A major strength of the Read & React Offense is its ability to transition seamlessly between all its layers and every basketball formation (5 OUT, 4 OUT, 3 OUT). We've alluded to the jazz metaphor previously and it really does fit. Once you have the notes...
The video below was taken from our new 5 DVD set, Read & React Clinics: Planning the R&R Practice. This set develops five practice templates to help you implement the Read & React Offense as your season and your players progress. This question comes up from...
Color codes are a great way for coaches to control certain types of attacks in the Read & React Offense. Basically, each color represents a group of similar layers or actions particularly good at attacking a specific style of defense or exploiting a specific advantage....
"If you want to build a ship, don’t herd people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." — Antoine de Saint-Exupery That pretty much sums it up. As the season...
The Pin & Skip layer in the Read & React Offense is a little bit odd. It has nothing to do with a reaction to the ball (like all the previous layers do). Instead, it is a reaction to help-side defense. Because of this, you...
I’ve been testing my kids a little on circle movement. We go 5 out and I tell only the ball handler what to do. For example... Dribble-At twice in a row, then Bounce-Off once, then Pass and Cut. Since the four without the ball never know when they might get the pass (remember, they don't know the sequence), I'm not only testing their reactions, I'm training them to play without thinking once the sequence is over and they receive the pass. The kids are loving it. If they don’t react right, they hit the floor and do 5 pushups on their own. They watch the whole floor and call each other out if someone misses a reaction. They laugh at them and yell, "Pushups!" It's been fun to coach. Now we just have to see if it translates into better movement in games.In the videos below, you can see Ed's 7th grade team in action. They aren't demonstrating the tip above, but you can see just how a well coached Read & React team can progress.
In his book Blink, Malcolm Gladwell describes an experiment done by Yale University psychologist, John Bargh. The experiment was rather simple really, but the results are fascinating. Imagine that I'm a professor, and I've asked you to come and see me in my office. You walk...
The following clip is another excerpt from our 5 DVD set, Read & React Clinics: Planning the R&R Practice. If you've ever had questions about implementing the Read & React in a practice setting, it's a great resource. In the video below, Rick Torbett sets up...
[This video clip is taken from DVD #3 of our 5 DVD set, Read & React Clinics: Planning the R&R Practice.] The Read & React Offense never asks a player to be unselfish just to be a good teammate. The reason to be unselfish in the...