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THE BLOCKER/MOVER OFFENSE PLAYBOOK The Blocker Mover offense was developed by Dick Bennett while at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay and then Washington State University. The Blocker/Mover offense later became more popularized recently by his son, head coach Tony Bennett while at the University of Virginia as they won a national championship primarily using the Blocker/Mover offense. The Blocker/Mover offense is a motion offense that has extensive screening and cutting that has players reading and reacting to how the defense is playing them. Players have defined roles; some are "blockers," and some are "movers." The Movers are primarily scorers. They play all over the court, from side to side and top to bottom. A mover looks for a "blocker" to get a screen, then uses the screen correctly, reads the defense and makes the right cut. The Blockers are smart team players who embrace their primary responsibility of setting good screens for movers. After screening, a blocker may set another screen, or in reading the defense, may shape up to the ball or slip the screen for a pass inside and a lay-up. You will learn all of the screener and mover concepts and details within our Blocker/Mover Playbook. In this book, you get 361 pages full of in-depth break downs of the Blocker/Mover offense that has transformed the Virginia program into a national powerhouse. You’ll get 2 different continuity motion offenses that you can run complete with 11 different entry plays to help disguise your actions to the defense. We also provide you with over 40 quick hitters that you can run to counter against those common defensive adjustments. Now, you can learn all of the ins and outs, complete with everything that you could ever need to excel at the Blocker/Mover offense. Features: 361 Pages Over 40 Quick hitters to counter what the defense may try to do 11 different entry plays to disguise your actions 2 Continuity Motion Offenses We break everything down to screening rules, post player rules, ball rules, personnel, and alignments

Shooting is the most important fundamental skill in basketball, but despite being the skill players are the most willing to practice, shooting technique is perhaps the least-taught fundamental of the game. In addition, there are very few instructional basketball books dedicated exclusively to shooting. Shoot Like the Pros is perhaps the most detailed analysis of shooting mechanics, covering every aspect of shooting, ever published. Divided into seven sections, it covers shooting mechanics, the mental aspects of shooting, free throws, game situations, strength and conditioning, teaching methods, and finally workout drills for advanced levels. Including tips from some of the NBA's biggest stars, this is a book that will give both players and coaches at all levels proper direction on how to improve shooting technique.

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THE FLEX OFFENSE PLAYBOOK The Flex Continuity Offense is one of the most popular and most utilized offenses in basketball. This is an old school patterned continuity offense that features passing, screening, and cutting. Back in 2002, Gary Williams won a National Championship running this offense with the Maryland Terrapins. In this playbook, we break it all down and provide you with a complete system so that you can quickly implement this offense with your team. Why use the Flex continuity offense? The Flex Offense allows coaches to put players in a position to take advantage of their strengths while masking a team's weakness. The Flex offense is easy to teach. This offense is positionless and easily adaptable to your personnel allowing a coach to decide where and how to attack against opponents. You’ll learn how to seamlessly transition from your secondary break right into one of your Flex offense continuities. We will also show you how to get right into your Flex Offense from both your sideline and baseline out of bounds plays. Then you will receive 10 different entry plays that can help you to disguise your intentions through false motion. In addition, you’ll see how to defend against teams that like to run the Flex offense. This offense can be very predictable and easy to defend against if you switch every screen. This is why in this playbook, we give you 2 different Flex continuity offenses that you can run along with 25 different counterplay options that you can also use to catch your opponent’s off guard. Furthermore, everything in this book is broken down using game-like drills and teaching concepts. If you are a coach who runs the Flex Offense, this book will provide you with the tools to help your offense run it more proficiently. If you don't run the Flex Offense, this book will also help your defense learn how to defend against it. Either way, It’s a must-have in any coach's library! Features: 86 pages 2 Flex continuity offenses 10 entry play options 25 Quick hitters to counter what the defense may try to do 19 different breakdown and practice drills Learn the flex continuity offense, how we transition directly into it from our secondary break, as well as how we like to get into our offense from our baseline and sideline out of bounds plays.