Comments on: Should Youth Coaches AVOID Plays and Patterned Offenses? http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/ Basketball Coaching Tips, Training Tips, and Strategy Thu, 17 May 2012 02:12:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: seye amir hasani http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/comment-page-2/#comment-4077 seye amir hasani Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:13:24 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/#comment-4077 Hi guys in our club are 10 to 13 years of age you have the proper training Thank you for your cooperation coaches Hi guys in our club are 10 to 13 years of age you have the proper training
Thank you for your cooperation coaches

]]> By: george http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/comment-page-2/#comment-3585 george Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:53:24 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/#comment-3585 I've coached now for a good while,when i first got started coaching i tried to teach set plays to my middle schoolers and found that it didn't work too well.for a time i looked at my teaching methods thinking i was doing something wrong,and i was,so i went back to the basics,passing catching,cutting,screens flat out hustle in transition & good solid defence,now we are doing quite well using a simple motion. thank you for all your great articles,they really help. I’ve coached now for a good while,when i first got started coaching i tried to teach set plays to my middle schoolers and found that it didn’t work too well.for a time i looked at my teaching methods thinking i was doing something wrong,and i was,so i went back to the basics,passing catching,cutting,screens flat out hustle in transition & good solid defence,now we are doing quite well using a simple motion. thank you for all your great articles,they really help.

]]> By: Terry http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/comment-page-1/#comment-3529 Terry Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:47:23 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/#comment-3529 I've coached 3rd-10th grade, in a number of rec and select leagues for the past 18 years. I've found that the number one skill any kid in these age groups can develop is court vision. A running, passing, cutting offense opens up the court. As a coach, I love to play against teams with set offenses, as I only have to see a play once or twice and we can stop it as we know where the ball is going. With the motion offense, you have to defend all five positions on the court. Our simple rules are run the court, pass the ball and play defense. When players have the ball they are taught to pass first, dribble last. My son once told me that his high school team (he was a three year varsity starter) wasted 90% of their practice time on set plays that they ran about 10% of the time in games. The rest of the game time was breaks, turnovers, or recovering from plays that didn't work. I’ve coached 3rd-10th grade, in a number of rec and select leagues for the past 18 years. I’ve found that the number one skill any kid in these age groups can develop is court vision. A running, passing, cutting offense opens up the court. As a coach, I love to play against teams with set offenses, as I only have to see a play once or twice and we can stop it as we know where the ball is going. With the motion offense, you have to defend all five positions on the court. Our simple rules are run the court, pass the ball and play defense. When players have the ball they are taught to pass first, dribble last.

My son once told me that his high school team (he was a three year varsity starter) wasted 90% of their practice time on set plays that they ran about 10% of the time in games. The rest of the game time was breaks, turnovers, or recovering from plays that didn’t work.

]]> By: Mike http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/comment-page-1/#comment-3091 Mike Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:24:38 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/#comment-3091 Great approach. With this age group keep it as simple as possible. I like kids cutting to the basket after they make a pass. It's amazing how the defense contracts and their eyes follow the cutter. This lets the other kids move to open spots and gaps. Also remember to reverse the ball. Not only is this good basketball it gets the kids involved on the left side of the court. It's hard to get young kids to not always go to their strong hand side. You might want to have two guards instead of putting everything on one point guard to get the offense going. Trust me, after 25 years of coaching every level, except pro, fundamentals and everyone plays is the way to go. Great approach. With this age group keep it as simple as possible. I like kids cutting to the basket after they make a pass. It’s amazing how the defense contracts and their eyes follow the cutter. This lets the other kids move to open spots and gaps. Also remember to reverse the ball. Not only is this good basketball it gets the kids involved on the left side of the court. It’s hard to get young kids to not always go to their strong hand side. You might want to have two guards instead of putting everything on one point guard to get the offense going. Trust me, after 25 years of coaching every level, except pro, fundamentals and everyone plays is the way to go.

]]> By: Ken Knudsen http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/comment-page-1/#comment-3051 Ken Knudsen Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:27:37 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/#comment-3051 I agree totally. I coach 5 through 8 grade boys and girls. I believe we teach them so much more to read and react to the defense tha robotic plays. Whenever we try plays, our scoring goes down as does the fun. I think they learn more without the plays. And it does prepare them for whatever they run into in the future. Plays are better used in high school. My two cents. I agree totally. I coach 5 through 8 grade boys and girls. I believe we teach them so much more to read and react to the defense tha robotic plays. Whenever we try plays, our scoring goes down as does the fun. I think they learn more without the plays. And it does prepare them for whatever they run into in the future. Plays are better used in high school.
My two cents.

]]> By: newcoach http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/comment-page-1/#comment-3029 newcoach Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:50:38 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/#comment-3029 I coach middle school girls. We have a lot of set plays and patterned offenses. I am not the head coach, if I were the head coach I would implement a motion offense as well as set offenses. I think them learning a motion and how to read defenses and react will be very important for the players as they go on to high school etc. I do like set plays also. When I am a head coach (hopefully next year!) I will probably run a motion but then have set plays if that is breaking down and not getting us baskets. I want to help our team win now, but also help the players prepare for basketball at a higher level. I coach middle school girls. We have a lot of set plays and patterned offenses. I am not the head coach, if I were the head coach I would implement a motion offense as well as set offenses.

I think them learning a motion and how to read defenses and react will be very important for the players as they go on to high school etc. I do like set plays also. When I am a head coach (hopefully next year!) I will probably run a motion but then have set plays if that is breaking down and not getting us baskets.

I want to help our team win now, but also help the players prepare for basketball at a higher level.

]]> By: Steven Hickcox http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/comment-page-1/#comment-2711 Steven Hickcox Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:17:20 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/#comment-2711 Good advice. I made the mistake of trying to teach my team (5th and 6th graders) the Flex Offense at the beginning of the season. As soon as first game started, they didn't even execute it once...haha. It wasn't until I attended a coaches clinic that it was emphasized to us coaches to teach the kids Motion Offense that it finally clicked for me. The first practice that introduced the Motion Offense, the kids quickly picked up the movements! From there, I've been gradually adding scoring options throughout the basic positioning and motion. In the league we play in (NJB, Division II), the teams must play Man-to-Man for the first half, but can play Zone Defense in the second half. A 2-3 Zone was shutting down our team from scoring, so we did need some kind of structure to our Offense and the Motion Offense gave us the groundwork for that. In my opinion, I don't think Zone Defense really teaches the kids how to actually play the Defense, but what we've done is continue to attack the basket, forcing the big players camping under the basket to actually try to defend and when they do, they usually foul our player attacking the basket. What I also think is valuable is teaching these kids some basic low post moves. Most of my players do not shoot well or at least not consistent enough to make a real difference in games. Typically, a shot is made and the other team rebounds. But with teaching them some low post offensive moves, it gives the chance to get the ball closer to the basket which translates to more points, rebounds, and trips to the free throw line. Good advice. I made the mistake of trying to teach my team (5th and 6th graders) the Flex Offense at the beginning of the season. As soon as first game started, they didn’t even execute it once…haha. It wasn’t until I attended a coaches clinic that it was emphasized to us coaches to teach the kids Motion Offense that it finally clicked for me. The first practice that introduced the Motion Offense, the kids quickly picked up the movements! From there, I’ve been gradually adding scoring options throughout the basic positioning and motion.

In the league we play in (NJB, Division II), the teams must play Man-to-Man for the first half, but can play Zone Defense in the second half. A 2-3 Zone was shutting down our team from scoring, so we did need some kind of structure to our Offense and the Motion Offense gave us the groundwork for that. In my opinion, I don’t think Zone Defense really teaches the kids how to actually play the Defense, but what we’ve done is continue to attack the basket, forcing the big players camping under the basket to actually try to defend and when they do, they usually foul our player attacking the basket.

What I also think is valuable is teaching these kids some basic low post moves. Most of my players do not shoot well or at least not consistent enough to make a real difference in games. Typically, a shot is made and the other team rebounds. But with teaching them some low post offensive moves, it gives the chance to get the ball closer to the basket which translates to more points, rebounds, and trips to the free throw line.

]]> By: albert cortez http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/comment-page-1/#comment-2336 albert cortez Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:23:38 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/#comment-2336 morning to all coaches...ive been coaching youth basketball for the last 16yrs and i found out that running a pattern offense is very difficlt at that age level but at times it does work....i use two simple pattern offense and majority of times we are running are fast brak which work every time...during practice i teach the players the fundamental like passing ,rebounding setting screen and a lot of conditioning and most important work as a team... morning to all coaches…ive been coaching youth
basketball for the last 16yrs and i found out that running a pattern offense is very difficlt at that age level but at times it does work….i use two simple pattern offense and majority of times we are running are fast brak which work every time…during practice i teach the players the fundamental like passing ,rebounding setting screen and a lot of conditioning and most important work as a team…

]]> By: Jennifer http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/comment-page-1/#comment-2309 Jennifer Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:06:26 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/#comment-2309 I have been coaching a youth girls ( now middle school ) team since they were 7 year olds. The trouble I have is getting the concept of pass and cut into their heads. We are now 11-12 year olds and are just now maybe getting a cut into our offense. We will also get a screen away once in awhile. We continue to work on basketball fundamentals with them and go over a shell drill where we pass and cut, and pass and screen away in hopes that it will one day click. We are however putting in a set offense, but really it will be a pass and cut that they will think is a play which they are truly excited for. I think kids see all the offenses called on TV but when they play and don't have a set play, they are thinking this is not basketball. Fundamentals are the way to go, but wish us luck with disguising this in a set play!!! I have been coaching a youth girls ( now middle school ) team since they were 7 year olds. The trouble I have is getting the concept of pass and cut into their heads. We are now 11-12 year olds and are just now maybe getting a cut into our offense. We will also get a screen away once in awhile. We continue to work on basketball fundamentals with them and go over a shell drill where we pass and cut, and pass and screen away in hopes that it will one day click. We are however putting in a set offense, but really it will be a pass and cut that they will think is a play which they are truly excited for. I think kids see all the offenses called on TV but when they play and don’t have a set play, they are thinking this is not basketball. Fundamentals are the way to go, but wish us luck with disguising this in a set play!!!

]]> By: William Phillips http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/comment-page-1/#comment-2301 William Phillips Thu, 17 Feb 2011 15:09:56 +0000 http://www.breakthroughbasketball.com/blog/index.php/should-youth-coaches-avoid-plays-and-patterned-offenses/#comment-2301 I agree with the article to a point, I normally focus on passing, dribbling, and defense in that order and spend little time on shooting and almost none on offensive plays. Instead we have two offensive concepts, which are moving the ball in transition and spreading the floor regardless of the defense. I teach one half court offensive formation and run several variations or options out of this without any set play. I believe basketball is more of a transition game and who ever plays the best defense and can beat the other team down the floor the most times is going to win. I agree with the article to a point, I normally focus on passing, dribbling, and defense in that order and spend little time on shooting and almost none on offensive plays. Instead we have two offensive concepts, which are moving the ball in transition and spreading the floor regardless of the defense. I teach one half court offensive formation and run several variations or options out of this without any set play. I believe basketball is more of a transition game and who ever plays the best defense and can beat the other team down the floor the most times is going to win.

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