Set Plays

Counters and Reads

How to run Counters and Reads — a set play you can teach frame by frame and take to your next practice.

Online Basketball Playbook · Published May 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Counters and Reads — frame 1 diagram
1 passes to 2; 2 passes to 4
Counters and Reads — frame 2 diagram
Frame 2
Counters and Reads — frame 3 diagram
2 screens near the lane; 1 screens near the lane; 5 cuts to the top
Counters and Reads — frame 4 diagram
2 cuts to the basket; 5 cuts to the left wing; 1 passes to 2; 3 cuts to the left corner
Counters and Reads — frame 5 diagram
Starting alignment (5 offense)

Run this set to give your players built-in options based on how the defense responds. Two back screens free a cutter near the lane, and a swing to the corner gives you a secondary read if the first is denied. Call it when your team is comfortable reading the floor and you want a play that adapts rather than forces.

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