OFFENSIVE IDEAS FROM SCOTT ALLEN

OFFENSIVE IDEAS FROM SCOTT ALLEN

Basketball Development Trainer & Former College Basketball Coach



1. Know your strengths and play to them.
2. Avoid playing to your weaknesses.
3. KISS-keep it simple stupid-teaching.
4. All you need is one good screen to have good motion.
5. Going inside= fouls, points, free throws and offensive rebounding.
6. Space your offense out to stretch the defense.
7. Dribble penetrate to force the defense to help and find the openings.
8. Leave a space and then fill the space, it creates good movement.
9. Make purposeful cuts and ball movement.
10. Learn the game to be able to teach it. Study one solid program inside and out.
11. Patience will get you good shots.
12. If you want a jump shot, throw the ball in the post and pass out to shooters relocating.
13. To get the ball inside, have the post down screen for a teammate who is waiting under the rim. Wait for the screen, set the screen, and post up strong to seal.
14. Catch the ball in the post as close to the rim as you can.
15. Put your best athlete in the middle of the floor against pressure.
16. A 10 second count is better than a quick turnover against full court pressure because eventually you’ll see the gaps.
17. Where does your offense go after a successful break of pressure?
18. Pass the ball up the floor and have players run the floor wide on the wings.
19. Stretch the defense in transition.
20. Have a simple secondary break with no more than one or two simple screens.