Inbounds (BLOB / SLOB)
Baseline and sideline out-of-bounds plays for a clean look or a safe entry.
Pillar
Situations
The plays you need when the game gets specific: baseline and sideline inbounds, beating full-court pressure, attacking junk defenses, and end-of-game calls. These are the moments practices skip and games punish, so they get their own home here.
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Beating Full-Court Pressure
Press-break alignments and reads that turn pressure into easy baskets.
Coaching breakdowns
Win the moment.
All breakdowns →Beat Any Full-Court Press: The 1-4 High Press Break
One alignment, three reads, and eight habits to turn pressure into layups.
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Every Special Situations page
All 37 pages in this section, grouped by topic.
Out-of-Bounds Plays 14
- 1-3-1 Baseline Out of Bounds Defense: Shape, Jobs, Traps
- Baseline Out of Bounds Plays: Sets vs Man, Zone and for Youth
- Basketball Inbound Plays: Baseline and Sideline Sets to Run
- Basketball Out of Bounds Rules Explained
- Best Inbound Plays for Clutch Situations
- Box Set Inbound Plays: Cross Screens, Back Screens and Reads
- Deny the Inbound or Concede the Catch: Two Schools
- How to Defend Baseline Out of Bounds Plays
- How to Defend Inbounds Plays: Baseline and Sideline Options
- How to Defend Sideline Out of Bounds Plays
- Inbound Plays Against a Zone: Baseline and Sideline Sets
- Sideline Out of Bounds Plays: SLOB Sets, Reads and Practice
- Stack Inbound Plays: Splits, Rubs, Lines and Reads
- Youth Basketball Inbound Plays: Simple and Safe Plays to Run
End of Game 7
- After Timeout Plays: ATO Sets by Score, Clock and Spot
- Basketball Clock Management: Foul Up 3, Two for One, Last Shot
- Basketball Late Game Situations: Decisions, Fouls and Clock
- Buzzer Beater Plays From Half Court: Sideline and Baseline
- Full Court Last Second Plays: Long Passes, Screens and Splits
- Last Second Basketball Plays: Full Court, 3/4 and Side Out
- Late Game Plays When They Deny Your Best Player
Game Management 7
- 3 Ways to Better Manage Your Basketball Games
- Basketball Halftime Adjustments
- Basketball Substitution Patterns: Shifts, Fouls and Closers
- Game Day Routine for Basketball Coaches: Shootaround to Tip
- How to Manage and Utilize Bench Players Effectively
- Taking Advantage of ATOs in Basketball
- When to Call a Timeout in Basketball: Strategy and Rules
Baseline Out of Bounds 5
- Arizona Stagger and Corner Pick and Roll vs. Dayton
- Auburn Four-Low Slip vs. Ole Miss
- Duke Loop Lob vs. USC Upstate
- Indiana Box Loop vs. Southern Indiana
- Michigan Loop, Handoff and Flare vs. Maryland