Attack and React 4-Out 1-In Offense

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Coaching Plus resource · PDF · 20 pages

A full system for a 4-out 1-in offense where players react to what the ball handler does instead of running set plays. It starts with spacing, then adds one action at a time in more than a dozen teaching phases.

What’s inside

• Basic setup: the perimeter spots and spacing for four around one.
• Dribble reactions: drive and pitch-out, pass back and dribble through.
• Pass and cut: basket cuts, back cuts when the defender jumps to the ball, and cuts off a post entry.
• Later phases: ball screens and curl cuts for when the defense sags.
• Diagrams and bullet-point coaching cues for every phase.

Who it’s for

Coaches who want a motion-style offense they can install in layers, from youth teams learning spacing to varsity teams adding ball screens.

How to install it

A reaction offense teaches players to read the ball handler instead of memorizing plays, so it holds up against any defense and fits players of different skill levels. It starts with spacing and adds one action at a time, so a team can run the first phases within the first week.

Install one phase at a time and stay with it until players react without being told, then add the next. Most of the teaching happens in 2-on-2 and 3-on-3 breakdowns, which double as competitive drills.

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