Basketball 4-Out, 1-In Motion Offense -- "High" Plays
From the Coach’s Clipboard Basketball Playbook, @ http://www.coachesclipboard.net
First read 4-Out, 1-In Motion Offense. You can make the 4-out offense as complicated, or keep it as simple, as you want. We typically do not use all of these plays in one season. We use those plays that best suit our current team personnel. Next season, as our players change, we may use other plays and options. Use those that will best benefit your team. Don't overload your players and try to teach too many of these at once. Also see the 4-Out Low plays.
The following plays are used in conjunction with the 4-Out "High" set, i.e. with our post player playing at the high-post (free-throw line area). In teaching our 4-Out system, we first teach the basic offense, and then add a few of these plays as the season progresses. Here are several set plays that you can run out of the 4-Out "High" offense: Topside and Counter, Flash, Slip, Swing, Fist, and the Weave-Screen Plays.
"Topside" and "Counter"
These two plays may work well against teams that like to full-front our post player. Both of these plays could actually be run out of the basic 4-out motion offense, without being called a specific name. They could be taught in the context of simply learning how to read the defense."Topside" is a very simple play, but oftentimes simple plays work the best, if the executed correctly. Our post player O5 moves up to the high post, and if full-fronted, seals the defender, and cuts to the hoop for the over-the-top lob pass and lay-up (diagram A). Notice that O4 back-screens for O2, mainly to occupy the weak-side, helpside defenders.
"Counter"
In diagram B, notice that O5 is being full-fronted in the high post. Instead of the lob pass, we pass into the corner as O5 seals the defender and then cuts to the hoop and receives the pass from the corner for the lay-up.
"Flash"
Start with in the 4-out, 1-in offense with O5 low on the opposite low block. O5 makes a flash cut to the free throw line and receives the pass from O1. Meanwhile, as O5 is receiving the pass, O4 fakes out and then makes a hard quick back-cut to the hoop. O5 passes to O4 for the lay-up (diagram A). If O4 is covered and doesn't get the pass from O5, he/she continues through and sets a back-screen for O3. O3 cuts around the screen and gets the pass from O5 for the lay-up (diagram B).If the defense switches on the screen, O4 should have inside position (after sealing the defender). O3 clears to the opposite side and O4 rolls to the hoop for the pass from O5 (Diagram C). Of course O5 could take the shot from the free throw line, or make a dribble-drive to the hoop as additional options.
"Weave-Screen Plays"
The weave screen (or "W") plays are simple hand-off plays that can free up a perimeter player for either an outside shot, or a dibble-drive to the hoop. Below we see "W2", where O1 dribbles at O2 (diagram A), hands the ball off to O2 and screens the X2 defender. O2 comes around the screen for a 3-point shot, or a dribble-drive to the lane (diagram B).After running this a couple times, the X2 defender will often cheat out over O1 and try to stop the hand-off... here we run the "back" counter option, where O2 reads this and simply back-cuts for the pass from O1 and the lay-up.
"W3" would be the same play, but run at O3... O1 dribbles at O3, and O3 gets the hand-off and shot. "W4" would be the same play as "34".
"Slip"
This is a "screen-the-screener" play, with a "slip" option... (more)"Swing"
Set up in the 4-out, 1-in high set... (more)"Fist"
Here’s a simple but effective pick-and-roll play to run out of the 4-out, 1-in motion offense set... (more)Become a Premium Member or get the Deluxe CD or downloads to get the complete article and animation. This complete article also includes these special plays:
- Slip
- Swing
- Fist
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Here are some Helpful DVDs on the 4-out motion offense.
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Jay Wright: 15 Great 4-Out 1-In Motion Offense Plays By Jay Wright, Villanova University, Men s Basketball Coach. An exclusive play set to run in the 4-out 1-in motion offense. Every basketball team has certain "go to" players who the coach knows can make certain shots when needed. With this basketball DVD, Jay Wright will show you "How to get the right person, the right shot, at the right time." With the help of on-court demonstrators, Coach Wright walks you through the basic set-up of the 4-out 1-in motion offense and then shows you 15 unique plays (including four out-of-bounds plays) you can run out of the offense... (more info) Price: $39.99 
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Jay Wright: The 4-Out 1-In Motion Offense By Jay Wright, Villanova University, Men s Basketball Coach. Wright does an excellent job of clearly demonstrating an effective 4-out 1-in motion offense. After outlining the advantages of running the 4-out 1-in, Wright illustrates the proper positioning and spacing of all five players. He lists and demonstrates his basic rules for the perimeter and post players... (more info) Price: $39.99
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Jay Wright: Breakdown Drills for the 4-Out 1-In Motion Offense By Jay Wright, Villanova University, Men s Basketball Coach. One of the brightest young coaches in the game today, Jay Wright details the drills he used successfully at Hofstra, and now Villanova, to implement an effective 4-Out 1-In motion offense... (more info) Price: $39.99
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Rick Majerus: The Encyclopedia of the 4-Out-1-In Motion Offense By Rick Majerus, ESPN Analyst; former University of Utah Head Basketball Coach; 1998 National Coach of the Year. Coaches, this is the motion offense DVD you have been asking for! Over 4 hours of top-notch instruction with "the coach's coach," Rick Majerus, will help you and your team completely understand every facet of this effective offense... (more info) Price: $119.99 (3-DVD set)
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