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Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 8h

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Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 8h

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

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Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 8h

One more clip for another look at the concept

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Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 8h

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 · 10h

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 · 12h

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 · 14h

"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 · 16h

Travel or nah?

The sucker backdoor play - a favorite ATO of many coaches

Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 18h

Stagger Touch Spain

Spacing, movement, screening.... beautiful design

Matt Hackenberg Basketball @coachhack.bsky.social · 20h

"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 · 22h

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 · 22h

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 · 22h

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 · 22h

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 · 22h

"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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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

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

If you don't have your "mouse in the house" set, this could work

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

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–Bob Cousy

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

A 6 week jumping program

Turn your players into human missiles

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

Tandem 2-3 Zone

Rotate “down and out” to matchup when the ball enters the low or high post

It’s so confusing to the offense, they just might throw you the ball

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

An "Odd, Even, Zero" BLOB package for 4-Flat

Includes initial reads, an audible, and a special

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

A variation of the "Too Small" set out of horns

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

Dumb Fouls
▪️Hand check fouls
▪️Fouling a jump shooter
▪️Climbing over the back
▪️Leaving feet in the post
▪️Fouling 75 feet away from the basket
▪️Reaching through the body on a post entry

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

All fouls are NOT created equally…

Acceptable Fouls
▪️Aggressive box out
▪️Diving for a loose 🏀
▪️General hustle plays
▪️Attempting to draw charges
▪️Stopping an uncontested layup
▪️Rooting out for position on O or D
▪️Battling for 50/50 rebounds or live balls

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