Horns Stagger Series by Wes Kosel

Written by Wes Kosel

Wes Kosel will enter his first season as an Assistant Coach at Augustana University under Tom Billeter in 2016-2017. Kosel came to Sioux Falls after two season at Colorado College as the lead assistant. Kosel, a native of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, served as an assistant coach at Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference rival Texas Lutheran University from 2012-2014. Kosel graduated from the University of Kansas in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. He also has a master’s degree in physical education from the University of Houston. While attending Kansas, Kosel served as an assistant coach at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. A life-long student of the game, Kosel honed his coaching skills by working summer camps for various programs in Texas, Colorado, Missouri, and New Mexico. Kosel also is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and a Certified Personal Trainer, both of which are certifications earned through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Kosel and his wife, Molly, live in Colorado Springs.

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August 26, 2016

Horns Stagger Series by Wes Kosel

The horns set is incredibly popular right now with many coaches from high school, college, international, NBA, and other professional basketball leagues using it. One of the benefits of the horns set is the variety of actions you can run with relative simplicity. Horns sets can also provide great spacing for your point guard to work off the dribble, your bigs to work the middle of the floor, and for your shooters to spot up in the corners or on the wing. You can also run horns and get into any type of offense that you want from the set. It just takes a little creativity, but you can mask your offense with a quick horns set if desired. This playbook will look at four options from the horns stagger series, which starts the play with a staggered screen from 4 and 5 at the top of the key. This ball screen can be difficult to guard since it is in the middle of the floor. Many teams will struggle to try to “ice” or “down” this action, and counters can be put in against teams that hard hedge or switch the ball screen.