Box Set Playbook by Wes Kosel

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I have coached at the NCAA Division 2 (Southwestern Oklahoma State University), NAIA (USAO), and JUCO Levels (Blinn College and Carl Albert State College) as well as high school. I just felt that fellow coaches especially young coaches need to constantly work on their “game”. Just like the basketball players that we coach. We as coaches need to improve ourselves. That is my story and why I do this blog.

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April 17, 2014

Box Set Playbook by Wes Kosel

Attached in this playbook are 7 set plays out of the box set. Each play is named with a different color. We used several of these plays at Texas Lutheran, and what I found most important was making sure the right players were in the right positions to maximize scoring opportunities. For example, in “Black” your best slasher should be at the 3 spot with your best shooter at the 2 spot. In “Grey”, your best post player should be at the 4 position and best passer at the 3 spot to get 4 the ball.

Box Set Playbook – Black

1 dribbles to the wing. 5 pops to the top of the key, and 3 cuts out. 1 passes to 5 who passes to 3. 3’s first option is to drive to the basket. If 3 can’t score, he looks to pass to 1 sliding to the corner or to 2 cutting off of the staggered down screen from 5 and 4.

Box Set Playbook – Blue

5 and 4 set down screens for 3 and 2. 1 passes to 2 on the wing. 4 sets a cross screen for 5 then seals for the post up. 5 cuts to the elbow for a shot.

Box Set Playbook – Brown

1 passes to 3 on the wing then clears to the opposite side of the floor. 2 cuts to the ball-side corner to clear the lane for the penetration. 5 and 4 set a staggered ball-screen for 3 on the wing. If 3 turns the corner on the screen then 5 rolls to the basket. If 3 can’t turn the corner, 5 sets a flare screen for 4 who flare cuts to the wing for a shot.

Box Set Playbook – Gold

1 dribbles to the wing. 3 runs off of 2 to the ball-side corner. 1’s first option is to hit 3 in the corner for a shot. After 3 clears, 2 sets a screen for 5 then gets a screen for 4 for a shot.

Box Set Playbook – Grey

1 dribbles to the wing. 4 and 5 set down screen for 3 and 2. 1 passes to 2 at the elbow who then passes to 3. 3 dribbles to the wing and looks for 4 posting up. If 4 isn’t open, 5 cuts to elbow for a shot.

Box Set Playbook – Red

4 sets a down screen for 3 and 2 cuts to the wing. 1’s first look is to pass to 3 for a quick shot. If not, 1 passes to 2 then makes a UCLA cut off of 5. 2 looks for 1 on the cut, then drives to the lane off of a ball-screen from 5. As 2 dribbles around the screen, 4 sets an up screen for 3. 2 looks for 5 popping for a shot or to 3 for a lob.

Box Set Playbook – White

1 dribbles to the wing. 3 runs off of 2 to the ball-side corner. 1 looks first to 3 for the shot. If 3 isn’t open, 2 then cuts off of a double screen from 4 and 5. 1 passes to 2 for a shot at the top of the key.

Wes Kosel is an assistant coach for men’s basketball under Head Coach Tommy Jones at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, TX. 2013-2014 marks the second year for Kosel at TLU. Prior to arriving at TLU, Kosel served as a student assistant coach under Head Coach Chad Killscrow at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, KS. Kosel has an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from the University of Kansas, and is pursuing a Master’s degree in Physical Education from the University of Houston. The Bartlesville, OK native is also a NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and teaches weight training and aerobic fitness courses at Texas Lutheran. He has coached AAU programs, volunteered with elementary and middle school basketball teams, and has worked basketball camps for various programs including the Houston Rockets, University of Houston, Texas State, and Texas A&M Corpus Christi.

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