2014 Read & React Offense Clinic

The Wisconsin Women’s Basketball staff Head Coach Bobbie Kelsey have teamed up with Rick Torbett for the Official Read & React Clinic. This unique and one of a kind clinic will be highlighting the Read & React Offense!  Coach Torbett strives to make even the most advanced techniques so easy to understand that even very young players grasp […]

Getting Open

As usual, Rick Torbett has shared another great article concerning The Read & React. The Read & React Offense is not engaged (start) until the ball has entered the half-court and has been: Passed to a perimeter teammate Passed to a posting teammate Dribbled At a teammate, Driven North-South, Power Dribbled, or Reverse Dribbled. Until […]

Spacing & Rebounding

Basketball Rebound from Above

Whenever I find myself in a conversation about my favorite subject: the Read & React (are you surprised?), I will invariably talk about the 3 possible formations: 5 OUT, 4 OUT 1 IN, and 3 OUT 2 IN. Many of my coaching friends will respond with comments like: “5 OUT does not have an inside […]

What is the Read and React Offense?

I am often asked to explain what the Read and React is. As the Read and React has evolved, so has my answer. This video provides my latest thoughts. Let me know what you think. Like what you see? Find out more at http://readandreact.com

Tribe Spotlight: The next step in prep basketball’s evolution

Written By JOE STEVENSON (as appeared in the Northwest Herald on Sunday, January 13th, 2013) Every year, Rich Czeslawski heads to the NCAA Final Four to watch basketball, network and, perhaps most importantly, learn. Czeslawski had just finished his first season as Crystal Lake Central’s boys basketball coach in 2007 when he headed to Atlanta […]