Read on Twitter
Week 2 of my coach ed sessions with Basketball South Australia High Performance staff was on the topic of "Devising your offensive system". When cooking
up your team's O 'menu', some of the ingredients to consider are Alignments, Entries, Triggers & Automatics. Summary thread
up your team's O 'menu', some of the ingredients to consider are Alignments, Entries, Triggers & Automatics. Summary thread
ALIGNMENTS: We touched on the various alignments last week (5out, 4out, 3out), but this week we expanded the conversation to the concept of changing your alignment DURING a possession so you a harder to guard. See these two clips. Play starts in 1 alignment and moves to another.
ENTRIES: We introduced the concept of Pass, Dribble or Screening entries into the main Action of the set. In Pass entries, coaches were encouraged to explore more options than standard G-F pass entry. Like this Pass entry to the trail big for a Mid PNR set by @BrisbaneBullets.
ENTRIES: The entry doesn't have to be a pass. In fact, the more variety you have in your entries, the more difficult it is for the D to 
you from getting in to offence. DRIBBLE entries (PNR, DHO) are a great way of flowing into O from the backcourt and 'arrive playing'.
you from getting in to offence. DRIBBLE entries (PNR, DHO) are a great way of flowing into O from the backcourt and 'arrive playing'.
ENTRIES: Against high level pressure D, its often very difficult to enter O so a screen is needed. Screening can also be a great way in PNR sets to create the seperation for the PNR creator. One of my fav screening entries is the 'deep sweep' shown here by @AnadoluEfesSK.
ACTIONS: Last week we said our teams need a method to create advantages (called 'actions' or 'triggers'). This week we showed the most popular actions in the international game, starting with PNRs. We encouraged all our coaches to play more Mid & Angle PNR (instead of Side PNR).
ACTIONS: Next grouping of actions are 'Shooting actions' (or off ball screens). Here's one of my favs from @BasketballCL team, @basketnymburk - Screening Entry, Touch Action, into Rip + DHO. Notice how each action flows one to the other at high speed to keep pressure on D.
ACTIONS: Posting sets are still part of the 
game, but but instead of just being the sole purposes of getting your bigs an opportunity to score, teams are using the low post as a dangeous playmaking location. See here @JerusalemBasket post up their guard to run action off him.
game, but but instead of just being the sole purposes of getting your bigs an opportunity to score, teams are using the low post as a dangeous playmaking location. See here @JerusalemBasket post up their guard to run action off him.
ACTIONS: After the main action of the set, coaches need to consider what happens next. Are you flowing into your 'play after the play' automatics? Do you flow into a scripted action after - Like this 45 cut after the main Mid PNR action from @RMBaloncesto.
AUTOMATICS: Things that happen when other stuff happens. One example is penetration automatics: How will your team space the floor when the ball is driven into the lane? BSA coaches are using a conceptual framework for pen autos: drive at = space away, drive away = fill behind.
If your club/team/organisation would like to book in for some coach education clinics, contact me through my website - https://coachliamflynn.com . My clients range from pro & college teams, national federations, and junior clubs.
