Chris Mack Xavier Transition Offense – 2016 Nike Clinic Notes by Matt Woodcock

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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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November 25, 2016

Chris Mack Xavier Transition Offense – 2016 Nike Clinic Notes by Matt Woodcock

Thank you to Matt Woodcock for the Chris Mack Xavier Transition Offense Notes. Coach Woodcock is an graduate assistant at Baker University. He is an up and coming coach that does a great job of breaking down the X’s and O’s. You need to follow him on twitter!

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The Chris Mack Xavier Transition Offense will help you discover how to attack your opponent’s defense when it’s most vulnerable in transition defense. They will be able to take the pressure off the half court offense and get a few easy baskets every night out on the court. You will see your players gain confidence and an attacking mentality when you play your opponent. You will be able to adapt this transition offense to your own personnel.

Coach Mack modeled the transition offense after Houston Rockets Head Coach: Mike D’Antoni. You will learn the principles and rules of this fast break.

Chris Mack Xavier Transition Offense

The Houston Rockets use this transition offense on both missed and made shots. Coach Mack concentrates on missed shots, which he believes gives his team an attacking attitude by focusing on the denfense when it’s most vulnerable in transition.

Coach Mack will explain how important that playing good defense in order to limit the number of baskets made by opponents. He will stress the value of getting players ready to make easy and quck transition points, second chance points off offenseive rebounds, baseline out of bounds plays, and free throws. You can use this transition offense against equal or superior opponents, and these “cheap baskets” could mean the difference from winning and losing.

The transition game will get your players into an attacking mentality that will help you on the scoreboard.

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