Good evening, Last year in our 11U AAU season we installed the fingers cut and swing option in 8 weeks of practices in games. Considering the short period, I though they did very well. I'm looking forward to building on that this season. During the rec season which just ended, I just finished coaching a 7th/8th(13/14) grade team in which we installed the same thing and man what difference. Both teams have some talented kids but 1-2 years makes a huge difference in the way they flowed in and out of the fingers cut motion. To break up the same motion we ran a play called "X" where it gave the racker an option to either call the porch up to run a get or to run zoom by a DHO to same side corner followed by the opposite porch swinging over to the same side slot to set the screen(just below the elbow). We installed this playing playing 5 on 3 and then 5 on 4 which really helped with getting them to really look for the advantage and it encourage a lot of back door cuts or 45 dives. So now I'm about to start the AAU back up as 12U and outside of working on what weve already learned, I feel like I need to create stations in practice where we focus on spacing in 3 on 3 and what two(start with) options do we have every time we move the ball. For instance, racker at right action spot, lock in right corner, porch comes over to post(foul line). If the ball enters the post from the racker, give them options based on their defender(get, cut, split action with dragon, or pindown to same side corner). And then you eventually lead into slips/ghost handoffs etc. Has anyone used a similar or better way to handle blending free play with the fingers cut action? Thanks, George

What sorts of actions and triggers does everyone use in their offense? Particularly beyond the basic Fan/Fingers series stuff. I'm wanting to implement some splits and gets and wanted some ideas on what others are doing and how they are triggering those actions beyond the initial slot to slot pass.

Not sure if this is “new” content, but I put together my own presentation on families of actions. Defining it, understanding it conceptually, and providing some examples. If anyone wants to give it a gander and give me any feedback that would be great. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11P0bbiwDd2oBDvRHL65gGqgM3n3IsNi8iPafW0j3bo0/edit

As coaches, we all face moments where things don’t go as planned. Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn aka the best lessons come from our biggest mistakes. Whether it’s a decision made in the heat of the moment you would do differently, a missed opportunity, or something off the court you wish you could redo, reflecting on these moments can be key to growing as a coach. We want to hear about the coaching mistake that taught you the most. What happened? How did it impact your team or your approach? And most importantly, how did that experience change the way you coach moving forward? Sharing these stories not only helps us all grow, but it’s also a reminder that even the best coaches learn from their setbacks. 💡 Looking forward to hearing your insights! 👇👇👇

My team is currently having a hard time with “standing in the corner”. Curious on how you guys have got players to buy into spacing.