Basketball offense and plays?

Question

Hey all

How does a basketball offensive system work? From what I understand first you choose an offense i.e. half court or full-court e.g. the flex offense (half court) (as detailed here: http://www.coachesclipboard.net/FlexOffense.html).

Now after doing so, is that all that coaches then teach the players? Like are all those diagrams (i.e. Diagrams A-E) set plays themselves and that’s it to the flex offense? After learning those diagrams they can than go play a game? Or are they just the basics of positioning and from those basics, a coach will than go create a playbook for the players to learn? Thus why several teams can use the same offense but when you see them play they don’t all do the exact same thing?

Furthermore; how many plays that you see a high school or college team run that are actually something they learnt before the game (a set play) and how many are just the players moving about to get open and improvising? In relation to that, how do you tell if it’s a set play?

Cheers in advance :)

Answer 1

I'm on a High School team,and the Coaches have us run the play(s) physically in practice.There are mainly 2-4 plays that my team runs.

When you show them the play physically,show each player what they are supposed to do so they don't get confused.that way,you can run the plays very well.

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