| 1. What are the core principles of your fast break? What types of spacing and alignment do you prefer? (ex. rim runner, trailer, wings, point guard) Are players interchangeable at each position? |
| *Organize players by positions in the break, sub players by their positions in the break OR |
| *Organize players by numbers… 1. PG… 2/3. Sprint to Corners… 4. Rim Runner… 5. Trail Man |
| *SPACING… ATTACK MENTALITY… DECISION MAKING… ONE MORE (Core Principles) |
| *Players can be interchangeable on the break 1/2/3 (Guards) and 4/5 (Bigs) |
| 2. Does your fast break offense flow into a secondary break (or motion, sets, etc.)? Are your determined by your positioning/spacing/direction of pass on the floor once your primary break ends? |
| *Break should be spaced representing the flow of the offensive sets… no wasted time going into sets |
| *Determined by what PG does… pitch ahead, can cut through to create gap/space, replace to space |
| *DHO is used on the perimeter in the secondary break offense which creates switches, confusion on D |
| *Drag ball screens on perimeter works well because of 4/5 setting for PG/G… difficult to switch/guard |
| 3. After a shot, are you placing your emphasis on getting the offensive rebound or getting back on transition defense? |
| *4 or 5 guys can crash the boards “Kamakazie” mentality with only 1 guy as “get back” man |
| *3 guys designated as “crashers” and 2 guys designated as “get back” (depending on opponent) |
| *Crashing offensive boards is important especially when defense shows fatigue (easy buckets, fouls) |
| *What you do defensively impacts your offensive rebounding philosophy (should align) |
| 4. What are some breakdown drills you teach your players to reinforce running the floor for your primary break? |
| *Defensive Transition Drills – thinking fast, communication, matching up, stopping ball |
| *Numbers Offensive Transition Drill – coach calls numbers… (1-4), (1-3-4), (1-2-5)(etc. and ball must move to these players which helps spacing and assignments (Called UP/BACKS also) |
| *3 Team Transition – Offensive team has 4 vs 2 or 5 vs 3 advantage… offense only gets 2 or 3 passes |
| 5. Knowing how you run your break and hearing how others run theirs, what is the best way to defend your opponent’s transition break (in your opinion)? |
| *STOP THE BALL first…. Force the ball out of the PG’s hands |
| *Not necessarily guard YOUR guy but guard A guy to assure no one is left open on break |
| *Force the offensive guards to “zig zag” or “turn” to allow your defense to get back and pick up |
| *Sprint back inside the 3 pt line/paint and guard out to the line (depending on your defense) |
| *EXTRA STUFF |
| *”Are we working toward what we want to be great at?” Should be the question each day. |
| *Remove Ambiguity – remove the guess work for the players/less thinking and more playing |
| *Offense/Break Principles – 1. SPACING… 2. ATTACK MENTALITY… 3. DECISION MAKING… 4. ONE MORE |
| *Green or Red Light players so they understand what is “Good shot” vs “Great shot” |
