Chris Mack Xavier Set plays by Mark Chapman

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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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December 11, 2013

Chris Mack Xavier Set plays

The following are half court sets that were passed along through the Xavier University Basketball newsletter the past three years. The email is sent out by Head Coach Chris Mack and his assistants to share what they do in their program. These Chris Mack Xavier Set plays are set up in a 2-3 high set that are designed to run against a man defense. Each has an option that will give different players on your team the ability to get a shot against your opponent.

These Chris Mack Xavier Set plays are set up to run against a team that will pressure you at 25-30 feet away from the basket. Teams that are over aggressive and like to pressure will struggle with the cuts, screens and backdoor cuts that open up from running these sets. As with any set I like to tell my players NOT to be robots. The play is designed to do a couple things but if the defense gives you a layup then take it.

If you do get a team to pressure that far out make sure your players don’t allow the defense to shoot the gaps on reversals. Many aggressive teams like to keep the ball on one side of the floor and will deny the pass back to the top. Teach your players to see the defense when they pass and you’ll save yourself frustration, shorten the pass with a step or two when receiving the ball to make sure there are no turnovers as the play develops.

We have a new basketball coaching contributor in Mark Chapman He is doing an excellent job in providing basketball coaching clinic notes, basketball drills, and basketball plays. He is the Head Boy’s Basketball Coach at Hamilton Township High School in Columbus, Ohio. I think that you will enjoy these basketball clinic notes on the Chris Mack Xavier Set plays.

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