Mark Byington's Elite, Unpredictable Ball Screen Flow Offense

with Mark Byington,
Vanderbilt University Head Coach;
James Madison Men's Basketball Head Coach from 2020 to 2024;
2024 Sun Belt Tournament Champions;
2023 Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) State Coach of the Year;
2021 Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Regular Season Champions;
2021 CAA Coach of the Year;
2021 NABC District 10 Coach of the Year;
Georgia Southern Head Coach from 2015 to 2020;
2015 Whack Hyder Georgia College Coach of the Year;
2015 NABC District 24 Coach of the Year;
2015 NBC Sports Sun Belt Coach of the Year;
Virginia Tech Assistant Coach from 2012 to 2013;
College of Charleston Interim Head Coach in 2012;
College of Charleston Assistant Coach from 2005 to 2012;
Virginia Assistant Coach from 2004 to 2005;
College of Charleston Assistant Coach from 2002 to 2004;
played college basketball for UNC Wilmington (guard)

Offensive Strategy Separates Teams

Teaching your players how to play the game and react to what the defense is doing can lead to an unscoutable offense. Mark Byington is one of the best X and O coaches in the game. In this video, Coach Byington demonstrates the drills and principles in his offense that have helped him build a Top 25 program.

Principles

Using 2v0 and 3v0 setup, players are put through a series of drive and kick reactions that will build into a 5v0 alignment.  Through these drills you will teach your players how to react in a 5 out system.  Players will create advantage basketball and be able to push the ball in transition.  

When you don't restrict players and let them play, your offense learns to thrive.  

In the 5v0 Full Court drill, a coach will toss the ball up and whoever rebounds leads the break.  Coach Byington teaches his principles of Flood, Weak Flood, Drag, and Double Drag.  

All of these options are the foundations of transition Flow Offense. 

Transition Flood Options

In Flood, players fill to one side to overload the defense in transition.  This concept helps players learn to keep 12-15 feet spacing in transition and use a back screen or middle ball screen so players can attack at a 45 degree angle. 

In Weak Flood, players overload one side of the floor by emptying to one side of the floor.  This concept allows the corner helper to not be there on defense.  

In Drag and Double Drag, your point guard will love to attack the rim and look for a scoring opportunity with both post players either rolling or popping.  These are all great options to run off of a missed shot

Flow Game 

Once your transition game has created a scoring opportunity or been shut down by the defense, you players have to be ready for the play after the play.  

This is where Coach Byington starts to develop the 5 Out system in Flow Game.  

Players are able to use random ball screens, dribble handoffs, ghost screen action, rip - drive and kick, or cut to the basket for open looks.  

This style of play creates a lot of unpredictability for the defense to prepare to defend.  The advantage situations will create a better scoring opportunity for another teammate.  By keeping the principles simple - guard to guard pass/you exchange  - and guard to wing pass/you cut through - you can build so many scoring opportunities on either side of the floor.  

By using 4 Out Shell, players can learn to use the actions and move the defense to create gaps.  Coach Byington reinforces - "Don't let the ball stick otherwise you will let the defense catch up to your action".  

This offense can lead to big things and lots of points as Byington's teams have found out by averaging close to 80 points per game. 

Having an offense that is uncountable and unpredictable can lead to big scoring outputs.  

With numerous actions to build into your half court offense your players will love the Flow you can create.  Players will learn to play the game, react to the defense, counter their every move!  You will want to add this video to your offensive collection!

Customer Review: 5 Out 5 Stars! - "Very detailed video that breaks down the Flow Offense into easy to install options.  Players will learn to play off of each other through 2v0 and 3v0 drive and kick options. Some of the best teaching on these concepts I have seen!"

74 minutes.  2024.