Tips for filling an open block and getting the ball inside using “Reverse Action” in four-out motion offense. One of the best features of motion offense is that it has a high ceiling. As players learn the basics of reading defenders and maintaining spacing your offense will improve as the season goes on. Deeper understanding…
Offensive Trends – C Game (New Motion)
Turn on any NBA game and plenty of college games and you will most certainly see some variation of an offense ran through the elbows, similar to horns but not quite. This offense is commonly referred to as C-Game, Push or as I have referred to it as the “New Motion.” There are man reads…
Motion Offense – Rip Series
Tips for improving the inside-out game in your four-out motion offense by executing the “Rip Series” on post entry. In an earlier volume, we discussed various ways to involve the post player in four-out motion offense. They can be a vital part of the screening game or simply a “garbage player” who gathers putbacks and…
#MotionOffenseTips – Flare Screens
Using FastDraw as an educational tool, this video is a tutorial on the fundamentals of a basic element of motion offense – the Flare Screen. The flare screen is one of the most common screens in four-out motion offense. Setting the screen properly and with excellent timing adds a dangerous element to your offensive attack.…
Motion Offense – Transition Attack
Tips for connecting the primary break attack with four-out motion offense as seamlessly as possibly. While building a motion offense with excellence in the halfcourt in mind is vital, flowing into that offense from the transition game can improve possessions. Designing an up-tempo transition offense that connects with your motion offense is paramount. Being “seamless” is…
Motion Offense – Implementing Dribble Handoffs
Tips for implementing dribble handoffs into a four-out motion offense while staying within the screening rules. The dribble handoff is an action that is increasing in popularity at all levels of basketball. Many coaches are using dribble handoffs much the same as ball screens. The goals are to create a switch, give a player an…
#MotionOffenseTips – Outside Cuts
Using FastDraw as an educational tool, these two videos are tutorials on the fundamentals of the most basic element of motion offense – the downscreen. The four basic cuts of motion offense can be place into two categories and these videos detail the two outside cuts (Out Cut & Straight Cut). Coaching and teaching points…
#MotionOffenseTips – Inside Cuts
Using FastDraw as an educational tool, these two videos are tutorials on the fundamentals of the most basic element of motion offense – the downscreen. The four basic cuts of motion offense can be place into two categories and these videos detail the two inside cuts (Curl & Back Cut). Coaching and teaching points include:…
#MotionOffenseTips Discussion VIDEO
As a continuation of the motion offense series hosted on this site, we teamed up with Jason Wallen (@Coach_Wallen) the Head Girls Basketball Coach at Mesquite (TX) High School for an in depth discussion on motion offense. Coach Wallen has a career record of 229-155. While at Nolan Catholic High School in Fort Worth, Texas…
Motion Offense – Implementing Post Play
In the series-concluding Vol. 8 of the FastModel Motion Offense Forum we provide tips to implement post play into the four-out/one-in motion offense. The final piece of implementing a four-out motion offense is integrating post play. There are many ways a coach can involve his post players and most of them are dependent upon the…