Basketball coaches learn the xs and os of the dribble drive offense from the nba. Dematha flex offense jacob collins team sports ball games. James gels, from the coachs clipboard basketball playbook. Most of the teams play in the washington catholic athletic conference wcac and play other private schools in the archdiocese of washington and virginia area, such as gonzaga, good counsel, oconnell, mcnamara, and ireton. Best basketball notes with dribble drive offense and nike. The flex in some form is even used in the nba though the 24 second shot clock limits using it as a continuity. Tom davis and his modified flex offense that he used at boston college, iowa, and drake university. The dematha flex offense by mike jones rent the dvd. Basketball offense flex offense, coachs clipboard basketball. Sign up to basketball coach weekly lite newsletter today and receive free coaching tools.
They are 4 around 1, and the post sets a flex screen for the guard who flex cuts towards the ball, this is where the dematha flex differs from others, instead of a downscreen, they set upscreens. The flex offense diagrammed here is the basic flex offense. Indiana soccer modified playing rules 20172018 teams. It is a staple offense among many high school teams. Dematha offers a college preparatory program in which faith and knowledge complement each other. Clemsons brownell on why the motion offense is declining in college basketball. There are also other cuts, flashes, and movements to create open shots. Triple post offense free today on amazon open post offense book 3 free today on amazon over a dozen variations of the flex offense. Jay wright 4 out 1 in motion offense a complete guide. This offense is similar to that of the golden state warriors a small ball offense relying on 3 point shooting, spacing, ball movement, that is less dependent on tall low post players. We looked at the players wants and needs at all levels of competition.
A little bit more than a year ago, rick barnes worked with jerry sloan to revamp his offense. The hybrid flex offense continuity flex offense with don. We just released the encyclopedia of offense part 4 ebook now. As you can see, the flex offense has been proven to work at all levels of basketball. If you like running a 5out offense, this flex pattern gives your 5. Coach jacksons pages basketball coaching encyclopedic.
He shares his version of the traditional flex screen as well as other popular techniques, emphasizing the importance of proper spacing and patience for wideopen layups. To effectively run the flex offense, most coaches will use a few counter plays to make it less predictable. Year after year, graduates comment on the degree of expertise, dedication and involvement of their. Gonzaga flex here is an example of the 122 entry that gonzaga has used in the past to get into its flex offense. There are also flex offense championship productions. This article and animation discuss basketballs flex offense. Even though flex is designed for man defenses, some coaches have success using the flex against zone by.
For all practical purposes, the flex isnt utilized as an offense at the college level any more because of the shot clock, but it is often used as a play, or quick hitter at that level. Flex offense basketball continuity offenses hoops u. Mike jones dematha catholic high school flex offense. The flex in some form is even used in the nba though. Size mismatches often occur with all the screening and switching that goes on. Free throws 5star make 6 shooting 5star rotation shooting 5star follow the leader. Just bring the whole offense up higher, to the free throw line extended. We have have compiled a tremendous list of 84 basketball coaching notes on offense. Flex offense feeding the post diagrams m o if you have a good, strong post player, youll want to get the ball inside. If the zags enter to the left side, the post man 5 will down screen for the offguard 2 and pop out to the corner to clear out. The flex offense was designed to attack man to man defenses. Flex offense complete coaching guide basketball for coaches.
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Coach jones begins by walking you through practice drills designed to get players flowing naturally in the flex offense. In terms of the system ive installed it and found that without a dominant big man or a rim attacking wing, its not as effective as traditional flex. The offense has since been adopted by coaches throughout the united state and other parts of the world. For example, jones shows you a 2on2 breakdown drill where he teaches the proper techniques for setting and executing the flex screen.
Dematha 4x100m advances to penn relay championship of america. He likes to use a lot of ball screens and back screens from his flex offense to put the defense into a disadvantage and get great angles to look at high low entries into the post. Mike jones dematha flex offence dematha flex offence dematha high motion. Dematha high school hyattsville, md lacrosse maxpreps. The complete book on basketballs flex offense the hybrid flex offense with don kelbick breakthrough basketball. Flex offense 189 free throws 1 fundamentals 363 half court trap offense 2 hilo offense 19. New wrinkles have been added to it and it has become very difficult to defend if it is a teams primary offense. The university of delaware pitcher was indicted on six counts of rape so far.
However, the flex is still widely used at the high school level because of the. The flex offense is a patterned, continuity offense that makes effective use of backscreens to create easy and open scoring opportunities. Indiana soccer modified playing rules 20172018 free download as powerpoint presentation. Once in the half court, coach cooley details his flex offense progressions, giving rules and structure to an offense that can have all five players be interchangeable. The flex is based on spacing and coach kelbick teaches the concept and the rest of the offense in a stepbystep fashion.
Coach jacksons pages basketball coaching encyclopedic resource of drills, offenses and defenses. Dematha does not use a wingentry pass to get into flex, presumably because an upscreen would get 5 away from the basket. Basketball net for sale product basketball offense flex offense, coachs clipboard playbook see more. Advantages of the flex offense are that it is a patterned offense with continuity, it is somewhat flexible, and it is relatively easy to teach. Last week i had the opportunity to attend our superconference during our prod day and the keynote speaker was mike jones, the head coach of the famed dematha high school. Mike jones, is the head basketball coach at powerhouse dematha catholic high school and these notes show his unique spin on the popular and effective flex offense. The power forward 4 will screen for the small forward 3, who will make a curl cut into the. Mike jones, head basketball coach at perennial powerhouse dematha catholic high school, puts a unique spin on the popular and effective flex offense. The dematha athletic department is home to varsity sports, as well as junior varsity and some freshman teams. Chapters 3 and 4 of the video reveal eight different entries to.
You could feed the post from either the top, or from the corner. The flex offense was created as a variation to the shuffle offense in the 1970s by carroll williams of santa clara university. To run any kind of offense where you have to cut hard for someone, and screen hard for someone, and move. Wake forest head coach at dematha clinic todd lickliter clinic notes butler basketball basketball sense vol 12, number 2. Myrtle beach, south carolina myrtle beach convention center april 11, 12 and, 2014 jay wright, villanova fran mccaffrey, iowa bruce. Disqualifying misdemeanor offenses floridasnursing. Last week i had the opportunity to attend our superconference during our prod day and the keynote speaker was. Dematha flex offense jacob collins free download as pdf file. Clemsons brownell on why the motion offense is declining. Before we get into how to run the flex offense, lets have a quick look at its history in the game of basketball. As a result, most coaches that run flex use a different offense when facing zones. You get all of his teaching points including how to deviate from the offense while still maintaining continuity. Disqualifying misdemeanor offenses assault, if the victim of the offense was a minor battery, if the victim of the offense was a minor prostitution similar offenses in other states or jurisdictions lewdness and indecent exposure contributing to the delinquency of a child domestic violence occurrence completed confinement, supervision or sanction.
Joe hurley, conaways lawyer, says that its a difficult time to be accused of a sex offense. Today, we break down the 4 out 1 in motion offense used by jay wright of the villanova team that won the 2016 ncaa championship. Mike jones dematha catholic high school notes by matt. April 28, 2018 the 4x100m squad was the only high school us boys team to make the penn relay championships of america finals. The mike jones dematha catholic high school notes will show you his offensive philosophy on how to attack half court and full court man defense.
The goal was to design a helmet with fully integrated components and innovations for peak athlete performance and stateoftheart protection. Disadvantages are its predictability, and that it can be defended by switching the screens. The obvious disadvantage to this approach is that you now have two separate offenses to teach. He takes you through his flex sequence, in which he details both strong side and weak side action to keep players cutting and screening with a purpose. For a wingentry option, see offence flex variations tubby smith dont bring 5 out on a pass to the wing, post him up, stagger screen for a shooter in the other corner, into flex. This flex continuity offense is very difficult to guard due to the great spacing, constant player movement, and ball movement. Understanding rick barnes texas basketball offense. In this video, don kelbick demonstrates the flex offense pattern.