All of us probably have some kind of “trick play” that we love to set up. It can be a backdoor, a fake handoff, a lob, or backscreen. The problem is that if we use these “trick plays” too often, no one is ever tricked. And often if we just go down the floor and go right into this play, the defense sees it coming.
A great idea is to run one of your regular sets as a “false action.” Pick out something that you use a lot. You run this action again for maybe the 15th time in a game, but in the middle of it or at the end of it, you go into your “trick play.” Often the defense is caught off guard- they are busy defending your false action.
I am not saying to use my false action, pick out something in your playbook to use. Draw it out and then see how you add one of your tricks at the end.
This is a set that we ran often at the end of a break. When I learned it, it was run by Stanford women and was referred to as “All-American motion.” I am guessing many of you already use it.
We reversed the ball and the point guard popped out to get the ball reversal.
At that point, we ran a screen the screener action.
We got the ball back to the top to #3.
This is the point that we could go into a backdoor action that I stole from Mike Deines and Mark Smith at Maine South. #3 took off hard to the opposite side with #1 coming off a double screen. It could be a double or an elevator. #4 immediately when the ball is passed up to #3 would just go stand on the elbow.
#3 could pass down to #1 for a shot if open. But what we were setting up was the backdoor for #4. When #3 stopped and pivoted or when #3 would spin dribble, #4 would flash out to the three point arc, plant and go backdoor.
We did not do this every time we ran the “All-American motion.” It might be set up after a time out or free throw.
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