I first came across it during my initial season as Head Varsity basketball coach. A rival school used it in an early season game to hit three 3-point shots and score 11 points against us.

I incorporated it into our playbook shortly after and used it with great success for the next 11 seasons. Over time we built an entire series of inbound plays around this one – counters, disguised plays, etc.

Wolverine Inbound Play

Wolverine is designed to produce a 3 point shot from the corner.

It is a Box Set:

• Best 3 Point Shooter is the Inbounder
• Post players are on the blocks
• Remaining Perimeter players set up on the elbows of the free throw line.

The Inbounder signals the start of the play – we had our inbounder raise the basketball, many teams slap the ball:

1. Post players will curl back to the elbows to set a backscreen for the perimeter players (on their outside shoulder).
2. Perimeter players will cut off of the screen to their nearside wing
3. Inbounder will pass the ball to the ballside wing (1), then step inbounds

4. Ballside post (5) will pop out to the top of the key to receive a pass from the ballside wing (1)
5. After setting the screen, the weakside post (4) will drop back into the low post, seal her defender, and may be available for a high-low pass from the top post.

6. After passing the ball to the ballside post (5), the ballside wing (1) will downscreen for the inbounder (2). The inbounder will then cut to the ballside corner and look for a pass from the high post (5) for a 3 point shot.

7. The 5 can look to the 4 for a High-Low entry into the post, then look to the 2 in the corner (we always set up outside the 3 point line) for a 3-point shot.

8. If 2 does not shoot, 1 can screen across to bring the 4 to the ballside post, and then, depending on your offense, 5 can screen for either the 1 or 3 to bring them to the top of the key.

Thanks for visiting our blog. Check back for future articles on how to counter defensive adjustments for the Wolverine Inbounds play.

What is your favorite inbound play? Share it here in comments, or contact me and we can post it here in a future blog.

Related DVDS from Championship Productions and 2ndPrice:

“Best of the Best” Winning Hoops: Over 70 Baseline & Under the Basket Inbound Plays

Quick Hitters and Baseline Out of Bounds Plays for Zone Offense

25 Game-Winning Inbound Plays from the Pros

Tom Crean’s Winning Late Clock Plays and Strategies

Joe Mihalich: Capitalizing on Out-of-Bounds Plays and Special Situations

Mike Montgomery: 3-Minute Drills and Out-of-Bounds Plays

Tom Izzo: Winning Dead Ball Situations

Pat Summitt’s Mastering Special Situations

and more . . .

1. Stanford Cardinal – Tara VanDerveer
2. Baylor Bears – Kim Mulkey
3. Connecticut Huskies – Geno Auriemma
4. Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Muffet McGraw

Tara VanDerveer – Stanford University

All Access Stanford Women’s Basketball Practice with Tara VanDerveer

Coaching great Tara VanDerveer opens the doors for an All-Access look inside the successful women’s basketball program at Stanford University. Using the first three practices of the 2010-2011 season, Vanderveer shows you how she and her staff prepare the Cardinal for competition.

Coach VanDerveer, one of only five Division I coaches with 800 career wins, shares her thoughts and philosophy regarding practice planning, teaching with the whole-part-whole method, player relationships, coaching with a positive attitude, strength and conditioning, and effective use of video technology.

She shares her take on the triple post, triangle offense. She also offers an in-depth look at set plays, transition game and sets, zone offense and end line out-of-bounds plays.

You’ll see how she uses individual component drills to reinforce fundamental skills like ball handling, passing, finishing at the basket and proper footwork. Shooting drills are also covered.

VanDerveer’s coaching staff breaks down their base man defense by teaching on-ball defense, closeouts, doubling the post and defending ball screens. Also covered are transition defense, match-up zone defense and 1-2-1-1 full court press.

As an added bonus, you’ll see how the Stanford coaching staff prepares for practice. You’ll get the inside scoop on how they review video and prepare the practice plan.

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to see how the architect of one of the nation’s elite programs develops her championship teams. Order your DVD today!

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More Basketball Coaching DVDs from Coach VanDerveer:

Tara VanDerVeer: Disguising Your Quick Hitters for Man and Zone

Tara VanDerveer: 25 Offensive Practice Drills for Success

Tara VanDerveer: Stanford’s Triangle Offense

Geno Auriemma – University of Connecticut

All Access Practice with Geno Auriemma

Never before has such a prestigious program opened its door to the coaching world as in this landmark basketball DVD from Geno Auriemma. Take a courtside seat as Coach Auriemma coaches and narrates his way through the first four practices of the 2008-09 season. From the tone-setting circle to the last made free throw, Auriemma takes you through these extensive practices from beginning to end. The genius of Auriemma’s coaching shines through with the aid of more than 40 drills and hundreds of possessions. Passing, ball handling, shooting, transition, half-court offense and skill development highlight these practice drills. You will learn the techniques Auriemma uses to build the nation’s highest scoring offense. Auriemma unveils defensive transition and rebounding secrets in half- and full-court drills. During the four-day stretch you can see how Auriemma organizes his practices, designs his drills and how each drill fits perfectly into the big picture. He shares the intricacies of the on-ball screen and roll in half-court teaching and full-court play. Take a page from this nationally renowned program and use this DVD to build your drill catalog, defense and offensive attack.

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More Basketball Coaching DVDs from Coach Auriemma:

Geno Auriemma: 14 Drills for Building Offense

Geno Auriemma: 8 Essential Defensive Drills

Geno Auriemma: Dynamic Offensive Practice Drills

Geno Auriemma: Four Cornerstones of Half Court Defense

Geno Auriemma: Teaching the High Post and Triangle Offenses

Geno Auriemma: The 70-Minute Player Development Workout

Geno Auriemma: The Simplified Zone Offense

Geno Auriemma: The Complete Guide to the High Post Offense

Neither Kim Mulkey of Baylor University, or Muffet McGrew of Notre Dame University have Coaching DVDs yet.

Thanks for visiting our blog. As always, questions and comments are welcomed and appreciated!

Visit our website to view our complete selection of basketball coaching DVDs.

More Basketball Coaching DVDs from “the Men’s coaches of the 2012 NCAA tournament:

NCAA 2012 Men’s Elite 8

NCAA 2012 10th Seeds

NCAA 2012 12th Seeds

None from the 11th Seeds

NCAA 2012 13^th Seeds

NCAA 2012 14^th Seeds

None from the 15th Seeds

NCAA 2012 16th Seeds

This is a long post – not surprisingly, the coaches of the Elite 8 have 42 Coaching DVDs!

1. University of Kentucky – John Calipari
2. Baylor University – Scott Drew
3. Syracuse University – Jim Boeheim
4. Ohio State University: Thad Matta
5. University of Louisville – Rick Pitino
6. University of Florida – Billy Donovan
7. University of North Carolina – Roy Williams
8. University of Kansas – Bill Self

Bill Self – University of Kansas

All Access Kansas Basketball Practice with Bill Self

For the first time, Bill Self opens the doors to historic Phog Allen Field house and his Kansas basketball program allowing an “all access” look at the first four practices of the 2009-2010 season. This extensive DVD set, produced by Championship Productions, includes more than six hours of basketball instruction that takes you step-by-step through a Kansas practice.

Listen in as Self provides coaching perspective on his practices, teaches his players, and provides coaching points for the drills and concepts he uses at Kansas

Organized into segments, his practices include skill development, offense, defense, transition, rebounding, fundamentals, shooting, screening, post moves, 3-on-3, 5-on-0 and 5-on-5 competitive play.

The whole-part-whole teaching method is on display as Self breaks down elements of his offensive and defensive system.Discover drills for ballhandling, passing and defensive footwork. See how Self builds his defense from individual principles to the shell drill. Watch Kansas guard and post break outs. Take a look at Self’s secondary offense and full court transition game.

See how Self organizes his practices, designs his drills and how each drill and segment of practice fits into the big picture. Experience what make Bill Self one of the best coaches in the country and incorporate his drills and concepts into your program today!

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More Basketball Coaching DVDs from Coach Self:

Bill Self: Basic and Motion 3-Out 2-In Zone Offenses

Bill Self: High/Low Motion Offense

Bill Self’s Guide to Better Basketball Practice

Breakdown Drills for the High/Low Motion Offense

Six Effective Entries into the High/Low Motion Offense

Breaking Presses with a 1-3-1 Alignment

The High/Low Motion Offense

Jim Boeheim – Syracuse University

All Access Syracuse Basketball Practice

In this All Access look at the Syracuse University basketball program you will get an inside look at how Jim Boeheim builds the foundation for his famous 2-3 zone defense and his penetrating half court offense. Coach Boeheim initiates this series of practice sessions with simple explanations of how he organizes each practice.

The practices include warm up drills that address agility and offensive and defensive principles, schemes and drills that put Syracuse at the top of polls year in and year out.

Take advantage of this unique opportunity to explore Jim Boeheim’s philosophy on practices and program building!

Part 1:

• Get the drills you need to develop effective rotations at the top of the 2-3 Zone
• Learn the 7-on-5 defensive rotation drill, the drill responsible for Syracuse’s intense rotations and their ability to cover so many offensive looks
• Combine ball handling with agility ladder footwork to develop total body control

The staff starts building the famous 2-3 Zone with two defenders learning to play the top of the zone against a variety of situations. You’ll see 2-on-2, 3-on-3 and 4-on-4 drills that teach the man-to-man principles that help make the Syracuse zone defense so dominating. This leads into a controlled 5-on-5 full court scrimmage in which both squads are exposed to a variety of half-court and full-court defenses.

Part 2:

• Expose players to physical contact in rebounding and shooting to produce game-ready skills
• Teach fundamental close-outs and defensive rotations in competitive 2-on-2, 3-on-3, and 4-on-4 drills
• Get two quick hitters to use against man-to-man defense

This practice session provides unique insight into understanding defensive rotations on the weak side against scenarios such as ball side penetration and fighting through down screens. You will see a defensive drill progression focusing on the back row of the zone with proper close-out technique and the correct rotation in 2-on-2, 3-on-3, and 4-on-4 match-ups.

In an extended 5-on-5 scrimmage, Coach Boeheim works on a variety of offensive and defensive schemes to explore all options and game scenarios. The practice closes with the Orange executing a series of set plays.

Part 3:

• See how to breakdown the 2-3 zone defense into position-specific drills
• Learn to defend against the Pick-and-Roll in a 3-on-3 and a 4-on-4 breakdown drill
• Discover the drills Syracuse uses as the building blocks of their offense

This disc begins with some valuable Q and A with the coaching staff. They answer questions about the 2-3 zone, player development, how practice evolves throughout the season and motivational tactics within the practice session.

On the court, the coaches run the players through developmental drills for their positions. The guards work on offensive tactics, while the post players continue to develop the offensive and defensive skills necessary for success. The session includes a focus on defending in the 2-3 zone versus the high screen. This essential concept is tirelessly taught to ensure the success of the Syracuse zone. Coach Boeheim puts it all together in the 5 on 5 portion of the practice where he emphasizes 2-3 zone, half-court man-to-man, and full court man-to-man run-and-jump defenses.

Part 4:

• Learn a simple technique for taking away easy driving lanes to the hoop
• See how to defend the short corner when playing the 2-3 zone – the weakest spot for any zone defense
• Get a series of shell drills that teach players the complex 2-3 zone responsibilities step-by-step

This disc begins with a valuable discussion with assistant coach Gerry McNamara who was also part of Syracuse’s National championship team. His insight as a coach and former player adds tremendous support to understanding what the Orangemen are all about.

Moving to the court, the emphasis is on how to play the back of the 2-3 zone. This is achieved with a series of breakdown drills showing the slides and responsibilities that are key to its success.

Offensive drills are conducted showing the players how to finish when close to the basket. At the end of practice the team runs through a scouting report on how their next opponent will attack the Syracuse zone defense and what they will do to defend it.

Part 5:

• Implement the high-low game out of a high screen-and-roll set up
• Learn how Syracuse runs their “Outside” post move
• See how Syracuse prepares for a game against a conference rival

With a big game only days away, Syracuse puts all the pieces together in this practice. This practice session is a split of individual skill work, as well as extensive, controlled 5-on-5 full court scrimmages, where you witness Coach Boeheim’s genius at work.

The individual skill drills are based on Syracuse’s offensive sets and focus on short corner power lay-ups (“cheat step”), as well as the high-low game for Syracuse’s “double fist” set. To deepen the understanding and to work on defensive skills in the 2-3 zone, the staff revisits the 5-on-3 shell drill for forwards. The team first runs through some of their offensive sets in a 5-on-0 segment before going full-court 5-on-5.

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More Basketball Coaching DVDs by Coach Boeheim:

Jim Boeheim: Syracuse Transition and Early Offense

Jim Boeheim’s Complete Guide to Zone Offense

Jim Boeheim’s Complete Guide to the 2-3 Match-up Zone Defense

Running & Defeating the 2-3 Zone Defense

Rick Pitino – University of Louisville

Rick Pitino 4-Pack

Rick Pitino: Disc 1 – Offense

Offense (Ball Handling) - Coach Pitino and his players demonstrate several ball handling drills and fundamentals, including the two-ball dribble, inside out, hard stutter, hard cross over, behind the back,and 1-on-1. Pitino and his players also demonstrate shooting fundamentals, ball fakes and shooting free throws when fatigued.

Rick Pitino: Disc 2 – Offense

Offense (Shooting Skills + Fast Breaks) - Coach Pitino and player Billy Donovan (now the 2-time NCAA Championship Coach at the University of Florida) demonstrate the correct technique in setting screens and running the fast break. Also shown are 5 + 5, plus 5 minus 5, Pitino’s favorite shooting drill, low post play, the jump hook shot, the 3-point shot, and how to run the fast break.

Rick Pitino: Disc 3 – Defense

Man-to-Man Defense - In this tape, Coach Pitino explains why teams should use ball defense to enhance their man-to-man defense and the importance of denial defense. Billy Donovan and several other former players for Coach Pitino demonstrate the importance of deflections, defending the pick and roll and more.

Rick Pitino: Disc 4 – Press Defense

Press Defense - Coach Pitino explains how the press works at all levels of basketball, how pressing basketball can force turnovers, and confuse and fatigue opponents. Also shown are how to create shots with pressure basketball and when to use the press. A variety of teaching progressions explain how fouling negates hustle, the 1-2-1-1 all out steal press, and the match up press. Included among the several drills are 1-on-1 full court, 2-on-2, 3-on-3, 4-on-4, and much more.

These timeless DVDs demonstrate the philosophy and techniques still employed by Pitino’s teams at Louisville. I had all four videos in my personal collection and they were among my favorites!

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Billy Donovan – University of Florida

All-Access Skill Development & Conditioning Drills with Billy Donovan

From the pre-season agility, conditioning and weight training, to offensive and defensive skill development, this DVD features the complete Florida Gator pre-season program. Filmed on location at the University of Florida during actual practices, two-time National Championship Coach Billy Donovan provides a “live” look inside the Florida Gator Basketball program.

This thorough program is designed to have athletes prepared for the rigors and demands of the upcoming season.

Agility and Conditioning Workout (Disc 1)

Florida Gator Strength and Conditioning Coach Preston Greene delivers a comprehensive dynamic stretching and warm-up segment that incorporates the lane running drill and an intense agility ladder workout that takes players directly into defensive slides.

Players are taken through various close-out and defensive footwork drills designed to improve the athlete’s ability to force, pressure and contain the basketball. These drills require physical and mental toughness and stamina.

Coach Greene wraps up the conditioning portion by taking two Gator players through an intense weight training session that features 10 exercises performed with maximum effort and pace.

Perimeter and Post Development (Disc 2)

Coach Donovan takes the floor and leads his players through a fast paced series of shooting and attacking drills. Donovan starts with the Gator guards, as they perform transition shooting drills and dribble moves. He also demonstrates his “shoot and move” series where he emphasizes quickly getting set up to shoot by beating the ball to various spots on the floor.

Donovan delivers the same drill intensity with the post players as he progresses from backboard tips and Mikan drills to various 1-on-1 catch and score drills. Utilizing heavy basketballs and toss-backs, Donovan forces players to compete in each competitive drill. This exhaustive post workout concludes with game-like pick-and-roll and live 2-on-2 post up drills.

What makes this All Access skill development DVD unique is that Donovan provides extensive game highlight footage in between drills demonstrating the relevance of each competitive drill.

Individual Defense (Disc 3)

Donovan explains and demonstrates individual defense as he works in groups of two and four players, working first with the perimeter players and then the post players. Donovan covers all areas of defense ranging from stance and slide technique to help and exchange and ball screen responsibilities. He places emphasis on discouraging the drive, yet taking away the three point shot in all of his competitive defense drills. Donovan adds his competitive twist to learning how to handle screens by incorporating 2-on-2 live as players learn to defend down screens and back screens. He concludes the defensive segment by teaching how to defend the most prevalent play in the game, the ball screen.

Uncover the basketball drills and techniques that have taken the Florida Gators to the NCAA championship platform and sent many Gator players to the NBA.

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More Basketball Coaching DVDs from Billy Donovan:

Billy Donovan: 10 Aggressive Transition & Conditioning Drills

Billy Donovan: Competitive Drills for Player Development

Billy Donovan: Drills for Shooting and Defending the 3-Point Shot

Billy Donovan: Individual Skill Development within Your Offense

Billy Donovan: Mastering the Full-Court Match-Up Press

Billy Donovan: The Spread “Pick & Roll Offense”

Billy Donovan: The Unstoppable Transition Game

Roy Williams – University of North Carolina

Roy Williams: Offensive Philosophy

In a lecture-style setting, Coach Williams shares his insights on one of the most heralded offensive systems ever used; known as the North Carolina Secondary and more recently, the Kansas Secondary Break. Williams shares the essential teaching points for the Primary Break, Secondary Break, and early offense, along with counters and entries. Coach Williams diagrams and explains a series of plays designed to capitalize on defensive lapses in transition . plays for gaining penetration, back doors, and easy dunks. Coach Williams shows how your team can consistently gain the advantage in transition by quickly moving to the right position, recognizing opportunity, and aggressively taken advantage of turnovers.

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More Basketball Coaching DVDs from Coach Williams

Roy Williams: Secrets of the North Carolina Secondary Break

Roy Williams: Set Plays Off the Secondary Break

Roy Williams: The Carolina Defensive Numbering System & Drills

Roy Williams: Tar Heel Offense & Transition Drills

Scramble Defensive System

John Calipari – University of Kentucky

All Access Kentucky Basketball Practice with John Calipari

For the first time, John Calipari opens the doors to his Kentucky basketball program allowing an “all access” look at the first practices of the 2009-10 season. This extensive DVD set, produced by Championship Productions, includes more than five hours of basketball instruction that takes you step-by-step through a Kentucky practice.

The first practice is all about the Kentucky offense. Calipari shares his philosophy for practice planning as well as what they are accomplishing as they build their offensive system from their transition game into their Dribble Drive offense. He begins by running a 5-on-0 transition drill where he explains his transition options and what the players are looking for as they push the ball up the floor. You will learn his team ball handling drills, which leads into a progression of lay-up drills that concentrate on speed, moves and finishing with contact. Learn the key to protecting the basketball and see how Calipari stresses it in practice. Calipari continues to build their transition offense with a full court team layup drill, full court 2-man passing, 3-man full court, 3-man weave full court, 11 drill, Skip 2, 32, 33 Blood, and 44 drills. In this drill set, Calipari stresses attacking with ball quickness, staying low, and finishing plays while fueling his player’s instinct to attack.

Everything is brought together at the end of the practice with nearly 40 minutes of informative Q&A. Calipari answers questions regaring what level players have to be at to run his system, player placement for the dribble drive, his terminology, his thoughts on playing against zone defenses and much more.

NBA veteran and current assistant coach Rod Strickland then shares ball handling techniques and ball quickness drills. Strickland was a point guard in the NBA for 17 years in addition to mentoring Derrick Rose and Tyreke Evans while at Memphis.

Assistant Coach John Robic, who is in his 13th year season with Coach Calipari, details spacing, player responsibilities, and base options for the Dribble Drive Offense. He also takes you through some of their big man and guard play work. The big man drills include touches, working on relocation, reading movement, sealing inside and some ball screen principles in the Dribble Drive.

The second practice presents drills, from 1-on-1 to 5-on-5, that Calipari uses to build his defensive pressure from the ground up. Learn how to incorporate the lunge, early help, back foot fakes, and close outs to assemble a disruptive defense. He also takes you through his transition defense rules and uses his full court combination drill, which starts 2-on-1 and progresses to 3-on-2, 4-on-3, 5-on-4, and finishes 5-on-5 to build the transition defense.

Using the shell drill, Calipari shows you the base responsibilities and keys to his defense, which include ball pressure, closeouts, jumping to the ball, and having good vision off the ball. He explains his 30 second “perfect stop” to stress perfection in the shell drill. He finishes the defensive practice by walking you through his unique Press Defense.

Throughout the practices Calipari provides his wisdom and basketball knowledge as he coaches and teaches his players, and provides coaching points for the drills and concepts he uses to build his system of play.

Experience what make John Calipari one of the best coaches in the country!

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More Basketball Coaching DVDs from John Calipari:

John Calipari: The Definitive Dribble Drive Motion Offense

John Calipari: Developing the Dribble Drive Skill Set

John Calipari: Breakdown Drills for the Dribble Drive Motion Offense

John Calipari: Perimeter Player Drills for the Dribble Drive Motion Offense

John Calipari: Point Guard Drills for the Dribble Drive Motion Offense

John Calipari: Post Player Drills for the Dribble Drive Motion Offense

John Calipari: Building a Dominant Defensive System

John Calipari: Coaching and Inspiring Today’s Athlete

John Calipari: Fundamentals for Becoming an All-Star

John Calipari: Speed, Agility and Conditioning Drills for Basketball

MVP Training: Advanced Point Guard Skills & Drills with Derrick Rose

MVP Training: Basic Point Guard Skills & Drills with Derrick Rose

Neither Scott Drew of Baylor University, or Thad Matta of Ohio State University have Coaching DVDs yet.

Thanks for visiting our blog. As always, questions and comments are welcomed and appreciated!

Visit our website to view our complete selection of basketball coaching DVDs.

More Basketball Coaching DVDs from “the coaches of the 2012 NCAA tournament:

NCAA 2012 12th Seeds

None from the 11th Seeds

NCAA 2012 13^th Seeds

NCAA 2012 14^th Seeds

None from the 15th Seeds

NCAA 2012 16th Seeds

1. Xavier University – Chris Mack
2. West Virginia University – Bob Huggins
3. University of Virginia – Tony Bennett
4. Purdue University – Matt Painter

Chris Mack – Xavier University

Chris Mack: Continuity Pick & Roll Offense

Ball screens are becoming a huge part of basketball and can be a successful tool for your team if they are executed properly. This ball screen DVD will give you the tools you need to install this system into your program.

In this on-court clinic presentation, Chris Mack gives you a comprehensive look at the inner workings of a successful ball screen offense.

Coach Mack will show you how a ball screen offense can:

• Limit turnovers and make plays by keeping the ball in your best players hands
• Force your opponent’s post players to defend away from the basket
• Gain rebounding advantages, get open shots, get to the free throw line more often and create mismatches using rotations

Learn the most important concepts you must teach the dribbler and the screener: Creating separation, getting to the level of the screen, how to hold the screen and the three types of screens.

Using a 2-on-2 demonstration, Mack shows you the five defense attacks most commonly used to defend the ball screen. For each of these scenarios, Mack takes you through two ways to attack the defense and provides the ball handler and screener reads and passes.

To help you incorporate ball screens into your offense, Mack delivers ball screen plays in a 5-on-0 setting.

Using this effective ball screen offense, Coach Mack was the winningest first-year head coach in Division I in 2009-10 and the only rookie head coach to lead his team into the 2010 NCAA Tournament field.

Order: Chris Mack: Continuity Pick & Roll Offense

More Chris Mack coaching DVDs:

All Access Xavier Basketball Practice with Chris Mack
Chris Mack: Drills to Build the Pack Line Defense

Bob Huggins – West Virginia University

Bob Huggins: Full Court 1-3-1 Trapping Defense

Coach Huggins’ defense was created out of necessity early in his career and has been a part of his program every day. Introduction to this defense begins with player-by-player assignments and coverage. The basic goal is to divide the court in half from basket to basket. Once the ball is on one side, the defense keeps it on that side. Ball pressure makes a big difference, keeping the offensive player from throwing skip passes and reversing the ball. To show the slides, a 5-on-5 zone shell drill is demonstrated. Huggins then moves the zone press up the floor, making it a full court attack. Once the ball is inbounds, keeping it in the box in the backcourt is important. Players away from the ball are on the line and up the line, in a direct line between the ball and the player in their area. Two methods of playing this full court trap include regular and a “speed them up” approach. Players are trapping, anticipating, or protecting the goal. Each duty is broken down into several teaching points.

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More Bob Huggins coaching DVDs:

Running & Defeating the 1-3-1 Zone Defense

Bob Huggins: Cut & Fill Motion Offense

All Access West Virginia Basketball Practice with Bob Huggins

Bob Huggins: Open Post Motion Offense

Bob Huggins: Aggressive Trapping Defensive Systems

Bob Huggins: The ‘Dive & Fill’ Zone Offense

Bob Huggins’ Drills for Man-to-Man Defense

Bob Huggins: Intense Practice Drills

Bob Huggins: Team Practice Drills for Mental Toughness

Bob Huggins: The Pressure 1-1-3 Zone Defense

Bob Huggins: Smothering Pressure Defense – Dominating the Box

Bob Huggins: The Evolution of Pressure Defense

Bob Huggins: 10 Strategies for Guarding Your Opponent’s Best Plays

Matt Painter – Purdue Basketball

All Access Purdue Basketball Practice with Matt Painter

Matt Painter, one of America’s most successful and respected young coaches, showcases four Purdue basketball practices demonstrating the drills, principles and techniques that have taken the Boilermakers to the top of the NCAA rankings.

Coach Painter emphasizes four basic parts of the game and structures his practice around them.

• Half-court defense
• Rebounding
• Taking care of the ball
• Transition defense

Painter sets the tone of each practice by starting out with his defensive breakdowns. He dissects Purdue’s man-to-man defense with a variety of drills and exercises.

Painter’s practices include post and perimeter skill work, transition motion, secondary break, free throw work, man defense, shell work, motion offense and much more.

Painter ends each practice with a competitive drill including a rebounding drill (Rebound War), a shoot out (No Man’s Land) and a limitation drill (60 Point Drill).

Get your team into championship form with breakdowns, one-on-one teaching and competitive drills.

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More Matt Painter Coaching DVDs:

Matt Painter: 15 Plays to Score in Any Situation

Matt Painter: 4-out 1-in Motion Offense

Matt Painter: Zone Offense

Thanks for visiting our blog. As always, questions and comments are welcomed and appreciated!

Visit our website to view our complete selection of basketball coaching DVDs.

More Basketball Coaching DVDs from “the coaches of the 2012 NCAA tournament:

NCAA 2012 12th Seeds

None from the 11th Seeds

NCAA 2012 13^th Seeds

NCAA 2012 14^th Seeds

None from the 15th Seeds

NCAA 2012 16th Seeds

1. Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) – Shaka Smart
2. Harvard University – Tommy Amaker
3. Long Beach State University – Dan Monson
4. University of South Florida (Stan Heath) vs. University of California (Mike Montgomery)

Dan Monson – Long Beach State University

Dan Monson: Complimenting Zone Defense with Man-to-Man Techniques

Coach Monson’s pedigree traces back to Jud Heathcote’s great Michigan State team of 1979 where he learned to weave man-to-man techniques into zone defense. In this DVD, Monson demonstrates seven unconditional techniques of man-to-man defense that you can use to build a winning team. He puts a creative twist on teaching his defense by having players connected by ropes, forcing them to move together as a unit. A huge believer in defensive transition, Monson describes the importance of getting back and setting your defense in the first five seconds of every defensive possession. He shares several drills you can use to teach the team skill of stopping easy baskets. Additional on-the-floor drills drive home Monson’s finer points of coaching defense. If you like both man-to-man and zone defenses, this DVD is ideal as it will save time, condense your drill catalog and make your team more consistent on the defensive end of the floor.

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Dan Monson: The Flex/Dive Offense

Coach Monson feels that spreading the floor with shooters and using the 3-point line is important for his team’s success. The Flex/Dive Offense is a motion-patterned offense that spreads the floor to take advantage of the defense. The Flex/Dive Offense provides structure and security for players in the half court and builds a great feel for time and score. The Flex/Dive Offense is similar to the Flex, but is less predictable. Flex cutting principles are present, but an open side and double screening action make the Flex/Dive Offense unique. The Flex/Dive Offense offers a balance between 3-point shots and “thrusts to the basket.” A set play, Crackdown, is a good entry into the Flex/Dive Offense. A key is the corner pop out and wing dive. The circle drill, 4-on-4 to 3-on-3, 4-on-4 on a block and the back door drill are excellent for developing this offense. Monson concludes with three set plays for late game situations. Monson’s philosophy, teaching points, entries, and drills for the Flex/Dive Offense provide a complete look at this exciting offense.

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Mike Montgomery – California Golden Bears

Mike Montgomery: Five Man Motion & the Stack Offense

Coach Montgomery illustrates an effective method for executing five man motion, stack offense and offensive footwork. Considered one of the most innovative coaches in basketball today, Montgomery gives an excellent demonstration on how you can build your five-man motion offense. Beginning with screens and cutting, he uses a whole-part-whole philosophy to teach the entire offense. Montgomery demonstrates five screens, two cuts, proper floor balance and pivoting, all designed to get your players open for shots. Next, Montgomery shows the basics of a sound stack offense as well as 12 options that can take advantage of individual skills and different defensive coverages. He includes transition, his 40 and 50 series, box sets, entries into motion and the stack to help take advantage of a defensive weakness. Whether you run motion or the stack, this offensive tape can provide excellent schemes to obtain high percentage shots!

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Mike Montgomery: 3-Minute Drills and Out-of-Bounds Plays

Coach Montgomery uses his diverse coaching experience in college and the NBA to present ideas for set plays and drills for all coaches to help their teams. He begins with his thoughts and differences between the college and the NBA game. From there he moves into his 3-minute drill instruction. These intense practice drills work on dribble skills, different kinds of passes to make under pressure, how to be physical and go after rebounds and a 2-on-2 drill that focuses on dribbling, pivoting and passing. Montgomery shifts gears and calls on his NBA experience and shares a number of excellent out-of-bounds plays. Plays include screen-the-screener, which includes the “step-up” screen and includes many options and alterations. A counter play is “10,” which keeps the defense from cheating toward the main screening action. “One get” ends in a quick ball screen and penetration to the lane. Side out-of-bounds plays come from the stack, 1-4 high or box sets. Montgomery also demonstrates several side out-of-bounds players that can yield quick baskets.

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More Basketball Coaching DVDs from “the coaches of the 2012 NCAA tournament:

NCAA 2012 13^th Seeds

NCAA 2012 14^th Seeds

NCAA 2012 16th Seeds

1. University of Montana – Wayne Tinkle
2. New Mexico State University – Marvin Menzies
3. Davidson College – Bob McKillop
4. Ohio University – John Groce

Bob McKillop: Winning Close Games with Special Plays

Bob McKillop – Davidson College

Bob McKillop knows how to win close games. Coach McKillop’s philosophy is simple, the “details” of coaching basketball are the foundation of success. In this basketball DVD, McKillop shares his seven keys to successful basketball and detailed demonstrations of baseline and sideline out of bounds plays. By executing special teams play, you can gain an edge on any opponent. McKillop also discusses and demonstrates how he prepares his teams for defensive out-of-bounds plays. He demonstrates strategies for using your best scorer and for gaining an advantage on the free throw line. McKillop teaches specific footwork to gain offensive rebounds from missed free throws; a great way to pick up quick baskets or give your offense another possession. Learn how to win close games from the NABC’s 2008 Coach of the Year.

Bob McKillop: Building Your Offense with a Purpose

Bob McKillop’s philosophy is simple, the “details” of coaching basketball are the foundation of success.

In this basketball DVD, Coach McKillop shares his seven keys to successful basketball:

• Seeing
• Talking
• Having an act
• Be down and balanced
• Do the little things
• Flesh-to-flesh contact
• Finish everything

Learn four daily objectives McKillop uses to help teach the game: Let’s get better, have fun, play to win and make every play count; to better help him teach the game. These four objectives are controled by the coach, and if done well, will improve the learning environment in your practices.

At Davidson, McKillop’s team is an attacking full court offense where they are always aggressive and attack with discipline by taking a high percentage shot in transition. This system also relies on five rules of discipline which are:

• Catch and see – Slows the game for the athlete and allows them to quickly find teammates, the person guarding them, and where the opponent is guarding.
• Dribble with a purpose – Attack somebody or to help somebody
• Offense is a fight for space - Run through your cut or pivot to create space
• Finish your cut – Find a spot on the floor and get there after the cut to create great spacing and good angles
• Help somebody – Learn to sacrifice – set a screen, run hard up the floor, make an extra pass.

On the court, McKillop shows these keys, objectives and rules of discipline in action by showing some of his team drills. The drills include a 2-man stretch drill, read the coach, 3-on-3 with a coach, and triangle shell drill.

Learn how to develop your team’s offensive philosophy using simple principles that can be developed and refined in your daily practice drills.

Strive to be better this season with this inspired presentation from the 2008 NABC Coach of the Year.

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Visit our website to order either “Bob McKillop: Winning Close Games with Special Plays”, or “Bob McKillop: Building Your Offense with a Purpose”. View our complete selection of basketball coaching DVDs.

More Basketball Coaching DVDs from “the coaches of the 2012 NCAA tournament:

NCAA 2012 14^th Seeds

NCAA 2012 16th Seeds

1. San Diego State Aztecs – Steve Fisher
2. St. Bonaventure – Mark Schmidt
3. Brigham Young University (BYU) – Dave Rose
4. Belmont University Bruins – Rick Byrd

Steve Fisher: San Diego State Offense and Drills

Steve Fisher – San Diego State

Steve Fisher’s team is known for their up-tempo style of play including attacking the rim and open three-point opportunities. In this on-court demonstration, Coach Fisher teaches you their fast-paced style of play and their half-court offense.

Shooting Drills
Coach Fisher teaches competitive shooting drills that will teach your players to move with a purpose. He demonstrates partner shooting drills to get your players shots at the top of the key, elbows, corners and three pointers.

Transition Offense
The Aztecs love to get out on the break and push the ball up the court looking to create easy shots. See how Fisher’s offense generates uncontested three-point shots in transition and easy entries into the post. Fisher details options you can use when your guard is unable to push the ball up the sidelines. He demonstrates a drag screen in transition with the bigs for a roll and replace action to space the floor.

Half-Court Offense
Coach Fisher’s offense is primarily based on two offensive sets: Shuffle and Scissors (Horns). The Shuffle Series provides a basic wing-to-block cut off of the backscreen from the post man looking for a quick basket, but in his variation he uses two separate staggered screens to free open shooters along the perimeter. Should the passes be denied on swings and reverses, Fisher reveals tactics for releasing pressure with replace and screen away options.

Also covered are numerous quick hitters and options off of the Shuffle series including isolations, ball-screens, post-up’s and special three-point looks.

The Scissors set is a Princeton variation with the two big guys at the elbows. With the use of downscreens, back cuts, and ball-screens this set provides open shot attempts seamlessly. With quick hitters and counters to the set, you can keep the defense guessing.

Order this DVD today and apply these time-tested drills, plays and strategies to your program!

Steve Fisher: My Favorite Drills and Plays

Coach Fisher, one of the truly great teachers in the game, shares with you a group of drills he considers the best he’s ever seen, and he tells why they are so effective. He begins with a favorite warm-up drill that incorporates ball handling from baseline to half court and back. All shooting drills focus on communication and good passing and are competitive in nature. The 4 plus 1 shooting series; the 2, 2, 2, and 1 shooting drill; the Fire fast break drill are some of the featured drills you’ll see. Time-tested game plays are demonstrated step-by-step. Heat is a play with multiple options and screening action. “Florida” is a play that yields a lob for a lay-up by the post. On the free throw line, the “X” stunt can produce at least one basket per game. End of the game plays can pull out big wins, and Fisher shares his “4 second play” to win the game at the buzzer. This is a great collection of team and individual drills and plays!

Dave Rose: The BYU Transition Offense

Dave Rose – Brigham Young University

Put the defense on their heels with this proven successful transition attack.

In this on-court demonstration, BYU Head Coach Dave Rose teaches you how he attacks opposing defenses in transition. Using this powerful system, the Cougars regularly rank amongst the top scoring teams in the nation.

Transition Offense Drills
Coach Rose gets his team to play at a very fast pace, putting the defense on their heels in transition. He begins his practices with a simple 3-man weave drill getting his team acclimated to the fast pace and getting shots off at the high speed and then builds on the weave with a 3-on-2 to 2-on-1 drill. Also included is his favorite drill (which he will use for up to 30 minutes of practice time) the “Nugget Drill.” This progression style transition drill creates a numbered break for the offense each time down the floor.

BYU’s “Basic” Transition Offense
The “Basic” Transition Offense provides various options on the break including open 3-point looks, post-ups, and cutters to the rim. In his offensive attack, Rose uses a 4-out 1-in set with the goal of getting the ball into the post for a high-percentage shot attempt. Rose also covers how to counter intense pressureusing dribble entries and pressure releases.

Q&A
Rose fields questions about his transition drills and actions. Learn what he does against teams that play zone and how he likes to create spacing on the court when the ball is passed into the post. He also gives insight to how he has organized the BYU basketball program and shaped it into one of the best in the country.

Order this DVD today and incorporate Dave Rose’s transition offensive concepts to your team and enjoy the success it will bring to your program

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More Basketball Coaching DVDs from “the coaches of the 2012 NCAA tournament:

NCAA 2012 16th Seeds

1. Western Kentucky vs. Mississippi Valley  State
2. Long Island University
3. UNC Asheville
4. Larmar vs. Vermont

Long Island University’s Jim Ferry is the only coach from this group that has a Championship Coaching Video.

Multiple Attacking Sets Versus Man and Zone Defenses

Jim Ferry – Long Island University

Join Jim Ferry as he shares his insights on quick hitting sets out of the secondary, half-court, box, 1-4, 2-1-2 and stack formations.

Using these set plays, Ferry shows how to get into screen-the-screener situations in order to get good looks at jump shots and post-up isolation in the paint.

Coach Ferry takes viewers through five key scoring strategies: transition, secondary offense, half-court entry, late-clock situations and foul line. He also explains how to use the dribble and pass to key either shuffle or flex action off the break.

In the half-court, he uses various offensive strategies to move his best players around the court. With calls such as quick, 4-5-cross, shuffle and quick to top, he demonstrates how to effectively exploit the weaknesses of the defense.

Coach Ferry ends his presentation with special sets designed to attack even and odd front-zone defenses.

If you’re looking for fresh ideas on maximizing opportunities for your best ball handlers or if you need proven strategies for attacking the zone defense, this DVD is for you.

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Mike Montgomery: Five Man Motion & the Stack Offense

Coach Montgomery illustrates an effective method for executing five man motion, stack offense and offensive footwork. Considered one of the most innovative coaches in basketball today, Montgomery gives an excellent demonstration on how you can build your five-man motion offense. Beginning with screens and cutting, he uses a whole-part-whole philosophy to teach the entire offense. Montgomery demonstrates five screens, two cuts, proper floor balance and pivoting, all designed to get your players open for shots. Next, Montgomery shows the basics of a sound stack offense as well as 12 options that can take advantage of individual skills and different defensive coverages. He includes transition, his 40 and 50 series, box sets, entries into motion and the stack to help take advantage of a defensive weakness. Whether you run motion or the stack, this offensive tape can provide excellent schemes to obtain high percentage shots!

Order the “Five Man Motion & Stack Offense”.

Mike Montgomery: 3-Minute Drills and Out-of-Bounds Plays

Coach Montgomery uses his diverse coaching experience in college and the NBA to present ideas for set plays and drills for all coaches to help their teams. He begins with his thoughts and differences between the college and the NBA game. From there he moves into his 3-minute drill instruction. These intense practice drills work on dribble skills, different kinds of passes to make under pressure, how to be physical and go after rebounds and a 2-on-2 drill that focuses on dribbling, pivoting and passing. Montgomery shifts gears and calls on his NBA experience and shares a number of excellent out-of-bounds plays. Plays include screen-the-screener, which includes the “step-up” screen and includes many options and alterations. A counter play is “10,” which keeps the defense from cheating toward the main screening action. “One get” ends in a quick ball screen and penetration to the lane. Side out-of-bounds plays come from the stack, 1-4 high or box sets. Montgomery also demonstrates several side out-of-bounds players that can yield quick baskets.

Order “3-Minute Drills and Out-of-Bounds Plays”

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“Dave Rose: The BYU Transition Offense”

Put the defense on their heels with this proven successful transition attack.

In this on-court demonstration, BYU Head Coach Dave Rose teaches you how he attacks opposing defenses in transition. Using this powerful system, the Cougars regularly rank amongst the top scoring teams in the nation.

Transition Offense Drills
Coach Rose gets his team to play at a very fast pace, putting the defense on their heels in transition. He begins his practices with a simple 3-man weave drill getting his team acclimated to the fast pace and getting shots off at the high speed and then builds on the weave with a 3-on-2 to 2-on-1 drill. Also included is his favorite drill (which he will use for up to 30 minutes of practice time) the “Nugget Drill.” This progression style transition drill creates a numbered break for the offense each time down the floor.

BYU’s “Basic” Transition Offense
The “Basic” Transition Offense provides various options on the break including open 3-point looks, post-ups, and cutters to the rim. In his offensive attack, Rose uses a 4-out 1-in set with the goal of getting the ball into the post for a high-percentage shot attempt. Rose also covers how to counter intense pressure using dribble entries and pressure releases.

Q&A
Rose fields questions about his transition drills and actions. Learn what he does against teams that play zone and how he likes to create spacing on the court when the ball is passed into the post. He also gives insight to how he has organized the BYU basketball program and shaped it into one of the best in the country.

Video Clip: Dave Rose: BYU Transition Offense

Order this DVD today and incorporate Dave Rose’s transition offensive concepts to your team and enjoy the success it will bring to your program.

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Other 2012 NCAA First Round Coaching Videos:

• Tim Cluess: Competitive Drills for Teaching Transition Offense