[UCCBball] Training

[tommo at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au]

D'oh, that was just meant to go to Chris. Didn't want to give everyone  
else information overload. The rest of you can read it if you want -  
there's nothing confidential :P

Tom.

Quoting tommo at ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au:

> Hey Chris,
>
> I wanted to talk to you about the training stuff I had in mind, to get
> your take on it, plus any suggestions if you think there's other stuff
> we should cover.
>
> Have you watched the clip of the offense that I emailed? I really like
> this setup because it starts out the same way our team always does
> with the shallow swing to wings, but then involves swings to the deep
> wing, constant cutting and side-overloads. I love the cut-and-switch
> between the 2-out-1-in and 1-out-2-in triangles, and think it'll be
> great for encouraging some of our more timid players to attack the key
> a bit more, not to mention the wealth of passing options it'll open
> up. And because it's so closely modelled on what we do already, I
> think it should be easy for everyone to remember and put into practice.
>
> The only slight adjustment I had in mind was that our point would
> probably want to drift a little left and right on the swing, so they
> could lend support to the deep-wing if they get stuck after the wing
> cuts to the key. Especially when the deep-wing is a less confident
> ball handler.
>
> I also like this because it's an offense where either Accy or I can be
> the big guy inside. It'll probably be me most of the time, but if Accy
> works the middle from time to time (thus making me one of the three
> wings), it frees me up to cut through the keyway and into the low-post
> area, as well as for the occasional outside shot. Regardless of which
> of us is inside, it'll also allow Accy and I to work in tandem a lot
> better.
>
> I think there's a bit too much of an attitude of "playing an offense
> that 'suits' the players", ie. me and Accy (and to a slightly lesser
> extent Kieron and Alwyn) cut and penetrate the defense and create
> offensive threats, while anyone else on the court stays outside the
> defense where it's safe. I really want to help our guys get over that
> attitude, because it doesn't take long for other teams to realise they
> just need to play hard on me and Accy and then everything will collapse.
>
> The other stuff I was planning on covering tomorrow were some basic
> exercises in setting screens & some pick-and-roll drills (if you have
> any suggestions for good drills there please say so), as well as
> talking about cuts - making sure there's clear visibility between you
> and the ball handler, if they drive high you cut backdoor and
> vice-versa, in general either cut to space or "past" the hoop and out,
> v-cuts, etc.
>
> And here ends the longer-than-I-intended email. What do you think? Any
> input or suggestions?
>
> Tom.
>
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