15 Move Offensive Perks

Offensive basketball has come a long way since the early days of the game in the 1940s and ’50s. Building an offense takes time and creativity. You should also include provisions about the type of players on your team and their talents. A good coach places each player in positions on the pitch where they can be successful. Many times being successful does not mean scoring points. Each player has a unique set of skills. If these abilities are maxed out, the end result will be a well-oiled offensive machine.

Choosing which attack type is right for you as a trainer deserves your full attention. The offense you rely on will partially determine the success of your team. The move offense allows great flexibility while putting great pressure on the defense.

My experiences as a coach with attack movement have grown from time spent with great coaches. Lute Olson, Gary Garner, Rich Glas, Kevin O’Neill, Dan Hipsher, Tim Floyd, and Larry Eustachy. Each introduced new and productive ideas for the movement offense. Joby Wright, a former player and assistant coach to Indiana’s Bob Knight, taught me more about the “true” five-man move than anyone else. My experience with these coaches is priceless and has allowed me to present these 15 advantages of the movement offense.

Why Motion?

1.Motion enables creativity and imagination. It keeps the offense from being stagnant and boring.

2. Movement allows intelligence to be an asset. Players with high basketball IQs excel at movement.

3. Motion incorporates and emphasizes solid fundamentals. Triple threat skills are key.

4. The move allows you to persevere over the opponent with patience. Defenses break down quickly, especially in high school with no shot clock.

5. The move provides excellent shot selection and higher FG %.

6. Movement is totally unpredictable and each possession is unique. The “snowflake theory” states that no two possessions are the same.

7. Movement is impossible to explore because each possession is different.

8. The move wears down opponents defensively, leading to unproductive offense. By making your opponent do a guard move, they are less able to score at the other end.

9. Motion asks, “Who wants to protect motion for 20-35 seconds per possession?” The answer is everyone you play!

10. Movement allows you to win the mental war on the ground. Winning the mental game is a hallmark of a good team in all sports, at any level.

11. The move is unique and challenging to teach, and will keep the trainer on their toes. Coaches must continue to strive to learn new concepts and ways of playing.

12. Movement improves your defense every day. Since movement is the most difficult offense to defend, his team improves defensively every night.

13. Movement increases free throw attempts. Movement teams win from the lane consistently.

14. Movement is like a piece of clay, you can mold it to suit your personality.. Flexibility to change as everyday situations occur with your team.

15. The move can be executed effectively against zones. Team an offense instead of 5 or 6.