We were at a AAU basketball tournament a few weeks ago and of course our coaches get to watch a lot of games during these things. We take advantage of that because we feel like there is always something we can learn by watching other teams play. Sometimes what we see re-enforces what we are already doing and sometimes we see a better way of doing something. If you are not open to that, you are not giving your kids your best effort.
Fortunately, we saw two teams playing against each other that supported what we've been doing. To be specific, it was what we didn't see that was so cool. During this game neither team ever ran a pattern offense and I can count on one hand how many entries we say. They both were playing in the flow of the game and the flow dictated that they both run a real motion, read and react offense. They went to the basket and made plays, they scored off of breaks, and sometimes they slowed it down to get a little more "organized". I put oganized in quotes because most coaches would still think they were not organized because they were not running some ridiculous pattern or entry.
Fortunately, we saw two teams playing against each other that supported what we've been doing. To be specific, it was what we didn't see that was so cool. During this game neither team ever ran a pattern offense and I can count on one hand how many entries we say. They both were playing in the flow of the game and the flow dictated that they both run a real motion, read and react offense. They went to the basket and made plays, they scored off of breaks, and sometimes they slowed it down to get a little more "organized". I put oganized in quotes because most coaches would still think they were not organized because they were not running some ridiculous pattern or entry.
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