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Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 5h

If you like Blocker Mover but don't want to play a slow down grind game…

Adapt it like the pros do, as more of a quick hitting set

Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 7h

"Elbow Rips"

Dry technique, practicing getting low, aggressive, and wide rip moves

Coach determines a finishing move to work on

Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 9h

To top lock a shooter, you have to give a "one way go"

And that one way is to reject the screen

(this DID NOT happen in this clip)

Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 11h

“2 Ball Chase”

Defense works on hustling to back tap

Offense must recognize which ball got knocked away and quickly transition to attacking down hill

Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 15h

Pin screen the zone for a middle touch

Read the down screen...

The defending forward is stuck in a 2v1

Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 17h

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Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 17h

6 ways to identify coaching graveyard jobs:

- Lack of top-down organization
- Too far gone school culture
- Underdeveloped youth program
- No community support
- Little admin support
- Absent fundraising initiatives

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Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 19h

Touch action is everywhere in NCAA and Euroleague basketball now

That means it'll be making its way to high school ball soon

Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 1d

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Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 1d

The “X” pattern mentioned above would look like this:

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Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 1d

One more clip for another look at the concept

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Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting.

UNC working the zone by flashing the posts in and out of the middle in a circular pattern

More commonly you see posts flash and return in an “X” pattern

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Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 1d

CIRCLE MOTION

Just when the defense thinks they know the sequence of the offense, blow their mind 🤯 with this sneaky elevator set

Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 1d

Stampede = running through the catch to attack the basket

Called a "DANILOVIC CUT" when used by design out of the corner

Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 1d

"Star Defense"

My go-to "Junk" defense

Versatile, rule based... Combining full denial defense with levels of sagging off other players

Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 1d

Travel or nah?

The sucker backdoor play - a favorite ATO of many coaches

Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 1d

Stagger Touch Spain

Spacing, movement, screening.... beautiful design

Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 1d

"2v1 Cardinal"

Fast moving, continuous drill. Two lines at half court, and drill begins with a 2v1

Points of precision:
-Hunt good shots
-Two foot finishes
-2v1 advantage offense
-1v2 disadvantage defense
-Defend from the basket out & stunt
-Active hands

Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 1d

Same action but "upside down" on a BLOB set up

"Stretch-Seal-Dive" requires timing, but the principles of the concept are rock solid

To defend it, a player form the zone must rotate out of their coverage area

Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 1d

Again, same concept, but coming from the weak side instead of up through the baseline

🏀 1 Stretches the defense to cover the corner
🏀 5 Seals across the lane
🏀 4 Dives into soft pocket of the zone

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Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 1d

Same concept again, but run for a deep baseline catch

Quick, one step finishers are perfect for the deep baseline catch

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Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 1d

Again, same concept from a stack alignment to shorten the action

A "Euro-4" is the perfect personnel for the middle catch... someone that can read the defense, pass, or make a short floater

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Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 1d

"Stretch-Seal-Dive" 🧵

My favorite ZONE OFFENSE concept that no one else talks about

The design is to overload the baseline with coordinated cutting that leaves the defense "one player short"

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Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 2d

Double Burn on the 5-Out Delay

Actions like this are what led me to switch from a 4-out transition system to 5-out

Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 2d

Using the "Chair" start to create a small advantage for 2v2

-Maintain advantage
-Read the help
-Transfer the advantage with an on time, on target pass