BASKETBALL PLAYBOOK: INBOUNDS PLAYS 1 BASKETBALL PLAYBOOK: INBOUNDS PLAYS By Coach Patrick Anderson WWW.BASKETBALLPRACTICEPLAN.COM BASKETBALL PLAYBOOK: INBOUNDS PLAYS 2 Copyright Notice The material enclosed is copyrighted. You do not have resell rights or giveaway rights to the material provided herein. Only customers that have purchased this material are authorized to view it. If you think you may have an illegally distributed copy of this material, please contact us immedi- ately. Please email [email protected] to report any illegal distribution. Copyright 2008 BasketballPracticePlan.com All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or by information storage and retrieval systems. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site, news group, forum, etc. even if you include the copyright notice. 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WWW.BASKETBALLPRACTICEPLAN.COM BASKETBALL PLAYBOOK: INBOUNDS PLAYS 3 CONTENTS Inbounds Plays........................................................................................... 4 A Quick Two Points - Out of Bounds Plays................................................................... 4 Baseline Out of Bounds Plays....................................................................................... 4 Box 4 – backcourt or frontcourt..................................................................................... 5 4 in the bucket – frontcourt or backcourt...................................................................... 6 Key Line 1...................................................................................................................... 7 Misdirection................................................................................................................... 7 3 Man Pass Back........................................................................................................... 8 Double Screen............................................................................................................... 9 Key Line 2...................................................................................................................... 9 Sideline Out of Bounds Plays...................................................................................... 10 Double Screen Cut...................................................................................................... 10 Illinois Out of Bounds Play........................................................................................... 11 Zipper Sideline Play..................................................................................................... 12 Basic Sideline Out of Bounds Play.............................................................................. 13 The Carolina Out of Bounds Play................................................................................ 13 Recommended Resources...................................................................... 15 The Coaching Essentials:............................................................................................ 15 Coach Pat Anderson’s Online Clinics:......................................................................... 16 More Online Clinics from America’s Top Coaches:..................................................... 17 Masters Level Coaching:............................................................................................. 18 Basketball Training Aids for Players:........................................................................... 19 WWW.BASKETBALLPRACTICEPLAN.COM BASKETBALL PLAYBOOK: INBOUNDS PLAYS 4 • Everyone needs to know what it going on. If one person doesn’t understand Inbounds Plays their assignment or responsibility, then it can foil the entire attempt to successfully A Quick Two Points - Out of Bounds in bound the ball. Plays • Quick and efficient – that’s how out of You only have a few seconds left on the clock bounds plays need to be run. If you are and you need a basket for the win. A great out looking for a quick basket with only a of bounds play would work wonders here. A couple of seconds left in the half or the nifty screen, a couple of quick passes and you game, you don’t have time to sit around have the two points you need. It sounds with the ball looking for the picture simple... but to execute out of bounds plays perfect pass. Likewise, to take effectively, everyone has to be on the same advantage of the element of surprise if page. you are trying to get the ball into a certain players hands. When to use out of bounds plays In this guide, I am going to show you several Most of the time, you will simply be able to pass different plays that you can run from out of the ball in from the out of bounds area and then bounds. You will see a combination of plays begin your offense. When your players are that can get you baskets, along with those that being covered tightly, or if the opposition is get the ball to a key player on the court. pressing you, you might need to run an out of Whichever the case, if executed properly, they bounds play. should all help you get the same result – a valuable two points. Out of bounds plays work especially well in the following situations: We’ll look at both sideline and baseline plays in • Against tight man-to-man defense this guide! • When the opposition is pressing you • When you need a quick basket near the Baseline Out of Bounds Plays end of a half or the game (having a plan is always a good idea) Baseline out of bounds plays are a great way to • If you want to disrupt the opposition relieve the pressure defenses that you might defense face when the game gets tight. After your • To in bound the ball to a specific player opponents score a basket, they may need to to set the offense score again right away, so they are going to try to make it as difficult as possible for you to If you want, you could design an out of bounds move the ball up the floor, and they are going to play for every time you in bound the ball. But, in try to intercept your passes. most cases, they are specialty plays that you will use in certain situations during the game. You also may need to in bound the ball into the offensive court to try and score a quick basket Keys to bringing the ball into play of your own. WWW.BASKETBALLPRACTICEPLAN.COM BASKETBALL PLAYBOOK: INBOUNDS PLAYS 5 The following baseline plays are just a handful Figure 1 of the different plays that are out there. As a coach, you can probably design a few of your own during a time out or at half time once you see what the other team is throwing at you. I have included a few of my favorite baseline out of bounds play in this section, and then we will get to a few of the sideline out of bounds plays later in the guide. To get as many of the plays in as possible, each play will start with a diagram then an explanation of how it works. Box 4 – backcourt or frontcourt Here’s how the Box 4 works: • With the 5 man in-bounding the ball, the 3 man located in the lower key area screens up to the 1 man. At the same time 4 comes up to screen for the 3 man. Figure 2 • The 3 man then uses the screen set by the 4 man to swoop underneath the hoop for the inbounds pass. • This play can be run in both the backcourt and the frontcourt. If run in the backcourt, the 2 man can be used as a secondary outlet pass once the ball is inbounded to the 3 man. If in the frontcourt, the 5 man can make a quick pass to the 1 man for a jumper,