Monday, June 15, 2020

Basketball: Five-0 Series (No task is too big when done together.)

We all have "oh, no" moments. In our first "preseason" game a few years ago, a team immediately showed a "Five Out" set. I yelled, "watch the back door cut" and they immediately scored on a back door cut. 

 What ideas does the Hawaii (Five - 0) make you think about? 
"No task is too big when done together." 

 In the developmental setting with middle schoolers, 1) we don't want robots and 2) we want actions going to the basket as a priority over getting three-point looks. Use small-sided games to teach it, with or without constraints. 

 "A Level" Thinking: ADJUST, ABSOLUTES, AWARENESS. 

 Adjust to maximize personnel fit to scheme.  

Absolutes:
1) Set up cuts.
2) Cut hard, pass hard.
3) Sprint to screen.
4) Get everyone involved and defense occupied (weak side screening).
5) Attack either side. 
Awareness:
*Remind players that aggressive defenses invite screening and back cuts. 

Two-man game actions


Three-player actions 


Open a gap for isolation (left) and morph into Horns (right)


 Pass and screen away (left) or pass and slip away (right) 

 Use small-sided games to teach it, with or without constraints? 

Advantages include using the action to "teach how to play." 


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