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Offensive Basketball Strategies

Find various basketball offensive strategies, tips, and techniques to help in your basketball coaching skills. These articles go beyond the X's and O's and drills and go deeper to give you a better understanding of how to have an effective and efficient basketball team on the offensive end of the court.

Choosing Your Basketball Offense
How do we know what offense to run? When should we make the decision? This article does not tell you what offense to employ as only you can decide what is best for your team. It does, however, offer up strategies and tips that will help you understand what needs to go into the decision-making process. . . . Keep Reading
10 Ways to Free Your Pressured Star Player
10 methods and tactics you can utilize to free your pressured star when the opposition attempts to contain him or her. . . . Keep Reading
4 Principles for Attacking Junk Defenses
Teach and practice these 4 principles to prepare for those moments when your opponent throws a junk defense such as a box-and-one or triangle-and-two at your team. . . . Keep Reading
13 Offensive Concepts to Consider
13 Offensive Concepts to Consider These 13 offensive concepts by Coach Mike Fratello are useful things to consider as you develop your offensive philosophy. Some of these may seem to be small things, but over the course of a basketball game they can become quite important. . . . Keep Reading
9 Principles for Attacking Pressure Defenses
9 Principles for Attacking Pressure Defenses At one point or another you can expect pressure. In nearly every game, your opponent will pressure you defensively. Be prepared. Always be prepared. These 9 principles will help you prepare by giving you an understanding of techniques and tactics you can apply in attacking defensive pressure. . . . Keep Reading
Stop the Star with Offense
Devising a defensive game plan to stop or slow the opposing star is essential. You can, and should, stop the star with your offense as well. . . . Keep Reading
General Principles in Attacking Half Court Zone Defense
These 7 strategic principles are necessary in attacking any zone defense formation. Have success in your zone offense by incorporating these strategies. . . . Keep Reading
General Rules for Team Offense
No matter what type of offense you run, it should include some general rules and principles. The following rules should be included in any offensive system. . . . Keep Reading
Planning Your Team Offense
Tips, techniques, and questions to help you take advantage of your player's individual skills to design or utilize an offensive system that will give you the best chance for success. . . . Keep Reading
Traits of a Successful Offensive Play
Incorporate these 7 traits within your offense and make your players aware of them so that you will have a more successful offensive team. . . . Keep Reading
Considerations for Choosing an Offense
The following 15 points should be carefully considered when you need to choose an offense for your team. Whether you choose to run some sort of 'set' offense . . . Keep Reading
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