Greenwood
Lady Woodmen
Basketball
Program
Development
Grades 2-8
Updated 2/4/19
Table of Contents
1. Offense
Transition
Continuity- Motion, 5 Out, 4 Out, Flex, Zone
Offense
Half Court Set Plays
BLOB’s
SLOB’s
2. Defense
Shell Drill (How we guard Actions/Situations)
Skill Set-D- Transition, Closeouts, Rebounding
Man to Man
Zone
Pressing/Trapping
3. Practice
Skill Development- Ball Handling, Passing,
Shooting, 1v1
Effort, Energy, Attitude, Competitive Desire
Teaching- Hank Iba’s Six Phases of Basketball
4. MISC
Player Development
Program Development
Maximize What We Have > Winning
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How To Have a Successful Season
1. Team Togetherness
Common Goal among teammates of helping one another
Unselfishness (Most uncommon trait in today’s society)
What/Who do you play for?
i. 24-32 minutes: As long as it takes to get it done
ii. Teammates & Family: people invested in you!
iii. Greenwood School/Community: people who support
you
2. Enthusiasm
“A passion to play EVERY day”
Must possess a desire to WORK on your game
Build YOURSELF; Self Confidence, Self-Discipline
3. Attitude
Focus on the goals, not the obstacles: Mental Toughness
Great people try to get better every day: Consistent
Believe in what you do: Trust
Your performance is a reflection of your attitude
4. Improve Daily
Everyone makes mistakes: Learn & get better from ours
Hold each other accountable
Climb a bigger mountain: No one has arrived at
greatness
5. Our Team Defense
Must be the Foundation of our program
Ultimate sign of a committed, cohesive unit
Great indicator of toughness
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Offense
1. Transition
Secondary Break: LMU Numbered Break (handout)
Keys to run: Outlets, run hard, run wide, 3v2, 2v1
Create easy scores
2. Continuity- Motion, 5 Out, 4 Out, Flex, Zone Offense
Spacing: room to drive
Screening & Cutting: Emphasis on using screens &
cuts
Read the defense: react to defense vs predetermining
play
The Why? Scoring against good defense requires
work, timing, & understanding of team concepts. It’s
more than put the ball in the basket.
3. Half Court Man Set Plays (use 2)
Box Shuffle
Red
Hoosier
4. Zone Sets (you choice after these 2)
Rotation
Zone X
5. BLOB’s (Baseline Out of Bounds)
‘T’
Diamond
6. SLOB’s (Sideline Out of Bounds)
Man
Zone
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Defense
1. Shell Drill (How we will guard actions/situations)
Defensive Philosophy & diagrams
Defensive Shell Actions
2. Man to Man
1v1
2v2
3v3
4v4
5v5
3. Zone
2-3
3-2
4. Pressing & Trapping Defenses
Full Court Man to Man
2-2-1 Full Court Zone
Half Court Trapping Defenses: 3-2, 1-3-1
We want to get away from: “Where’s your man? Find your
man. Guard your man.” We want to establish “where’s the
ball? Find the Ball, guard the ball at all times”
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Lady Woodmen Basketball
Earn the right to win
Defense
1. Man to Man will be our Primary Defense
Kids can play any defense if they can play man to
man
All of our guarding principles (man or zone) will
organize around man philosophies
Coach the defense that helps you win, but I want you
to TEACH man to man
2. Apply strategy to game Management
Look for tendencies & use info to make adjustments
to your game strategy
Teach the team how to guard specific actions so game
adjustments are successful
3. Teach, Preach, & Sell Scoring out of Defense
Be aggressive, make a play on defense
Team Defense: Ball scores on US, not a single player
Smart Play: No bad fouls, No easy scores
4. Defensive Checklist; Dominate these Areas
Transition Defense: get more points than we give up
Ball Pressure: Disrupt offense
Rebounding: Make Contact, Sign of effort
Turnovers: force more than we commit
FT Attempts: Shows who is aggressive, Smart, &
Disciplined
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Defensive Situations to Cover in Every Practice
Clemson University Daily Defensive Philosophy
1. Defending the ball in the open court (1v1 full court containment)
2. Defending the ball in the half-court (contain & harass)
3. Wing denial
4. Post defense
5. Help-side defense
6. Help & Recover (we should be in help, only movement is recover)
7. Contesting shots (get a hand up, contest at release point)
8. Block Out & rebound w/ outlets
9. Transition Defense
10. Penetration Rotation (Help the helper, Scramble)
11. Defending screens (on & off ball)
12. Post Digs (swarm or surround the Post)
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Practice
1. Skill Development
Shooting
Ball Handling
Passing
1 v 1 score the ball
Speed, Strength, & Conditioning
2. Teaching
Mr. Hank Iba’s Six Phases of Basketball- it’s more
than just offense & defense
Skill development (teach a kid 2 new things that
she will remember)
Players don’t run plays, they make them! Help
your kids to make plays
3. Work Capacity
Practice Plan
Conditioning
Blue Collar mentality- WORK is a four letter word
they should use
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Hank Iba's 6 Phases of Basketball
1. Transition Defense. Good transition defense helps eliminate layups, open threes and fouls while scrambling
to cover up, which greatly increases your chances of winning. Teams should have separate plans for getting
back after missed shots and turnovers and also for getting back after a made field goal or free throw. Being
strong in this area lets the defense play 5 on 5 instead of playing 3 on 1 or 4 on 2.
2. Half-Court Defense. Numerous studies have all shown that FG % is the #1 statistic that influences winning.
In other words, if a team can constantly force their opponents into shooting poorly they are going to win the
vast majority of their games. Good half court defenses take offenses out of their comfort zone, don't foul and
only give up difficult shots by non-leading scorers. Coaches often give this one area more attention than all of
the others.
3. Fast Break Offense. Effectively running the break gives a team the chance to get some cheap baskets and
is still the best way to get an uncontested three point attempt. Teams that run and consistently scores before
the defense sets up often forces opponents to play smaller if their "Bigs" can't keep up. One of the most
important benefits of fast breaking is that it gives your team "spurt ability" and the opportunity to come from
behind if necessary.
4. Half-Court Offense. Great half-court offense is basically about accepting roles and understanding good shot
selection, regardless of which offensive set is used. Winning offense is NOT equal opportunity but instead is
committed to getting the best shooters the most shots. This can be accomplished by always looking for
favorable mismatches, consistently feeding the hot hand, and setting limitations if running any type of motion
offense. (Five passes unless getting an uncontested layup, post must touch the ball, two designated shooters
until end of the shot clock, etc.)
5. Defensive Rebounding. Use one of the four boxing out techniques (Front pivot, reverse pivot, hit & go, or
face guard) to keep opponents from generating game changing second shots. Teams that want to fast break
obviously need the ball to get things started and should consider a missed shot and subsequent defensive
rebound as the first phase of their offense.
6. Offensive Rebounding. While defensive rebounding is mostly about proper positioning, offensive
rebounding is all about desire and anticipation. Many coaches feel that there is no such thing as a bad second
shot and motivate their non-scorers by telling them they can shoot every offensive rebound they secure. We
send four to the glass and try to consistently get two perimeter players crashing the boards after getting a
running start. (We work very hard on our transition defense and you must too if you are going to send four
players to the offensive boards!)
Too many teams overemphasize just one of the six areas at the expense of the other five. While those types of
teams may win some games, they lack the balance necessary to be a dominant, championship program.
Coach Hank Iba's teams were well known for tough, hard-nosed, physical defense and methodical, ball control
offense. However, even though those areas were his team's main strengths, he did not neglect to emphasize
the other four areas. As a result his coaching career became so legendary that one of the national coach of the
year awards is named after him.
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Practice Plan
5 min Go over focal points of practice, skill to develop, actions in shell drill or
highlight something from previous practice or game.
20 min Skill Development: 3x6 min stations or rotate the drills. Use a drill from
each area, each day or use a personal favorite.
Ball handling: 2 ball zig-zags, stationary, follow the leader, all weak
hand, 2 line mirror drill
Passing: 2 man-2 ball passing, 2v1 passing, Post feeds, 4 corner passing,
4 or 5 out drive & kick passing.
Shooting: Form Shooting, V-Cut Shooting, 2 Line-4 Ball Continuous
shooting, Mikan Drill, 3 man-2 ball shooting.
10 min Transition: 3 man Fast Break, 4 man Fast Break, 5 Line to 3v2, 11 man
Fast Break, 5-0 6 Trips Transition, Full Court Lay Ups.
5 min 1 v 1 Zig Zags: Good for conditioning & stance/core training. Mix up the
drill: Use no hands, active hands, continuous slide, turn & run then
slide, pass to closeout, blind start.
20 min Defense: Use Shell Drill to teach positioning, teach jump to the ball on
the pass, Midline/Helpline. Also, continue teaching footwork, closeouts,
body movement with ball movement. Finish the drill with a possession:
Get rebound, 2-3 stops in a row, play Cut Throat.
Defend an action: Pick an action to teach each day (Clemson List),
rotate those actions. Pick an action you struggled with in the last game.
5 min Conditioning: Lines, Lane slides, footwork drills, Full Court Pressure
shooting
10 min Shooting Drills: Game shots at game speed, shooting shots within your
offense. Breakdowns drills of your offense. Should be quick paced, get up
lots of shots, stress fundamental form & footwork.
20 min Offense: Emphasize running offense with minimal turnovers, delivering
the ball timely, executing screening & cutting, attacking the basket with
purposeful dribbles, & going after offensive rebounds
Cover: Secondary Transition, Set plays, continuity offense. Start
segments how you would start in a game (i.e. FT, SLOB) Give feed-back &
sub, Stop action after two transitions or down & back.
10 min Theme: Special Situations, plays or late game strategy (mix it up)
Cover: Press Offense & Defense, situations, late game plays or defense,
walk through zones or rebounding positions, FT situations, run offense
5v0 or 5v5 Shadow D for repetitions.
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You must challenge kids to Play Hard!
By Frank Allocco, Sr.
All Coaches want players who ‘Play Hard.’ What do we mean when we say he or
she ‘”plays hard.” We must urge kids to make these skills part of their lives & it
will become a part of their game.
P= Physical & Mental Toughness: Play with minor hurts, be tough enough to
overcome physical & mental challenges.
L= Love: Great teammates & friends will give their best for their friends. What
are they willing to do for your family, your school, and your friends?
A= Adversity: Don’t fear adversity, rather embrace it as a takeoff for bigger &
better things. Basketball is a game of adversity, the great ones respond by
making the next play, not dwelling on the previous one.
Y= Yearns for Greatness: Challenge yourself to go beyond mediocrity. Set
goals that challenge you to be the best you can be.
S= Sacrifice: Be other-centered rather than self-centered. Always put the team
first, whether is a sports team, your family team, or your work team.
H= Habits: Create good habits, excellence is a habit. Be a consistent person
who gives the same effort in every environment on & off the court.
A= Accountability: Grades, mistakes, playing time. We are responsible for our
own successes & failures. Understand that we can’t improve until we realize
that we need to. Excuses don’t help, they delay growth.
R= Respect: Respect for your body, for your families, your school, the game of
basketball.
D= Discipline: George Raveling once said: “Athletics is the last bastion of
discipline in American Society.” Adhere to all program rules develop a self-
discipline that will carry over to every aspect of your life.
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