The High Powered Dribble Drive Motion Offense

You're right. This is nothing new. But it requires a coach that does not place players in a "position" i.e.1,2,3,4,5 with specific roles for each. All players have to be able to pass, catch, dribble, cut and shoot. The Asians have been doing this for years, and so have many Euros until the American coaches took over educating them. It has been at the heart of any offensive attack I've used in Canadian university basketball for years.

This is only an effective play if you have quick players with a devestating 1-1. This is freewheeling basketball which fits only a very talented group of players. In modern basketball the plays are more focust on role-players, who do not ever dribble the ball. I think it could be effective in youth basketball. If you have a talented group of young players who can drive to the basket and give a quick kick-out/dish pass.

Nevertheless, it is a beautiful way of playing the game, because of the quickness and anticipation that is required. It could also be very effective against a zone defense if you let your players attack the boundaries of the defenders zone.

Does anyone have effective drills to teach this play? To cut the play in pieces and build it up towards the whole package?

good article. the dribble-drive motion system is ideal for five players that all possess one-on-one skills. the way they keep slashing to the basket puts the defense under great pressure and in danger of giving up shooting fouls.

however, like ingmar said, one of the best ways to beat this kind of offense is to play a strict zone.

I used this with 9th grade and 10th grade girls this season at a brand new high school (these kids played a varsity schedule). a couple of suggestions......
if you use only 3 perimeter players and 2 posts, keep the posts in the short corner areas to receive passes when their defenders help.
second, if the defense starts to play the "high" side and not allow you to drive the elbow to midlane area to get to the hoop, have your perimeter player jab that direction and then have the short corner post on that side step out and set a screen with her back to the baseline and then "fade to the lane" (or elbow) for a pass. this will give the offense a new look and make the "d" play a little more straight up.

it is good beccause the wing are the shoters and if that not an option the front court are going to be behind the deffense so theres lot of options

When I played and it was about scoring a coach knows his/her players and a player knows what they are capable of. If I had techniques that worked for me and my teammates knew just like I knew theirs we go with it. So whatever works. With good defense and a strong offense and changing up every now and then I think in my opinion that equals success.

I say try it once and if it works keep on bringin it. Texas Extreme from what I have seen and know these guys are talented and have alot of potential. Once they practice that technique and show'em how its done alot of teams are going to be very susprised.

I can't wait until summer camp!! I am going to install this with our team this year. We are still going to use our 3 out 2 in offense, but I am liking this 4 out 1 in set really well.

We have installed this offense this past season with 6th and 7th grade girls AAU players and have gotten a great deal of success with it. You must have really good athletes, and also having 2-3 good outside shooters is a must. The thing I like the most is how this teaches the girls to drive to the hoop, score, and see open passes. In my opinion this would not work without players in good shape who have some speed. If you have the above mentioned things you will be amazed at what you can accomplish with it.

This was a good example of what it means and how to complete the dribble-drive motion I myself am in my teenage years and I''ve been playing basketball for some time now, but without most of the fundamentals. So this was an excellent display of the dribble-drive motion offense and it cleared up my outlook as to what it is. Thank you kindly.

Are the diagrams the basics of dribble drive and would the purchase the video for $119 be a waste of time?

Hi Bob,

I honestly have not purchased the Dribble Drive Motion DVDs. Maybe, somebody else who commented on this page has already purchased them.

Bob, I've purchased a couple of the dribble drive videos and it has helped me alot. In most of the videos it shows you the principles, how to run it off the break, and all the different versions of the DDM but some of them also shows you how to properly teach it and shows you drills and exercises to help with running the dribble drive motion. Myself I was having a hard time finding ways to show the kids how it is suppose to be ran and the video helped me alot with that as well as showing me the best way to run it to fit my team. I would suggest buying one of the videos if you haven't been to a clinic or haven't worked with it before. They best video is probably the "Encyclopedia of Dribble Drive Motion" but if you don't want to spend that kind of money "Secrets of the Dribble Drive Motion" is a good video as well

I bought the Fran Fraschilla DVD and already installing the dribble-drive motion offense. This DVD was in detail and all I hoped it would be. Really makes it hard on the man defense.

I have six different dvd's on this. The two (dribble drive and adjustments to the dribble drive) by Welling are good. The adjustments video is good because it talks about the offense versus a zone. The video by Jerry Petigogue is also good. I did not like the video by Keno Davis. The videos by Walberg and Fraschilla are good as well. The Fraschilla video is basically a recap of the one by Walberg. If I had to buy one, I would buy Walbergs. Well worth the money.

I know Vance Walberg is the guy that taught John Calipari how to run his DDM, but how different is Fran Fraschilla's version or is it the same? Which DVD is more detailed? And which one would help me more if I am trying to learn how to teach the offense to my team?

Walberg is the best at getting to what you want as his is on the floor. The Franchilla DVD is more detailed; board, then on the floor.
Franchilla DVD had some good drills and things that are good for attacking zones. I bought the Franchilla DVD but have since view the Walhberg. Both are good the terminology is different. I would recommend either one. Of course the Walhberg one is cheaper.

this offense is actually created by the Yugoslavian national team in the 80's. teams will just change their defensive rotations. the onball defender will just need to "run and jump" and all the weakside defenders will all switch. yes, that create mismatchs, but this offense wont include any post ups.

To Ingmar's question about drills to use.

First, in order to improve and enhance 1-1 moves, I use a full court zig-zag with the drill stopping at the wing for the ball player to attempt to drive on his defender. This works because it fatigues both players and prepares the defender over the course of the drill to play good "beat to the spot" defense. Then I encourage the ball handler to not force the shot up if they are closed out.

Second, a drill taught to me by former Butler player Darnell Archey who now coaches at Park Tudor in Indianapolis, does a great job teaching lane penetration and kick out. You need four balls and four lines of players lined up on the wings and sideline corners beyond the three point line. The drill starts with the front player at the line dribbling the ball into the lane, using a jump stop and ball rip and then kicking out to the next line either to the left or the right. The baseline player who can't go to the left or right then passes to the opposite baseline corner. It is a continuous motion drill and can be used to evaluate dribbling technique, footwork inside the lane and solid passing.

Hope that helps...

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Personally, i believe the READ AND REACT OFFENSE is a better offense. It's flexible, easy to teach, fundamentally sound, brings out the best in players, shows players how to play, teaches the players basketball IQ, and it shows them how to play the game right.

http://www.betterbasketball.com/readandreact/

I was coached in a system that was very controlled, half court patience was stressed. It was very frustrating as a player but as I matured I realized we were putting ourselves in a position to beat anyone by clock management and basketball IQ.

This offense throws that out the window. It develops players and allows them freedom which they like. It is very simple and as a coach you can also adapt to your own style with in the principles of DDM. I found it very important to monitor the amount of dribbles so that it doesn't become AND 1ish. One move and in the lane, or strong move out of triple threat. Quick ball movement and decisions with the ball create alot of off balance defenders and mismatches.


Got to be all in to this style though as I've tried to get more conventional (more controlled) with in the season and the kids had a very tough time adapting. At the end of the day if you don't have players it can get ugly quick as missed threes convert into fast breaks for other teams and sloppy ball handling creates turnovers.

This offense is excellent if you like the uptempo game. Some may think that every player must have made handles for this offense to work but they are wrong. Your point guard must be a superior ball handler but the rest of the team must understand the one move and go principle. Too much dribbling in any offense can lead to a disaster. Most players in the DDA (which I prefer to call it---Dribble Drive Attack) should only need one dribble to get to the rim. Coaches Vance Walhberg and John Callipari have excellent instructional dvds