Creating Instant Advantages vs. Man or Zone with the 2-Post Ball Screen Offense

with Ryan McCarthy,
Fresno State University Women's Head Coach;
University of Alaska-Anchorage Women's Head Coach from 2013 to 2025;
6x Great Northwest Athletic Conference Coach of the Year;
2016 NCAA D-II Championship Runner-up;
was 4th-most total victories in NCAA D-II over the past 10 years with a 309-67 (.822) record;
Back-to-Back-to-Back-to-Back Great Northwest Athletic Conference Regular Season Champs (2015-2018);
3x NCAA D-II West Region Coach of the Year

The traditional two-post offense has been reimagined. Instead of relying on high-low action, Coach McCarthy uses his posts as anchors for continuous ball screens that create mismatches and open scoring opportunities from multiple angles. The result is an efficient, versatile, attacking system that works against any defense.

This instructional video takes you inside McCarthy's Euro-inspired 3-Out-2-In Ball Screen Offense. He begins with the spacing principles that allow guards to drive middle or baseline while posts set screens at ideal angles. From there, he teaches the system through a natural progression, starting with 2-on-2 ball screen reads and building up to full 5-on-5 execution.

Every major defensive coverage is addressed with clear counters. Coach McCarthy demonstrates how to attack switches, hedges, traps, and ICE, as well as how to flow seamlessly into secondary actions like twist and snap. He also shows how the same concepts apply to zone defenses, giving your team one system to run no matter the opponent.

The teaching progression is supported by a series of drills that emphasize reads, spacing and reactions. Players learn how to roll, pop, slip, and replace to keep the offense moving and the defense scrambling. With this system, your team will always know how to generate an advantage and will play with confidence.

Coach McCarthy has built his impressive reputation on innovative offensive concepts, leading teams to consistent success and high scoring efficiency. This video gives you the blueprint for installing his non-traditional two-post ball screen offense and the tools to help your players thrive within it.

Customer Reviews: 5 Out of 5 Stars!
"Coach McCarthy does an outstanding job of showing how he builds his ball screen offense from the ground up!"
"Coach McCarthy does an excellent job teaching players reads in his 2v2 drill and showing how you can build them up into 5v5. Definitely an offense you can use to give a defense fits! Easy to follow drills and concepts!"

77 minutes. 2025.