John Wooden & Pat Summitt

2 0 + P L A Y S & D R I L L S I N C L U D E D John Wooden & Pat Summitt MASTERING OFFENSIVE FUNDAMENTALS with the Coaches of the Century MASTERING OFFENSIVE FUNDAMENTALS WITH THE COACHES OF THE CENTURY 01 INTRODUCTION to Mastering Offensive Fundamentals S 02 KEY OFFENSIVE PRINCIPLES WITH JOHN WOODEN for Teaching and Implementing Offensive X's and O's T 13 DRAWING A CHAMPIONSHIP PLAY DIAGRAM with the Coaches of the Century N 14 INTRODUCING THE HIGH POST OFFENSE with Coach John Wooden E INTRODUCING THE 4-OPTION OFFENSE T 20 with Coach John Wooden 32 INTRODUCING THE MOTION OFFENSE with Coach John Wooden N 35 INTRODUCING THE FLEX OFFENSE with Coach Pat Summitt O C P A T S U M M I T T C O A C H I N G S O L U T I O N S . C O M MASTERING OFFENSIVE FUNDAMENTALS WITH THE COACHES OF THE CENTURY INTRODUCTION LEARNING FROM THE COACHES OF THE CENTURY On April 8th, 2000, Pat Summitt and John Wooden In ‘Mastering Offensive Fundamentals with the were recognized as the Naismith Women’s and Men’s Coaches of the Century,’ learn how to teach and Collegiate Coaches of the Century, respectively. implement the key principles of Wooden’s UCLA Offense, along with other alternative Flex and There is no higher honor bestowed upon a coach, Motion offense sets that coaches have trusted for and there is no pair of coaches more deserving of decades. recognition than these two basketball legends. The ‘Coaches of the Century’ evolved the game to Go step by step with John Wooden and Pat Summitt entirely new levels with brilliant basketball strategy as they demonstrate how they turned these that still serves as a foundation for countless fundamental concepts into basketball dynasties that coaches around the globe. changed the game of basketball. However, what sets these two apart from the rest is In this playbook, find pages of frame-by-frame play the way in which they developed their teams, sets that you can install into your offense. Curated leagues, and communities along the way by being a from best-selling books, videos, and unpublished model of extraordinary leadership that understood hand-drawn notes, these pages will help you mold the importance of being a dedicated teacher above your young athletes into a unified, championship- all else. caliber team that is ready to improve every day. 1 MASTERING OFFENSIVE FUNDAMENTALS WITH THE COACHES OF THE CENTURY C O A C H J O H N W O O D E N ' S T E N K E Y P R I N C I P L E S T O T H E U C L A O F F E N S E John Wooden’s approach to developing his legendary offense was focused on shot selection. He looked at each game almost like a math equation that needed to be balanced. If he could call plays that rewarded his team with higher percentage shots than the shots they allowed on defense, his team would win. Anchored by this simple fact, John Wooden began to augment the High Post Offense with his famous UCLA Cut, which would pave the way for the Wooden UCLA Offense. After achieving a decade’s worth of national championships, the Wooden Offense became the most famous offensive coaching style in basketball, and the de facto ‘coaching manual’ for young coaches looking to develop their first playbook for their first team. More than a half-century later, coaches are still turning to Coach John Wooden’s UCLA Offense to create high percentage shots that win games. Explained best by Mike Kryzyzewski, the Hall-of-Fame head coach at Duke University, he writes in the forward of John Wooden’s book on the UCLA offense that... “...passing, cutting, and screening are all essential elements underlying the X’s and O’s he [Coach Wooden] presents. For that reason, this offensive systems is well suited to high school and even middle school levels where it is especially important that players be properly grounded in the basic basketball skills.” Beyond the creative brilliance that John Wooden showed with his play schematics, he also understood that he needed more than just a great playbook in order to create great teamwork. For Coach John Wooden, this meant organizing his offense around a strong foundation of principles built around behaviors, rather than just play sets, that he emphasized across every drill, practice, and game to develop his players into a cohesive team. In this chapter, our coaches of the century will walk you through those ten principles that every coach should apply to their offense, regardless of scheme, while offering some memorable quotes that can help you communicate these concepts to your team. 1. Spacing As with any offensive system, no X’s and O’s devised on 2. Triangles 3. Penetration paper have ever scored a single point on the basketball 4. Passing court. Before an offense can be consistently productive, 5. Strong/Weak-side Balance the players must be in good condition, well grounded in 6. Flexibility 7. Timing the fundamentals, unselfish, and able to execute as a 8. Equal Opportunity smooth-working unit. 9. Rebounding Balance 10. Defensive Balance COACH JOHN WOODEN 2 MASTERING OFFENSIVE FUNDAMENTALS WITH THE COACHES OF THE CENTURY # 1 S P A C I N G C O A C H J O H N W O O D E N H A D A G E N E R A L R U L E T H A T P L A Y E R S S H O U L D B E A B O U T 1 5 F E E T 1 5 A P A R T W H E N M A K I N G P A S S E S . F E E T Players too close together are easy to guard, but passes spanning more than 15 feet of distance expose the ball to a higher risk of turnover. In most offenses, proper strong side spacing usually consists of three players in motion on the ball-side of the court, with the two weak-side players remaining active and ready to initiate a weak-side attack should the ball get reversed. Players will inevitably break the ‘15 foot rule’ when setting screens, interchanging positions, or during pick and rolls, but it’s still a great reminder to give players space to create their own opportunities. If your players lose their spacing, any offense will become rigid and predictable to guard. Both the UCLA Offense and Pat Summitt’s Five Option Motion Offense were built to allow for players to move freely and to improvise wherever they might find weaknesses in the defense. 3 MASTERING OFFENSIVE FUNDAMENTALS WITH THE COACHES OF THE CENTURY # 2 T R A I N G L E S The concept of triangles in basketball was one of the biggest contributions that John Wooden and his coaching staff made to the game of basketball. In his various books, John Wooden goes into greater detail on the origins of his triangle concept, and how it became widely popular after Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls dynasty used the Triangle Offense to dominate the 90’s with six Championships and their historic ’72-10 Season.’ However many basketball coaches and fans don’t realize that while Tex Winters and Phil Jackson were implementing the Triangle for the first time in Chicago, Pat Summitt had already won multiple National Championships with her own version of the Triangle, which she called the Triple Post Offense. John Wooden explains the concept of creating ‘triangles’ within a basketball offense like this: “ A D D I N G A T H I R D R E C E I V E R P R O D U C E S M O R E A N D B E T T E R P A S S I N G A N G L E S A N D S C O R I N G O P P O R T U N I T I E S T H A N A S I M P L E T W O - M A N G A M E . " - C O A C H J O H N W O O D E N But just as important is how those triangles are formed. A stationary triangle where all three players arrive at the same time provides little benefit to a player under pressure. However, if the play can be staggered to create passing opportunities in succession, then the triangle formation can be used to keep the offense in motion while constantly and strategically turning the defense. 4 MASTERING OFFENSIVE FUNDAMENTALS WITH THE COACHES OF THE CENTURY # 3 P E N E T R A T I O N “ T H E H E A R T O F A N Y S U C C E S S F U L O F F E N S E I S T H E U N S E L F I S H N E S S , C O N F I D E N C E , A N D C O N S T A N T P E N E T R A T I N G M O V E M E N T S F R O M S P R E A D A N D B A L A N C E D A R E A S O N T H E F L O O R .

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