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Four Ways to Attack Switching Without Stopping Offensive Flow

Punish the switch by using these 4 distinct coverage solutions instead of letting the defense force you into stagnant isolation. In the modern era of pace and space, the pick-and-roll is the most heavily utilized trigger to create offensive advantages.

George Vaz
Aug 3, 20265 min read
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Single and Double Gaps: Teaching Basketball Spacing

In the modern era of basketball, almost every coach preaches the importance of "pace and space." However, while teams are shooting more three-pointers and playing faster than ever before, the actual concept of space is often misunderstood.

George Vaz
Jul 13, 20265 min read
Team offense

Yago Santos EuroLeague Pick and Roll: 7 Elite Plays

Breaking Down Yago Santos’ EuroLeague Pick and Roll Game Yago Santos EuroLeague Pick and Roll Breakdown vs Baskonia Yago Santos pick and roll ability is one of the most effective weapons in the EuroLeague, both with his club and the Brazilian National Team..

George Vaz
Mar 2, 20262 min read
Team offense

Zone Offense Basketball: Small-Sided Games to Teach It

What Are Small-Sided Games for Zone Offense Basketball? For the format of this blog, I have split small-sided game ideas into four categories (dribbling, passing, spacing and moving), with sub principles of play within each activity.

Neil Houghton
Dec 15, 20253 min read
Team offense

Coaching the Dribble Hand-Off in Basketball with the CLA

The dribble hand-off is one example of a trigger you can use within your conceptual offense. One of the challenges in our membership community was centered around how you would implement this trigger through a constraints-led approach.

George Vaz
Nov 24, 20251 min read
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Common Triggers for a Conceptual Offense

Firstly, what is a trigger? A trigger is an offensive action that will ‘trigger’ or cause the first domino to fall - creating an advantage.

George Vaz
Nov 3, 20253 min read
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