We took Fred Hoiberg’s Pitch Series and spiced it up! By mixing in FLIP and SWING entries in addition to the trademark “pitchback” entry, we’ve made this a more complete offensive package. Download the playbook below!
Category Archives: Offense
RPO: The Roll Pop Option
If you are football fan, chances are you’ve heard the term “RPO” during broadcasts. In that sport it is an acronym for the “Run/Pass Option” concept where the quarterback is reading the defense and based on that read the play could be a run or a pass. In basketball, and in the ball screen in …
Playing Through The Five
As more teams transition to Five-Out offenses, it is imperative to have skilled bigs. When you do, it’s time to weaponize them by playing through them as the triggerman in offensive actions. In this piece we’ll provide examples of three such actions. Dribble-At A simple dribble-at with your “5” as the triggerman is easy …
Point Series: “Spin” Options
One of the beauties of the Princeton Offense is that there’s always a counter. It is said that “Princeton” has no beginning and no end. Point Spin is an example of this zen-like quality. Point Series At its core, the Princeton Offense is a series of two and three-player actions stemming from various shapes and …
Princeton Offense: Point Series Shooting Drills
Below is a mini-playbook of breakdown drills designed to get shots within the actions of the Point Series of the Princeton Offense. Included are breakdown drills for Point Over, Point Away and Point Spin. The objective of the drills is to get volumes of shots specific to the offense. A coach could advance the drills …
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Under the Microscope: Furman Paladins
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 …
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 …
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 …