Struggling to get good looks for your best shooter? Get them open with these set plays for shooters. FastDraw diagrams and videos included. So you have a deadly shooter. What now? As with any of the skills your players possess, the goal is as a coach to maximize them to the best of your ability.…
A Closer Look At Stagger Screens And Their Multiple Functions
Stagger screens are not just for shooting off of; they can be very effective for post feeds, penetration and other offensive opportunities. When thinking about what actions you would like to have in your playbook, you can’t have them all. You may try, but the more actions you ask your players to execute, the less…
’15-16 Chino Hills Huskies: The Scheme Behind The Ball Brothers
The playing style and philosophy behind the 35-0 California state champion Chino Hills team featuring the Ball brothers Lonzo, LiAngelo and LaMelo. In 2015-16, Chino Hills went 35-0, won the Open Division of California’s State Championship, and was the consensus #1 ranked team in the country. It’s easy to watch highlights and see the Huskies were as…
5 Out vs 4 Out, 1 In Debate + FREE Mini Playbook FastTrade
Continuing the 5 Out vs 4 Out, 1 In conversation with play diagrams + get your free copy of the Celtics 41 Series mini playbook via FastTrade! Sometimes (oftentimes) the simplest questions garner the most interesting responses. A week ago we posed a question to coaches on Twitter: 5 Out or 4 Out, 1 In?…
Building A Complete Zone Offense Attack
Coach Matt Hackenberg shares his tips for a complete zone offense attack (base, motion, set plays & more) with FastDraw diagrams & video. When cruising the web for basketball content, it feels like 90% of the stuff I see are concepts for offense. Only a small percent is related to defense. Then out of all…
Controlling Pace: Delay Concepts, Strategies, XsOs
Whether milking the clock with a lead or setting up to take the last shot, delay concepts are something ever coach needs in their playbook. Sometimes in basketball, your opponent isn’t necessarily the team across from you, it’s the clock. Having tactics and strategies in your coaching toolbox to effectively manage (or “milk”) the clock…
[NCAAXsOs] 2021-22 Men’s College Basketball Preseason Top 10 Preview
Game time! Our preview of the men’s college basketball preseason top 10 teams with plays to watch for. Which sets are you adding to FastDraw?! #NCAAXsOs “Started from November, now we in in New Orleans.” That’s what every men’s college basketball team will be hoping as the new season tips off. Certainly the top 10…
[ncaaWXsOs] 2021-22 Women’s College Basketball Preseason Top 10 Preview
A short and sweet rundown of the women’s college basketball preseason Top 10 with go-to sets from each team. #ncaaWXsOs Dubbed “The March to Minneapolis,” the 2021-22 women’s college basketball season looks to be a thrilling race from tip off this Tuesday all the way until the Final Four. Taking a peek at the preseason…
Top 12 Sets of the WNBA Finals: Chicago Sky & Phoenix Mercury
Here are the 12 best play designs from the WNBA Finals between the Chicago Sky and Phoenix Mercury. Click a diagram to add to your FastDraw library! It was an exciting 2021 WNBA Playoffs that ended with an exceptional WNBA Finals. The Chicago Sky captured the franchise’s first ever championship, as a sixth seed nonetheless.…
NBAXsOs Season Preview: Play Designs From Projected Top 10 Teams (+ Sleepers)
We used FiveThirtyEight’s 2021-22 NBA season projections to share the best play designs from the top 10 teams plus some sleepers. NBAXsOs The data nerds over at FiveThirtyEight have released their annual NBA season predictions based on the firm’s statistical models. The chart predicts each team’s record, along with forecasting the chances of making the…