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Basic Zone Offense without Pin & Skip

Icon Written by Rick Torbett on April 10, 2009 – 10:15 PM (4 Comments)

Q: Thank you for the R&R offense; it has certainly helped some of our youth learn how to play basketball properly. My question for you is how I can implement the zone section in the beginning. I know the kids can’t do pin and skip, but I know that we will face a lot of [...]

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Practice Design for 16 Players with 1 Hoop

Icon Written by Rick Torbett on April 3, 2009 – 10:39 PM (No Comments)

Q: I am coaching a Middle School Boys Team in a unique situation. We have 5 practices each week (7-8 hours total). We have 16 players and access to only 1 hoop. Do you have any advice on how to manage this coaching situation in terms of teaching the Read and React? Thanks for any [...]

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How Many Layers are Necessary for a Youth Team?

Icon Written by Rick Torbett on March 13, 2009 – 12:16 PM (1 Comment)

Q: On the Read & React DVD you talk about teams that only learn the first couple layers and are game ready. You mention a specific example where a team only used Layers 1, 3, and 5 and were successful. I was wondering if they completely ignored Layers 2 and 4 or incorporated them later? [...]

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Spacing and a Clogged Lane

Icon Written by Rick Torbett on February 27, 2009 – 7:10 PM (No Comments)

Q: I was able to work with players 2 at a time in our pre-season workouts and got many of them familiar with Layers 1-8. As we have started practice, our 5 on 5 play has been interesting. We are preaching patience, but the lane tends to get crowded. Any suggestions?
A: 1. Preach [...]

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Layered Scrimmage Options

Icon Written by Rick Torbett on February 20, 2009 – 10:37 PM (No Comments)

Q: How is the Read & React Offense taught in layers to younger players and how would you integrate scrimmaging?
A: The Layered approach to teaching the R&R Offense is another way of saying “teach this thing first and this thing second and this thing third, etc.” There is a progression to follow and this progression [...]

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Quick Youth Adjustments for Zone

Icon Written by Rick Torbett on February 6, 2009 – 3:10 PM (2 Comments)

Q: Thank you for the R&R offense. It has helped some of our youth learn how to play basketball. My question is how to implement the zone layer in the beginning. I know the kids can’t do pin and skip, but in a short amount of time I have to make sure they understand how [...]

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