Mike Young Wofford Terriers Zipper Plays by Wes Kosel

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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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January 7, 2015

Mike Young Wofford Terriers Zipper Plays by Wes Kosel

Attached are two zipper set plays from Wofford Terriers head coach Mike Young. Young is in his 13th year as the head coach of the Terriers. This season, Wofford is 11-4 (2-0 in conference play). Last season, Wofford compiled a 20-13 record, won the SoCon Tournament Championship, and made it to the NCAA Tournament before losing out to Michigan. Before taking over as the head coach, Mike Young served as the assistant at Wofford from 1989-2002, and as the assistant at Radford for a year in 1988-1989. Young played at Emory and Henry, and after finishing his playing career he became an assistant at his alma mater for two years before moving on to Radford. Young has helped the Terriers in their transition from Division II to Division I, and has led the Terriers to 2 SoCon South Division Championships and 3 SoCon Tournament Championships.

Mike Young Wofford Terriers Zipper Plays – Zipper Post #1
1 passes to 2 then moves down to set a screen for 5 at the low post. 5 makes a zipper cut up the lane line and gets the pass from 2. Once 5 has the ball, he looks to shoot or can give a hand-off to 1 looping back around. Once 1 has the ball, 2 sets a screen away for 4. 1 looks to pass to 4 for a shot or to 2 slipping to the rim.

Mike Young Wofford Terriers Zipper Plays – Zipper Post #2
1 passes to 2 then moves down to set a screen for 5 at the low post. 5 makes a zipper cut up the lane line and gets the pass from 2. Once 5 has the ball, 3 loops around 5 for a hand-off. Once 3 has the ball, he looks for the same options as in Play #1 with 4 for a shot or 2 slipping to the rim.

Wes Kosel is an assistant coach for men’s basketball under Head Coach Andy Partee at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, CO. Kosel joined the staff at Colorado College after serving two seasons as an assistant coach at Texas Lutheran University and one season at Haskell Indian Nations University. 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), a certified personal trainer (NSCA-CPT), and taught weight training and aerobic fitness courses while coaching 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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