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Take time to read the great story:
STANDING IN THE RAIN


Read the REVIEW of our ebook, The Complete Book of the Flex Offense.
It was written by Coach Larry Jackson, a 30 year coaching veteran, and was posted on his website.
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NEW ARTICLE:

"USING INTENTIONAL FOULING AGAINST A POOR FREE THROW SHOOTER "

by

Murray Arnold


NEW! CONNECTICUT DOUBLE-SCREEN PLAY.
(SCROLL DOWN)


 

 


LOOKING TO PLAY OVERSEAS?
Video Ecourse tells you how to get
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VIDEO E-COURSE


Good Plays:

Half Court Offense

Kansas Secondary Play for 3 Point Shot

Wake Forest 1-3-1 Zone Play

Florida Baseline OB Play


THE WELL-PREPARED COACH
30 Youth Basketball Practice Plans and other coaching necessities.

FOR MORE INFORMATION


COACH STEVE PAVLOVICS
Score More Hoops.

This Score More Hoops Series is a Unique Set Of EBooks On Basketball Shooting, Defense, Passing, Dribbling, Etc.
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TEN THINGS YOU CANNOT DO!!!


Read the great motivational stories:
LAW OF THE GARBAGE TRUCK
...A great illustration of "you are what you think you are." and the
BUILDERS AND WRECKERS
(Good for "Teamwork" discussion")


TEAMWORK is a great example of the:
POWER OF "WE"


NBA FINISHING:
LEARN THE SHOTS THE PROS USE

by

Brian McCormick


FOR PLAYERS:
TIPS FOR BECOMING A BETTER PLAYER

GREAT VIDEOS/DVDs for how to play the Point Guard Position


For previous articles published on BasketballsBest,
go to:

Previous Articles



GREAT MOTIVATIONAL STORIES:

A DOG'S PURPOSE
1000 SATURDAYS
THE BRICK
THE WOODEN BOWL
HOW MUCH IS AN ICE CREAM SUNDAE?
THE GOLDEN EAGLE
THE POWER OF WE


THE POINT GUARD WORKOUT: Learn the "six principles
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50 tools, tips, and techniques for becoming a great playmaker. 24 breakdown moves and drills for the Point Guard. This is the #1 rated Point Guard Workout.

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TWO GREAT BASKETBALL EBOOKS AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE DOWNLOAD!!!!

THE COMPLETE BOOK OF THE FLEX OFFENSE
and
HOW TO RUN A BASKETBALL CAMP
(Organization, promotional skills, budgeting, group drills, and other information needed to run a quality camp))



ANOTHER TIP FROM MURRAY ARNOLD

"Good footwork gives players the ability to attack regardless of where or how they catch the ball."

(More tips from Murray Arnold)


Coaching tip from Tates Locke

"Sell the drive to earn the jumper, sell the jumper to earn the drive"


Check out this dunk by Chandler Parsons (Florida) during Houston-Washington NBA game:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onn7qXOq2_s&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Chandler was a 2nd round pick from the University of Florida but his stock is rising with Houston.


SOME GOOD INFORMATION FROM DEL HARRIS:

"FAKE A PASS, MAKE A PASS. While you do not have to do this every time, it is a good habit to have. The fake pass tends to freeze the ballhandler's defender and the defenders on the inside player.
It also allows the ballhandler doing the faking an opportunity to read all situations. It gives him an opportunity to read whether to pass inside, drive, swing pass or to snap the pass back in the direction from which it came."

(More coaching information from Del Harris)


"Cutters should stop at the net on cuts through the lane."...Tates Locke

"Players tend to play too fast. SLOW DOWN."...unknown

"One way you can tell that an athlete is totally committed is when you see that he never quits. Like Moses Malone. Take rebounding. The good rebounder operates on the assumption that every shot taken in a game will be a miss. As a result, every time someone makes a shot, whether at our basket or theirs, he positions himself to go for the rebound.
A lot of players will make a grab for six or seven of every ten rebounds--but Moses went after ten of ten, and a hundred of a hundred."...Pat Williams, from his book, The Magic of Teamwork.


Our exciting and informative e-book, THE COMPLETE BOOK ON THE FLEX OFFENSE, is also available for immediate download. It is the most thorough book ever written on the dangerous and difficult to guard offense. It is 96 pages in length with an unbelievable 183 clearly explained diagrams.

If you would like to learn more about this book, go to:

DETAILED BOOK ON THE FLEX OFFENSE


 


New Basketball EBook...Immediate Download


HOW TO RUN A BASKETBALL CAMP
(And Earn Extra Income Doing So)

It covers every phase of running a basketball camp including 25 drills designed specifically to be used in camp. It also covers how to organize the camp, number of coaches to employ, placement on teams, a substitution system, sample daily schedules, and many non-basketball items such as sponsorships, budgets, and product donation.
FOR INFORMATION ON HOW YOU CAN OBTAIN A COPY, GO TO:
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BUY THE CAMP BOOK, YOU GET THE FLEX BOOK FOR ONLY $10


WEST VIRGINIA BACK-DOOR PLAY

1 dribbles into position as 4 sets downscreen for 2.

1 looks to see how the defender is playing 2. If the defender is overplaying 2, then 1 passes to 3 and 2 backdoors into lane for pass.

 

 

"Competing for a position is the best motivator of all "...Rick Pitino  

CONNECTICUT WOMEN'S DOUBLE SCREEN PLAY


1 passes to 2 and cuts outside. 2 takes dribble into top of circle area as 4 and 5 set doublscreen
for 3. After 3 cuts by doublescreen, 4 cuts to the basket. 2 can feed 3 for the shot, or
pass to 4 if defense over-reacts.

 

 

 

 

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.
FULL INFORMATION HERE.



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GREAT QUOTES:

"A closed mind is usually empty...because it won't allow anything to enter."...unknown

"A good leader is someone who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit."...unknown

"You don't deserve respect...you earn it."...Jerry Colangelo

"I must follow the people....Am I not their leader."...Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881)

"If you are all wrapped up in yourself, you are overdressed."...Kate Halvorson

"People ask for criticism, but they only want praise."...Somerset Maugham

"Doing what you like is freedom; liking what you do is happiness."...unknown

"If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right."...Jules Renard

"The real leader has no need to lead -- he is content to point the way."...Henry Miller


Article by Glenn Wilkes, "SPECIAL DEFENSIVE STRATEGIC SITUATIONS"


What you should know about your upcoming opponent:

    (1) How many do they send to the offensive board.
    (2) Where is the "head of their defense."
    (3) How do they play defense in the post.
    (4) When you pass the ball into the post, do they dig, double, or stay.
    (5) How many do they send to the defensive board.
    (6) Do they deny the point guard the ball
    (7) How do they play the ball screen
    (8) Do they have a player you can "foul for


UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN (IN NCAA TOURNAMENT)


#1 dribbles across midcourt and makes a pass to #3.

#4 clears to left side as #5 steps toward the ball so his screen will not look obvious.

#1 moves as if to set a ball-screen for #3, then changes direction
and cuts off #5 for pass from #3.

Notice that Wisconsin cleared everyone to the same side of the floor, which gave a great opening for #1s cut.

 

MICHIGAN STATE SPECIAL FOR 4 MAN

#1 passes to #5 and makes curved cut for screen for #4 who sets his man up
by taking a step out then cuts hard off *1s screen for pass from #5.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Also see:
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"
"Defensive Special Situations"



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