3 EASY Basketball Plays For Youth Teams [VIDEO & DIAGRAMS]
As you know, our philosophy at Breakthrough Basketball is an emphasis on coaches developing player's skills during practice. We realize that some of the older youth teams like to have some quick hitters in their offense that flow straight into their motion offense.
Below are 3 easy and effective plays that you can implement into your offense and won't take up a lot of practice time.
Each play has a variety of scoring options and always remember to take what the defense gives you when running any play.
Youth Play #1 - Stack Post Entry From Coach Kelbick
This quick hitter begins in a double stack formation with the post players on top of each stack.
The guard makes a pass to one of the wings as they pop out to the perimeter.
The ball side post sets a UCLA screen for the guard (1) to make a basket cut.
The ball is entered to the high post who has a shot opportunity or an entry pass to the 5-Man.
If that pass is not available, the high post can skip the ball to the opposite wing (2) who again looks to enter the ball into the post (5).
Youth Play #2 - Turbo From Coach Schuring
The play begins with the 1-Man taking a few dribbles at the 3-Man on the left wing.
At that point, the 3-Man runs across the floor using three screens. The 1-Man dribbles back towards where the 3-Man will end up.
From there, the 2-Man and the 4-Man will set a double screen for the 5-Man coming across the lane.
There are 3 options from here:
- PG passes to 3-Man for a shot
- PG passes to 3-Man who enters the ball to 5-Man for a layup
- PG enters the ball directly to the 5 for a layup
Youth Play #3 - Double Screens for Shooters From Coach Kelbick
This set begins in a 3 Out - 2 In alignment.
As the ball is entered to the wing, the ball-side post (4) sets a block-to-block screen for the opposite low post (5).
The top and weak-side wing converge at the elbow to set a double screen for the post (4) to cut to the top of the key.
Note - you can put any player in the 4-spot (opposite low post) to get a shot at the top off the double-screen.
The double screen continues down to bring the other post (5) out for a shot.
Utilize Your Personnel
Remember when running sets, be creative. You can change the alignment that the play starts from so it better fits your team.
Also, each player on the team has different strengths, try to put them in positions they can succeed and help the team.
Make sure you move players around so they have the opportunity to run different positions. This will make the play more likely to succeed since the players will be familiar and confident with multiple positions.
Quick Hitters Into Offense
Make sure your team knows how it will flow into a motion offense if you do not score from the play.
No matter how successful the plays look in practice, there will be times when you don't get the look you want in a game.
Practice running through all the options of the play and at the end of the set, make sure your team knows how they will flow into their motion offense.
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