Mastering the Reverse Layup: A Key Move for Scoring Against Defenders
The reverse layup is a game-changing skill, allowing players to finish at the rim even when defenders try to block their shot. Learn how to master this move with step-by-step instructions and drills for youth and high school players.
Go-To Jab Move: Rocker Step Breakdown
Learn how to teach the rocker step jab move, a go-to isolation weapon for getting buckets or drawing fouls. Includes drills and legal timing breakdowns.
Scissor Step Breakdown: Change Speeds to Beat Defenders
Learn how to teach the Scissor Step move, a powerful change-of-pace tool for beating defenders. Includes drills, counters, and coaching progressions.
Playing Fastball: Teaching Tempo Through Drag Screens
Teach your players to run drag screens in transition and make fast, smart decisions. Includes step-by-step reads, progressions, and youth-level tips.
Chin Series: Breakdown of a Classic Princeton Action
Teach the Chin Series, a core Princeton offense action. Includes step-by-step reads, drive options, and reset cues for youth and high school teams.
Zipper Cut Action: How to Teach and Score from the Pin Down
This article teaches how to run the Zipper Cut for clean catch-and-shoots, pull-ups, and flare reads. Great for developing guards and off-ball scorers.
Iverson Series ATO Plays: 4 Options Out of the Iverson Cut
This Iverson Series breakdown gives coaches four options to score off one setup: tight curl, flare 3, deep post-up, and backdoor lob. Great out of timeouts.
5-Option Curl Action: Dynamic Play for Youth & High School Offense
This 5-option curl action helps youth and high school coaches create driving lanes, fake out defenders, and space the floor for shooters and rollers.
Drive and Kick Shooting Drill: Game-Like Reps
This simple yet detailed shooting drill trains players to drive, pass, relocate, and shoot under pressure. A must-use for youth and high school coaches.
How to Use the Gortat Screen in Youth and High School Basketball
The Gortat screen is a subtle but powerful off-ball tactic where bigs seal their own defender to free up driving lanes. Learn how to teach it legally and effectively to youth and high school players.
Mastering the Same Foot Layup (Goofy Foot Finish) for Youth and High School Basketball
This article teaches youth and high school coaches how to teach the same foot layup—an effective finishing move that disrupts defenders’ timing. Includes drills, coaching tips, and game applications.
Off-Ball Movement Breakdown: EuroLeague Cuts, Screens, and Spacing Reads
Learn elite off-ball movement using EuroLeague film: cut on post touches, time your screens, read the tag, and cut off pick-and-rolls to create scoring opportunities.
Mastering the 10-Second Shot Clock Offense: Quick Scoring Strategies
Beat the clock with smart, pressure-tested offensive plays. This article explores how to attack man, 2-3, 3-2, and 2-1-2 zones using fast reads and compact sets under a 10-second shot clock.
Teaching Players How to Be Dangerous Without the Ball
Discover how to teach players to become threats without the basketball. This article breaks down cutting angles, screens, movement reads, and off-ball drills to improve your team’s offense.
How to Attack in a Last-Second Shot Situation: Set Plays, Spacing, and Execution
A breakdown of how to attack in last-second shot situations. Learn how to teach timing, create spacing, and design effective set plays for buzzer beaters.
How to Develop a Scorer’s Mentality in Youth and High School Players
Not every player is a scorer—but most could be. This article breaks down how to build the scorer’s mentality in youth and high school players, from mindset shifts to practical drills.
How to Handle and Attack Double Teams
Mastering the art of attacking double teams is essential for any youth or high school basketball player. This guide gives coaches the drills, cues, and breakdowns needed to teach players how to stay calm, protect the ball, and punish defenses when trapped.
How to Get Open Like Steph Curry: Off-Ball Movement Basics
Want your players to move like Steph Curry? This guide breaks down how Curry gets open without the ball—and shows coaches how to teach those skills at the youth and high school levels. Includes step-by-step drills, coaching cues, and video examples.