Bill Self Continuity Offense

I saw Bill Self talk about this continuity offense and it has some good aspects to it that can be used by many different levels of teams. I think continuity offenses can be used as a supplement for junior high teams that don’t understand a lot of basketball concepts. When they’re given places to move it’s a start for learning how to read their man and more freedom can be given to them down the road as they develop their offensive skills.

The initial backscreen that is set in this play can be effective if the right player is setting the screen. We teach a lot of motion in our practices so we want our guys to read what their defender does and make a basketball play based off of the guy guarding them not based on what the play says. One of the most frustrating parts of basketball for me as a coach is calling a baseline out of bounds play and instead of getting the ball to the kid standing wide open under the basket my players feel like they have to “run the play”.

This continuity offense is beneficial for a few reasons. It incorporates ball reversal, screening & double screening, post seal, backscreens, and reading defenses. If you decide to run this Continuity offense allow your players more freedom as time goes on so they learn to make the easy pass & cut as opposed to what the offense calls for. When this happens you’ll see a more engaged and creative team that are constantly looking for ways to take advantage of what the defense gives them.

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 Bill Self Continuity Offense.

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Bill Self Continuity Offense by Mark Chapman