5-Out Offense, SSGs for Skill Development
Princeton Offense, 5-Out Offense, Shooting SSGs, Finishing SSGs
In this week’s newsletter:
🎙️ A Quick Timeout Podcast: Playing Through the 5 Man in Princeton Offense & 5-Out
🏀 A Quick Timeout Plus Content: 5 SSGs for Shooting & Decision-Making
⛹️ SSG of the Week: 1v1 Finishing on the Move
3️⃣ Drills to Improve Your Shot Off the Dribble
Playing Through the 5 Man
On this week’s A Quick Timeout podcast, Radius Athletics’ Randy Sherman break down 5-Out and Princeton Actions for playing through the 5-man in your half court offense.
*Click here to watch the film session.
Q: What’s the advantage to using the 5 man as your trigger man?
Sherman: I saw a quote recently that said, “Space is the currency of sport.” Bringing a player that’s typically associated with being inside the arc opens up space inside the arc for drives and cuts. It allows you to not only move your teammate out of the way but also bring their defender out, creating less rim protection.
Listen to the full episode…
SSG of the Week: 1v1 Finishing on the Move
Building skill through starts, stops, change of direction, catching, and finishing. Players start on the baseline. On the coach’s “go,” players sprint around their respective cones. The player on offense receives a pass from the coach, while the defender attempts to contest the shot without fouling.
Looking for more small-sided game ideas? Here are 35 Small-Sided Games Playbook for Player Development.
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3 Drills to Improve Your Shot Off the Dribble
For a number of reasons, shooting off the dribble is a more difficult skill than catch-and-shoot. Even at the NBA level, the shooting percentage between catch and shoot (38.6%) and pull-up jump shots (34.4%) is over four percentage points. Here are three drills to improve your shot this off-season.
