Teach Your Players to Create Space, Make Better Decisions, and Score More Effectively

• 2024-25 State Champions with a 29-1 record
• Five years averaging 1.08 points per possession
• 70% of baskets assisted in the state title season
• 2024-25 Wisconsin Coach of the Year

WHITEBOARD INSTRUCTION · GAME FILM BREAKDOWNS · FOOTWORK & FINISHING · IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES · FIVE FULL PRACTICES

Your first action doesn’t create a shot.

The defense takes away the cut. The ball screen gets contained. Your players look back at the bench.

Now what?

Every coach dreams of players who can recognize what the defense gives them, create space for a teammate, and find the next action without waiting for another play call.

But how do you teach players to do that?

Coach Lepisto shows you how, from his first explanations on the whiteboard to his team putting the concepts into action in games.

Introducing Building a Conceptual Offense

This is a complete look at how Coach Lepisto teaches his players to create individual and team space, connect actions, and play what makes sense.

You’ll learn the ideas. See them in live game breakdowns of Coach Lepisto’s own team. Then watch him teach his own players in five full practices.

And you’ll get practical guidance on where to start with your team.

A State Championship. A 90-22 Record. Five Years Averaging 1.08 Points Per Possession.

Coach Lepisto teaches this approach. He implements it. And he has won with it.

For five years, his teams have averaged 1.08 points per possession on offense playing this style.

His 2024-25 state championship team finished with:

• A 29-1 record
• 70% of baskets assisted
• 1.09 points per possession
• A state title in his third year leading the program

When the First Action Ends, Your Offense Can Keep Going

Maybe your offense starts with a ball screen or an away screen.

You like the action. Your players know it. You want to keep it.

You can.

But when that action doesn’t produce a shot, your players still need to know how to play.

Coach Lepisto shows you how to teach players to read the defense, recognize the next cut, create space, and stack another action on top of the first to create an advantage.

You can use his cutting actions, spatial template, or transition ideas within the motion or conceptual offense you already run.

You don’t have to implement everything he does. Start with the pieces your team needs.

The magic happens when players start stacking actions.

As practices and the season progress, players learn to connect a second and third action naturally. Through Coach Lepisto’s conceptual offense design, they learn to read, react, and build on each other’s decisions without another play call. That’s when the offense becomes especially difficult to defend: players are creating the next advantage organically, together.

Create Space. Give Your Players a Way to Think Through the Game.

Coach Lepisto keeps coming back to a simple idea:

Players learn how their positioning, cuts, and movement affect everyone else on the court.

They learn to recognize when to move, how to make space for teammates, and how to repair their spacing when things break down.

His spatial template gives those decisions a foundation, so players have more than a list of spots to memorize.

No NBA Clips. This Is His Team, His Teaching, and His Offense in Action.

Every game clip features Coach Lepisto’s own team using these concepts in live competition.

Then step inside his practices to see how he introduces, teaches, and develops those same concepts with his players.

You see the connection from start to finish: what he teaches, how he teaches it, and how his players use it on game night.

7 Advantages of Conceptual Offense

1. Add it to the offense you already run.

Use what fits your team: a cut, a spacing principle, a transition idea, or a way to connect actions. These concepts can complement any offense. You don’t have to replace your current system or implement everything Coach Lepisto does.

2. You can still call the first action.

3. Make your offense impossible to scout.

A familiar opening doesn’t have to lead to a predictable finish. Because players respond to the defense and combine actions as opportunities appear, opponents can’t simply memorize a fixed sequence.

4. Learn to teach through CLA.

See how Coach Lepisto uses constraints in his drills to guide learning. His Constraints-Led Approach helps players explore the spacing, reads, and decisions that bring conceptual offense to life.  

5. Keep developing players throughout the season.

Live 2-on-2, 3-on-3, 4-on-4, and 5-on-5 work gives players repeated opportunities to use their skills against defenders. Each practice connects skill development with recognizing opportunities and making game decisions.

6. Give players a style they enjoy.

Game-based practices keep players involved, competing, and solving problems. In games, the freedom to make reads and decisions gives them ownership of how the offense unfolds.

7. Develop high-IQ players for any offense.

Teach players to understand why they cut, where space is opening, and how their decisions help teammates. That understanding prepares them to adapt to different offenses and new teams, including at the next level. The goal is great decision makers who can keep learning wherever they play.

Develop Players Who Understand the Game, Wherever They Play

Knowing a play is one thing. Understanding why to cut, when to create space, and how to respond to a defender is another.

Coach Lepisto’s approach connects skill development with live decisions through 2-on-2, 3-on-3, 4-on-4, and 5-on-5 play.

The goal is to develop high-IQ players and great decision makers who can adapt to any offense, including the next team they join.

They get repeated opportunities to recognize a situation, make a decision, and use their skills against a defender.

Watch How He Starts the Season With His Actual Team

How does all of this fit into a real practice?

You get three full beginning-of-season practices from days 2, 3, and 4, plus two full summer practices.

See his actual drills and teaching, including conceptual offense, defense, and skill development. Before each drill in the early-season practices, Coach Lepisto introduces the activity and gives you the points of emphasis to watch for.

You can see how the pieces fit together and use what you learn to help plan your own practices.

Meet Coach Dave Lepisto

With more than 30 years teaching elementary physical education and more than 30 years coaching basketball, Coach Lepisto brings a deep understanding of how players learn.

He uses the Constraints-Led Approach (CLA) to shape practice activities so players recognize opportunities, make decisions, and solve basketball problems.

That teaching runs from his youth feeder programs to his varsity state championship team.

• 2024-25 Wisconsin Coach of the Year
• 2024-25 Fox Valley Coach of the Year
• 2025-26 Fox Valley Co-Coach of the Year
• 2024-25 State Champions
• 90-22 record as head coach

“I Feel Like a Better Coach Just Having Watched Him.”

What’s Included

Go from understanding the concepts to seeing exactly how Coach Lepisto teaches and uses them.

The foundation: teaching conceptual offense

Start with Coach Lepisto’s whiteboard instruction to understand his approach and the decisions behind it. Learn why he limits the number of concepts when getting started, how he uses a spatial template, and how a shared language supports learning.

• Meet Coach Lepisto and learn his goal process
• What conceptual offense is
• The spatial template and limiting initial concepts
• How conceptual offense prepares players
• What his practices look like (and how to adapt for youth)
• Why naming concepts matters
• Q&A: getting your best players shots

Learn what to look for in the game film

Before breaking down the actions, Coach Lepisto explains the ideas that guide his offense. Connect the foundation to the spacing, pace, and movement you’ll see in the game clips.

• Introduction to teaching cuts, actions, spacing, and more, through game clips
• Space, pace, ball movement, and player movement
• Gravity and developing gravity players through skill work with a defender
• Coach Lepisto’s offensive pillars and how they shape his program
• Why he plays conceptually and how any team can simply incorporate pieces of his offense
• How to use live game play and contextual teaching so players learn faster

See the cuts, spacing, and actions work together

This is where the concepts come to life. Coach Lepisto diagrams and defines the cuts, then uses game clips to show how players create space, connect actions, and adjust when possessions don’t go as planned.

• PDF glossary of terms for easy reference
• Cuts diagrammed and defined
• Cutting examples that create space
• The spatial template explained with voiceover
• Naming concepts so you can adjust them
• Scripted actions that lead into free play
• Low Prime and High Prime: playing through the low and high post
• Corner Criss Cross and  why purposeful early movement creates advantage
• Stacking and combining actions 
• Combining actions organically
• Pin for a friend on the way out and Pin for a friend on the way in
• Transition game examples of playing through the trail and  creating vertical and horizontal space
• Adapting and fixing bad spacing in 2 seconds

Footwork and finishing: “If you can pivot, you can play.”

Give your players more ways to use the space they create. Coach Lepisto shares five areas of footwork and finishing work, with instruction and voiceover breakdowns that connect skill development to his offensive approach.

• Stride stop into a power layup
• Cross-step starts and Stamped
• Stride stop with Bagel
• Floater
• Half Donut

And There's More Than Conceptual Offense

See how Coach Lepisto...

• Teaches defense conceptually
• Teaches a press break for a trapping press
• Implements and teaches 2 variations of run and jump press
• Develops elite pivoting and footwork in all of his players through donuts and bagels
• Creates Gravity players that will help your team score more this year

Where to start with your team

Coach Lepisto explains where he would start with a new team and how to begin implementing conceptual offense in a simple, manageable way. Learn which action he might introduce first, which cuts he would build around, and how to use the spatial template to help players find and create space.

Start with a few concepts your players can understand and use. Take them into practice with confidence, then add more as your players are ready. You can follow that same approach when adding pieces to the offense you already run.

How to introduce it to youth players

Hear Coach Lepisto’s tips for starting with younger teams, including how he would approach introducing conceptual offense at the youth level. Use the conversation to help decide what to emphasize as your players begin learning.

Three full practices from the start of the season

Watch days two, three, and four of Coach Lepisto’s season to see exactly what he does with his team at the beginning of the year. These complete sessions include his actual practice drills, from teaching conceptual offense and defense to developing individual skills.

Before each drill, Coach Lepisto introduces the key points of emphasis. You’ll know what to watch for before seeing him teach it and his players put it into action.

Two full summer practices

Watch Coach Lepisto work with a mix of experienced players who know the system and incoming high school players who are still learning to play conceptually. These two full summer practices show how he teaches and develops players at different stages of understanding within the same practice setting.

A Few Questions Coaches Often Have

Do I have to change the offense we already run?

No. Take the pieces that fit your team and introduce them gradually. You can keep your motion offense or favorite opening ball-screen action, then use Coach Lepisto’s cuts, spacing principles, and teaching to help players keep playing when the first action doesn’t produce a shot.

Does conceptual offense mean we can’t run a set?

No. Coach Lepisto shows how scripted actions can get the offense started, with players making decisions and connecting the next action from there.

What if our spacing breaks down?

That is part of the instruction. Coach Lepisto uses examples to explain how players can adapt, adjust, and fix bad spacing when things go awry.

Where do I start?

The implementation conversation addresses exactly that question. Coach Lepisto discusses where he would begin and which cuts and actions he might introduce first. The system provides guidance for getting started rather than a fixed sequence every team must follow.

Can I use these ideas with younger players?

The system includes a separate conversation with Coach Lepisto about implementing conceptual offense with youth players, so you can consider his advice alongside your team’s experience and needs.

Do I need to use all of Coach Lepisto’s terminology?

No. The glossary gives you a reference for understanding his teaching. Coach Lepisto explains why naming matters, but you can choose the language and concepts you want to use with your players.

Are the practices full sessions?

Yes. You get three full beginning-of-season practices (days two, three, and four) and two full summer practices.

BONUS: Free E-book + Quick Start Guide

Free 280 p. E-book

Deepen your understanding of game-based learning and explore more constraints, drills, and coaching strategies to develop smarter players.

Quick Start Guide

Not sure where to begin? Get guidance for introducing conceptual offense in your next practice, even if you’ve never used it before.

You also receive the PDF glossary of terms to reference Coach Lepisto’s terminology as you work through the system.

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