Inside Tobin Anderson's Offense
5-Out Motion Offense, 3v2 with a Chaser SSG, 5v4 Fratello
5-Out Motion Offense with Tobin Anderson
On this A Quick Timeout podcast, Iona’ Coach Tobin Anderson shares ideas for teaching 5-Out motion offense, screening actions for half-court offense, and suggestions for motivating players through goal-setting.
Q: How do players know which screen to use within the action?
Anderson: A lot of it is based on where you’re at on the court. The guy close to the middle of floor a lot of times should be the screener. If we’re tight, we're going to set back screens. So if we're tight, we're going to set some back screens with either a guard or a big guy. If we’re wide, we love setting flares. We’ll set a bunch of ball screens - a lot of times it's big guys, but we’ll also go guard-to-guard and ghost and play off that. But you know, you got to give a visual and verbal. Visual is a fist in the air. Verbal is talking about what the screen is going to be. Talking early, loud, and often. I actually think you should talk more on offense than you do on defense.
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SSG of the Week: 3-on-2 with a Chaser
In Coach Anderson’s 3v2 with a chaser drill, the trail defender puts pressure on the offense to get a quick score. Teaching the offense to pass the ball ahead in fastbreak scenarios.
This is part of a two-day open practice video from Championship Productions. Get the full video here.
Play of the Week: Anderson’s FDU Knights Clear Curl
A play from Anderson’s run in the 2023 NCAA Tournament. This quick hitter creates a couple scoring opportunities while clearing out an entire side for the driver off the middle ball screen.
Team Drill: 5-on-4 Fratello
Here’s an up-tempo, outnumbered drill to put the defense at a disadvantage and set the tone for playing with pace on both sides of the basketball.
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