Cherry Picking System

West Michigan Aviation Academy head coach Tyler Whitcomb breaks down a fun and aggressive cherry picking system in this informative instructional video. You'll learn how to help your players get comfortable playing advantage/disadvantage basketball, as well as the strategy and calls Coach Whitcomb uses when running the system to ensure your team gets as many easy baskets as possible while limiting looks of the same variety for your opponent.

Introduction and Notes

Whitcomb begins by combing through an entire playbook on the cherry picking system so you can master all of its unique ins and outs. You'll get strategies that help your players recognize and take advantage of specific situations on the floor, plus what to do differently if you're traditionally a full-court pressing team on defense.

Next, Coach Whitcomb provides calls that quickly communicate what your players should do on the court. Different calls include a standard cherry pick with one player leaking out, back screening a specific player upon the change of possession, having two players leak out instead of one, and more! As Whitcomb notes, easy baskets win games and if your team can secure more easy baskets than your opponent, that usually results in a win on most nights.

Drills and Troubleshooting

Take to the court with Coach Whitcomb for some of his best drills to train the cherry picking system, including:

• 4-on-5 Defense
• 3-on-4 Defense
• Circle Blitz

Finally, Whitcomb explains what to do when the defense adjusts to your system. Additionally, he covers screening the top defender when transitioning on offense to ensure a clean layup for your cherry picker.

If you don't mind taking some risks on defense for a potentially big payoff on the scoreboard, then the cherry picking system detailed in this video is worth a look! Coach Whitcomb provides everything you'll need to begin implementing the system with your team immediately.

59 minutes. 2021.