“Flat Baseline Out of Bounds Plays 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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Baseline Out of Bounds

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October 12, 2014

“Flat” Baseline Out of Bounds Plays

The four players along the baseline for a BLOB set is very difficult to guard for a team that plays man. They have to at least shade in front of the player they are guarding so that there isn’t a quick pass and score. This allows a lot of space to get the ball in bounded from the baseline to half court.

This set takes advantage of the defensive position to get a quick layup for the post player. The one man sprints to the elbow and the in-bounder lobs the ball. Teach your player to use his body to shield the defender from getting a deflection or steal. Right after the 1 man takes off the 5 man sprints to the other elbow and should receive the pass from the 1 man. At this point the 5 man’s defender will be shading the inside which sets him up for the back-screen.

The 2 man sprints to the wing for the ball which he receives from the 5 man and the in-bounder (3 man), comes up the lane and sets a back-screen for 5 curling to the basket for a layup.

Depending on your personnel and the defensive tendencies of your opponent, you may want to have the back-screen set for the 4 man in the corner. If the back-screen is set on the 5 man there is a chance that the defender guarding the 3 man may take away the cut from 5. This is one of the great baseline out of bounds plays for that action.

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.

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