UNC's Secondary Break Posted by bruchu Labels: *NCAA, Fastbreak and Early Offense

As the college basketball season gets underway, I thought it would be prudent to scheme a secondary break from one of my favorite coaches and the AP Poll number one team to open the season, the UNC Tar Heels. Hope you enjoy the new Blog Template as well...

Setup:

UNC likes to get O5, Tyler Hansbrough right away. If that option isn't there, they'll go into a variety of secondary breaks. The setup has O4 coming in as the trail man. and they'll start in a 4-out 1-in set.

O1, Ty Lawson will start on the right side and look to reverse the ball to O4 who can be Marcus Ginyard or Danny Green. O4 gets it to O3 the small forward.

UCLA Backdoor cut:

The play here is designed to get the ball to O4 coming off the UCLA cut from the upscreen set by O2, probably Wayne Ellington. O5, Hansbrough moves from block to block on the reversal.

O3 can either hit O5 on the quick hitter down low or the lob to the cutting O4 for an alley-oop dunk. It's hard to tell diagramming, but a bounce pass or straight pass wouldn't work as there is quite a bit of traffic, it really has to be a lob pass for a dunk or put-back.

Cross screen action:

Lastly, if the lob isn't there, O2 will set a shuffle ball-screen for O3. Simultaneously, O4 will set a cross-screen for O5. It's important that O5 come low-side for the ball.

O3 dribble drives to the middle off the screen and looks for O5, Hansbrough for a quick baby hook which he is so good at. Coming underneath is important here according to coach Williams as most teams will try to deny, this way O5 can pop up for the ball. O3 can hit O4 on the pick and seal as well.

For a great drill that works on finishing up strong on fast breaks, check out this UNC full court shooting drill.

Coach Roy Williams has a great DVD on his Secrets of the UNC secondary Break. As always, please check out the X's and O's Basketball forum to see what notes are available to download.

Roy Williams Philosophy on Transition Offense Posted by bruchu Labels: Fastbreak and Early Offense

I posted on Roy Williams' secondary break they run at UNC a couple of years ago but I wanted to revisit it with some slight variations that they ran this past year but also with some newer notes from a Nike coaches clinic. First some tidbits on the Roy Williams philosophy on transition offense:

Roy Williams Philosophy

Idea is to play 94 feet of offense. Why? Unlike the perception that running teams play without discipline, you as the coach has control if you practice the right way every day. Transition offense is a great recruiting tool obviously, its easy to sell players on it. Finally, a quick scoring offense prevents teams from pressing you full court.

Teaching Points

- Always outlet ballside because its faster. - Players should catch the ball on the run and run their lanes as wide as possible.- Reverse the ball, get it going side-to-side as much as possible. - Bigs should run rim to rim with the trailing big looking to hit the other big on the run or on early post-up. - If there are 2 or less defenders, try to score in 2 or less passes. Run the secondary break if more than 2 defenders.

Secondary Break Rules

- Minimum of 3 passes unless you have an open layup- Move from side to side- Shoulder to hip coming of all screens- Get the ball into the post

Secondary Break For Hansbrough and 3-pointers:

This past season, the Tar Heels did one of 2 things. They got the ball into Tyler Hansbrough early; and they hit a ton of early 3-pointers. They accomplished this mostly through their secondary break and early offense.

They start the offense in the most vanilla of ways. Ty Lawson dribbles up one side of the floor. The ball is reversed to the opposite site and Hansbrough who attempts to seal his defender to shoot his little turn and shoot 2-footer off the glass,

If they are unable to get the ball into Hansbrough because of a fronting defense or so, O4 comes to set a ball screen for O3 on the wing (O4 usually isn't so high after the ball reversal). O2 sets a cross screen for O5 who goes under the screen while O3 comes off the ball screen shoulder to hip. If O3 can shoot the 3-pointer, he does so. Otherwise, O3 should drive into the middle of the floor, Hansbrough should be right underneath the basket if X5 goes to help on penetration. O1 has shuffled to a spot on the top of the key, this is also where a lot of 3-pointers happen as the defense collapses on the penetration,

Finally, if O3 is unable to do any of the above, they go with a screen the screener action with O4 setting a down screen for O2 coming up to the wing. O3 can hit O2 for the 3-pointer (usually Ellington). O3 cuts opposite wing-corner. If all else fails, O3 passes back to O1 and then UNC runs their true motion offense,

The UNC secondary break is exceptionally simple, yet when executed properly, it is very hard to stop as we've seen the past several years with UNC. Getting the ball into the post early on, and shooting well from the perimeter are obviously crucial. If you want to learn more, check out the Secrets of the UNC Secondary Break DVD or any of the DVDs from Coach Roy Williams.

Fast Break Basketball Offense - Carolina Secondary Break

The "Carolina Break" was developed by Dean Smith during his tenure at the University of North Carolina.

The fast break fills multiple roles. It serves as a quick-strike fast break, a transition secondary fast break, an early offense, and as an entry to his famed "passing game." It allows for a seamless transition from one phase of offense into another. There is no stopping to set up plays or reposition players.

It is a "numbered fastbreak." Players don't fight for spots. They have assigned lanes to fill and this allows the fast break to continue even if one of the players is slowed while getting up the court. It also allows players to fill positions where they would in their offense and accentuates the strengths of each player. It contains many of the same principles as Smith's "passing game" such as an emphasis on ball reversal and multiple high-low opportunities. There might seem to be a lot of options, and there are. However, each additional option is simply a logical progression in going to the next pass if the current pass does not present the opportunity that you want.

This is the predominant fast break being run today in college basketball. North Carolina, Kansas, Notre

Dame are just a few of the teams that run this break.

1 is the point guard. He handles the ball. He tries to keep the ball out of the middle once he gets to midcourt. That allows the trailer a lane to run and tells them which side to run to.

2 is a shooter and runs the right wing

3 is a shooter and runs the left wing.

4 & 5 are trailers. The first trailer fills the ball-side block by going to the opposite elbow and then angle cuts to the block.

The second trailer runs in line with the Weakside elbow.

The 1st option is for 1 to "headman" the ball to 2 and 2 looks to score."Headmanning" is when the guard passes the ball ahead. It can be done once the player is in position or as they run up the court. If there is a good ballhandler ahead of the ball, the 1 man can pass it up as early as he can and the ball then is dribbled into position.

2nd option is, after the ball is passed to 2, he passes to the post trailer (5) as he fills the block.

3rd option, 2 passes to the high trailer (4).5 ducks in4 can either look to score or pass high low to the 5 man

4th option1 passes to 2 in the corner

2 passes back to 1.1 passes to 4 (high trailer).4 can look to score5 ducks in, 4 looks to pass high-low to 5

5th optionHigh trailer cannot score or pass inside so he reverses to 3. After ducking in, 5 continues his cut to the block.3 can look to score

3 can also look to the block to 5

6th optionAfter reversing the ball to 32 steps to the middle and then up to backscreen for 44 cuts off the backscreen.3 looks for the lob pass to 4

After screening, 2 steps out.If 3 has no shot, pass to the post, or lob to 4 opportunity, he passes back out to 2

7th option5 ducks in2 can look to score or looks high-low to 5

8th option2 reverses the ball to 1.1 looks low to 4

9th optionIf there is no pass into the low post, 4 cross screens for 5.

1 looks into the low post for 52 downscreens for 4

1 passes to 4 and players space out for motion offense.

Here are a couple of wrinkles you can throw in for ball reversal.1 makes a direct pass to the high trailer (4).

1 then cuts and takes a handoff from 4

As the handoff is made, 2 cuts middle and then up to backscreen for 44 cuts off the backscreen.1 looks to pass to 4 on backdoor or lob.

The 2nd wrinkle is this1 keeps his dribble aliveThe high trailer (4) fills his spot and then ballscreens for 1.1 dribbles off the ballscreen and 5 cuts to the opposite block

2 cuts in and the up to backscreen for 41 looks to 4 for backdoor or lob pass.

Question and Answer Session With Coach Roy Williams:

In your book, you describe a somewhat troubled upbringing,with your father abandoning your family and your mother struggling to make ends meet. How

did that affect you as a child and how does it affect you as a coach?It made me want to look for something else to run away to. So I’d go to the gym or I’d go play baseball. I had to find some outlet, and sports was that outlet for me. As a coach, I still see today what it’s done for me. It all started with a little boy and a ball. When you’re playing a sport, it does teach you so much about life. It teaches you that life is a contest, and it’s filled with an individual contest and a team contest every single day.

Carolina and Duke’s basketball programs are famous rivals. How do you think your coaching philosophy differs from Coach K’s? Is the Duke-UNC rivalry really as intense as it seems?The North Carolina-Duke rivalry is the best college rivalry in sports. It is so intense that every year it gets the highest ratings on ESPN — it’s the top game every year. The day after that game, everybody knows who won. Everybody’s talking about it. Our philosophies are not that different. I play a faster pace than they do, and they play more freelance offense. We try to run it extremely hard. Both teams believe in hard man to man. Duke tends to rely more on the outside shot and we push the ball as fast as we can.

How did you come up with the cheer that that the team says after huddles — “Hard Work”? What does it mean to you?When I first started coaching high school, we would always put our hands together at the start of the game. The hard work idea was something I wanted them to latch on to as their motto. I wanted them to understand that we have to work harder than everyone else. It’s the same thing we say today. We say it at the beginning of every game and any time we have a timeout. And it’s symbolic; we all put our hands in there together and say, “Hard Work!”

Is there any difference in coaching players now versus when you first started out?The players haven’t changed that much, but today they have much larger groups of fans around them, an entourage, a posse. The culture that we’re in has changed players on a college level. It makes a kid concerned about the NBA, and sometimes college is just a bus stop. But the players are the same. College is not as important to them as it was twenty years ago.

I know it was one of the hardest decisions of your career: How did you decide to come home from Kansas, after coachingthe Jayhawks for fifteen years?Fortunately or unfortunately, I had been asked three years prior to come to Carolina, and I chose not to. Then three years later, I wasn’t as happy as I’d been before. It was a hard decision because of the players I was leaving; I’d known them for years, some of them even before they came to school. It was hard to think in terms of giving that up. At the same time, I felt a strong pull to return to UNC because it was home. Our families were here. But Kansas is a great place, and the only place I would’ve left it for is North Carolina.

Would you rather coach a team that is in an underdog position, like the 2006 team, or a team that is heavily favored, like lastyear’s team?I like both. I like being the hunted. I have zero problems being everybody’s biggest game. And yet, 2006 was a fun year. We weren’t expected to do well. Sports Illustrated didn’t pick us in the top 65 and we ended up being the number 3 seed, and it was great. It was a really fun season.

You’ve been called a father figure for your team. What role does family play in your life?I have two families. The first is my wife, my son, and my daughter, all of whom are my heroes now. And every day I think about my family. And every day I also have thirteen to fifteen youngsters who are not living at home, and they are my family, too. The bonds that we build and establish are strong enough to last a lifetime. The most important part of my job is to build those relationships. And my son, daughter, and wife have done a wonderful job of sharing my time with the players.

Early on, you realized that you wanted to coach rather than play. How did you come to that decision?I knew that I wanted to coach because I thought that I could do that for a lot longer than I could play. And I also came to that decision because my high school coach gave me such confidence that I could do certain things. It made me feel so good to think that I could do that for someone else, that I could make such a difference in someone’s life, that I knew I wanted to be a coach. My mother has always been my hero, but my high school coach, Buddy Baldwin, has been the most instrumental figure in my life.

Do you remember what you first loved about basketball and what drew you to it?I loved trying to be involved in any kind of ball sports. Baseball was my first love, and then basketball went flying by it in eighth grade. Part of it was the beauty of the game, the players playing together, the idea of a team. It’s not just an individual with a ball, like you have in baseball. I also liked that I could work on it by myself, whereas with baseball you have to have other people to practice with. So there was the team aspect of basketball that appealed to me, but also I could do so much of it by myself and get instant gratification.

What do you think is the most important thing that you can teach a player? What do you think makes for a great player?I think the most important thing I can teach is that nothing is going to come unless you put the sweat in. You have to invest the work, the time, the sweat. I continually stress that to our guys. I tell them, “Don’t let anyone put in more time than you are putting in.” They have to put in the time and effort every single day, whether it’s June or November. It’s a year-round approach. You have to have gifts, but once you decide you do have it, don’t waste it. Hard work does not guarantee success, but there’s no way to achieve it without hard work.

4 Leadership Lessons from Carolina Coach Roy WilliamsJeff Janssen, Janssen Sports Leadership Center

With two national championships, seven trips to the Final Four, and a Hall of Fame induction, Tar Heel Basketball Coach Roy Williams is truly one of the top coaches in sport today.

While he is at the top of his profession now, most coaches will appreciate that Williams began his coaching career posting a pitiful 2-19 record his first season as a high school coach. Along the way he has swept the floors, been a PE teacher, sold calendars across the state just to put food on the table, and made only $2,700 a year as Dean Smith's part-time assistant coach. He has more than paid his dues.

Coach Williams' book is aptly titled Hard Work. He put in decades of hard work as an aspiring coach to reach the pinnacle of the coaching profession and continues to put in the hard work to maintain his program's elite status by consistently out-recruiting and out-coaching many of his peers.

Coach Williams says, "We put our hands in and chant something my teams have been saying since I was North Carolina's junior varsity coach: Hard work! It's something I've believed in since I was a kid shoveling snow off the basketball court so I could practice or selling calendars or going right back out on the recruiting trail after winning a national title. The phrase is a reminder that nobody is going to outwork us. I think it pulls our guys together and gives them strength. It is what the players chant when they huddle for any timeout or any deadball. It's a constant reminder: Hard work!"

Coach Williams and the Tar Heels success are due to some key things that all coaches can use in building a successful program.

1. Coach Williams is a tireless worker on the recruiting trail.

2. He recruits great talent but also ensures that his guys are people of strong character.

3. Coach Williams is extremely competitive and instills his will in his players.

4. He cares about his players beyond the basketball court.

4 LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM CAROLINA COACH ROY WILLIAMS

Here are four powerful Leadership Lessons from Coach Williams book Hard Work that can be used by all coaches to build and maintain an elite program.

1. Character Counts

Coach Williams: When I decide that a kid has the talent I am looking for, then I try to find out about his character. I once had an elementary school principal in Wichita, Kansas tell me, "Coach, I wish you'd say academics is the second priority."

"No ma'am," I said. "because if he's a great player and a 4.0 student but he's going to be a pain in the rear end, I want it to be somebody else's rear end."

Too many coaches (and athletic directors) lower their program's standards and take talented players (and coaches) with questionable or poor character. They knowingly accept talented people who have a history of not doing the right thing. It's a big gamble that sometimes pays off in the short-term, but usually has negative consequences in the long-term.

Just as Coach Williams heavily weighs character in the recruiting process, so too should you consider character when selecting your team. (Or if you are an AD, when hiring your coaching staff.) Having people of character makes it much easier to build and maintain a team that is focused on a common goal, not their own selfish desires. Coach Williams writes, "If you have one guy looking out for himself, you're in big trouble. If you have more than one, you have no chance."

Plus, choosing people of character preserves the kind of positive culture and reputation you want for your program. Your athletes will represent you and your school with pride and class. As Coach Williams reminds us - Let the talented yet turbulent individuals be a pain in somebody else's rear end, not yours.

2. Choose to work hard every day.

Coach Williams: I tell every prospect I recruit that I'm going to try to outwork every other coach... I like to ask prospects, "Who is recruiting you the hardest?" If they don't say me, I'm mad and I'll go back to my staff and tell them we've got to do more.

The more I learn from highly successful coaches and athletes, the more I am convinced that having a compelled work ethic is one of the biggest keys to success. Look at most anyone who is consistently at the top of their profession and you will see an individual and a team that is absolutely committed to being the best. They are highly passionate about what they do, invest themselves fully, and willingly put in the necessary hard work.

The great thing about hard work and commitment is that it is a choice. You get to choose at what level you bring it every day. The tough thing about hard work and commitment is that it is also a choice - you must consistently choose to bring it at a high level each and every day - despite distractions, disappointments, and human nature telling you to give up and give in. Roy Williams has chosen to bring it every single day for the last 60 some years of his life - and is a big reason why he, his team, and the Tar Heel faithful are enjoying the fruits of his labors.

3. Be a Fierce Competitor

Coach Williams: I love playing road games. I love that atmosphere. I encourage my players to treat games away from home as a wonderful challenge. I like to tell my team, "Let's go into their living room and steal their brownies."

It's all about having the confidence and attitude that I can beat your butt anytime, anywhere, anyplace, anyhow... The bottom line is that I want my players to understand that at some point in every game, somebody's going to give in, and I don't ever want it to be us. We want to be the last team standing.

Underneath Coach Williams folksy and cordial outward demeanor beats the heart of a fierce competitor. He is driven to be the best and enjoys the continual challenge of taking every opponent's best shot - whether at home or on the road. He relates several stories in the book about how his competitiveness has been an edge throughout his career.

If you want to compete with the big boys and girls, you too are going to need to become a fierce competitor. More importantly, you will need to instill your own competitive will in your team as you develop them into competitors. Highly successful programs look to dictate the tempo of the competition and impose their will on their opponents. They force opponents to react to them rather than the other way around. You too can get to this level. But you must remember that having a competitive team is a big key - and it begins with you modeling it, developing it, demanding it, and rewarding it as coach.

4. Win on and off the court.

Coach Williams: Winning still drives me. But I also enjoy putting a team together. Every year presents a different challenge for me. What I will miss the most is building relationships with players. Those bonds are always going to be there and they are personal. They are not based on wins and losses but on something you gave them, something you tried to do for them, something you tried to establish in those kids that would affect their lives.

Even though Coach Williams is highly committed to winning on the court, he also cares about his players' futures off the court. He is just as demanding of his guys when it comes to their performance in the classroom and in the community. He sees himself as a mentor who is privileged to

prepare young men for the game of life - whether they are future NBA Superstars or productive members of society.

Coaches of all sports will enjoy and benefit from the book. You get an in-depth view into Roy Williams as a person and what makes him tick, a behind the scenes look at the highly successful

philosophy of the Carolina program, and several coaching lessons as Coach Williams shares his triumphs and failures through over 30 years of coaching at North Carolina, Kansas, and the high school level.

National Championship Coach UNC Roy Williams on LeadershipBy Jeff

Seems like we just can’t get away from talking about leadership. There might be more leadership quotes, articles, flyers, etc… out there than anything else.

This was very simple, yet very profound.

ENJOY!

National Championship Coach UNC Roy Williams on Leadership

As part of the cutting edge Carolina Leadership Academy, UNC national champion men’s basketball coach Roy Williams recently shared his insights on leadership and team building as well as some behind the scenes stories during Carolina’s run to the 2005 National Championship.

Photo courtsey of NY Daily News Lecka/Getty

Here are some of the highlights from Coach Williams talk with the Tar Heels captains and coaches:

1. Trust is the foundation of leadership.

Coach William’s first goal when he made the transition from Kansas to Carolina was to establish a sense of trust with the UNC players. “You’ve got to get your players to believe in you.” Coach Williams immediately scheduled individual meetings with each of the players to begin the trust-building process. Because first impressions are so important, especially when taking over a different program, Coach Williams wanted to start off on the right foot with each of the players.

2. We’ll have a chance to win it all next year…

Coach Williams told the UNC players that if they did exactly what he and his staff asked them to do, they would make the NCAA tournament in the first year and have a chance to win it all in the second year. This inspiring vision gave the players an exciting goal to shoot for as well as a realistic time line to accomplish it. It set the program’s expectations from the onset and gave them a motivating reason for the daily work they would need to do.

3. Coaching is about adjustments.

Your game plan is only good for the first six minutes – the rest is all about adjustments. According to Coach Williams, coaching (and playing for that matter) is all about adjustments. You can and should formulate a game plan going in, but much of your team’s success depends on your ability to make efficient and effective adjustments. As a coach you must be able make the strategically adjustments, but just as important, you must help your team make the mental adjustments that need to be made to manage the momentum of competition.

4. You can push them but you can’t go personal.

Many thought former North Carolina coach Matt Doherty was excused because the Tar Heel players thought he was too tough on them. Interestingly, most Carolina insiders note that Coach Williams is much more demanding of his players than was Coach Doherty. The primary difference lies in how Coach Williams is tough on them. Coach Williams insists that you can and must push your players – but you can’t make it personal. Much like effective parenting, coaches should criticize the behavior, not the person.

5. Regardless of how hard you work, I will be working harder.

It all starts at the top. Coach Williams talked about how his passion, commitment, and work ethic must set the tone for everyone in the program. He has to continually demonstrate in his actions the standard necessary to achieve success. The players see how much he invests in them and the program and are naturally inspired to give a high level of commitment back to him.

6. I’ll take a person who is a little short on ability and academics, but I will not take anyone who is short on character.

For Coach Williams, character in recruiting is a non-negotiable factor. He flat out refuses to sign anyone who is not a person of character. “You can’t consistently win that way, and it certainly is not as much fun.” This bedrock principle was especially satisfying to hear in light of today’s Terrell Owens-type athletes.

7. Be on the lookout for the little things in recruiting.

While he is a very personable guy, Coach Williams directly tells people not to chit-chat with him over the summer when he is recruiting. From the time he walks into the gym before games start to the end of the day, he is on a mission. Coach Williams meticulously watches EVERYTHING a potential Carolina recruit does. He especially watches how kids act before and after games, how they interact with coaches, teammates, parents, and officials. He even watches water breaks closely.

He related a story about current Atlanta Hawk and last season’s ACC Freshman of the Year Marvin Williams: Marvin fouled out near the end of a close AAU game. His coach called a time out to talk with the rest of the players. Marvin ran to the end of the bench and filled cups of water for each of his teammates who were still in the game as a way to contribute even though he was on the bench with five fouls. “I don’t want the kids who are too cool. I want guys who are focused on how they can help the team. I absolutely love it when the best player on the team is also the best leader.”

8. Winning TEAMS get the individual awards and rewards.

Coach Williams continuously stressed to his players that the end of the year individual awards and rewards go to the teams that win the most games. Player of the Year and All-Conference Awards almost always go to players on the teams that win the most. Thus, Coach Williams team approach would yield the collective rewards of a championship season as well as the individuals awards.

UNC Fullcourt Shooting Drill Posted by bruchu Labels: Drills

I like to use this drill because it works on a number of things at the same time, passing, shooting and conditioning. I first saw this from a set of notes from Roy Williams of UNC.

Some key points that coach Roy Williams emphasizes:- 3 man break (no dribble)- Trail players run down and receive pass from base-line players for jump shot- Base-line players then break with lay-up shooter- Continuous drill- 115 made baskets in 4 minutes

Now you probably won't score 115 buckets in 4 minutes but it's important to set a goal for made buckets and if your team doesn't make the number, they do extra retribution like wall taps, pushups or more running.

On the first break below, P3 is shooting a 3-pointer. I usually only have our top 3-point shooter and second best 3-point shooter shoot, otherwise, the other players just do power layups.

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Roy Williams Running Game Notes from NIKE Clinic Posted by bruchu Labels: Fastbreak and Early Offense

I don't think it ever gets old, anything about early offense and the secondary break of Coach Roy Williams at the University of North Carolina. I pick up a thing or 2 from these clinic notes every time, these are from the NIKE Las Vegas clinic this past May. For example in these notes below, I like the idea of making sure your PG stops on a dime and changes direction after receiving the outlet. Too many times you see a team which has scouted well, on transition defense, have the defender on the PG plant right in front of the PG and draws the charge from the PG who turns his/her head too quickly.

The other part I like is the idea to cherish the highs of coaching. Which has less to do with the wins and losses and more to do with the relationships you make, and enjoying the process of improving your coaching ability. Anyways, here you go:

- Point Guard’s job is to go as fast as he can from top of the key to top of the key - Make a commitment to run every single time - We practice taking the ball out of the net o Coach stands in front of FT line, shoots the ball o Post player takes ball out and quickly outlets it to manager at the 28 foot line - Make or miss

- Outlet pass o Point Guard - As you catch the ball, make sure you can stop on a dime and change direction - Don’t risk committing the charge

- Primary Break o 2 or fewer defenders - 3v2 or 2v1 o Shot within 2 passes

- Secondary break o 3 or more defenders

- Everybody on the team must like the shot that’s taken by a player o Poll the team in practice during play

How many people on blue liked the shot that was taken by Joe? - Post players: Deception o Pretend like you’re catching the lob o Tyler Hansbrough was so good because when he was in the post, he fought the hardest and demanded the ball every time

- Cherish the highs of coaching o After we won National Championships, the next day I was on the road recruiting - Didn’t celebrate the successes o With a subpar season, we dwell too much on the negatives, we need to balance that out with celebrating the wins