Mastering the flex offense with gary williams, university of maryland head mens basketball coach, 2002 ncaa champions. The 14 high is a very flexible entry that you can run a number of ways. He was single and could afford to be broke for a couple years. Dematha does not use a wingentry pass to get into flex, presumably because an upscreen would get 5. Follow along as elizabethtown head mens basketball coach bob. Triangle highlow fastmodel sports published 10282018 by null null favorite send to fastdraw email print embed. Simplified swing offense for high school basketball pg. Coach peterman al skinner boston college flex notes. Tubby smith 30 series run flex as a secondary break, with 18 to 21 foot spacing outside the arc. The flex requires good offensive spacing and good timing between the passes, picks, and cuts. I taped every game they played in the 1994 finals against phoneix and broke down every offensive possession. We teach this as a progression with recognition of three different types of spots on the floor. The offense starts when the player with the basketball 1 passes across court to 4. Being a skeptic of the flex offense for many years, i was amazed at how easy it is to adapt to any offense, any style and any situation.
To understand the basic patterns of the flex and the 5out offense, see flex offense and 5out open post offense. This potent high post attack was instrumental to the success of many of uclas ncaa championship teams under coach john wooden, and is commonly used on all levels of basketball including the nba. If you like running a 5out offense, this flex pattern gives your 5out offense a whole new look, and is something you could call from the bench, or in a timeout. How to run the flex offense vs persontoperson defense. The flex offense is a basketball offense that was run by maryland and boston college in the 2000s. The flex offense is a patterned, continuity offense that makes effective use of backscreens to create easy and open scoring opportunities. The flex offense diagrammed here is the basic flex offense. Mike jones, head basketball coach at perennial powerhouse dematha catholic high school, puts a unique spin on the popular and effective flex offense. On ballreversal to1,4 dives and5 replaces himbyflashing intothehighpost. There are also other cuts, flashes, and movements to create open shots. Origins of an offense the flex is basic in philosophy, but complex in execution. This basketball play is all about continual cutting and screening until the defense breaks down and lets up a scoring opportunity for the offense. As the game evolved, hes now using a 14 high stack offense based on triangle principles.
The flex offense is an offensive strategy in basketball invented in 1967 by rene herrerias. The goal is to get your best big man flashing to the post looking for the ball. The coach who ran it with most success and is known as the father of the flex was carrol williams while he was head coach of santa clara university. Document resume healey, william a hartley, joseph w. Continuity flex screen on a pass from 2 to 4, 2 clears the top. This video will teach you the basic movement pattern of the flex offense and a few basic scoring options you can run from the pattern.
Basketball offense flex offense, coachs clipboard basketball. Meanwhile, o5 drops inside and screens for o2, and o2 makes a flex cut over o5s screen into the paint, for the possible pass and shot. On a strong side wing baseline drive, players should have the following rotations. Basketball continuity offense sets basketball motion. Blinn college and carl albert state college as well as high school. By running this offense, you have the opportunity for motion while not relying. Using the basic pattern and the various entries to the offense, the majority of the shots will come from the elbow area and the low post block area. It was utilized to bring uclas star center, lew alcindor a. Raider 14 high offense this play starts and ends in the 14 high set, and therefore has continuity, and could be run as a halfcourt offense, rather than just a play. Frame 2 zone o 2 1 3 4 5 onhispass to3,runsthebaseline totherightcorner.
If the play broke down, the ball would be reversed to the other side and it would be run again. From a 4low formation, the ball is passed to the middle players at the top of the key. The video is a clinic he is giving on what he calls full court offense. The princeton continuity offense teamarete basketball. Here is the most common method that i see coaches use to attack the zone using the flex offense. Click on the pdf link to download the basketball coaching notes. Check out even more flex actions over at the hoops u. They also run a flex cut out of this if not shot from the corner and no post entry. Gonzaga also runs this with the posts starting down low and calls it big. Take a look at three different flex plays from the 14 high set below. That is why we have compiled a database of basketball plays for coaches of all levels to look through and. Oct 05, 2011 the flex forms the basis for most of what texas ran on offense last year.
Last few years his teams have averaged 90 plus points per game. This offense utilizes a strong ball control guard who quarterbacks the entire offensive set. It is the favored offense of many high school programs because it requires players to be in. Flex offense basketball continuity offenses hoops u. He likes to use a lot of ball screens and back screens from his flex offense to put the defense into a disadvantage and get great angles to. Understanding rick barnes texas basketball offense. The shuffle offense, predecessor of the princeton, flex, hawk and reverse action offenses, uses teamwork and player movement to create high percentage shots. As coach of the 2002 ncaa championship team, 25 wins in the ncaa tournament, and an overall winning percentage of. Dematha does not use a wingentry pass to get into flex, presumably because an upscreen would get 5 away from the basket. Sometimes the best look is from p3 on the baseline when d5 steps out to defend. The complete book of basketballs flex offense will be delivered as a word pdf document and download can be immediate after payment. It starts out just like every other flex offense, like the gonzaga, boston college, or maryland.
He likes to use a lot of ball screens and back screens from his flex offense to put the defense into a disadvantage and get great angles to look at high low entries into the post. Eventually took over gonzaga in 1999 and for much of his first 5 years ran flex offense 60%. Steve smith is the head basketball coach at the prestigious oak hill academy in virginia. This article and animation discuss basketballs flex offense. Flex offense complete coaching guide basketball for coaches. The modified flex offense is a twist on one of the mostused offenses in basketball. Created in the 1970s the flex offense was established to take advantage of scoring opportunities cutting through the key flex cut and a series of screen the screener actions used to get open jump shots. Mike jones dematha catholic high school notes by matt. Steve smith high scoring transition game blueprint basketball.
Even though flex is designed for man defenses, some coaches have success using the flex against zone by making a few adjustments. Running these alternate flex entries from the 14 set creates favorable spacing versus defenses that may be clogging the lane against your traditional flex spacing. Basketball motion offense works the best when you have high iq players that understand where they are supposed to be on the floor and how to scoreset teammates up out of the offense. The complete book on basketball coaching information. The offense is good for exploiting the high post and short cornerswhich i suppose is the purpose of all zone offenses.
The play then involves a flex screen and pin down which provides two great open shot opportunities. Jan 02, 2012 this article outlines 3 flex offense entries from the 14 high offensive set. Apr 16, 2017 coach few started as a high school coach then took a graduate assistant job at gonzaga for no pay. Any specific offense could be implemented to create the best scoring possibilities based on team personnel. Princeton ser es continuity offense perimeter player responsibilities and alignment. The flex offense is a very effective offense that is based on a continuity pattern. After early turmoil, auburn is flexing its muscles new, 3 comments bruce pearls attack blends topflight recruits, an oldschool offense, and modern tempo. Basketball plays from top college basketball coaches. Simplified swing offense for high school basketball.
Coach few started as a high school coach then took a graduate assistant job. Geno auriemma 14 high offense complete guide coachbase. A little bit more than a year ago, rick barnes worked with jerry sloan to revamp his offense. Most scoring opportunities come off the flex cut inside, or a jumpshot from the elbows. The flex offense was created as a variation to the shuffle offense in the 1970s by carroll williams of santa clara university. Our offense comes from the book that tex winter wrote in the 1960s and from watching a lot of films of the bulls, auriemma said. With all five players in constant motion and a treat to score at all times, it eliminates any defensive help and double teaming. This section gives brief details of the various types of basketball offense such as 4 out 1 in, horns, flex, and princeton. There are certainly other options that can be utilized though these are the basics. They are 4 around 1, and the post sets a flex screen for the guard who flex cuts towards the ball, this is where the dematha flex differs from others, instead of a downscreen, they set upscreens.
Oct 07, 2017 this video will teach you the basic movement pattern of the flex offense and a few basic scoring options you can run from the pattern. The flex offense is a patterned offense typically run against. Flex offense the high flex delay offense you can use the flex offense as a delayspread offense. Here is a link to the animation for 4 high zone offense and download the 14 high zone offense pdf diagrams if youd like. You can run quick hitters from the 14 andor use it to initiate your flex offense.
If p4 gets the ball either look for the shot, a drive or highlow action. This offense also is effective against teams that overplay deny the pass to the wing which makes them more vulnerable to the backcut. Having the right basketball plays in your playbook as a basketball coach could determine whether your team has successful season, or not. The passer becomes a screener, making two screens and ending up in the opposite corner. The play starts with o3 making a baseline cut to the right corner, while o1 passes to o2 diagram a below.
It is also very easy for the fastbreak offense to flow into the flex continuity. As you can see, all four players are placed high and wide even with and above the ft line extended and the lane line up to the top. Just bring the whole offense up higher, to the freethrow line extended. The mike jones dematha catholic high school notes will show you his offensive philosophy on how to attack half court and full court man defense. The dynamic flex offense with video basketball continuity offense. Williams assistant coach, dan fitzgerald, brought the offense north to spokane when he became head coach at gonzaga. Here are five popular ballscreen offenses with horns entries for each.
The stack offense is one of the oldest basketball offenses that is still occasionally used in todays game. The approach used in describing the 12 great basketball offenses is. Basketball offense 14 high offense, coachs clipboard. On a strong side wing middle drive, players should have the following rotations. The flex offense has been around since the 1970s and is a patterned offense featuring passing, screening, ballreversal, options and counters, and the prototypical flex cut. The next three diagrams below show the basic motion when the ball is passed into the corner wing. Coach few started as a high school coach then took a graduate assistant job at gonzaga for no pay. You can imagine some simple things, like o1 passing to a high post player, and then the wings o3 and o2 backcutting to the hoop for the pass from the high post. That flex cutter will set up his man low and then come up high for the catch. Flex cutter 2 must go low, shoulder to shoulder if 2 goes high theres not much room to set an upscreen, screener 5 makes sure that x2 does not go over the top. The horns offense is a basketball offense that begins with two perimeter players located in the corners, two high post players, and a primary ball handler at the top of the key.
Before we get into how to run the flex offense, lets have a quick look at its history in the game of basketball. The stack shouldnt be run unless a team has a guard who has exceptional ball handling skills. College basketball is dominated by powerhouse programs with resources. Field goal fourpoint play free throw hook shot moves pick and roll positions posterized playbook rebound point screen. Put into the raptors playbook in the middle of the season, this play is used for kawhi leonard, pascal.
Basketball offense, 14 high stack offense and plays. Basketball offense 14 high offense, coachs clipboard playbook. The offense run by newell was designed to get the ball to a player cutting across the post for a shot inside or to a player taking a shot off a screen on the wing. This offense is most effective against mantoman defenses but, with adjustments, can be used against the matchup and against combination defenses. Flex screen any time the ball changes sides of the floor.
Each perimeter player will eventually occupy each wing spot and top spot as. Transition into flex 5 3 1 2 4 flex cut crackdown flex entry this is the simplest and most common flex entry used by gonzaga. A good benefit to the horns offense is that it opens up the low post which can be very helpful for teams that are undersized. It is a staple offense among many high school teams. Mark few gonzaga ball screen continuity offense coachbase.
This offense is most effective against mantoman defenses, and has been used by many high school teams. Basketball offense general principles and more hoop student. Best of luck to you in your coaching endeavors, and i hope this book provides you with valuable information on coaching basketball. This offensive set is run out of a 14 high look the attractive aspect of the 14 high flex is the baseline and paint being generally clear.
Always look for ball reversal, the baseline cut is the basic cut. Eventually took over gonzaga in 1999 and for much of his first 5 years ran flex offense 60% of the time and 4 out 1 in motion 40% of the time. Since its invent the flex offense has become widely popular among high. If x2 is denying the pass to 2 on the wing then 2 makes a backcut. The flex produces good high percentage shots and encourages good shot selection. The flex offense is an offensive strategy in basketball invented in 1967 by rene herrerias while coaching at calberkeley. Continuity ballscreen offenses are a great way to build fluidity in your offensive attack. It also spaces the floor very well and can be used as a delay style offense.
In 34 years of coaching high school basketball i have never seen a more complete book that allows you to understand and implement the flex offense into any style of play. I just felt that fellow coaches especially young coaches need to constantly work on their game. Aug, 2017 our offense comes from the book that tex winter wrote in the 1960s and from watching a lot of films of the bulls, auriemma said. As you can see, the flex offense has been proven to work at all levels of basketball. Dean smith north carolina 14high offense offense man to man frame 1 north carolina backcut 1 3 5 4 x2 2 1 passes to 4 at the high post. The flex offense has been around since the 1970s and is a patterned offense featuring passing, screening, the flex cut, ballreversal, options and counters.
I have turned this post into a printer friendly pdf. Three flex offense entries from the 14 high set brightcoach. The harder that the players cut and screen for each other, the. If o2 does not get the pass, o2 moves out to the corner, and o5 then cuts into the paint for the possible pass from o4 diagram.
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