Flex Offense Set Play by Mark Chapman

Written by Coach Peterman

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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July 1, 2014

Flex Offense Set Play by Mark Chapman

This quick hitter uses the best part of the flex offense as the main scoring threat to take advantage of defensive positioning. The play starts off with the point guard crossing half court, the post players on each block and the guards in each corner.

Point guard dribbles to a side and the opposite post player flashes to the high post (or middle of the FT line). Post player must make sure that the defender doesn’t shoot the gap for a steal. As soon as the pass goes to the high post the ball side post player sets a back screen for the guard in the wing. This is the “flex” cut that is difficult to guard in the flex offense continuity.

If the flex cutter isn’t open it’s probably because the post defender helped off of his man which will leave the 5 man open on the roll. For this to be an effective play make sure to teach your post players what to look for in this play so that it doesn’t turn into turnover. When players are taught to read the defense instead of follow a set play you put them in position to make the right read.

If the guard cutting off of the flex screen isn’t open then I like to use my 4 man (with the ball at the high post) to drive away from the 5 man to either finish or kick to a guard for a three. This can only be done if you have a 4 or 5 man that has ball-handling ability and can get to the basket. Don’t put players in a position where their skill set won’t let them be successful.

We have a new basketball coaching contributor in Mark Chapman who is the Head Boy’s Basketball Coach at Hamilton Township High School in Columbus, Ohio. Coach Mark Chapman always has great basketball plays and basketball coaching clinic notes to share with the basketball coaching world. Make sure that you check out his basketball X’s and O’s material.