5-Man Open Post Offense with Quick Hitters

with Jerry Petitgoue,
Cuba City HS (WI) Head Boys Basketball Coach (over 50 years of varsity head coaching experience);
29 Conference titles, 3x Wisconsin State Championships; over 900 career wins;
UW-Platteville Hall of Fame (2007); Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2003); University of Dubuque Athletics Hall of Fame (2013);
Wisconsin Basketball Coaches Association - Executive Director

Learn from a legend! You can't beat experience, and Jerry Petitgoue has that plus the wins and championships to back it up. In this presentation, Coach Petitgoue shares his successful 5-man open post continuity offense. He details the progressions, options, and even shares great quick hitters for when you need a bucket. All the plays flow seamlessly into the motion offense and are shown with counters and details for easy implementation.

Pressure the Rim

Coach Petitgoue utilizes cuts, back cuts, screens and rolling out of screens towards the basket. With the constant movement and cuts towards the basket, scoring lanes open up. The actions toward the basket change in appearance, which ensures the defense can't cheat to defend cuts.

Communication

It's rare to get a video that addresses communication on offense like this one! Petitgoue explains that players can make their own reads as long as they call out their action. You can also call out actions from the bench if you have a younger team that needs help reading the defense. No matter the age of your team, the end goal is that your players learn the different types of cuts and options and are capable of calling out the action they use. Proper communication allows teammates to be found on offense, keeps motion going, and ensures players utilize great timing.

Flexibility

You'll see Coach Petitgoue run through each set with on-court demonstration, both with and without defense present. Each set shown in this video will add a layer to your open post motion offense. You'll be able to build and adjust the sets based on your players' abilities or how the opposition tries to counter your team. If an opposing defense switches everything, Coach Petitgoue has an action to adjust to it. Quick hitters are available due to the cutting and screens, but Petitgoue's sets can also be run to take time off the clock, or force the defense to foul.

Youth coaches especially can benefit tremendously from this video, which teaches spacing, moving without the basketball, and screen setting. However, if you coach older players, you'll also walk away with some great quick hitters for motion offense that can be modified to fit your players' strengths. This is a tremendous presentation with Coach Petitgoue!

45 minutes. 2019.