time?

Enter the Green Light Shooting Test.

The Green Light Shooting Test is a product of the best practices of our Coachbase partners and many successful high school coaches.  These coaches don’t just let anyone take 3’s in games; they have their players tryout for the title of “shooter”.

Without any further ado, I’ve attached the Green Light Shooting Test as an image below.  Keep reading the rest of the blog post to learn how to read the results and use the test in practice!

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How to Pick the Right Out of Bounds Play for Your Situation

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You can have 100’s of out of bounds plays, but in a game, you only get to run one of them once.

The number one mistake that basketball coaches is make is assuming that what worked for one team will work for your team. You can’t just pull plays from the NBA/college/youtube/your rivals and expect them to run smoothly.

There are many factors that you have to consider when it comes to picking the right plays to teach and run and after drawing up hundreds of plays.

I’ve broken down 3 key imitations below- time left on the shot clock, the score, and whether you have a time out to call or not.    Keep reading to learn how to pick the right play.

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Five Go To Plays When You Need a 3

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You’re down late in the fourth and desperately need a 3 to get your team back in the game.  What do you do?

It’s a time to turn to a play that’s been proven to work.  All of these 5 plays have been drawn up by a coaching legend and shown to work in the most pressurizing situations in the NCAA or NBA.  So whether you’re:

These are five go to plays when you need a 3- check them out, practice the ones you like and add them to your playbook!

NOTE: these are my names for the plays.  As you can see they’re more descriptive than secretive- feel free to change them up according to your system.

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Baylor Bears 1-1-3 Zone Defense

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It’s a common coaching saying that “defense is the best offense”, but Scott Drew’s Baylor Bears and their 1-1-3 zone take that concept to a whole new level.  Watching them play defense has you unsure which team is meant to be attacking.  Their guards harass opposing ball handlers, their wings are are lengthy and quick to trap, and their center is an intimidating presence in the paint.

And it’s working.  So far this year, the Baylor Bears are holding opponents to just 0.9 PPP and an astounding 0.71 PPP in the half court.

Anyways, enough chat, let’s break down the 1-1-3 zone defense!

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