Try These 3 Inbounds Plays To Score In Any Situation

By Bob Hurley, Head Boys Coach, St. Anthony’s High School, Jersey City, N.J.Disussions

Keeping a defense on its heels is one of the keys to having a potent offense. There are a variety of ways to be aggressive with a defense and one that we have found to be effective is to look to score on our in-bound plays.

Some coaches simply want to get the ball into play from out of bounds, which is understandable if you are nursing a lead late in the game. But, attacking the basket from the out-of-bounds area (under the hoop or from the sideline) is a sure way to beat a defense, no matter if they are playing zone or man-to-man.

DIAGRAM 1: Baseline Out-of-Bounds Vs. Zone. In this play, your...Read More!

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