Breaking down gonzagas ball screening offense posted by bruchu labels. Sep 01, 2011 the utah jazz have been running jerry sloans flex offense since roughly the cretaceous period, and that continued last season when sloan unexpectedly resigned midseason and tyrone corbin slid. The flex offense is a patterned, continuity offense that makes effective use of backscreens to create easy and open scoring opportunities. Just bring the whole offense up higher, to the free. Pearls flex offense is designed to create operating room by making the defense cover the entire floor.
All 5 players get to play all 5 positions, which is excellent for player development. Flex offense basketball continuity offenses hoops u. The dynamic flex offense with video basketball continuity. It is widely believed that the flex offense was invented on the west coach of the u. Williams retired after the 201011 season, and is now a college basketball analyst for. With emphasis on the halfcourt offense, williams goes through a stepbystep process, guidelines, and multiple principles and plays for successfully executing the flex. 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. David preheim put together an awesome set of basketball coaching clinic notes on the flex offense for you. Basketball offense flex offense, coachs clipboard basketball. The flex offense is a great 4out 1in continuity offense primarily using.
As coach williams mentions above, the baseline cutter usually gets open on the 3rd cut, so be patient with the offense. The university of maryland ran a modified version of the flex offense under previous head coach gary williams. Coach gary williams won a national championship at maryland using the flex offense. Mastering the flex offense by gary williams rent dvd. Keys are being to get the ball inside, and players who can pass the ball. Mark fews zags of gonzaga, and gary williams maryland terrapins, albeit a little differently, get a lot of mileage out of the flex offense. Flex offense the high flex delay offense you can use the flex offense as a delayspread offense.
View the largest selection of videos with hundreds of free video samples now. It has 92 basketball coaching notes and over 4000 pages of basketball coaching information. Tubby smith, bruce weber, gary williams, tim floyd john chaney system grinnell offensive system don meyer clinic 2006 don meyer free fall clinic 2006 don meyer. For more, check out my website, sign up for a membership, and get your first 30 days free. You have this offense, and then you have to incorporate certain things for your best players. Ncaa, motion offense most gonzaga fans have probably noticed that the offense that mark few runs has changed quite a bit over the years since he took over as head coach. At the collegiate level, gary williams university of maryland won the 2002 ncaa championship using the flex offense. With the flex offense, you will have great spacing, player movement, and ball movement. Gary bruce williams born march 4, 1945 is an american university administrator and former college basketball coach. This process is repeated until someone comes free on the wing. The flex is a continuity or pattern mantoman offense where all five.
A little bit more than a year ago, rick barnes worked with jerry sloan to revamp his offense. Pearls flex offense is designed to create operating room. The auburn tigers secured the services of bruce pearl looking to turn around the basketball program. Princeton offense and drills flex offense and drills ebook. Boston college flex offense and secondary break into flex offense xavier newsletter.
Check out even more flex actions over at the hoops u. Run a simple patterned, continuity offense such as the flex offense to get easy scoring opportunities. I think this is a pretty darn good video presentation, the basics of the offense are gone over as well as counters and plays to take advantage of the way defense will play you. 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.
Moves pick and roll positions posterized playbook rebound point screen. There can be options setup to get 3 point shooters free in the flex but that is not its primary function in real life. Hold maryland coach gary williams uses players on the court to share another scoring option in the flex offense versus a 23 set. Carroll williams is credited for defining the flex offense used by. It was a risk as pearl had a show clause after problems at the university of tennessee. This is a 14 low entry that can be used to get into a fouraroundone offense i. As coach of the 2002 ncaa championship team, 25 wins in the ncaa tournament, and an overall winning percentage of. Gary williams you have to have an offensive system that you are confident teaching.
I have now spent some time studying the texas offense. Stepbystep instruction for successfully executing the flex offense. Gary williams flex offense vs switching defenses, how to use. Now that you know the positions lets breakdown four different ways to start the corner offense.
Here is the most common method that i see coaches use to attack the zone using the flex offense. Among the teams that run the flex exclusively include gary williams at maryland and mark few at gonzaga. Terps muscle puts flex back in style baltimore sun. Mike jones 1 plays close to the laneline extended, off the sideline, its the same for 4, who is in the scoring area. In 2002, he led maryland to win the ncaa tournament championship. One of the games more underrated college basketball coaches takes you through the ins and outs of the flex offense in this video. Jan 23, 2018 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. Coach williams is the longtime head coach of the terrapins. He came up with one great set of notes on the gary williams flex offense and then got something straight from gary williams for you. Mastering the flex offense dvd university of maryland terrapins at the best online prices at ebay. Even though flex is designed for man defenses, some coaches have success using the flex against zone by making a few adjustments. 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. The flex offense is a very effective offense that is based on a continuity pattern.
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. Todays basketball plays are on gary williams and his maryland flex offense. I have now spent some time studying the texas offense from last season, and will spend several posts. Flex offense dvds and videos to help teach the flex offense set, flex offense variations, flex offense plays and drills. Gonzaga flex offense coach jacksons pages basketball.
The flex requires good offensive spacing and good timing between the passes, picks, and cuts. Oct 05, 2011 a little bit more than a year ago, rick barnes worked with jerry sloan to revamp his offense. Apr 02, 2010 i was asked to do a princeton offense drills and flex offense drills ebook so here it is. Dec 12, 2014 the flex offense is a basketball offense that was run by maryland and boston college in the 2000s. Breakdown and diagrams of the basic flex offense set. It has been run by many ncaa teams, including by gary williams of the university of maryland. 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. Included on the dvd is a printable pdf ebook of flexible dribble drive offense that includes additional plays, diagrams, and more information. Gary williams university of maryland basketball flex. 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. This offense is most effective against mantoman defenses, and has been used by many high school teams. It is an offense that can found from the acc to the wcc. The five breakdown drills are the perfect way to reinforce the offense and its principles at practice on a daily basis. Basketball offense flex offense, coachs clipboard playbook.
He came up with one great set of notes on the gary williams flex offense and. Williams assistant coach, dan fitzgerald, brought the offense north to spokane when he. Coach david preheim shows us the gary williams flex offense maryland basketball. The basis of the offense, however, was introduced in the early 1970s by carroll williams of santa clara university.
If you want to know all about the princeton offense or you need a new wrinkle for the flex offense. 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. Before we get into how to run the flex offense, lets have a quick look at its history in the game of basketball. 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.
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. Flex offense videos flex offense dvds flex offense drills. The 3 best shooting drills ever created click to download. Flex screen any time the ball changes sides of the floor. The flex offense is an offensive strategy in basketball invented in 1967 by rene herrerias. In his 31 years as a head coach, williams has amassed an overall record of 654368. In fact, pearl won a national championship with it even before gary williams did. Understanding rick barnes texas basketball offense. Mastering the flex offense with gary williams, university of maryland head mens basketball coach, 2002 ncaa champions.
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 project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Running the flex offense means, in theory, auburn isnt limited by tempo. Over 2000 free basketball plays and basketball drills with diagrams and instructions submitted by our community of professional basketball coaches. The flex offense was created as a variation to the shuffle offense in the 1970s by carroll williams of santa clara university. Mark fews zags of gonzaga, and gary williams maryland terrapins, albeit. There are certainly other options that can be utilized though these are the basics. He served as the head coach at the university of maryland, ohio state university, boston college, and american university.
The flex offense is a basketball offense that was run by maryland and boston college in the 2000s. Learn how to master the flex offense with 2002 national champion coach, gary williams. The complete book on basketballs flex offense the hybrid flex offense with don kelbick breakthrough basketball. Williams assistant coach, dan fitzgerald, brought the offense north to spokane when he became head coach at gonzaga. The pg does not pick up the ball until there is an open pass to the wing or an open lob in the post. Just bring the whole offense up higher, to the free throw line extended.
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. 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. The maryland flex offense under gary williams is one such variation of the generic flex offense. The flex offense diagrammed here is the basic flex offense. Gary williams, former head coach at both boston college and maryland, had years of success utilizing the flex offense. After early turmoil, auburn is flexing its muscles. If you like running a 5out offense, this flex pattern gives your 5out offense a whole new look, and is something you. What weve always tried to do is incorporate this into our fastpaced. Gary williams paint drill improve hustle, aggressiveness winning. In march 2010, gary williams was the 5th winningest active coach in the country and the 3rd winningest coach alltime in the acc behind only dean smith and mike krzyzewski. Coach preheim is doing a great job drawing up some of the nations best basketball teams and sharing them with us.