Lason Perkins

Coach Lason Perkins along with Coach Evan Orzolek bring the plays and strategies from one of the top basketball clubs in international basketball.  Fenerbahçe is a Turkish professional basketball team lead by Coach Željko Obradović and have won 1 Euroleague Championship; 12 Turkish Championships; 6 Turkish Cups; and 7 Turkish Super Cups. 

Coach Obradovic is consdered one of the best coaches and tacticians in the game and some coaches consider him the "maestro" of pick and roll basketball.

The playbook includes over 2 hours of half court set actions from the 2018-2019 season.

Fast break basketball is exciting basketball and the teams that execute the best in full court have a system of play.  In this video, Coach Lason Perkins discusses the basics of the fast break and shows you a variety of plays that you can use in a primary or secondary break situation.  You also get actions to attack the zone from your fast break attack as well.

Back in 2007, I created a DVD that featured some of my favorite plays and actions from around the world.  This is basically Volume 2, updated in 2020 with plays, actions, and sets collected from around the world and in collaboration with other coaches such as @the_BasketHead, .  

Coach Lason Perkins along with Coach Evan Orzolek join forces to bring you the playbook of one of the most innovative offensive teams in international basketball.  Science Jena is a professional team from Germany who run some of the most unique actions. 

In the course, Coach Perkins and Coach Orzolek show you half court sets utilzing ATO (After Time Out sets), Horn sets, Floppy actions, Spain pick and roll actions, as well as out of bounds actions.

From the 2019 Patriot Coaching Clinic at Southern Alamance High School.  This clinic presentation covers the 4 T's of international basketball and some of my favorite set plays from around the world.  In addition, I do a Q/A Session with the audience where I cover the basics of the 5 Out Offense, the basics of the European Ball Screen Offense, and show some zone set plays as well as press offenses.

5 Out is a offensive structure that can be ran for all levels of play from elementary to professional.  In this course, Coach Lason Perkins discusses a variety of 5 Out concepts developed over the years from coaches around the world.  Concepts such as basic pass and cut motion, pass and screen motion, and numbered motion are discussed.  In addition, Coach Perkins also goes into Circle motion, as well as a brief discussion of the Delay actions made famous by Mike D'Antoni now popular at the NBA and college levels.

The Box Set is one of basketball most popular alignments to run offensive actions from.  In this video, Coach Lason Perkins shares a variety of plays taken from coaching legends such as Coach K, Tom Izzo, Billy Donovan, and Chuck Daly to get your best shooter open, punch it into the post, set up pick and roll scenarios or isolate your best driver against a weak defender.  Box sets can be adopted to flow into any type of motion offense structure you utilize.

When your opponents are applying heavy pressure and taking away passing lanes, you need a way to relieve the pressure and make them pay.  In this video, Coach Lason Perkins shows you a proven set of backdoor plays utlizied at the NBA, College, High School, and International Levels.  These plays are ran from a variety of sets such as the Box Set, 1-4 High, and Horns set.  Also included in the video are plays to run from the baseline and sideline to get a quick layup.

The Open Post Offense, also known as 5 Man Motion, is an offensive system designed for constant movement of players and the ball to create layups as well as drive and kick situations.  Coach Perkins discussing the Cutting and Screening series in this video, and also shares half court entries designed to get you into the motion action quickly.

Tired of the same old sets and actions? How about learning the best plays from the finest coaches and teams in Greece, Italy, Croatia, Argentina, Spain and more? Coach Perkins continues his unparalleled teaching and knowledge transfer with his latest offering that focuses on sets plays designed for maximum scoring results. This video includes actions drawn from the Olymics, FIBA, Euroleague and other international leagues and competitions. Each of the four chapters offers incredible scoring plays and looks that give every coach at every level numerous plays to get the shots they want from the players they want. Whether you're looking for post scoring, open 3 point shots or creative pick n roll plays, this is the finest collection of set plays we've ever created. Designed to be a bookend to our widely praised "Secrets Of International Basketball" video, "Great Scoring Plays From Around The World" puts you a step ahead of your opponents.

Continuing his in-depth analysis and sharing of the best of international basketball's offensive game, Lason Perkins combines diagrams and player demonstrations in this great new video that is packed with over 50 actions. Drawn from the greatest international coaches like David Blatt, Ettorre Messina, Sergio Scariloa and many others, you'll find plays for shooters, plays to get the ball inside, pick and roll actions, isolation actions and more. You'll find all sorts of unique and effective Horns and A-Set actions, Double Exit plays and more. And even though the title says 'European,' Coach Perkins adds a few plays from China, Argentina and Brazil! Running Time: 65 Minutes

Learn effective plays, actions and schemes that will give your team a decided strategic advantage in every game! Finally! An outstanding collection of championship offenses that you can use to score against man to man defense! These are game-proven, effective, easy to teach and easy to learn offensive schemes that are taken from the playbooks of coaches and teams like Bob Huggins (West Viriginia), Jay Wright (Villanova), Lute Olson (Arizona), Dean Smith (North Carolina), Tom Izzo (Michigan State), and the leading European clubs. You'll find schemes that you can employ if you have strong post players, or good shooters, or strong guards. Whatever your team personnel, you'll find something that will help you be hard to guard! Coach Lason Perkins gives you clear explanations and real-time whiteboard diagramming of the following plays and action, plus much more!

Learn effective plays, actions and schemes that will give your team a decided strategic advantage in every game! Finally! A collection of championship offenses that you can use to score against all types of zone defenses! These are game-proven, effective, easy to teach and easy to learn offensive schemes that are taken from the playbooks of coaches and teams like Billy Donovan (Florida), Dr. Tom Davis, Larry Brown, Chuck Daly, Roy Williams (North Carolina), and others. Whether you are facing even front zone defenses like a 2-3 or 2-1-2, or odd front defenses like the 1-2-2 or the 3-2, you’ll find the palys you need. Plus much more!

The A-Set is the most popular offensive scheme used in International basketball. From Croatia to Greece, from Argentina to Spain, and all points in between, this potent offensive attack takes full advantage of on-ball screens, drive and kick principles, and great floor spacing. Olympic gold medals and World Championship titles have been the results of this innovative attack. With this video, you’ll learn a variety of plays that can take advantage of your offensive strengths and personnel, while forcing constant defensive decision-making. The A-Set is used primarly against man to man defenses, but is also effective as an entry into such offenses as Flex and Motion.

Learn effective plays, actions and schemes that will give your team a decided strategic advantage in every game! If you play teams that like to apply full court pressure- then you MUST have this video! Learn the secrets and coaching tips that championship programs from across the world use when confronted with full court pressure. No longer will your team turn the ball over- instead, you’ll be the team scoring layups at the other end of the court!

This unique video from Lason Perkins goes on-court to show you this five-out offense. Perkins explains and demonstrates the continuity of this ball screening offense and then goes into adjustments, special actions, entries and inbounds plays. He also explains the proper way to attack the defense depending on how they defend the screen and roll action. Coach Perkins shows getting into the offense from transition and from the A-set.

Lason Perkins shows how to attack zone with a variety of set plays and he also includes sets to attack half-court traps and inbounds plays versus zone defense. The coaching course includes the basics of beating a zone defense, 23 set plays versus zone defenses, two inbounds under plays and finally two sets to attack half-court traps. Perkins uses white board diagrams to show the plays and then executes them on-court.

The High-Low Triangle incorporates concepts from the famous Tex Winter Triple-Post offense, commonly known as the Triangle offense; the Flex offense; and the Shuffle-Cut offense. It provides constant movement, screening and good floor spacing, and offers a variety of options that allow you to take advantage of your talented players. Because the High-Low Triangle is effective against both man-to-man defenses and zone defenses, it provides tremendous flexibility with multiple entries and options. Whether you have a great outside shooting team or a dominant inside presence- or neither- this is a powerful offense at any level of play.

Lason Perkins expands on the Horns Offense in this comprehensive video. It includes over 30 actions that can be run out of the Horns or A-Set. Perkins begins with the basic set and actions for the offense. It starts with a double high post at the three-point line and shooters in the corners. Perkins shows multiple plays for shooters, post players, and pick and roll actions that can be run effectively from this set. The video also allows you to print pdf files from your computer that you can take the court or hand out as a playbook. International game footage is included.

If there's one thing that every level of basketball has learned over the past few years, it's that ball screen actions are incredibly difficult to defend. In his latest video, Lason Perkins shares his collection of the greatest pick and roll plays from around the world. Taken from FIBA, Euroleague, NBA, college and high school games, these are set plays that create mismatches, 3 point shots, interior scoring actions and more! Plus Coach Perkins explains the proper way to attack the defense depending on how they defend the screen and roll action with a special bonus section drawn from his "European Ball Screen Offense" title. Plus included on the video is a diagrammed pdf playbook of every play for easy printing so you can take the play actions with you anywhere!

Every coach and team needs great ways to use the clock and shorten the game- and this is the only video on the market that tells you how! Whether you play in a region that has a shot clock or you play without one, controlling the tempo and managing the clock is a critical element of every game. This video details 12 different sets that can be used to control tempo, spread the floor, and score critical baskets at crucial times. It doesn't matter whether you have great guard play or poor ball handlers, too many big men, or too few guards- there's a set that will work for any team at any level. End of quarter, end of half, or end of game.

These are Game-Proven, Effective, Easy To Teach and Easy To Learn set plays taken from the championship playbooks of coaches and teams like Hall Of Famers Hubie Brown and Chuck Daly, Roy Williams (North Carolina), Sean Miller (Arizona), plus the leading European and International teams. Coach Lason Perkins gives you clear explanations and real-time whiteboard diagramming of the following plays and actions:

• Cross Screen
• Rip Screen
• Ball Screen Kickback
• HAWK Duck In
• Box Diagonal
• Box Diagonal Back Screens
• Box Zipper Action
• Misdirection
• and much more!

"WOW!!" For the first time ever, the legendary HAWK Offense is explained in detail on a coaching video or video. Originally a standard NBA offense, the past two decades have seen HAWK migrate to the college and high school levels despite the scarcity of information on it. Hall Of Fame coach Hubie Brown created the offense in the 1970's while coaching in the ABA, but it quickly became known as HAWK when it became the base scheme of the Atlanta Hawks. Designed to be used against both man and zone defenses, HAWK offers a variety of options and actions to take advantage of strong post players and great shooters. With a basic action and alignment that makes the HAWK easy to install and teach at any level, the addition of pick and roll plays, isolation actions, post plays, and alternate entries makes the HAWK a powerful offense that is hard to scout and defend.

Hot off the press is the newest release from Lason Perkins that details over 40 actions to use against zone defenses. The "Zone Killers" video by Coach Perkins is one of our most successful offerings and this new video of zone offense actions is just as potent. The video is divided into various sections: Half-Court plays to use against 1-2-2 zones, 2-3 zones and 1-3-1 zones; Baseline Out Of Bounds plays, and a Special Actions section of plays against Box and 1 and Triangle and 2 defenses. These quick hitters offer effective ways to get the ball inside and get open 3 point shots by using screens, ball movement and misdirection.

Basketball’s offensive game has been advanced with the great actions created by teams internationally. In this video Coach Lason Perkins shares insights into many of those actions with on-court demonstration and whiteboard diagrams. Perkins shows dribble hand-off/weaves, drive and kick, pick and pop, A-Set, roll and replace and sudden ball screen plays that can easily be incorporated into the offenses that you currently run. The international game has an emphasis on spreading out the court and the offensive creativity in this video will allow any team to spread the floor and create great scoring opportunities.