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Coaching Youth Basketball

2011-08-10T14:28:00.001-04:00

If you are looking for some tips in regard to Coaching Youth Basketball check this link on HoopCoach.org. The page has some simple offenses, defenses, presses and plays that you could use. There is also close to 5,000 coaches that are often more than happy to help you with any questions you might have. There are also some Youth Basketball Drills if that is what your are looking for.

Zone Out of Bounds Play

2010-11-28T10:44:00.000-05:00

Simple zone out of bounds plays that essentially forces the bottom of three players of a 2-3 zone to guard for of your guys.

Zone BLOBS

Arizona - Man Set

2009-12-11T11:26:00.001-05:00

User submitted Man set :: Arizona Man Set
1. Players start wide and all cut to block
2. Bigs down screen for guards
3. 2 and 3 pop to wings, 1 enters to wing
4. On entry, 5 man back screens for 1, one cuts to basket looking for pass, if 1 does not get the ball he fills out to corner
5. As one fills out, 2 cuts to opposite block
6. Ball is reversed from 3, 5 to 1 one wing
7. 3 then comes off a flex cut set by the 2 on along the baseline
8. After the 2 cuts the 5 down screens for the 2, 2 looks for free throw line jumper

Full Court Passing Drill

2009-12-10T09:53:00.006-05:00

Good passing drill to work on conditioning along with passing.

Full Court Passing Drill

Man Baseline Out of Bounds Play - 42

2009-12-10T08:02:00.002-05:00

User submitted Zone out of Bounds play. I assume it is called 42 because of the way the play begins.

1. 4 cross screens for 2, 2 cuts to ball side block
2. At the same time the 5 is making his way up to "screen the screener" and the hits the man guarding the 4.
3. 4 rolls to block, 5 flashes middle
4. 1 man is safety

Man Baseline Out of Bounds

Zone Play for Point Guard

2009-12-09T12:49:00.001-05:00

Simple play to get your point guard a shot against a 2-3 zone

Zone play for Point Guard

1-2-2 Diamond Zone Press and Press Break Animation

2009-12-09T12:46:00.003-05:00

Good animation to see a basic overview of the diamond press and how to break the 1-2-2 zone press

Zone Press and Press Break Animation

Attacking a 2-3 Zone - 3-2 Attack

2009-12-09T12:41:00.005-05:00

A simple 3-2 set, submitted by one of our members, for attacking a 2-3 zone.

Zone offense

Man to Man Offense - ICE BOX

2009-12-09T12:13:00.001-05:00

Play submitted by: tannim99

Description:
1. The 1-man enters ball to wing then comes off UCLA cut set by 5 at strong side elbow
2. If he does not receive the ball the 1 then sets a backscreen on 4 at the weakside elbow
3. If 4 does not receive pass he upscreens the 5 man on the strong side elbow, 1 man clears to weakside wing
4. Ball is reversed from 2 to 4 at top of key, 3 moves into set down screen for 1
5. On catch 1 pops off of 3's downsreen, ball is swung to 1
6. 4 sets ballscreen for one while 3 comes off double screen set by 2 and 5
7. After setting double on baseline 5 man backscreens 4 for lob, then pops

Man Offense - ICE BOX