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Summary: Valuable guide for attacking complex defenses
Review: Every good youth AAU basketball coach should know his or her limits. In my case, the trademark of most of our teams is usually to play tough defense. To this end, our defensive pressure generates plentiful scoring opportunites. However, as my teams climbed into the tougher AAU tounaments and faced nationally ranked clubs I found our style was lacking and we needed a vast improvement in our ability to execute a reliable zone offense.Consequently, I found, "Coaching Zone Offenses," by Bob Huggins is an excellent guide to help teams score against complex defenses. Coach Huggins does a good job of providing zone offenses in all shapes and sizes. The key of course...as Huggins points out is to immediately identify what type of zone defense you are facing and then to make the appropriate adjustments. The Huggins "quick hitters" and "penetration & pitch" plays are easy to teach and valuable tools for getting quality shots during offensive opportunities. We found the low post "kick-out to wing," play a reliable offensive set against good zone defenses. Certainly, the overload and ball reversal plays that Huggins recommendes open scoring opportunites on offense as well. Coach Huggins is also a master of stacks and offers sound ideas on how to consistently crash the boards on offense. Overall, this is a great book for coaches looking to prepare youth players for serious AAU or high school basketball competition. The narrative in this text is well written and the many diagrams are easy to understand. Recommended for coaches looking for more offensive options. Bert Ruiz
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Summary: Valuable guide for attacking complex defenses
Review: Every good youth AAU basketball coach should know his or her limits. In my case, the trademark of most of our teams is usually to play tough defense. To this end, our defensive pressure generates plentiful scoring opportunites. However, as my teams climbed into the tougher AAU tounaments and faced nationally ranked clubs I found our style was lacking and we needed a vast improvement in our ability to execute a reliable zone offense. Consequently, I found, "Coaching Zone Offenses," by Bob Huggins is an excellent guide to help teams score against complex defenses. Coach Huggins does a good job of providing zone offenses in all shapes and sizes. The key of course...as Huggins points out is to immediately identify what type of zone defense you are facing and then to make the appropriate adjustments. The Huggins "quick hitters" and "penetration & pitch" plays are easy to teach and valuable tools for getting quality shots during offensive opportunities. We found the low post "kick-out to wing," play a reliable offensive set against good zone defenses. Certainly, the overload and ball reversal plays that Huggins recommendes open scoring opportunites on offense as well. Coach Huggins is also a master of stacks and offers sound ideas on how to consistently crash the boards on offense. Overall, this is a great book for coaches looking to prepare youth players for serious AAU or high school basketball competition. The narrative in this text is well written and the many diagrams are easy to understand. Recommended for coaches looking for more offensive options. Bert Ruiz
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Summary: Awesome Book! Must have!
Review: This book is terrific. Bob Huggins (U. of Cincinnati) gives you every weapon you need to embarrass any kind of zone defense. 1. Overview of how to beat Zones. 2. Player Job descriptions and placement of personnel. 3. Terminology. 4. Techniques (and drills). 5.Entries and quick hitters. 6.Zone offensive sets. This book is a great tool. You'll never have a problem scoring against a zone defense again. The author makes it clear WHY you setup the way he suggests, and WHY the offensive principles work. The best part is that he provides drills that make it easy to teach your team everything they need to know to be effective. This is a must-buy. It's a great weapon.
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