Q: I recently attended the USA Coaches Clinic in St. Louis where you showed the R&R and I have both sets of DVDs. I only got through layer 8 last season, but my girls and I love this offense!

Thanks for your help, keep up the great work. You have done an excellent job with this!!

A: Thanks for the kind words. It’s coaches like yourself that will change the way basketball is taught and played. My hat’s off to you!

I didn’t teach anything about the Read & React before the Cone Games. I used these games to introduce the movements and spacing without the players knowing that I was actually teaching them the R&R Offense. Sometimes, young players are resistant to learning when the setting is “drilling and teaching” by the coach. I simply wanted to tap into their desire to compete and have fun. With these kinds of Cone Games, I was hoping to “change channels” in the young players’ minds, i.e., teach them without them knowing that I’m teaching them.

By the way, I’m sure there are ways to make the 15 Fundamental Drills into something competitive and fun. I haven’t had the time to be creative enough to come up with them. Maybe you can do it (or someone else in the R&R Tribe), we’ll film it, and I’ll cut an extra DVD for the Read & React community! What do you think?