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 …
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Dribble Penetration Reactions
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 …
The Dribble Push
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 …
Stanford Cardinal Video Playbook
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 …
Help Side Tricks of the Trade
The role of help side defense often goes unnoticed. It’s easy to see the tenacious on-ball defender and the lockdown defender one pass away, but in many ways it is the help defense that separates a good defensive unit from a bad one. In this piece we’ll review help defense and offer three tricks of the trade …
Offensive Spacing Principles
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
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 …
3v3 For Five-Out
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 …
Playbook: Five-Out Early Offense Package
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 …
Five Tips For Playing Like The Pros
I am often asked whether specific X’s and O’s from the NBA are applicable to lower levels of play. The rules and the skill level are different from other levels of play and that surely impacts the applicability. If you hang around the sport long enough you’ll notice that things trickle down. College coaches study …