Running Set Plays Creatively

Use Set Plays Without Killing Your Offense

A clinic on when and how to run set plays inside a conceptual offense, so a scripted action creates an advantage and then flows back into reads.

  • The full on-demand clinic with a worked Horns example
  • Guidance on when and how to use set plays
  • Constraints for practicing sets as reads
Alex Sarama

Led by Alex Sarama
Founder of Transforming Basketball

Resource language: English. The clinic recordings and included materials are currently in English.

Coach feedback on the clinic
“Alex does a great job outlining the philosophy of half court offense, with when and how to use sets.”
Albert TremontiMore coach feedback
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A Look at What the Clinic Covers

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When to Use Sets

How to decide when a set play helps and when it gets in the way of a read-based offense.

Coaching takeaway

Use a set to start an advantage, not to script the whole possession.

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Alex Sarama coaching a room of coaches at a Transforming Basketball clinic
Your Clinician

Taught by Alex Sarama

Alex has spent his career helping coaches design better learning environments and develop adaptable, intelligent players. This clinic distills that work into a practical, no-fluff format you can apply right away.

  • Founder of Transforming Basketball
  • Former Assistant Coach & Head of Player Development with the Cleveland Cavaliers
  • Author of the Amazon bestseller “Transforming Basketball”
  • Coach developer and clinician who has worked with coaches in 40+ countries

Alex Sarama has been featured in

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Feedback from the Coaching Community

Verified feedback from coaches on Transforming Basketball’s coaching methods and resources.

It's pretty simple, after installing Alex's Conceptual offense, we will never go back to the old ways of running a continuity offense!
RVRyan VasquezOn the conceptual offense approach

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Put It Into Practice

Make Set Plays Work for You

Use sets to create advantages without turning your players into robots.

Know When to Call One

Decide when a set helps and when it gets in the way.

Branch into Reads

Build sets that offer multiple reads off one alignment.

Practice with Constraints

Rehearse sets so players keep reading the defense.

Connect to Principles

Flow from a set back into your conceptual offense.

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Running Set Plays Creatively

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  • The full on-demand clinic with a worked Horns example
  • Guidance on when and how to use set plays
  • Constraints for practicing sets as reads
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Questions, Answered

No. The clinic is about using set plays inside a conceptual offense — when to call them and how to connect them back to your principles so players keep reading the defense.

It is fully on-demand. Watch at your own pace — there are no scheduled sessions.

You get instant access the moment you purchase, with a confirmation sent to your email. Watch on desktop, tablet or mobile.

The ideas apply across levels and can be adapted for the team you coach.

Because this is a digital product with instant access, all sales are final.

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