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 [...]

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 [...]

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? [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]