Everything here is free to use. Screenshot the diagrams, run the drills, steal the sets. If it helps your team, that's the point. New articles are added as the season goes.
Plays
Spain Pick and Roll, Explained
Spain pick and roll is a high ball screen where a shooter sets a back screen on the roller's defender, then pops to the top of the key.
Zoom Action: Pindown Into Dribble Handoff
Zoom action is a pindown screen that flows directly into a dribble handoff.
Horns Flare: A Simple Set Every Youth Team Can Run
Horns Flare starts in the Horns formation (two bigs at the elbows, two shooters in the corners).
Box Set Baseline Out of Bounds: Screen the Screener
This baseline out-of-bounds (BLOB) play starts in a Box formation and uses a screen-the-screener action: 5 sets a cross screen for 4, then 3 screens down for 5.
Strategy
How to Beat a 2-3 Zone: The High-Post Flash
The 2-3 zone's weak spot is the free-throw line.
Pick and Roll Reads: Drop, Hedge, Switch, and Ice
A ball screen is four different plays depending on how the defense covers it.
Drills
3-Man Weave Drill: Rules, Setup, and Common Mistakes
The 3-man weave is a full-court passing drill for three players.
Shell Drill: Teaching Help Defense From the Ground Up
The shell drill is a 4-on-4 half-court drill that teaches where each defender stands relative to the ball.
Parents' Guide
AAU Basketball in Minnesota: A Parent's Guide
AAU basketball in Minnesota is spring and summer travel basketball, typically April through July, played outside the school season.
When Are Basketball Tryouts? A Minnesota Calendar for Parents
In Minnesota, school basketball tryouts happen in mid-November for both high school and middle school.