Set Plays & Quick-Hitters
Called actions to get a specific shot: horns, box, and stagger sets.
Pillar
Offense
How you score, organized into the systems coaches actually run: set plays and quick-hitters, motion and continuity, the ball-screen game, attacking zones, and transition. Browse the play library by category, then go deep with full coaching breakdowns from real playbooks.
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Offense by category.
Motion & Continuity
Read-based offenses built on spacing, cutting, and screening rules.
Ball-Screen / Pick-and-Roll
The most-run action in the game and the spacing that makes it score.
Attacking Zones
Distort the shape, overload a side, and find the gaps in any zone.
Transition & Early Offense
Score before the defense is set: primary break and early actions.
Coaching breakdowns
Go deep on an offense.
All breakdowns →How to Coach the 5-Out Motion Offense
All five spread outside the arc, the paint empty, and players making reads off the dribble.
How to Coach the Flex Offense
The continuity that never dies: what makes it go, where it’s vulnerable, how to teach it.
How to Attack a Zone Defense
A zone guards areas, not players, so you beat it by distorting its shape.
Clint Swan’s Five-Man Open Post Offense
A read-and-cut continuity. Keep five spots filled and cut hard to the rim.
Keep exploring
Defense · Situations · Drills & Player Development · Practice & Coaching · How to read our diagrams
Every Offense page
All 139 pages in this section, grouped by topic.
Offensive Systems 65
- 131 Offense Basketball: The 1-3-1 Set vs Man and Zones
- 3 Out 2 In Basketball Offense: Spacing, Actions and Reads
- 4 Out 1 In Motion Offense: Rules, Spacing and Sets
- 5 Out Motion Offense Drills: Install Steps and Live Games
- 5 Out Offense: Rules, Spacing and Drills
- Backdoor Triggers and Backdoor Plays in Basketball
- Ball Screen Continuity Offense: Pick and Roll Rules and Reads
- Basketball Delay Game Offense: How to Win Late
- Basketball Flexibility and Mobility Training
- Basketball Half Court Offense: Complete Guide
- Basketball Offense Evolution: How the Game Changed
- Basketball Offense: Systems, Actions and Sets Explained
- Blocker-Mover Offense: Roles, Alignments, Reads and Install
- Concept Based Offense: Principles Instead of Plays
- Continuity Offense Basketball: Types, Rules and How They Work
- Developing a Great Offense in Basketball
- Dribble Drive Drills: Breakdowns, Blood and Scramble
- Dribble Drive Motion Offense: Spacing, Reads and Install
- Dribble Drive Named Plays: Drop, Quick, Pop and Corner Sets
- Dribble Drive Reads: Kick Up, Kick Back, Loop and Dump
- Dribble Drive System: Walberg's Pressure, Pace and Shot Diet
- Dribble Drive vs Princeton Offense: Compared by Principle
- Drills to Teach Ball Screen Continuity Offense
- Drills to Teach Motion Offense Principles
- Drive and Space Offense: Gaps, Pitches and the Rim Runner
- Early Offense Basketball: Pace, First Actions and Drills
- Elbow Offense in Basketball
- Five-Man Open Post Offense: Read-and-Cut Motion System
- Flex Basketball Plays: Specials, Counters and Named Sets
- Flex Offense Basketball: Cuts, Sets, Counters and Drills
- Four Corners Offense Basketball: Roles, Rules and Versions
- Half-Court Offense for Tall, Skilled Teams: Post Feed Sets
- High Low Offense Basketball: Reads, Counters and Zone Rules
- How to Beat Man to Man Defense in Basketball: Reads and Drills
- How to Defend 5-Out Motion Offense
- How to Defend Blocker-Mover Offense
- How to Defend Spacing Offenses
- How to Defend the Dribble Drive Motion Offense
- How to Defend the Princeton Offense
- International Basketball Offense Actions Every Coach Should Know
- Motion Offense Basketball Plays for Constant Movement
- Motion Offense Basketball Practice Drills
- Motion Offense: Spacing, Rules, Actions and How to Install It
- Pace and Space Offense: Threes, Layups and Playing Fast
- Pass-and-Cut Motion Offense: Reads, Backdoor and Install
- Phoenix Suns Seven Seconds or Less Offense
- Princeton Chin Series: 4 Ways Coaches Run the Chin Offense
- Princeton Low Post Series: Splits, Screens and the Laker Cut
- Princeton Offense Drills: Breakdowns, Shooting and Live Reps
- Princeton Offense vs Motion Offense: Compared by Principle
- Princeton Offense: Cuts, Reads and Sets
- Princeton Point Series: Over, Away and Under Reads
- Providence Friars: Transition Offense Back Screen Diagonal Screen Play
- Shuffle Offense Basketball: Shuffle Cut, Rotation and Counters
- Simple Basketball Offense for Youth and Beginner Teams
- Spread Offense Basketball: Alignments, Rules and Versions
- Spread Pick and Roll Offense: Flat Screens, Reads and Counters
- Swing Offense Basketball: Rules, Cuts and Counters
- Transition Offense Basketball Plays for Quick Scores
- Transition Offense Basketball: Lanes, Reads and Early Offense
- Transition Offense Drills: Outlet, 2-on-1 and Live Ladder
- Triangle Offense Basketball: Reads, Spacing and Entries
- Two Guard Motion Offense: Chin, Shuffle and Motion Series
- UCLA Offense Basketball: UCLA Cut, High Post Series and Counters
- Why Every NBA Team Runs the Same Offense: Five Out Delay
Actions and Screens 22
- Back Screen Basketball: How to Set, Use and Defend It
- Ball Screen Plays to Create Mismatches
- Basketball Screening Technique and Footwork
- Basketball Screens: Every Type of Screen and How to Read It
- Basketball Shooting Off Screens: Complete Guide
- Down Screen Basketball: How to Set It, Use It and Read It
- Dribble Handoff: Types, Reads, Counters and How to Defend It
- Drills to Teach Off-Ball Screens
- Elevator Screen Basketball: How It Works, Plays and Counters
- Flare Screen Basketball: How It Works, Reads and Counters
- How to Go Under a Ball Screen in Basketball
- How to Split a Ball Screen in Basketball
- LA Clippers: Slice Back Screen Pin Down Basketball Play
- Pick and Pop
- Pick and Roll Basketball Drills: From 2 on 0 to Live Reads
- Pick and Roll Basketball: How to Run It and Read It
- Pick and Roll Drills for Guards
- Pick and Roll Reads: Reading Ball Screens by Coverage
- Pitt Panthers: Transition Side Ball Screen Basketball Play
- Setting Screens in Basketball
- What Is a Screen in Basketball?
- What Is ISO in Basketball?
Plays and Sets 15
- 3-on-3 Basketball Plays
- 3-Point Shooting Plays for Sharpshooters
- Basketball Play Calling and Signals: How Coaches Call Sets
- Basketball Plays: Sets, Quick Hitters and Diagrams
- Basketball Quick Hitters: 25 Sets by Action and Formation
- Drills to Teach Quick Hitter Sets
- Horns Basketball Play: The Horns Set, Actions and Reads
- How to Draw Basketball Plays: By Hand and Online Free
- How to Play Basketball for Beginners: Essential Tips and Guidelines
- How to Play Knockout: The Basketball Warm-Up Game
- How to Train to Play Basketball: Complete Guide for Beginners
- Isolation Basketball Plays for Star Players
- Learn to Play Basketball: Essential Tips and Techniques for Beginners
- Simple and Easy Basketball Plays for Youth and Beginner Teams
- Wing Entry Basketball Plays for Perimeter Scoring
Attacking Zones and Junk Defenses 12
- 2-3 Zone Offense: Sets, Plays and Continuities to Run
- Dribble Drive Zones: Rack, Drag, Drop and Breakdown Explained
- Drills to Teach Zone Offense
- How to Attack Zone Defense from the High Post
- How to Beat a 1-3-1 Zone Defense
- How to Beat a 2-3 Zone: Gaps, High Post and Short Corner
- How to Beat a 3-2 Zone Defense: Sets, Screens and Reads
- How to Beat a Box and 1 Defense in Basketball: Sets and Reads
- How to Beat a Zone Defense: Every Zone and Where to Attack It
- How to Beat the Matchup Zone Defense
- How to Break a 1-2-2 Zone Defense in Basketball: Sets and Reads
- Zone Offense Quick Hitters: 3 Sets That Attack the Weak Side
Spacing, Cutting and Reads 10
- 8 Keys to Ball Movement in Basketball
- Advantage Basketball: Reading the Help and Keeping It Alive
- Backdoor Cut Basketball: How to Read the Denial
- Cutting in Basketball: The Complete Guide
- Moving Without the Ball in Basketball
- Off-Ball Movement in Basketball: Complete Guide
- Teaching Advanced Offensive Concepts
- The Read Principle in Basketball: Do the Opposite of the Defense
- The Spurs 8 Keys to Ball Movement
- What Is Spacing in Basketball? Distances, Gaps and Alignments
Attacking Pressure 8
- 1-4 Press Break: How to Run It
- Beat Any Full-Court Press: The 1-4 High Press Break
- Drills to Teach Press Break
- Game Plan Against a Press Defense: Scout, Roles and Rules
- How to Build a Press Break Offense
- Press Break Basketball Drills
- Press Break Basketball: Alignments, Reads and Drills
- Strategies for Coaching Against Zone Press Defenses
Transition 7
- 3 Man Weave Drill: Setup, Rules and Variations
- Fast Break Basketball Drills for Youth and Varsity Teams
- How to Run the Fast Break: Lanes, Reads and Drills
- Secondary Break Basketball: Lanes, Options and Trailers
- Showtime Lakers Fast Break System
- Tagging Up in Basketball: Crash the Glass or Get Back
- Transitioning Into a New College Basketball Program