Structures, Strategies and
Compositions
Developing SSC
Attacking Strategy – Fast Break
Today we will...
 Starter Task –Weaknesses of Fastbreak
 Developing fastbreak task.
 Issue Homework for Friday 14th March
Starter Task
Peer Task
Identify weaknesses in your chosen strategy. Explain the impact
of these weakness of your performance.
(4)
Partner Task
• Number yourself 1 & 2
1. start writing about Width
2. start writing about Speed
• Use the information in the following slide to write a paragraph
explaining the impact of your identified weakness.
• After 3 minutes you will swap jotters and add to your partners
answer this will require you to write about a different
weakness.
Identify weaknesses in your chosen strategy. Explain the impact
of these weakness of your performance.
(4)
Structure to answer
Introduction
• Name strategy – explain aim of strategy
• Name the two weaknesses you identified
Weakness 1
• Why factor chosen is important within fast break
• How weakness impacts negatively on your performance
Weakness 2
• Why factor chosen is important within fast break
• How weakness impacts negatively on your performance
Problem / Weakness
WIDTH
• Don’t fill all 3 lane
Impact
Less space in middle lane
• Less space for PG
• PG has to slow down
Defence in key
• Less space to drive into for lay-up
• No unopposed lay-up
Less Options for PG
• FB becomes predictable
• Defence know what’s going to happen
SPEED
Defence able to get back
• Skill level under pressure
• Defenders in key
• Pressure on decision making
• Less space to drive into for lay-up
• No unopposed lay-up
• Resort to jump/set shot – lower % scored
Pressure on skill level & decision making
• Make errors – lose possession
• Less time to think – poorer decisions
• Slow down even more to avoid errors / poor
decisions
Developing your SSC
Develop Fastbreak
Activity
Focus
½ court, 2 man
fastbreak
Pass to shooter
lay-up
___ Man fastbreak
(option 1)
3 Man fastbreak
(option 3)
Success
Criteria
Rebound & outlet
Fill 2 lanes
60%
Width & Speed
Skill Execution
60%
____________
Skill Execution
Decision Making
60%
Skill Execution
Decision Making
60%
Turn defence into
attack
Conditioned
Games
Use fastbreak
within game
Adaptations
1.
Lay-up
1.
2.
____________
Passive defender
1.
2.
3.
4.
Passive Defender
____________
Passive & Active
____________
1.
2.
Evidence of use
in game
Developing Performance of fastbreak
Activity
Focus
Success
Criteria
2 Man ½ court
Speed & Width
60%
1.
2.
No Lay-up
Lay-up
2 Man fastbreak
Fill 2 lanes
Rebound
60%
1.
2.
No Lay-up
Lay-up
3 Man fastbreak
(option 1)
Width & Speed
Skill Execution
60%
3 Man fastbreak
(option 2)
Width & Speed
Skill Execution
Decision Making
60%
3 Man fastbreak
(option 3)
Skill Execution
Decision Making
60%
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Lay-up
Passive Defender
Active Defender
Passive & Active
2 Active
Continuous
Fast Break
Turn defence into
attack
60%
1.
2.
Passive defenders
Active defenders
Conditioned Games
Use fastbreak within
game
Evidence of use
in game
Adaptations
Question: Describe how you planned your practice of your chosen SSC
(6)
Structure
Introduction
Description of practices (include the following)
• Activity
• Focus
• Success Criteria
• Progressions/Adaptations
Description of the progressive practices should include
 Three man fastbreak description must include explanation as to why filling all three
lanes was so important
 Option 2 & 3 explanation must include explanation of how the variations allowed you
to score from each lane, why it was important to adapt your strategy
 Discuss how unopposed practices helped improve ability to work at speed
 Discuss how each step allowed you to practice the movements and became
progressively more demanding on your decision making skills and your skills within
Basketball as they became more game like (increase in players & defenders)
Developing Fast Break
Group Task
Get into a group of three
Number yourself 1-3
Allocate the practices as follows:
1. 2 Man Fastbreak
2. 3 Man Fastbreak Options 1-3
3. Continuous Fast Break
Each group member should write a bullet point explanation of the
practices they are allocated
Homework
Due Friday 13th March
Task 1
Using the structure provided in lesson 4. Complete the questions as a 15
minute timed response answers
Identify weaknesses in your chosen strategy. Explain the impact of these
weakness of your performance.
(6)
Task 2
Describe how you planned your practice of your chosen SSC to overcome
your identified weaknesses.
(6)