“Everything is a remix” – Kirby Ferguson The above statement is true in basketball as well. REMIX is exactly what we did in this playbook. We remixed the shapes of common early offense actions in Five-Out with classic Princeton Offense shapes and actions to create something “new” – a hybrid Princeton Offense attack! In this playbook common Five-Out …
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The Furman Paladins execute a Five-Out hybrid Princeton style offense under the direction of Coach Bob Richey. In this WebClinic we put Furman under the microscope, review clips and highlight the actions, concepts and teaching points that make it all go. WebClinic Replay: Below is the raw footage of the possessions we analyzed: In the …
In this clinic we take a deep dive into driving, spacing and moving around dribble penetration. We get the help of Saint Joseph’s College of Maine in the video. St. Joe’s at the time was led by RAMP alum Coach Rob Sanicola. The clinic is my analysis of some possessions in their offense. Here’s the …
There are many ways to initiate Five-Out offense. In today’s examination, we will be digging into one of those ways — the Dribble Push. As the offense advances into the front court, the ball-handler pushes the player in front of the them through to the other side (Fig. 1). This could be done by dribbling at …
One of the best “Princeton Offense teams” in recent years was the Stanford Cardinal women’s team. This offense powered their run to a national championship in 2021. What follows are five videos breaking down Tara VanDerveer’s version of the Princeton Offense known as “Jersey” in their program. In this series I used the language Stanford …
In this clinic we discuss spacing. Yes, that is a broad topic! But we try to simplify the idea of spacing and, most importantly, give you tools to help players understand spacing. This clinic covers: How sports, including basketball, are about the manipulation of space The difference between spacing and positioning Transition spacing The spacing …
The Post Split, a signature feature of the Princeton Offense, is one of the Miami Heat’s favorite concepts. What goes into it and how do we spot it? More and more we are hearing that post play is dead. It is true that NBA teams use fewer post ups and attempt fewer shots from post …
Here are three 3v3 breakdown drills to pair with our 5-Out Early Offense package. In 5-Out you often have three-player actions with two “spacers” spreading the floor out of the action. This points to 3-on-3 as an obvious way to work on your openings and combos. 3v3 Push This is not an exhaustive list of …
This project is all about early offense from five-out transition. In it I introduce the concept of “openings” and “combinations” as well as second, or reversal, side options. It’s all about “letting the ball call the play” and getting to your first action within the first four to six seconds of possession. Bonus Content: Clinic …
21 Series is a popular NBA early offense package first made famous by Mike D’Antoni. It is now a league-wide staple. In this playbook, I remix some of the 21 Series entries with “flow game” – a Euro Ball Screen inspired offense.
