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3 V-Formation Inbounds Plays

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The V-Formation is advantageous in that it spreads the defense and creates open cutting and passing lanes. Option 1: Doublecross O1 and O2 cross and cut to opposite corners / short corners. O2 goes first. O3 and O4 cross and cut down opposite sides of the lane. O4 cuts first. O3 should be open but O5 can make the pass to whoever is open. Option 2: Double Screen O1 and O2 move shoulder to shoulder at the free throw line as O3 cuts toward the ball and receives the pass from O5. O3 must be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baseline vs. Man-to-Man, Youth Baseline Inbounds Plays

Line Pocket

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The line play is often used when inbounding against zone defenses. This variation of the typical line play utilizes a couple of screens to create an open jump shot. Players form a line as shown, with the player nearest the ball starting at about the ballside elbow.When the official hands the basketball to O1, O3 cuts hard to the basket. O1 can certainly make the pass if O3 is open. O5 screens the closest defender on the left. O4 screens the closest defender on the right. O2 steps into … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baseline vs. Zone Defense, Youth Baseline Inbounds Plays

1-4 Cross Screen

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This out of bounds from a 1-4 set works especially well against teams that look to tightly guard the offensive players. The inbounds passer has 3 potential passes for scoring options, as well as the safety valve. You might find this to be a less effective scoring play if the defense sags off, thereby taking away the cuts to the basket. In a 1-4 out of bounds set, the players position themselves in a 1-4 set, as shown, while the inbounder takes that ball out from the baseline. When the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baseline vs. Man-to-Man, Youth Baseline Inbounds Plays Tagged With: 4-across BLOB

Spin Off Around Inbounds Play

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'Spin Off Around' is a simple baseline out of bounds play to learn and run and it can be utilized against both man-to-man and zone defenses. If the initial cuts don't create an open shot, the reversal option against a zone surely will! When the official hands the basketball to O1, O5 posts his defender and then spins into the lane looking for a pass from O1. At the same time, the weakside player in the line at the free throw area (in this diagram, O4) cuts over the top of the line and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baseline vs. Man-to-Man, Baseline vs. Zone Defense, Youth Baseline Inbounds Plays

Box Triple Screen

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This out of bounds play starts in the box set formation and will often give your team an open layup. One player gets a triple screen to create the open layup opportunity. If a defender helps on the cut, another player rolling to the basket should be open for a shot attempt. When the official hands the ball to O2, players O1, O4, and O5 move to screen for O3. O3 sets his defender up by taking a hard step toward the baseline and then breaks hard around the triple screen for a pass from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baseline vs. Man-to-Man, Youth Baseline Inbounds Plays Tagged With: Box Set BLOBs

Diagonal Roll

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The Diagonal Roll out of bounds play from the box set is a simple play designed to get an easy and open layup. When the official hands the ball to O1, O5 sets a diagonal screen for O3. O3 fakes as though he is cutting to the wing and then uses the screen to cut hard to the weakside low block area. O5, after setting the screen, will roll down the lane toward the basket on the ballside. While O5 is setting the screen for O3, O4 should break hard to the ballside corner to create an opening for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baseline vs. Man-to-Man, Youth Baseline Inbounds Plays Tagged With: Box Set BLOBs

High Box Double Clear Play

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This out of bounds play sets up in the same type of box formation you have probably used many times. The difference is that it is set up higher so that the players closest to the basket are free throw line high at the elbows. The two 'top' players are now about 5-8 feet outside the three-point line. When the official hands the basketball to 5, 1 and 3 clear from the ballside to the weakside. 3 cuts close enough to use 4 as a screen to potentially lose his man. 3 is the first option for 5. 1 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baseline vs. Man-to-Man, Youth Baseline Inbounds Plays Tagged With: Box Set BLOBs

Box Diagonal Play

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This out of bounds play starts out in a box set and utilizes a diagonal backscreen to create a layup opportunity. When the official hands the ball to O1, 4 cuts hard to the corner. 4's defender will usually go with him because he is on the ball side. If 4's defender stays inside, 4 will be open for a jump shot. At the same time, 5 makes the diagonal cut and sets a screen on 2's defender as 2 cuts to the weakside low block. After setting the screen, 5 rolls to the basket on the ball side. If … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baseline vs. Man-to-Man, Youth Baseline Inbounds Plays Tagged With: Box Set BLOBs

3 Across High Pass Cut Option

By Hoops U.

This is a great out of bounds play you can run against either a man-to-man or zone defense. It has 2 options ... either option can be called or simply run, depending on how one player is being defended. This out of bounds play sets up with three players lined up across the free throw or mid-lane area, with O5 in the middle. O2 starts at the top of the key. O5 starts approximately 5-10 feet away from the basket. O1, taking the basketball out of bounds, throws a high pass to O5 if he is being … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baseline vs. Man-to-Man, Baseline vs. Zone Defense, Youth Baseline Inbounds Plays

Triangle Screen the Screener Play

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This is a baseline out of bounds play that can be run against either man or zone defenses. Three players line up in a triangle formation -- O4 and O5 on the low blocks and O3 at the free throw line. The fourth player, O2, starts about two steps from the top of the key. The fifth man, O1, is inbounding the basketball. When the official hands the ball to O1, O5 screens for O3. O3 should set his defender up by taking a hard step away and then using the screen and cutting hard to the ballside … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baseline vs. Man-to-Man, Baseline vs. Zone Defense, Youth Baseline Inbounds Plays

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