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Buy this Special Teams Playbook now! 221 pages of Basketball information!

Tom Izzo, head basketball coach at Michigan State and football fanatic, has always stressed the importance of being detailed in every facet of the game.  You will see it all in this special teams playbook.

Drawing wisdom from Hall of Fame coaches, from Vince Lombardi to Mike Ditka, who have all stressed the importance and impact that “Special Teams” have on the outcome of games, Izzo firmly believes that “Special Teams” have been a key ingredient in the program’s success for decades.

Knowing that so many games are decided by one to two possessions or less and that the majority of NCAA Tournament games are decided by even less, there is increased focus on five areas that make up “Special Teams.”

1. Jump ball situations
2. Baseline out-of-bounds
3. Sideline out-of-bounds
4. Free throw situations
5. After time-out plays

In this Special Teams playbook, we examine three of these areas and what some of the most efficient teams of the past several years are running in these situations.

The special teams playbook contains 210 basketball plays from 40 different NCAA teams:

• After timeout (ATO) half court man offense,
• After timeout (ATO) half court zone offense,
• Baseline out of bounds (BLOBs) vs. man,
• Baseline out of bounds (BLOBs) vs. zone,
• Sideline out of bounds (SLOB).

Teams included in the playbook:

After timeout (ATO) vs. MAN (96 Plays):

2017 UCLA 1.124 PPP (Points per Possession)
2017 La Salle 1.103 PPP
2017 Arizona State 1.071 PPP
2017 UConn 1.062 PPP
2014 Belmont* 1.045 PPP
2014 Creighton* 1.043 PPP
2015 Wisconsin* 1.033 PPP
2016 Notre Dame* 1.032 PPP
2016 Virginia* 1.032 PPP
2015 BYU* 1.024 PPP
2015 Northern Iowa * 1.023 PPP
2014 Michigan* 1.021 PPP
2016 Villanova** 1.019 PPP
2016 Saint Mary’s 1.016 PPP

After timeout (ATO) vs. ZONE (17 Plays):

2017 UNC Wilmington 1.448 PPP
2015 Delaware 1.417 PPP
2014 Utah State 1.414 PPP
2017 Harvard 1.357 PPP
2016 Virginia* 1.281 PPP
2014 Creighton* 1.277 PPP
2014 San Francisco 1.246 PPP
2016 Kentucky* 1.222 PPP

BLOBs vs MAN (59 Plays):

2017 Virginia 1.198 PPP
2017 Gonzaga 1.196 PPP
2017 Villanova 1.151 PPP
2016 North Florida* 1.147 PPP
2015 Notre Dame* 1.143 PPP
2016 Northern Iowa* 1.130 PPP
2015 Vanderbilt 1.102 PPP
2015 Weber State 1.091 PPP
2015 Davidson* 1.081 PPP
2014 Duke* 1.072 PPP
2016 Illinois 1.061 PPP
2016 Iowa State* 1.041 PPP
2016 Georgetown 1.022 PPP
2013 Creighton* 1.010 PPP

BLOBs vs ZONE (15 Plays):

2016 IPFW 1.929 PPP
2017 Texas A&M 1.667 PPP
2017 Florida 1.625 PPP
2017 Kansas State 1.611 PPP
2016 Northern Iowa * 1.522 PPP
2014 Iona 1.485 PPP
2017 Gonzaga 1.462 PPP
2015 Duke** 1.359 PPP
2016 BYU 1.259 PPP
2014 Michigan* 1.259 PPP

SLOBs (22 Plays):

2017 La Salle 1.280 PPP
2014 Lafayette 1.222 PPP
2016 Villanova** 1.176 PPP
2016 Michigan State* 1.157 PPP
2015 Indiana * 1.139 PPP
2016 Kansas * 1.125 PPP
2015 Notre Dame* 1.118 PPP

***NCAA Champion
*NCAA Tournament Team

Get this playbook now and use the plays used by some of NCAA’s best coaches like Mike Krzyzewski, Tom Izzo, Bo Ryan, Jay Wright, Tony Bennett, John Calipari, and many others.

I am excited to announce the release of my newest ebook: “International Offensive Basketball Strategies: “Learn from the best coaches in the Euroleague, Eurocup, and Beyond”. I have spent a lot of time and energy breaking down set plays, transition sets, sideline out of bounds plays, and baseline out of bounds plays. I have really been interested in Ettore Messina (Formerly – C.S.K.A. Moscow, now Real Madrid). I have found out that there are some tremendous basketball coaches in the United States as well as abroad. I became extremely interested in their teachings once I started to view their games. I hope that you enjoy this ebook.

What is Euroleague? Here is the definition from Wikipedia:

“The Euroleague (EL) is the highest level and most important professional basketball competition in Europe, with teams from up to 18 different European countries. The competition is operated by ULEB, a Europe-wide consortium of leading professional basketball leagues. Clubs from Turkey, mostly located in Asia, and Israel, entirely within Asia, are also part of the system.
The league usually, but not always, includes domestic champions from the leading countries. Depending on the country, places in the Euroleague may be awarded on the basis of:

• Performance in the previous season’s domestic league.
• Performance over the previous two or three domestic seasons.
• Contracts with ULEB.
• In addition, the winner of the previous season’s Eurocup receives a place.

For example, two 2007-08 domestic champions from ULEB member countries did not compete in the 2008-09 Euroleague—Zadar (Croatia) and Hapoel Holon (Israel). Zadar played in the second-level Eurocup in 2008-09. Hapoel Holon, however, did not compete in any of the three European continental club competitions—not even the third-tier EuroChallenge (which is run by FIBA Europe instead of ULEB).
Starting with the 2009–10 season, the entrance criteria have been dramatically changed:

Thirteen clubs, chosen via a formula based on competitive performance, television revenues, and home attendance, receive “A Licences”, giving them automatic entry into the Euroleague Regular Season phase. A Licences are awarded for three years, meaning that the next adjustment of A Licences will not take place until 2012–13.

• Eight clubs receive one-year “B Licences” into the Euroleague Regular Season. Seven of them are directly based on the ranking of the domestic league in which the club competes. The eighth is a three-year “wildcard” licence based on similar factors to the A Licences; the first such licence was awarded to ASVEL Basket of France.

• The winner of the previous year’s Eurocup receives a one-year “C Licence” into the Euroleague Regular Season. If the club qualifies for a direct B Licence into the Regular Season via its domestic league, the C Licence will be awarded to the club not already qualified for the Regular Season that is highest on the Euroleague entry list.

• Eight other clubs receive one-year “B Licences” into the Euroleague qualifying rounds, with two advancing into the Regular Season. ”

Example of the Playbook:

So what you will be viewing:

69 Set Plays
7 Transition Sets
2 Sideline out of bounds plays
2 Baseline out of bounds plays

These sets come from 14 Euroleague teams, 8 Eurocup teams, and many other club teams across Europe.

Example of Set Plays:

Example of the Playbook:

If you love pick and roll basketball then this ebook will be great for you. It made me start thinking about different ways to attack basketball teams and expand my offensive views. You will be viewing some of the best set plays that Europe has to offer.

Coach Peterman

When Lebron calls you a “genius”, people take notes

There was a good bit of focus on the Boston Celtics this week…not all of it positive.

Kemba Walker had a really awkward collision with a teammate Semi Ojeleye.  Hitting Semi in the chest and bending his neck at a scary angle.  He’ll be OK and fortunately joined the team for the flight home. 

I’m guessing most of you saw the play.

But there were some tense moments for sure, and his diagnosis was positive for a concussion…

Anyway, as I was reading the coverage of the incident, I came across some additional—and completely unrelated—articles.

(I’ve mentioned on more than one occasion that I have a soft spot in my heart for the Celtics, so I found myself going off on a reading tangent.)

Several of the articles focused on one truly impressive trait on display by Head Coach Brad Stevens.

In fact, Lebron James made sure his opinion was publicly known…

He called Brad Stevens a “genius” at this particular skill (his actual words).

No small compliment coming from one of the all-time greats.

This skill?  

ATO plays.

After reading LeBron’s quote, I went off on yet another tangent…

And here’s where you get to benefit. 😊 

I started reviewing clips…

Taking some notes…

Sketching some diagrams…

And next thing you know, I’ve got a collection of no less that 95 ATO plays designed by Coach Stevens.

Think about this…

How many times are you watching a game and the final 1 to 3 seconds depends ENTIRELY on an ATO play?

I mean, the W or the L depends of the play call.  It happens like a gazillion times per season. Right?

High school, college, NBA…it doesn’t matter.  

ATO plays win games.

So…

Being the clever guy I am, I figured learning from a genius at this skill might be as interesting to you as it was to me. 

Am I right?

So here you go…

Official Playbook Title:  Brad Stevens – Boston Celtics “After Time Out” Plays

Show me a coach who DOESN’T need this in their toolbox! 

See you courtside,

Scott “calling the time out” Peterman

If you want to see how a master does it, get instant access using the link below:

Brad Stevens – Boston Celtics “After Time Out” Plays

Coaches,

I am proud to release the “Ultimate NCAA Zone Offense Playbook”. It is a playbook that has 123 plays versus zones. It has 71 NCAA zone set plays. It has zone offensive plays from all the major conferences. It includes the SEC, Big Ten, ACC, Big 12, Pac 10, and mid-major conferences. As a bonus, I have included 9 NCAA zone blobs, 8 NBA zone offenses, 3 Euro-league zone offenses, and 32 dribble drive motion offense zone set plays. It is packed with information!

It includes the X’s and O’s of zone offensive set plays from Mark Few – Gonzaga, Tom Izzo – Michigan State, Darrin Horn – South Carolina Gamecocks, Thad Matta – Ohio State, Travis Ford – Oklahoma State, Mike Krzyzewski – Duke Blue Devils, Sean Miller – Arizona, and many more other coaches.

The Ultimate Zone Offense has 123 pages of zone offense that is totally packed with information. You get an insider's view into the NCAA, NBA, and Euro-league. You will be able to take advantage of any type of zone defense. Every basketball team has a certain “go-to” player who can make certain shots when needed. Each set play will show you how to get your best player the ball in their favorite postions. You will be walked through the basic set for each play and how it needs to be run, the different options, reads and counters to put your team in position to score. The Ultimate Zone Offense Playbook reveals nine out-of-bounds plays that will help you score versus a zone defense under the basket. The 71 NCAA set plays can be utilized and take advantage of a 2-3 and 1-2-2 zone defenses. This is the best zone quick-hitter playbook to hit the market in years! This is a must for any coach’s library!

Win more tight games with these 82 clutch plays

Hi Coach,

Not every sport is known for tight finishes. 

In baseball or soccer, it’s a rarity…

Football has a good number of them, but basketball seems to crank out tight finishes, week in and week out.

How many games have we seen come down to less than one second?

If you think about it, there must have been countless arguments over an “expired clock” before they went to tenths of a second and video?!

Since we know we’re going to be on the court with the game on the line at some point…and most likely will have only seconds to get the job done, it’s vital you have a reliable set of “clutch plays” in your pocket.

To that end, we scoured plays from the ACC, Big 10, Big 12, Pac 12 and a long list of mid-majors, to come up with the cream of the crop.

We wanted to find the very best, perfectly-executed game-winners.

It was a chore to get them down to 82.  

Believe me…

We then put them all into one playbook,  so you could scan them and build out your own collection of “go to” plays.

Depending upon your personnel and player skill levels, you’re guaranteed to find a set in which you can be 100% confident.

I have them all listed alphabetically, in case you want to go right to your favorites.

From Air Force to Xavier and everything in between…

Baylor, Clemson, Dayton, Gonzaga, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Oklahoma, etc., etc.

You get the idea…

And since we’re now entering “that time of year”, I figured there was no better time to roll this out to you.

With conference titles and playoff berths on the line, you KNOW we’re in for a plethora of tight finishes…

I can’t wait.

Anyway, if you want to be ideally prepared with a few “show-stopping” clutch plays, here’s your one-of-a-kind collection.

Officially the name is much longer, but “Clutch Plays” works…

See you courtside, 

Scott “there in the clutch” Peterman

Hi Coach!

What exactly is a “Frankenstein” playbook?

Let me explain…

I was sitting around last weekend watching some of the HUGE college upsets, and the commentator made some offbeat comment about this guy’s field goal shooting and the defense he was up against…

Nothing very profound, but it got me wondering about FG% and defensive pairings...

(Don’t judge me.  That’s just how my mind works.)

The more I mulled over the various combinations in my head, the more I forgot about the game and started jotting down some notes.

Kinda like a “what would happen if…” scenario…

Next thing you know, the “evil scientist” in me starts going to work…

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Suddenly I’m onto something…

Here’s my premise:

“What if you took the absolute best field goal % teams in the NCAA today (D1 only) and put this up against the zone…and then put everything into one playbook?”

I think I actually said it out loud (as any true evil scientist would).

Step 1:  Go to the leaderboard for the 2019-2020 season.

Step 2:  Sort the list by order of the top 20 FG% made.

Step 3: **Add 20 minutes worth of video clips that correspond with everything!** 😊 

Step 4:  Produce 104 pages of the best shooting teams vs the zone defense in the country, as of this writing!

This thing is sweeeeet!

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Got some good shooters on your team?  

Playing against  a zone defense a lot?

You can have some serious fun with this book…and most likely win a few more games along the way!

I intentionally created this so you can plug these into your scheme at your very next practice. 

NOTE:  Don’t miss the video…it really ties everything together!

See you courtside,

Scott “keep hitting those 3’s” Peterman