Gary williams paint drill improve hustle, aggressiveness winning. Mastering the flex offense by gary williams rent dvd. The basic theory behind the flex offense is that all players are interchangeableno player has a traditional role. Dec 10, 2016 why army and navy run the tripleoption flexbone offense new, 5 comments this rivalry is the years biggest showcase for a different kind of spreadtorun football offense. Basketball offense flex offense, coachs clipboard basketball. It is an offense that can found from the acc to the wcc. The flex offense is a basketball offense that was run by maryland and boston college in the 2000s. He served as the head coach at the university of maryland, ohio state university, boston college, and american university. Using oncourt player demonstrations, the dvd explains and shows how coaches can effectively utilize the flex offense to enhance their teams offensive performance. Here are some notes on what to do if they switch on you, how skip passes can hurt the defense, and quick hitters that will hurt the defense. Williams used the flex offense to lead the terrapins to the 2002 ncaa. Williams assistant coach, dan fitzgerald, brought the offense north to spokane when he became head coach at gonzaga. Flex offense if you are getting bumped take the defender down then go over the top of the screen.
Flex offense basketball continuity offenses hoops u. Check out even more flex actions over at the hoops u. The hybrid flex offense is a very effective offense that is based on a continuity pattern. Ncaa, motion offense one of my favorite offenses is the flex because it can create many mismatches with all the downscreens and gets the ball into the hands of your best players where they are most comfortable. Todays basketball plays are on gary williams and his maryland flex offense. Mark fews zags of gonzaga, and gary williams maryland terrapins, albeit a little differently, get a lot of mileage out of the flex offense. These are the concepts of this mode of the offense. Screener ducks in bump move vs cheating on the flex screen. Using oncourt player demonstrations, the dvd explains and shows how coaches can effectively utilize the flex offense.
Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Flex bone offense american football football codes. In this instructional basketball dvd, coach williams uses oncourt demonstration to coach and teach a winning flex offense. Flex is a good offence with equalsize players, to get the ball inside gary williams has 5 duck in on the flex cut, to get open jump shots, and to control tempo, but requires patience. Gary williams flex offense vs switching defenses, how to. Mastering the flex offense dvd university of maryland terrapins at the best. Stepbystep instruction for successfully executing the flex offense. The complete book on basketballs flex offense the hybrid flex offense with don kelbick breakthrough basketball. Coach david preheim shows us the gary williams flex offense maryland basketball.
Gary williams, former head coach at both boston college and maryland, had years of success utilizing the flex offense. Learn how to master the flex offense with 2002 national champion coach, gary williams. Flex offense bob schlossers comprehensive guide to the. Understanding rick barnes texas basketball offense. We also documented a stepbystep process for you to implement the offense. This offensive set is run out of a 14 high look the attractive aspect of the 14 high flex is the baseline and paint being generally clear. Is gary williams on the coaching hot seat this season. Just bring the whole offense up higher, to the freethrow line extended.
Gary bruce williams born march 4, 1945 is an american university administrator and former college basketball coach. The flex offense diagrammed here is the basic flex offense. You have this offense, and then you have to incorporate certain things for your best players. The point guard advances the ball up the court to start the offense, while other players set screens to create openings. Jan 02, 2012 this article outlines 3 flex offense entries from the 14 high offensive set. Break any basketball fullcourt press with this play and concepts villanova press break duration. The coach who ran it with most success and is known as the father of the flex was carrol williams while he was head coach of santa clara university. Virginia cavaliers moverblocker offense fastmodel sports. Flex offense complete coaching guide basketball for coaches. Pick and roll positions posterized playbook rebound point screen. Simplified swing offense for high school basketball. Run a simple patterned, continuity offense such as the flex offense to get easy scoring opportunities.
Access the pdf ebook from your computers dvdrom drive. This offense is most effective against mantoman defenses, and has been used by many high school teams. Simplified swing offense for high school basketball pg. I have now spent some time studying the texas offense from last season, and will spend several posts. One of the games more underrated college basketball coaches takes you through the ins and outs of the flex offense in this video. Keep the ball and players moving until the defense breaks down and there is an open shot or driving lane. Regulation of fuels and fuel additives united states oar200501610206. Skinner is currently the head coach at kennesaw state after serving as an assistant at bryant the past two seasons.
There are certainly other options that can be utilized though these are the basics. Bodybuilding, fitness, and gym motivation galleries of the worlds top fitness models, athletes, and pros. As coach williams mentions above, the baseline cutter usually gets open on the 3rd cut, so be patient with the offense. It is a simple play that will get you started with the flex and can also op. Gary williams head basketball coach 1 3 4 5 2 v key cut pass screen ball v dribble pass v 6 university of maryland mens basketball points of emphasis. Any offense with that same caliber of talent as those bulls and lakers teams would inevitably shine.
Mastering the flex offense already have an account. The flex offense is a patterned, continuity offense that makes effective use of backscreens to create easy and open scoring opportunities. The 3 best shooting drills ever created click to download. Dec 12, 2014 the flex offense is a basketball offense that was run by maryland and boston college in the 2000s. If you really want to learn all the nuances of the maryland flex, then you really need to take a look at gary williams dvd on the flex offense. In the photo below the movers are circled in red and the blockers in black. Gary williams you have to have an offensive system that you are confident teaching. Here are some flex offense notes from former boston college head coach al skinner. The complete book of basketballs flex offense will be delivered as a word pdf document and download can be immediate after payment. It also spaces the floor very well and can be used as a delay style offense. The flex offense from coach speedy morris offers a detailed overview of the underlying principles, fundamentals, and techniques involved in the flex offense.
David preheim put together an awesome set of basketball coaching clinic notes on the flex offense for you. The negative thing with the flex offense is that its hard to get the right guy to shoot it sometimes because it is a fiveman offense, kind of equal opportunity, williams said. Skinner played at umass in the early 70s and then went on to play in the aba and nba. Whether its williams, davis, or former maryland coach gary williams, whose 2002 national title team ran the flex, coaches emphasize the team aspect of the offense. The obvious disadvantage to this approach is that you now have two separate offenses to teach. The hybrid flex offense with don kelbick 80 minute streaming video and 41 page ebook. Williams retired after the 201011 season, and is now a college basketball analyst for. What weve always tried to do is incorporate this into our fastpaced.
Cut hard without the ball and maintain good spacing. The flex offense was designed to attack man to man defenses. Introduction to flex offense functional basketball coaching. Williams assistant coach, dan fitzgerald, brought the offense north to spokane when he. Of note for this posting comes this comment from the writer who says williams should be on the hot seat. One of my favorite offenses is the flex because it can create many mismatches with all the downscreens and gets the ball into the hands of your best players where they are most comfortable. A look at the gary williams maryland flex offense like all offenses, there are many different versions and variations based on how coaches have tweaked it to fit their needs. Why army and navy run the tripleoption flexbone offense. The hybrid flex offense with don kelbick this dvd set includes the basic flex pattern, how to introduce hybrid options and motion counters, how to teach the flex, 8 alternate entries to disguise and initiate the flex offense, how to handle all defensive situations such as pressure and switching, 5 highly effective scoring options out of the flex offense, and flex drills to develop the offense. Flex offense the high flex delay offense you can use the flex offense as a delayspread offense. Coach williams is the longtime head coach of the terrapins. Dematha flex offense jacob collins team sports ball games.
The flex offense is a great 4out 1in continuity offense primarily using. Mastering the flex offense with gary williams, university of maryland head mens basketball coach, 2002 ncaa champions. Coach gary williams won a national championship at maryland using the flex offense. The flex is a type of continuity offense, similar to and in fact derived from the earlier shuffle offense. See the thunder offense, which is a variation of the flex offense, and the 5out openpost flex offense.
There are also flex offense championship productions. With emphasis on the halfcourt offense, williams goes through a stepbystep process, guidelines, and multiple principles and plays for successfully executing the flex. Marylands prior offense attempted to run a version of the flex offense that allowed for closer shots at the basket, and was less focused on obtaining open perimeter jump shots. Terps muscle puts flex back in style baltimore sun. Stepbystep instruction for successfully executing the flex offense demonstration of multiple flex sets and special plays to break down any defense as coach of the 2002 ncaa championship team, 25 wins in the ncaa tournament, and an overall winning percentage of. Now that you know the positions lets breakdown four different ways to start the corner offense. He came up with one great set of notes on the gary williams flex offense and. The flex offense was created as a variation to the shuffle offense in the 1970s by carroll williams of santa clara university. The flex requires good offensive spacing and good timing between the passes, picks, and cuts. The maryland flex offense under gary williams is one such variation of the generic flex offense. If you like running a 5out offense, this flex pattern gives your 5out offense a whole new look, and is something you could call from the bench, or in a timeout. Among the teams that run the flex exclusively include gary williams at maryland and mark few at gonzaga. I always stole stuff off teams that won a national championship, maryland coach gary williams said recently. Jan 01, 2016 al skinner boston college flex offense.
At the collegiate level, gary williams university of maryland won the 2002 ncaa championship using the flex offense. Flex offense bob schlossers comprehensive guide to the flex offense 6 comments basketball drills for coaches by coach peterman bob schlosser is the head coach at elizabethtown college and he is going to help us master the flex continuity offense with counters in these basketball coaching notes. But for a tradition offense, your 1 is going to be the point guard, 2 and 3 will be in the corners, 4 will be in the other top spot as your post trailer, and 5 is at the elbow as your post rim runner. Former university of maryland mens basketball coach gary williams shares a drill that improves transition play, rebounding, passing and conditioning.
The flex offense is an offensive strategy in basketball invented in 1967 by rene herrerias. Dematha flex offense jacob collins free download as pdf file. There are two lines, with the first two turns each having a ball, the players pass the balls to the trainerscoaches. As coach of the 2002 ncaa championship team, 25 wins in the ncaa tournament, and an overall winning percentage of. It is a motion offense that uses two screeners, or blockers as they are called in the virginia system, and three movers. Flex bone offense free download as powerpoint presentation. Running these alternate flex entries from the 14 set creates favorable spacing versus defenses that may be clogging the lane against your traditional flex spacing. Article courtesy of breakthrough basketball heres how you can initiate the flex offense from the box set. It is widely believed that the flex offense was invented on the west coach of the u. Gary williams university of maryland basketball flex. Shooting drills that will prepare players for the flex offense. If you are getting bumped take the defender down then go over the top of the screen. I have now spent some time studying the texas offense.
Coach preheim is doing a great job drawing up some of the nations best basketball teams and sharing them with us. Dematha does not use a wingentry pass to get into flex, presumably because an upscreen would get 5 away from the basket. In 2002, he led maryland to win the ncaa tournament championship. It has been run by many ncaa teams, including by gary williams of the university.
Oct 05, 2011 a little bit more than a year ago, rick barnes worked with jerry sloan to revamp his offense. Introduction to flex offense by christopher riches posted in basketball plays, offensive philosophy, team offence from the moment of its introduction the flex offense has been regarded as the most popular form of offense used in basketball. Shooting drills that enhance your flex offense fastmodel sports. The cavaliers most often use the lanelane mode of the moverblocker offense.
The basis of the offense, however, was introduced in the early 1970s by carroll williams of santa clara university. Three flex offense entries from the 14 high set brightcoach. During university, your good friends may meet at a local bar instead of the movies or gym. The university of maryland ran a modified version of the flex offense under previous head coach gary williams. Keys are being to get the ball inside, and players who can pass the ball. As a result, most coaches that run flex use a different offense when facing zones. Breakdown and diagrams of the basic flex offense set.
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