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    Coaching Basketball's Fast Break Attack: Fine Tuning Series
    Coaching Basketball's Fast Break Attack: Fine Tuning Series
    Coaching Basketball's Fast Break Attack: Fine Tuning Series
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    Coaching Basketball's Fast Break Attack: Fine Tuning Series

    By Kevin Sivils

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    Every basketball team needs to capitalize on fast break opportunities, even teams that play at a slow and deliberate pace. As simple as a well executed fast break may appear, for teams and players to consistently execute the fast break and score on each "fast break chance" there are many items that need to be executed correctly.

    Coaching Basketball's Fast Break Attack includes concepts that will improve every team's primary fast break conversion rate, generate a consistent up tempo offense and create easy scoring opportunities by building sound transition offense habits.

    For coaches who are looking to improve their ability to teach the running game to their team Coaching Basketball's Fast Break Attack includes over 50 drills covering skills such as:

    - primary fast breaks
    - utilizing the 3 pt. shot on the fast break
    - converting from defense to the fast break
    - improving ball handling skills in offensive transition
    - reading and attacking the defense

    Other benefits of Coaching Basketball's Fast Break Attack include concepts and strategies designed to build a consistent all out running game that is controllable for the coach.

    Players love the up tempo style of play. Basketball is meant to be played fast! None other than the Wizard of Westwood himself, John Wooden, was an advocate of the fast break approach to basketball.

    Regardless of the style of play, there is something for every coach and every team in this book.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKevin Sivils
    Release dateDec 13, 2013
    ISBN9781502292759
    Coaching Basketball's Fast Break Attack: Fine Tuning Series
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    Kevin Sivils

    A 25 year veteran of the coaching profession, with twenty-two of those years spent as a varsity head coach, Coach Kevin Sivils amassed 479 wins and his teams earned berths in the state play-offs 19 out of 22 seasons with his teams advancing to the state semi-finals three times.  An eight time Coach of the Year Award winner, Coach Sivils has traveled as far as the Central African Republic to conduct coaching clinics.  Coach Sivils first coaching stint was as an assistant coach for his college alma mater, Greenville College, located in Greenville, Illinois. Coach Sivils holds a BA with a major in physical education and a minor in social studies from Greenville College and a MS in Kinesiology with a specialization in Sport Psychology from Louisiana State University.  He also holds a Sport Management certification from the United States Sports Academy. In addition to being a basketball coach, Coach Sivils is a classroom instructor and has taught U.S. Government, U.S. History, the History of WW II, and Physical Education and has won awards for excellence in teaching and Teacher of the Year. He has served as an Athletic Director and Assistant Athletic Director and has also been involved in numerous professional athletic organizations. Sivils is married to the former Lisa Green of Jackson, Michigan, and the happy couple are the proud parents of three children, Danny, Katie, and Emily.  Rounding out the Sivils family are three dogs, Angel, Berkeley, and Al.  A native of Louisiana, Coach Sivils currently resides in the Great State of Texas.

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      Coaching Basketball's Fast Break Attack - Kevin Sivils

      Coaching Basketball’s Fast Break Attack

      50+ Drills to Teach the up-Tempo Game

      Kevin C. Sivils

      KCS Basketball Enterprises, LLC.

      KATY, TEXAS

      Copyright © 2013 by Kevin C. Sivils.

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the publisher, addressed Attention: Permissions Coordinator, at the address below.

      Kevin C. Sivils

      KCS Basketball Enterprises, LLC

      Katy, Texas

      www.kcsbasketball.com

      Publisher’s Note: Before starting any organized program of physical activity the participants should undergo a medical physical to determine fitness for participation in the activity. The information included in this book is for informative purposes only.

      Contents

      Coaching Basketball’s Fast Break Attack

      Fast Break Offense: Why Run?

      Problems With Fast Break Basketball  and What to Do About Them

      The Numbered Fast Break (LMU System)

      LMU Fast Break Drills

      The Conceptual Approach to Fast Break Basketball

      The Primary Fast Break and Drills

      Movement, Passing, Footwork and Essential Fundamentals

      Full Court Partner Fast Break Drills

      Fast Break Shooting Drills

      Rebound and Outlet Drills

      Change Drills

      Pointers for Making the Break Work

      Recommended Books, DVDs, and Websites

      About the Author

      To Contact the Author

      To my family, and my extended family, my players.

      Sometimes you need to dumb up. Make the game simple.

      ―COACH DICK BENNETT

      Chapter One

      Fast Break Offense: Why Run?

      Just mentioning the word fast break stirs strong feelings in players, coaches, and fans alike.  Some are of the opinion that fast break basketball is the most exciting, and fun, offensive part of the game of basketball.  Others abhor the fast break and think that it is an undisciplined way to play the game.  The debate between the two camps will never be resolved, but the fast break will always be a part of basketball and has been since the earliest days of the game.

      Reasons to play fast break basketball are plentiful.  The most important reason is because most players think they would like to play this style of basketball.  Since we, as coaches, make the players give up a great deal and discipline themselves in so many ways, it is only fair that we give something in return.  Another important reason to employ the fast-break style of play is fans love it.  Most parents like this style of play as it forces the coach to utilize more players in the rotation.

      There are great reasons to employ the fast break from a coach’s perspective.  Teams that utilize the fast-break are able to score large amounts of points in short periods of time, making it easier to come from behind if trailing, as well as easier to break open a tight ball game.  It is to the advantage of well-conditioned teams to fast break as this style of play will maximize the advantage of being better conditioned than the opponent.

      The faster pace of play requires the use of more players, which in addition to making parents happy, creates a more positive team atmosphere, and motivates players to buy in to the team concept.  The faster style of play also improves the overall athleticism of the players in the program as the players must be better conditioned and practicing the more athletic skills required to play the fast-break style of play on a daily basis improves their co-ordination and basketball ability.

      General Types and Styles of Fast Break Play

      The fast break is to obtain a numerical advantage against any defenders who may be able to make defensive transition and then exploit that advantage.  Primary breaks most often take the form of 2-on-1, 3-on-1, or 3-on-2 fast break situations. 

      The look-a-head is another form of the primary break and can be a difference maker in a game.  The look-a-head when executed correctly should result in an uncontested lay-up.  It is nothing more than simple recognition on the part of two offensive players that a turnover, or long rebound, could result in a scoring opportunity.  The offensive player who is in position to get ahead of the defense recognizes the opportunity, gets wide, and runs a lane. 

      The offensive player who obtains the possession of the ball aggressively turns, looks under the offensive net, sees the cutter and determines if an opportunity is available, and then takes one hard dribble and makes a pitch-a-head pass over the defense, or directly to the cutter, for the lay-up.

      Fast break offensive systems generally fall into one of two types, a numbered fast break or a conceptual fast break based on rules.  These systems are used after made baskets by the opponent, rebounds, and when primary fast breaks cannot be converted. 

      Some fast break systems are stand alone offenses while others will smoothly change into secondary breaks, set plays or conceptual plays, used when the initial fast break did not result into a score.  Secondary breaks then transition into half-court offense if no shot opportunity presents itself.

      The numbered fast break system and the conceptual approach have their good points and bad points and the approach taken by the coach should be based on what fits the coach’s personality and philosophy concerning offense. 

      Chapter two

      Problems With Fast Break Basketball  and What to Do About Them

      The first objection that coaches have about playing all out fast break basketball is the supposed increase in turnovers.  This idea is based on the assumption that the increased speed at which the game must be played will result in a corresponding increase in turnovers.

      There are two concepts that must be examined in this instance.  The first concept would allow that an increase in turnovers will occur, BUT this is not a problem because the percentage of turnovers per possession did not increase.  Rather, the total number of possessions increased and as a result so did the number of turnovers and this often the case with many fast break teams.

      The second concept poses the question why should a team have a high number of turnovers, regardless of the style of offense utilized?  This concept emphasizes valuing the possession of the ball and not turning it over.  It is also the mindset that the author endorses.  If a team plays fast break basketball and successfully increases the tempo of play thereby increasing the total number of possessions, a failure to value possession of the ball and the resulting turnovers equal lost opportunities to score points.  If players fully understand this concept, it is easy to motivate them to value possession of the ball.  They all want to score as many points as possible and obtaining a good shot each possession is a major part of scoring as much as possible.  Turnovers equal missed scoring opportunities.  Regardless of pace of play, this concept is a key one.

      Coaches by nature have high control needs.  Fast break basketball can give the appearance of being out of control, resulting in a dislike of this style of offense on the part of some coaches.  Players who have a strong need for a sense of order in the offense may also dislike fast break basketball.  It is certainly true that fast break offense can become out of control.

      The same is true for any other offense if it is executed poorly and without discipline.  Herein lays the solution to the problem.  The coach must have a well-organized system of fast break attack and teach it thoroughly to

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