Written by Rick Torbett on September 4, 2009 – 11:04 AM (No Comments)
Q: Is there a specific age group that the R&R works better with. My son is in 1st grade playing with 3rd & 4th graders who are all at various levels of experience. My son’s basketball coach is looking to me to give him some advice and I really like the R&R system (we [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on August 21, 2009 – 11:22 PM (1 Comment)
Q: I coach a 5th and 6th grade girl’s team and I’ve been running the system for a few weeks now. I’ve decided the 3 OUT 2 IN is probably the best formation for our team. However, one thing that we’re experiencing and something that I haven’t really seen on the DVD’s or on the [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on July 31, 2009 – 9:48 PM (1 Comment)
Q: I love the R&R. I am curious as to what the CONE GAMES are. Could you give me a detailed description of the games?
A: The CONE GAMES are meant to introduce the spacing and basketball actions of the Read & React to youth players. They are also designed to be competitive games that teach [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on July 17, 2009 – 1:15 AM (1 Comment)
Over the past several years of designing, testing, writing, and finally editing the Read & React Offense, as well as speaking at clinics and just talking with R&R coaches, I’ve compiled a list of what I consider the benefits to running the Read and React. I’m sure there are more – some I haven’t thought [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on July 10, 2009 – 8:18 PM (3 Comments)
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!
I have five incoming Freshmen this season and want to get a jump-start on the season so [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on June 20, 2009 – 8:16 PM (1 Comment)
Q: I have recently purchased and received the Read and React DVD set and am thrilled to be able to start implementing the system for the upcoming season! I’ve long looked for an offense that can teach my girls movement without too much thought behind it. They tend to become “paralyzed” on the floor because [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on June 20, 2009 – 8:04 PM (No Comments)
Q: I will coach 7th grade boys in the fall. I have coached 3 years of YMCA basketball and 1 year of AAU. I want to use Read & React, but must be reasonably certain that I can make it work since I have little background to make an adjustment to a different offense. My [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on June 12, 2009 – 3:34 PM (No Comments)
Q: Coach, we started teaching the offense to our 7 and 8 year old first graders in competitive league play. We’re playing 5-out on the high school three, but it seems too far out to make the players a threat and keep them in the action. We’ve since moved them in a bit to make [...]
Written by Rick Torbett on April 17, 2009 – 2:28 PM (No Comments)
Q: What can I expect with 10-11 year old players? Will they get it? How many layers apply? What are your thoughts about conducting a practice at this age? Is the R&R designed for this age?
A: The short answer is yes, the R&R was designed with our youth in mind. But the idea of “grasping [...]
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 [...]