Special Teams: 3 Slob’s to Score by Greg Brown

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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December 4, 2014

Special Teams: 3 Slob’s to Score by Greg Brown

I am a big believer that Special Teams are a great opportunity to steal baskets and create an advantage for your team. The key to effective special teams are to make them a priority to your players and give them due diligence in practice. These are 3 SLOB’s that are simple yet extremely effective and can be ran to create easy baskets for your players. Each of these 3 plays are designed to score, not just simply get the ball in bounds. We make it a priority to try and score on these plays and get the ball to our best players.

Special Teams “A”
This is a great opportunity to create a High/Low situation and get the ball to your best post player. The “2” which is usually your best shooter sprints to the ball side corner calling for the ball which removes the help. This is a great opportunity to get the ball in to the post in a one on one situation.

Special Teams “B”
This is a great opportunity to challenge a team that is playing hard man to man defense. Most teams don’t assume the ball is going to be inbounded to the post. The back screen is set and the help is removed again for a layup opportunity.

Special Teams “C”
This SLOB takes a little longer to develop but is a great opportunity to get the ball to you best post player on the block and also a staggered screen for a shooter. This play is extremely hard to defend and cover all of the options.

Greg Brown is the Head Girls Basketball Coach at Northwest Whitfield High School in Tunnel Hill, Georgia. Coach Brown is currently in his 4th season as the Head Coach at Northwest Whitfield and has a record of 60-27 and an overall record of 83-36 as a Head Coach. Coach Brown was also the Head Coach of the Georgia Elite AAU program in 2010 and 2011. Coach Brown has a B.S. degree in History from Tennessee Temple University and is finishing his Master’s in Teaching (History) from the University of West Alabama.

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