NEW PLAY: "WHEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE A "THREE"

PRESENTING OUR EBOOK ON BASKETBALL'S MOST DIFFICULT OFFENSE TO GUARD:

BASKETBALLS FLEX OFFENSE
(183 Diagrams that clearly explain this hard to guard offense)
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From "Inside George Raveling's Head"

* When you interview for a job, the interview must be interactive--they question you--you question them--whoever asks the best questions win.

* Most coaches have a blind spot when it comes to assessment of a players talent level.

* Your job as a coach is to be certain that your team gets better and more capable over the course of the season.

* Coaches spend too much time on the "How" of things and not enough on the "Why" of things. (Ed. Note: Read this twice!)

A coach is responsible to take advantage of each players core strengths.

* It is the wise coach who puts each player in position to do what he/she does best.

MORE LESSONS

(Taken from George Raveling's basketball website:
www.coachgeorgeraveling.com For more of his wisdom:
GeorgeRaveling.htm

WATCH COACH SIMMONS OF MIAMI-DADE TEACH ABOUT COACHING YOUTH BASKETBALL:

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* "Success in anything is about focus and concentration. When I coached, I'd say to the players, "Yes, I know you played hard, but that's not good enough. You've got to stay focused on the task at hand the entire game."....Rick Barry

WHEN YOU HAVE TO HAVE A THREE

Ball begins in #2s hands. # 4 sets ball screen for #2 who fakes left, then drives right. On the drive, #4 turns
and sets screen for #1 to shoot 3. Keep this in mind....very few teams have a play after a baseline drive. Here, #2 drives the baseline, but it is a deliberate play.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK:

* "You can't water the roses if you are standing on the hose."....anonymous

BASKETBALLSBEST CONGRATULATES MEN'S COACH TOM KLUSMAN AND WOMEN'S COACH GLENN WILKES, JR. OF ROLLINS COLLEGE ON WINNING THEIR 600TH GAMES, THE ONLY COACHES IN COLLEGIATE BASKETBALL HISTORY TO WIN THEIR 600TH GAMES AT THE SAME SCHOOL. BOTH WON THEIR 600TH GAMES DURING THE SAME SEASON, 2012-13. BOTH ALSO WON THEIR 600TH AGAINST THE SAME OPPOSING SCHOOL, KLUSMAN BEAT FLORIDA TECH 74-62 ON JANUARY 9TH AND WILKES DEFEATING FLORIDA TECH 79-53 ON MARCH 7TH.

FIVE KEYS ON OFFENSE AND FIVE KEYS ON DEFENSE FOR BOTH THE COACH AND THE PLAYER

OFFENSE:

* Push the Pace
* Take care of the basketball
* Attack inside/out
* Move ball unselfishly
* Help your teammates

DEFENSE:

* Get back on defense
* Protect the paint
* Closeout hard and contest shot
* Play aggressively without fouling
* Blockout and rebound

*One thing is very clear in the latter stages of a game when you are ahead: DON'T FOUL! This does not mean in the obvious situation--when you are ahead by three with seven seconds left for example when you might want to send your opponent to the line to prevent a 3 point attempt. Generally, late in the game, DON'T FOUL!

OTHER HALF COURT PLAYS

Above play was used by PACIFIC UNIVERSITY
To tie a game with 3 seconds left on clock

INSIDE FEED FROM THE FLEX OFFENSE

1 advances ball to flex entry position. 4 cuts as if to receive the pass from 1 to initiate pass. Instead, he cuts away as shown and 1 skip passes to 3 who passes to 5 in the low post area. Of course, this option could be run from either side of the floor. If 4 was defended by a player in foul trouble for exampe, 1 would dribble to left entry position and after 5 cut up and back down, 1 would skip pass to 2 to feed to 4.

This is just one of many Flex options shown in the ebook, THE COMPLETE BOOK ON THE FLEX OFFENSE.

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"First you become a team, then you become a winner, then you become a contender"-- Pat Riley

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Also see:
Will to Win is Not as Important as the Will to Prepare to Win
Using Intentional Fouling Againt a Poor Free Throw Shooter
Basketball Shooting
"Basketball Shooting Off the Dribble Drills"
"A Great Post Isolation Play"
"How to Play Without a Point Guard"

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