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Monday, June 3, 2019

Basketball: Teaching How to Play Spontaneously with Technique


Core concept: "Great offense is multiple actions." 

Inspiration blended with technique creates quality chances. 20th century painter Francis Bacon sought order within spontaneity. But creativity means little without the technical foundation of execution. 

We're really scuffling on weather for offseason practice. When we get going, in addition to technique, we'll work on "Triple High" or "Horns Top". Players can build other actions. 



Lawrence Welk. "A one and a two." Build off simple actions like pick-and-roll to either side, slipping the screen into a lob, and isolation. Add defense early. 


Pass and follow...ballside into a handoff or pitch and weakside into a backscreen. 


The right personnel facilitate middle dribble handoff (DHO).



Teach hard-to-defend combinations like pick-and-roll and screen-the-screener or screen-the-roller. 

Lagniappe: via @IamCoachDaniel



The Warriors leverage ball movement, screens with slips, and perimeter shooting.