20_001.qxd 31-05-2006 13:16 Pagina 1 MAY / JUNE 2006 20 FOR BASKETBALL EVERYWHERE ENTHUSIASTS FIBA ASSIST MAGAZINE ASSIST Zoran Kovacic WOMEN’S U19 SERBIA AND BRENDA FRESE MONTENEGRO OFFENSE Aldo corno and mario buccoliero 1-3-1 zone trap Nancy Ethier THE MARYLAND THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTORSHIP ESTHER WENDER FIBa EUROPE’S YEAR OF WOMEN’s basketball OFFENSE Donna O’Connor THE “OPALS” STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING ;4 20_003.qxd 31-05-2006 12:03 Pagina 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2006 FIBA CALENDAR COACHES MAY FUNDAMENTALS AND YOUTH BASKETBALL 19 - 23.05 FIBA Women’s World Women’s U19 Serbia and Montenegro Offense 4 League, PR Group A, in by Zoran Kovacic Shaoxing, P.R. of China 31.05 - 08.06 FIBA Asia Champions Shooting Drills 8 Cup for Men in Kuwait by Francis Denis June OFFENSE 28.06 - 02.07 FIBA Women’s World 11 League, PR Group B, The High-Post and the Triangle Offenses in Pecs, Hungary by Geno Auriemma 28.06 - 02.07 FIBA Americas U18 The Maryland Offense 16 FIBA ASSIST MAGAZINE Championship for Men by Brenda Frese IS A PUBLICATION OF FIBA in San Antonio, USA International Basketball Federation 51 – 53, Avenue Louis Casaï CH-1216 Cointrin/Geneva Switzerland 28.06 - 02.07 FIBA Americas U18 The Rational Game 20 Tel. +41-22-545.0000, Fax +41-22-545.0099 Championship for by Tamas Sterbenz www.fiba.com / e-mail: [email protected] Women in Colorado IN COLLABORATION WITH Giganti-BT&M, Cantelli Springs, USA Editore, Italy deFENSE PARTNER WABC (World Association of 1-3-1 Zone Trap 23 Basketball Coaches), Dusan Ivkovic President July 04 - 14.07 Wheelchair World by Aldo Corno e Mario Buccoliero Championship for Men, Editor-in-Chief in Amsterdam, HOOP MARKET Giorgio Gandolfi Netherlands Women's Basketball 30 18 - 27.07 FIBA Europe U18 by Raffaele Imbrogno Editorial Office: Cantelli Editore, Championship for Men V. 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He coached the Yugoslavian senior and youth women’s teams of the Red Star Belgrade, Kovin and Buducnost, winning a total of five senior titles, six Yugoslavian Cups, eleven Under 18, and seven Under 16 Yugoslavian titles. With the former Yugoslavia and then Serbia and Montenegro Women’s National teams, he won one sil- ver medal at the FIBA European Championship with the senior team, and two silver and one bronze medal with the Under 18 teams at the FIBA World Championships, one gold medal and one bronze medals at the European Championships. He also won two bronze medals with the Under 16 team at the FIBA European Championships. The breakup of former Yugoslavian Republics caused a number of new independent states to appear in the Balkans. All former Federal Republics had by now established their own autonomous state, barring Serbia and Montenegro, which stayed together. The very succes- sful method of work we used until then in the basketball area has changed. Now, we have a much smaller base of players to choose from, and the requirements of com- peting on the highest level are increasing. When I became a coach of youth teams, I decided to use the same training approach for all the different age national teams. PAGE 04 | 20 2006 | FIBA ASSIST MAGAZINE 20_004_007.qxd 31-05-2006 12:04 Pagina 5 SERBIA AND OFFENSE FIBA ASSIST MAGAZINE | 20 2006 | PAGE 05 20_004_007.qxd 31-05-2006 12:04 Pagina 6 FIBA EUROPE COACHES - FUNDAMENTALS AND YOUTH BASKETBALL D.1 D.2 D.3 Our staff for the Under 19 World Championship ▼ 1 zone offense and 1 zone press offense. in Tunisia 2005 consisted of: This is the description of one of the man-to- ▼ One Head coach. man offense sets we used (diagr. 1). 2 and 4 ▼ Two assistant coaches. form a stack on the left side of the half court, ▼ One strength and conditioning coach. while 1 is in the low post position and 5 in the ▼ One psychologist. high post on the right corner of the free- ▼ One physiotherapist. throw area. 3 passes the ball to 2, and if she is open, she shoots. If she cannot shoot, 4 We created team offense sets that will be sets a screen for 3, who goes to low post, explained further. where she will back down her defender, if she gets the ball. If she isn’t open for the pass D.4 TEAM DEFENSE (diagr. 2), 2 passes the ball to 4, while 5 sets a Let’s now briefly review our defense, which is screen for 1, who is trying to get in position to always at the base of a winning team. receive a pass from 4. If 3 cannot receive the ball (diagr. 3), 4 passes the ball to 1, 3 uses Basic rules of our man-to-man defense are: the screen of 5 on the other side of the court, 1. Force the opposing players to the sideline and tries to receive a pass, going outside of or baseline. the lane. After the pass to 1, 4 sets a lateral 2. When the opposing team reaches our half screen for 2 (diagr. 4), and 1 has four options: court, we force the ball handler to one side pass to 4 or 5 in the three-second lane, to 2 or in order to determine the weak side. to 3 for a jump shot from outside (diagr. 5). 3. Do not allow the opponent to play their D.5 regular offense sets. ZONE OFFENSE 4. Force the point guard to use weaker hand The start positions are shown to dribble the ball. in diagr. 6, with 5 on the low 5. Do not allow the penetration to the middle post on the left side of the and make inside passing extremely difficult. court, 3 and 4 forming a stack on the right side, and 1 and 2 We split our defense to six areas of the half playing at the same level in court, so that the players could easily com- the guard positions. 3 opens prehend the defense set. up to receive the ball from 2, and, if free, takes the shot. If In addition to this basic defense, we also used she cannot take the shot these other defenses: (diagr. 6), 3 passes the ball a) 2-1-2 zone. back to 2, uses the screen of 4 b) Two versions of 1-1-2-1 half court zone press. and cuts in the three-second lane, also using the screen TEAM OFFENSE from 5.