Field goal fourpoint play free throw hook shot moves pick and roll positions posterized playbook rebound point screen. Mens basketball hoopscoop ebook and dvd store best. As coach of the 2002 ncaa championship team, 25 wins in the ncaa tournament, and an overall winning percentage of. It was a risk as pearl had a show clause after problems at the university of tennessee. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times.
David preheim put together an awesome set of basketball coaching clinic notes on the flex offense for you. Todays basketball plays are on gary williams and his maryland flex offense. Coach david preheim shows us the gary williams flex offense maryland basketball. In this play, 2 is your best shooter and you are looking for multiple opportunities for him to get the ball in a scoring position whether it be off of the flex cut, or off of the pin down from 4. Angeli diagrams and demonstrates the post, wing and dribble entries into the offense that starts in the 14 set and culminates in the sideline triangle and 2man game set made famous by tex winters offensive system.
Gary williams head basketball coach 1 3 4 5 2 v key cut pass screen ball v dribble pass v 6 university of maryland mens basketball points of emphasis. Breakdown and diagrams of the basic flex offense set. This is a twoguard front that works to get the ball into the key. Skinner played at umass in the early 70s and then went on to play in the aba and nba. An offshoot of an offense run by hall of famer and coaching guru pete. As a result, most coaches that run flex use a different offense when facing zones. At lemoyne, beilein was running the traditional threeguard, twobigmen, setplay offense that was the norm in college basketball in those days. He didnt like the way things were going offensively. A look at the gary williams maryland flex offense like all offenses, there are many different versions and variations based on how coaches have tweaked it to fit their needs.
The flex offense was created as a variation to the shuffle offense in the 1970s by carroll williams of santa clara university. Former university of maryland mens basketball coach gary williams shares a drill that improves transition play, rebounding, passing and conditioning. Coaches, all of my basketball ebooks are in pdf form. Before we get into how to run the flex offense, lets have a quick look at its history in the game of basketball. The complete book of basketballs flex offense will be delivered as a word pdf document and download can be immediate after payment. Williams assistant coach, dan fitzgerald, brought the offense north to spokane when he.
If youre looking for a great continuity offense that combines the aggressive actions of the dribble drive but also has great structure like the flex, than this unique offensive system is for you. The university of maryland ran a modified version of the flex offense under previous head coach gary williams. Dec 12, 2014 the flex offense is a basketball offense that was run by maryland and boston college in the 2000s. At the collegiate level, gary williams university of maryland won the 2002 ncaa championship using the flex offense. With gary williams, university of maryland head mens basketball coach.
The offense continually works to get open shots and highlow action for the post players. Flex offense basketball continuity offenses hoops u. Demonstration of multiple flex sets and special plays to break down any defense. Coach, the iowa modified flex by tom davis tape is sold out.
Mar, 2010 the flexbone offense a multiple option system slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. As coach williams mentions above, the baseline cutter usually gets open on the 3rd cut, so be patient with the offense. The offense has been modified plenty already, with beilein tuning it at every. After early turmoil, auburn is flexing its muscles. Marylands prior offense attempted to run a version of the flex offense that allowed for closer shots at the basket, was less focused on obtaining open. Run a simple patterned, continuity offense such as the flex offense to get easy scoring opportunities. Three flex offense entries from the 14 high set brightcoach. This is a relatively simple mantoman offense, but can be very challenging to defend. The auburn tigers secured the services of bruce pearl looking to turn around the basketball program. This is an excellent dvd on the flex in a clinic setting if you have strong post players. Here are some flex offense notes from former boston college head coach al skinner. Keep the ball moving and hit your teammates when they are open. So far, the team has found success in the screen and curl a staple of the flex offense that created open 15foot jumpers against the zone defenses of maine and manhattan.
Running the flex offense means, in theory, auburn isnt limited by tempo. It is an offense that can found from the acc to the wcc. The negative thing with the flex offense is that its hard to get the right guy to shoot it sometimes because it is a fiveman offense, kind of equal opportunity, williams said. The flex offense diagrammed here is the basic flex offense. This offensive set is run out of a 14 high look the attractive aspect of the 14 high flex is the baseline and paint being generally clear. Gary bruce williams born march 4, 1945 is an american university administrator and former college basketball coach. Gary williams ohio state 19861989 and maryland 19892011. First some tidbits on the roy williams philosophy on transition offense. It has been run by many ncaa teams, including by gary williams of the university of. In this video, williams uses oncourt demonstration to coach and teach a winning flex. Even though flex is designed for man defenses, some coaches have success using the flex against zone by. He came up with one great set of notes on the gary williams flex offense and. Much as the spread offense in football is designed to create operating room by making the defense cover the entire field, pearls flex offense is. Gary williams flex offense vs switching defenses, how to use.
Gary williams deserves naismith hall of fame induction. This offense is most effective against mantoman defenses, and has been used by many high school teams. All 5 players get to play all 5 positions, which is excellent for player development. Among the teams that run the flex exclusively include gary williams at maryland and mark few at gonzaga. Flex offense complete coaching guide basketball for coaches. Basketball offense flex offense, coachs clipboard basketball. The curl was a staple of gary williams offense at maryland and was best run by guard juan dixon during the terps 2002 march to the national title.
Williams retired after the 201011 season, and is now a college basketball analyst for. Most texas basketball fans know by now that rick barnes worked with hall of fame coach jerry sloan to revamp his offense prior to the 20102011 season. Check out even more flex actions over at the hoops u. The stack shouldnt be run unless a team has a guard who has exceptional ball handling skills. If you really want to learn all the nuances of the maryland flex, then you really need to take a look at gary williams dvd on the flex offense. Gary williams university of maryland basketball flex. Princeton offense and drills flex offense and drills. The maryland flex offense under gary williams is one such variation of the generic flex offense.
This basketball article presents the thunder offense, a flex offense variation. I think this is a pretty darn good video presentation, the basics of the offense are gone over as well as counters and plays to take advantage of the way defense will play you. Mastering the flex offense with gary williams, university of maryland head mens basketball coach, 2002 ncaa champions. Just bring the whole offense up higher, to the freethrow line extended.
Pdf files cant get viruses unlike any other type of documents and power point presentations. I provide quality to my materials and make them great for you. The flex offense is a very effective offense that is based on a continuity pattern. If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. This is a hard to guard and hard to scout offensive. Carroll williams is credited for defining the flex offense used by. Gary williams paint drill improve hustle, aggressiveness winning. Skinner is currently the head coach at kennesaw state after serving as an assistant at bryant the past two seasons. The flex offense is an offensive strategy in basketball invented in 1967 by rene herrerias. With the flex offense, you will have great spacing, player movement, and ball movement.
During university, your good friends may meet at a local bar instead of the movies or gym. 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. The stack offense is one of the oldest basketball offenses that is still occasionally used in todays game. The flex offense was designed to attack man to man defenses. It is widely believed that the flex offense was invented on the west coach of the u. He served as the head coach at the university of maryland, ohio state university, boston college, and american university. With emphasis on the halfcourt offense, williams goes through a stepbystep process, guidelines, and multiple principles and plays for successfully executing the flex. Here is a quick hitter that is run out of a box set and involves a little misdirection. You have this offense, and then you have to incorporate certain things for your best players. Mark fews zags of gonzaga, and gary williams maryland terrapins, albeit a little differently, get a lot of mileage out of the flex offense.
The basis of the offense, however, was introduced in the early 1970s by carroll williams of santa clara university. Continuity flex screen on a pass from 2 to 4, 2 clears the top. I have now spent some time studying the texas offense. Gary williams you have to have an offensive system that you are confident teaching. Worlds greatest collection of basketball coaching notes volume 5. The flex offense is a great 4out 1in continuity offense primarily using. Bruce pearl auburn tigers flex stagger play by dana beszczynski. Flex is a good offence with equalsize players, to get the ball inside gary williams has 5 duck in on the flex cut, to get open jump shots, and to control tempo, but requires patience. Gonzaga university runs a modified version of the simplistic flex offense. The flex offense for basketball provides for ball reversal, multiple screens, high percentage shots, mismatches and baseline scoring opportunities.
The 3 best shooting drills ever created click to download. The flex offense is a basketball offense that was run by maryland and boston college in the 2000s. In 2002, he led maryland to win the ncaa tournament championship. It is a tight structured offense that is usually used by coachs who dont shot many 3s for what ever reason.
What weve always tried to do is incorporate this into our fastpaced. Mastering the flex offense with gary williams, former university of maryland head mens basketball coach. Jan 02, 2012 this article outlines 3 flex offense entries from the 14 high offensive set. The offense attacks the gray areas when you bring the wing up and also allows for the attacking of the short corner.
Flex for success with mark few, gonzaga university head coach. Understanding rick barnes texas basketball offense. I have now spent some time studying the texas offense from last season, and will spend several posts. Coach williams coached under davis at lafayette and boston college, and implemented the flex. Marylands prior offense attempted to run a version of the flex offense that allowed for closer shots at the basket, and was less focused on obtaining open perimeter jump shots. I remember on our first run to the final four in 01, some coach said, the way gary s teams played and the flex offense he ran, you cant win at a high level with that offense, dickerson said. Dematha does not use a wingentry pass to get into flex, presumably because an upscreen would get 5 away from the basket. Heres a breakdown of how coaches can run it to perfection. Flex offense the high flex delay offense you can use the flex offense as a delayspread offense.
Cut hard without the ball and maintain good spacing. In fact, pearl won a national championship with it even before gary williams did. Ncaa, motion offense one of my favorite offenses is the flex because it can create many mismatches with all the downscreens and gets the ball into the hands of your best players where they are most comfortable. He came up with one great set of notes on the gary williams flex offense and then got something straight from gary williams for you. This offense utilizes a strong ball control guard who quarterbacks the entire offensive set. Williams assistant coach, dan fitzgerald, brought the offense north to spokane when he became head coach at gonzaga. Stepbystep instruction for successfully executing the flex offense. With the constant passing, cutting, flex screens, and screen the screener actions, the. The modified flex offense is a twist on one of the mostused offenses in basketball. Jan 01, 2016 al skinner boston college flex offense. There are certainly other options that can be utilized though these are the basics. Flex offense if you are getting bumped take the defender down then go over the top of the screen.
Learn how to master the flex offense with 2002 national champion coach, gary williams. The coach who ran it with most success and is known as the father of the flex was carrol williams while he was head coach of santa clara university. The obvious disadvantage to this approach is that you now have two separate offenses to teach. Keys are being to get the ball inside, and players who can pass the ball. Basketball offense the flex offense university of chicago. Oct 05, 2011 a little bit more than a year ago, rick barnes worked with jerry sloan to revamp his offense.
The complete book on basketballs flex offense the hybrid flex offense with don kelbick breakthrough basketball. Coach preheim is doing a great job drawing up some of the nations best basketball teams and sharing them with us. The flex requires good offensive spacing and good timing between the passes, picks, and cuts. A little bit more than a year ago, rick barnes worked with jerry sloan to revamp his offense. In this instructional basketball dvd, coach williams uses oncourt demonstration to coach and teach a winning flex offense. The flex offense is a patterned, continuity offense that makes effective use of backscreens to create easy and open scoring opportunities. Here are some notes on what to do if they switch on you, how skip passes can hurt the defense, and quick hitters that will hurt the defense. Roy williams philosophy idea is to play 94 feet of offense. The dynamic flex offense with video basketball continuity. Basketball thunder offense flex offense variation, coach. For most of his career prior to lemoyne, he ran a modified version of the flex offense.
Coach gary williams won a national championship at maryland using the flex offense. It also spaces the floor very well and can be used as a delay style offense. Jamie angelis fusion offense combines the 14 high, sideline triangle and princeton styles into one cohesive offensive system. Keep the ball and players moving until the defense breaks down and there is an open shot or driving lane.
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