Appendix One: CCBA Offensive Fundamentals
Creating a Lead
V - Cut movement. 3 types of forward lead can be taught
 Straight forward lead v cut
 L - cut
 Step into, pivot and release
Points of Emphasis:
 Foot placement
 Change of speed
 Change of direction (i.e. the angle of the cut)
 Face up to basket when ball is received
 Triple threat position
Fill, Rip and Go
On catch shots to work on
 Face up and shot
 Face up, shot fake and 1 dribble on side shot
 Face up, shot fake and cross over 1 dribble shot
Passer at top gets rebound and passes back to the top.
Players change lines
Fill, Read Line and Back
Cut
Use the back cut when defense playing outside 3 point line
Points of emphasis:
 Teach the read
 Push off outside foot
 Passer rebounds and passes back to top
 Players change lines
Pass and Rear Cut or
Front Cut (Give and Go)
1
Ball starts with player on baseline
Passes to top and closes out on one of the receiver’s
shoulders.
Points of emphasis:
 V cut movement to get open
 Target Hand
 Catch and face up to hoop
 Foot work and balance
2
After pass read line of defense to
 Rear Cut or Front Cut
 Passer goes to rebounding line
 Defender (token defense) goes to point
 Shooter goes to 45 spot
Points of emphasis:
 Read Defense
 Target Hand
 Foot placement and sealing
Dribble at
Use the Dribble at when defense is over playing team mate
and has not cut back door.
Sequence
 Ball starts on base line passed out to point
 Baseline passer then plays denial defense on player 2 v
cutting to get open unable to shake defender
Points of emphasis:
 Read Defense
 Target Hand
 Foot placement and sealing
Point sees team mate overplayed and dribbles at defense
(make defense freeze)
 Wing player then cuts back door
 Point throws a bounce pass to cutting player
 Defender goes to point
 Point goes to wing
 Shooter joins end of line on baseline
Points of Emphasis
 Ball handler to work on passing off dribble
 Cutter to push off outside foot
 Target hand
Post cut
Sequence:
 Ball starts in hand of wing player
 On ball defender not to follow offensive player
 Passer to read where defense is positioned and make an
entry pass to post
 On pass read defense and cut either through Elbow or below
bottom Hash mark
 Post player to bounce pass or flick pass to cutter
 Rotations On ball defender to wing
 Post player to on ball defense
 Post defender to post
 Baseline player to rebound shot pass out to wing and play
defense on post.
Points of emphasis:
 Read defense positioning and head turns
 V cut through elbow or below hash marks
 Target hand