Coach Ferrier's Blog

1-3-1 Lob

2012-02-21T23:39:00.002-08:00

Here is a lob play I stole from a local high school girls team. Pretty simple action. 1 starts with ball and swings to 2. On 2's catch 3 screens the middle of the zone and 4 screens the back of the zone. 2 looks to lob to 5 for a short jumper or layup.

Been away awhile

2011-12-28T08:11:00.000-08:00

Its been a busy basketball season for me. I haven't been able to get as much stuff up here on this page as I'd like, but I want to welcome you to take a look around and see if there's anything you like. There are plenty of free sets and lots of good free information here. I'm also trying to supplement my income (I am an unpaid assistant coach after all!) by selling my two playbooks: Attack Basketball and 4 Out Playbook. I'd be happy to send you a sample from either of these; all you have to do is drop me an email and I will be sure to send you some stuff.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope to get more content back up on the pages of this site.

Play of the Day 11/7/11

2011-11-07T11:06:00.000-08:00

Today's Play of the Day utilizes a Drag screen and then uses a shooter coming off a double screen.

Free Downloads

2011-11-07T11:04:00.000-08:00

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2011-11-07T11:02:00.000-08:00

Coach Wayne Walters is a tremendous resource and the Creator of the Swarm Defense. Its a revolution in how to play defense.

check out his website at www.swarmenterprises.com

Play of the Day

2011-11-05T19:21:00.000-07:00

Play of the Day is a Zone Motion Offense Continuity. Play your post up threat at the 4.

Play of the Day 10/27

2011-10-27T09:50:00.001-07:00

Today's Play of the Day! Uses some screen the screener action!

Play of the Day 10/26

2011-10-26T09:30:00.000-07:00

UPDATE 10/25/11

2011-10-25T10:24:00.001-07:00

Ok, so I disappeared for awhile. I moved, took a new job, and generally turned my life upside down. More on that in a minute. For now, I'm going to continue to put up a Play of the Day and try to give you, the Coach, a wrinkle or two you can add to your system. Also, don't forget that I have two products for sale: the Attack Basketball System and the Explosive 4 Out Playbook.

Now, on to the good stuff. I've taken a position as an assistant Women's Basketball coach at Green River Community College in Auburn, WA. I'm also in charge of recruiting, so if you know any females that might want to play CC ball, drop me a line.

In fact, if you have any questions or comments, feel free to email me....
coachferrier@gmail.com

New play of the day

2011-10-25T10:07:00.000-07:00

Play of the Day 10/1/2011

2011-10-01T16:46:00.000-07:00

Today's play of the day is a box set backdoor play. The 4 man has to act as if he is not involved in the play. It is important to not pass to the decoy, the 3 man.

After the 1 gets to the wing, the 4 steps hard to the ball, and the reverses and goes to the rim.

Clinic Video

2011-09-30T09:43:00.000-07:00

This is video shot at the Northwest Basketball Coaches Clinic last week. Here, Snohomish HS Girls Basketball coach Ken Roberts demonstrates a post up drill.

Play of the Day 9/30/2011

2011-09-29T22:28:00.001-07:00

Today's set is out of a 3 out 2 in look. It is a great misdirection set that gives you early post-up options and a late screen and roll out of a cleared out side of the floor.

play of the day 9/29

2011-09-29T18:08:00.000-07:00

Play of the Day 9/28

2011-09-28T10:06:00.000-07:00

today's play of the day...Isolates the 2 man at the Elbow after a handoff opporunity for the 4 man. Simple but effective, especially if your 2 is good at going to his or her left.

Play of the Day 9/27/2011

2011-09-27T11:29:00.000-07:00

Here's today's Play of the Day. Its something I've used at the end of a fast break situation to get our 2 man into a screen/roll situation with the trail post. Very simple but also quite effective.

Cool Stuff

2011-09-27T11:26:00.001-07:00

As you can see, I'm trying to do a lot with this blog, and make it a destination for basketball coaches of all ages. Last weekend I was fortunate enough to get to the Northwest Basketball Coaches Clinic in Lake Stevens, WA. I was able to get some great notes and I even managed to take some video as well. I will be posting video later today and the notes will come shortly after.

Also, don't forget to check out the Attack System Booklet, as well as my 4 out 1 in Offense notes. Both are for sale here, and if you contact me I'd be more than happy to hook you up with a sample of either.

Thanks for stopping in.

Play of the Day 9/22

2011-09-22T16:17:00.001-07:00

Today's POTD is a quick hitter vs. a 1-2-2 zone. Enjoy!

Play of the Day 9/20/2011

2011-09-20T07:16:00.001-07:00

Play of the Day 9/18/2011

2011-09-18T09:16:00.001-07:00

The newest play of the day utilizes a flex cut and a double stagger.

Enjoy!

Play of the Day 9/17/2011

2011-09-17T15:03:00.000-07:00

Here's today's play of the day. It is a lob for your post, followed by a high low look into your post sealing if you're unable to get the lob.

For Sale

2011-09-14T16:41:00.001-07:00

Some of you have been brave enough to purchase the mammoth Attack Basketball System book. Now I am branching out a little bit more and putting my 4 Out 1 In Offense Playbook on the market. This item is going to be for sale for $7 and will be downloadable online. This playbook will have 6 Man to Man Continuity Offenses, over 40 Man to Man Sets, and Zone Offense Continuities and Sets. These are handwritten notes that I have put a lot of effort into.

Hit the Paypal Button here

4 Out 1 In Offense Notes

to purchase.

Thanks for your time.

Play of the Day 9/14/2011

2011-09-14T16:36:00.000-07:00

Play of the Day, 9/12/2011

2011-09-12T17:02:00.000-07:00

Today's Play of the Day is designed to get a quick backdoor bucket. From a 4 out set, 1 passes to the wing and cuts off a UCLA cut. As this is happening, 3 is flashing to the top of the key and 4 is diving to the rim. This play takes a bit of practice to get the timing down, but when you do, it usually good for a quick two!

Play of the Day, 9/11/2011

2011-09-11T08:59:00.000-07:00

Today's Play of the Day comes out of a Box set. It is designed to get an initial post up for your 4 man, then there are options for the 2 man coming off 5's screen, and then finally a triple staggered screen for your 1 man. Lots of options on this one.

Play of the Day, 9/10/2011

2011-09-10T07:36:00.001-07:00

Here's today's Play of the Day. Again it involves a high ballscreen. This set is called Prairie. The timing is the key in this set; 2 should be coming off the baseline flex screen as 3 is making the catch.

Hope you enjoy!

Play of the Day, 9/9/2011

2011-09-09T08:31:00.001-07:00

Here is the first of what I hope to be a long series of Plays of the Day for basketball coaches. This comes out of a 4 out 1 in set, and its called Chin. This is a simple set looking to take advantage of a quick backscreen and then a high ballscreen.

Attack Basketball Free Stuff

2011-01-10T18:32:00.001-08:00

For those of you interested in purchasing the Attack Basketball System, you can download the basic offense here for free!!!

That's right! FREE.

Click here for the FREE ATTACK SYSTEM OFFENSE.

This is just the basic Offensive Attack. When you purchase the entire booklet, you get set plays, inbounds plays, and all of the defensive philosophies and presses.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

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Update

2010-12-22T00:39:00.000-08:00

Greetings and Happy Holidays,
I had gotten away from this blog for awhile while I was figuring out what to do next. I am now teaching Health/Fitness at the Grapeview School in Washington. I am also the Athletic Director and I coach football, boys and girls basketball, and track.
The ATTACK BASKETBALL SYSTEM booklet is still for sale below, if you're interested. Last year (2009-10) my high school team ran this system and came within one win of the school's first state tournament trip in 20 years. We led our conference in scoring offense and were in the top 5 in the state as well.
Thanks for stopping by.

A sampling of the Attack System

2009-10-20T12:39:00.001-07:00

Here I've posted a few slides of the base offense of the Attack Basketball System named "4 Man"

Much thanks to Jes-Soft, their playbook software is amazing and I wouldn't have been able to do this project without it.

The Hard Copy

2009-10-19T16:39:00.000-07:00

The hard copy of the Attack Basketball System! Three already sold! Jump on board!

For Sale!!

2009-10-08T15:24:00.000-07:00

Now on sale, a 130 page book on "ATTACK BASKETBALL"!!! Included in this book are offensive and defensive schemes that will get your team scoring lots of points in a short period of time! This system incorporates pieces of the Dribble Drive Motion attack, the Read and React System, European Drive-and-Kick, and other systems. This is an exciting system of basketball that have your team playing at an extreme, frenetic pace, will have your players loving playing for you, and will have your fans excited to come to the games! This system was created to speed up the opponents and to get all of the members of your team involved! Who wants a team with three guys on the end of the bench that never play???
Included in this book are offensive attacks, defensive schemes, and offensive and defensive drills that will force your opponent to play at your increased pace!!
You can order a book for $20 by clicking the "Buy Now" button to the right!

On to new challenges

2009-09-16T16:21:00.001-07:00

Recently I decided that I was going to try and share my high-tempo, high-possession system with other coaches. The reasoning behind this is that I really believe that the adjustments I've made to many of the popular systems in use today can help to convince coaches to PICK UP THE PACE OF THE GAME. I believe that my "system" is advantageous for coaches that have trouble letting go of "control".
The System I use is a combination of some of the popular high tempo systems currently in use. It uses elements of the Dribble Drive Motion, the Read and React, the Open Post, while also incorporating elements of the Grinnell System, the Pfeiffer attack, and the VMI attack.

Watch here for updates on this project.

Shot Clock in Washington State Boys Hoops

2009-04-27T07:28:00.000-07:00

On Friday, April 24 the WIAA voted in a 35 second shot clock for Boys' Basketball in the state of Washington, making this state only the 8th state with a shot clock for boys. Even as a coach that likes to push tempo and speed up the pace of the game, I do not like the shot clock. I think it will lead to a lot of negative factors being brought into our great game.
The main argument has been that going to a shot clock "helps get the players ready for college basketball." Well, here's my argument: Only 20% of the high school boys basketball players in the state play at the next level--this is a rough estimate people, and it may be even less! Why, then, are the people in charge voting in this change that will only benefit 20% of the athletic population????
The next thing that I believe--at the 4a, 3a level it might not make much difference. Most of the teams at those levels have fairly even talent levels. There aren't huge disparities in styles of play. My thinking is that at the 1b, 2b, 1a levels there might be some teams that have one or two very serious basketball players, and have the rest filled out with just guys coming out to have a good time. At these lower levels, sometimes it is necessary to manage tempo and keep the more talented team from having possessions. With the shot clock, the teams that are at a serious talent disadvantage are going to suffer some awful blowouts that they might have been able to avoid.

I'm hopeful that the issue is at least revisited after a season or two.

First Post

2009-04-20T14:37:00.000-07:00

This is my attempt at joining the world of Blogging. Look here for hoop tidbits, opinions on life, and probably some good random rants.