Farwell basketball's offensive system

FARWELL EAGLE BASKETBALL

ERIK SCHUNK HEAD COACH

FARWELL BOYS BASKETBALL

Teaching the…“Read and React” Offensive System

(Torbett, Rick 2008)

WHAT THE READ AND REACT OFFENSE? It is a basketball offensive

system developed by Rick Torbett of “Better Basketball Incorporated”

“It is a way to get quality movement on offense without having to learn set plays”(Torbett, 2008)

WHY IS FARWELL IMPLEMENTING THIS OFFENSIVE SYSTEM As the Varsity Head coach it is my

responsibility to make sure all the players in my program are developing and improving as to raise the success of the varsity team year after year.

In order for this to happen a common system had to be implemented so the younger players in elementary school and sub-varsity teams are exposed to the same fundamentals and terminology that is used at the varsity level.

WHY IS FARWELL IMPLEMENTING THIS OFFENSIVE SYSTEM CONTINUED

Rick Torbett’s “Read and React” system provides this unified approach by players and coaches alike.

This offensive system also allows us to “adjust different formations ( 5 out, 4 out 1 in, 3 out 2 in) based on each teams strengths and weaknesses throughout our program”. (Torbett, 2008)

QUICK EXPLANATION OF THE SYSTEM

1 player with the ball always has the freedom to pass, shoot, or dribble anytime they see fit.(Torbett, 2008)

The other 4 players “react” specifically to what the ball handler chooses to do.(Torbett, 2008)

HOW THE SYSTEM IS FORMATTED… The offensive system is divided into

separate layers (About 20 total for the whole system) (Torbett, 2008)

“Each layer focuses on 1 type of ball-handlers option with the ball (ie. Pass or Dribble) and the other non ball-handlers reactions to that option.” (Torbett, 2008)

Each layer is learned through repeated practice drills to form habits in reaction to the ball movement.(Torbett,

2008)

KEYS TO DEVELOPING HABITS FOR SPECIFIC REACTIONS Every player without the ball

watches the ball-handler (Torbett, 2008)

Every player, at any position on the floor, has just 1 reaction to a movement by the ball-handler. (Torbett, 2008)

Repetitions of reaction drills in practice create habits that become natural movements while playing games. (don’t think-react) (Torbett, 2008)

3 BASIC LAYERS Layer 1- dribble penetration with circle movement(Torbett, 2008)

Layer 3- Pass, cut, defense overplays(Torbett, 2008)

Layer 4- Post Reactions to dribble penetration(Torbett, 2008)

WHY THESE LAYERS? The Farwell Basketball program feels

that these 3 layers are the basic fundamental reactions and movements to create quality movement on offense.

These layers can be run at all levels (4th grade up to Varsity teams)

These 3 layers are key to set the foundation to successfully teach and learn the other layers. (Torbett, 2008)

LAYER ONE EXPLANATION When a player on the perimeter drives

“Right” past their defender. The other players move, with equal spacing, to the “Right”. (Torbett, 2008)

When a player on the perimeter drives “Left” past their defender. The other players move, with equal spacing, to the “Left”. (Torbett, 2008)

LAYER ONE CONTINUED

Ball-handlers passing options if lay-up or shot is not available after the dribble drive.

Pitch- a pass out to a player on the wing

Dish- a pass to the player cutting baseline

Safety Valve- a pass to the player filling behind the ball handler.

(Torbett, 2008)

LAYER THREE EXPLANATION When the ball-handler can’t dribble

penetrate they naturally pass to a teammate

After a pass is made the passer makes a basket cut and all players rotate to fill open spots on the floor from the baseline up to the top.

(Torbett, 2008)

LAYER THREE CONTINUED

When a defender guarding a player without the ball denies a pass from them; that offensive player automatically makes a basket cut

All other players fill empty spots created from the cut from the baseline up to the top

(Torbett, 2008)

LAYER FOUR EXPLANATION When a player is “posted up” in the lane

and a perimeter player drives to the hoop the post must slide to an open spot.

When the ball-handler drives the lane above the post player the post player slides to the short corner on the baseline

When the ball-handler drives below the post player along the baseline the post player slides up to the high post.

(Torbett, 2008)

WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE… University of Iowa’s Women's Basketball

(dark uniforms) running the Read and React system

WHAT WE LOOK LIKE RUNNING IT Farwell Boys Varsity (purple uniforms) running the

offense at team came during the summer of 2010

WORK CITED Torbett, Rick. “Read And React Offense”. DVD. Better

Basketball Inc. 2008

Farwellbasketball. “Farwell vs. CCC Summer Basketball Video” (June, 2010). Retrieved October 28th, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyoml0vWrpk

Read and React Tribe. “University of Iowa Women’s Basketball Video” . (March 9th 2010). Retrieved October 28th, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RcB218kE-o