Flex Offense Corner Series by Wes Kosel
In my last post, I shared a breakdown of the flex offense and some options out of the baseline series. Today, I am sharing the corner series. The flex offense can be used at all levels, with variations of the offense used by middle school, high school, and college coaches. As mentioned before, several college coaches have implemented a variation of the flex including Gary Williams, Mark Few, and Tubby Smith. Each of these coaches have DVD’s out on his respective flex variation. Movement in the flex offense creates an advantage for the offense with cuts to the basket and screen-the-screener action.
In the corner series, the play starts with the ball on the strong side of the floor (the side with 3 players). This is opposite of the baseline series, in which the movement begins with the ball on the weak-side with the corner man making a flex cut to the basket. In the playbook I have included continuous movement in the corner series (which utilizes the basic flex movement as well), and 3 counter options to attack the defense.
Flex Offense Corner Series | Continuous Movement: Instead of a flex cut from 3 in the corner, the ball is reversed to 3 and 5 sets an up-screen for 2. 3 looks to pass to 2 cutting to the basket or 5 at the high post. If 5 catches it, he has options to score or pass to 4 cutting from the corner or to 2 cutting to the wing off of a down screen from 3. If neither option is there, 5 reverses the ball to 1, 2 makes a cut to the ball-side low post, and 5 sets a down screen for 3. Now the basic flex movement is in place. This movement can continue if the ball is passed to the elbow, or 1 can reverse the ball to 4 and the corner series movement will continue.
Flex Offense Corner Series | Back Screen Option: Instead of 2 cutting to the low post off of the up-screen from 5, he turns around and sets a back-screen for 5. Now 2 is at the elbow and 5 is in the low post. This creates a good opportunity for hi/lo action from 2 to 5.
Flex Offense Corner Series | Post Slide Option: Instead of 2 cutting to the low post, he flares toward the opposite wing. 4 cuts hard to the ball-side low post, and now 3 looks for 5 at the elbow or 4 posting up.
Flex Offense Corner Series | Double Screen Option: Basic corner series movement starts, but instead of catching the ball at the elbow, 5 steps out and reverses it to 1. 1 dribbles to the wing while 5 and 2 set a double screen for 3. If the shot isn’t there, 3 pops out, 2 moves to the corner, and basic flex movement continues.
Wes Kosel is an assistant coach for men’s basketball under Head Coach Tommy Jones at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, TX. 2013-2014 marks the second year for Kosel at TLU. Prior to arriving at TLU, Kosel served as a student assistant coach under Head Coach Chad Killscrow at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, KS. Kosel has an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from the University of Kansas, and is pursuing a Master’s degree in Physical Education from the University of Houston. The Bartlesville, OK native is also a NSCA Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), and teaches weight training and aerobic fitness courses at Texas Lutheran. He has coached AAU programs, volunteered with elementary and middle school basketball teams, and has worked basketball camps for various programs including the Houston Rockets, University of Houston, Texas State, and Texas A&M Corpus Christi
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