Thanks, coach for sharing this video with us. I ran this offense a few years ago and then moved over to the Dribble Drive Offense mainly because my high school talent afforded me that opportunity. After watching this clip, I might be moving back to the Spread offense. Mainly because we have a post player that is so versatile. She would have a field day with this offense vs the DDMO. Thanks again for sharing this video.
@@nickschmeltz736growing up, believe it or not my dad taught my brother and I this offense in grade school and early middle school lol. Got the idea from a massive John Wooden coaching book and watching the spurs. My brother was taller and honestly more disciplined than me for practicing, so he basically turned him into 5th grade Tim Duncan lol. Dead serious, even down to that bank shot that only Tim used to shoot. I was taught to watch two players: Bruce Bowen and Shane Battier. We had no idea, but I guess my dad figured everyone wants to be a guard, but the two things that are hardest to find in the wild would be a playmaking post player and a 3 and D wing, and he decided he'd make his own hahaha! And further, even if there weren't any good ball handlers, he'd always have a post up playmaker and a 3 and D wing. These concepts have been around for eons, yet they're still very effective. They're built around fundamental truths of basketball, which is also why I feel like they can scale really well regardless of athleticism if you have the players to make the reads. Whereas with dribble drive stuff, being able to win off the dribble or create some kind of downhill advantage becomes a necessity to be consistent. But the spread? I watched the first minute of this video and it took me back to my preteens. Those back screens were LETHAL lol. And if your decision makers are good, the defense either has to just make a play every time or hope you miss, cause that flowing spread offense is freaking built around having a counter to everything. I'm glad to hear that it's still being kept alive and run in some places
Coach, we run the spread as well and have loved what it does for our team (8th grade boys). What adjustments do you make when teams go a traditional 2-3 zone? We get good looks still with the 1st side of spread but haven't figured out a way to get continuity on 2nd side if we don't get a good look the first time through against zone.
Typically we just run first cutter through and go into a 1-3-1 alignment for a zone attack. We don't see a whole lot of 2-3 zone. Altman has some good ideas for Spread vs 2-3 zone.
Personally, I'd run the high 5 dump in, then kick it out, reverse it, then run it again... the dribble drive and cut will be critical to deafeating the press, and, a few made outside shots to get them out of it.
Thanks for sharing Coach! I have two questions for you. 1. I notice sometimes you enter the offense with a dribble hand-off, is that a call or natural action? 2. If a girl cuts backdoor, but doesn't receive pass, does she v-cut back out or does she continue through and the offense rotate and fill?
1. With the dribble hand-off, it is typically a call but after running this offense for 2 years our girls can now sometimes flow right into a DHO. The biggest thing is the exchange of the weak side players - they have to see the action going on the strong side. 2. Our rule for a backdoor cut is to finish your cut and re-cut to try and get back open. Typically, with that much pressure and if we're struggling to enter the ball we call "Pressure" and our pinch post player tops to TOK and we enter the ball there and exchange our guards/forwards.
Thanks, coach for sharing this video with us. I ran this offense a few years ago and then moved over to the Dribble Drive Offense mainly because my high school talent afforded me that opportunity. After watching this clip, I might be moving back to the Spread offense. Mainly because we have a post player that is so versatile. She would have a field day with this offense vs the DDMO. Thanks again for sharing this video.
We loved having an athletic, smart play maker in the pinch post. Makes the offense very smooth.
How did that season go for you?
@murray8378 Started off 12-0. After Christmas Break, we went 4-5. Injuries and grades hit the team hard.
@@nickschmeltz736growing up, believe it or not my dad taught my brother and I this offense in grade school and early middle school lol. Got the idea from a massive John Wooden coaching book and watching the spurs. My brother was taller and honestly more disciplined than me for practicing, so he basically turned him into 5th grade Tim Duncan lol. Dead serious, even down to that bank shot that only Tim used to shoot. I was taught to watch two players: Bruce Bowen and Shane Battier. We had no idea, but I guess my dad figured everyone wants to be a guard, but the two things that are hardest to find in the wild would be a playmaking post player and a 3 and D wing, and he decided he'd make his own hahaha! And further, even if there weren't any good ball handlers, he'd always have a post up playmaker and a 3 and D wing.
These concepts have been around for eons, yet they're still very effective. They're built around fundamental truths of basketball, which is also why I feel like they can scale really well regardless of athleticism if you have the players to make the reads. Whereas with dribble drive stuff, being able to win off the dribble or create some kind of downhill advantage becomes a necessity to be consistent. But the spread? I watched the first minute of this video and it took me back to my preteens. Those back screens were LETHAL lol. And if your decision makers are good, the defense either has to just make a play every time or hope you miss, cause that flowing spread offense is freaking built around having a counter to everything. I'm glad to hear that it's still being kept alive and run in some places
Coach, we run the spread as well and have loved what it does for our team (8th grade boys). What adjustments do you make when teams go a traditional 2-3 zone? We get good looks still with the 1st side of spread but haven't figured out a way to get continuity on 2nd side if we don't get a good look the first time through against zone.
Typically we just run first cutter through and go into a 1-3-1 alignment for a zone attack. We don't see a whole lot of 2-3 zone. Altman has some good ideas for Spread vs 2-3 zone.
Personally, I'd run the high 5 dump in, then kick it out, reverse it, then run it again... the dribble drive and cut will be critical to deafeating the press, and, a few made outside shots to get them out of it.
@@nickschmeltz736 do you have any links for Altman's stuff for Spread vs the zone? Thanks!
Thanks for sharing Coach! I have two questions for you.
1. I notice sometimes you enter the offense with a dribble hand-off, is that a call or natural action?
2. If a girl cuts backdoor, but doesn't receive pass, does she v-cut back out or does she continue through and the offense rotate and fill?
1. With the dribble hand-off, it is typically a call but after running this offense for 2 years our girls can now sometimes flow right into a DHO. The biggest thing is the exchange of the weak side players - they have to see the action going on the strong side.
2. Our rule for a backdoor cut is to finish your cut and re-cut to try and get back open. Typically, with that much pressure and if we're struggling to enter the ball we call "Pressure" and our pinch post player tops to TOK and we enter the ball there and exchange our guards/forwards.
Is this something that can be run against a 1-3-1?
Possibly. I would turn the 1st cutter into the baseline runner.
Some good ideas but the ref in me saw an illegal screen at 1:12
Help defense and hard work would stop this
Great insight Chuck! I think that could be said about a lot of offenses...Continuity ball screen, dribble drive, flex, etc.
There is no offensive player in the ball side corner. Therefore the help side defense is eliminated.
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