Nate Oats: Transition Offense

with Nate Oats,
University of Alabama Head Men's Basketball Coach;
2024 Final Four;
2x SEC Regular Season Champions (2021, 2023);
2x SEC Tournament Champions (2021, 2023);
2021 SEC Coach of the Year;
University of Buffalo Head Coach from 2015 to 2019;
2x MAC Regular Season Champions (2018, 2019);
3x MAC Tournament Champions (2016, 2018, 2019);
2x MAC Coach of the Year (2018, 2019);
2x NABC District Coach of the Year (2018, 2019);
Buffalo Assistant Coach from 2013 to 2015;
Romulus HS (MI) Head Coach from 2002 to 2013;
2013 State Class A Championship (MI);
3x Michigan State HS Coach of the Year (2005, 2008, 2009);
Wisconsin-Whitewater Assistant Coach from 2000 to 2002;
Played college basketball for Maranatha Baptist

In this video, you will learn transition drills and strategies used to get athletes to compete with an attacking mindset, make better decisions on the court, and play fast.

Transition Philosophy

Beginning with transition philosophy, you learn Coach's five non-negotiables for transition offense and defense:

• Ball Pressure
• Sprint Back
• Stay in a Good Stance
• Communicate
• Rebounding

Paying mind to all of these will lead to stops on the defensive end and allow your team to push the ball in transition and play at a faster pace.

Transition Drills

Starting with his Texas Series, you will see how your team can team build its break, beginning with a non-traditional 1-on-2 drill. Once players get to one end of the floor, they have seven seconds to get back as the offense pushes back 2-on-1. From there, players demonstrate how to build into 2-on-2, 3-on-3, and 4-on-4 play.

In the Blood Series, players compete 2-on-2 and work on reading the defense. Guards look to read the help defense while post players read and react to how the defense pushes the ball handlers. From 2-on-2, you can build into 3-on-3 and 4-on-4 going back and forth.

The Hubie Break drill works on building the rebounding component of transition offense and defense. Players work on getting their butt to the sideline and peeking up the floor. As the ball is pushed, athletes hunt for their shot, doing their best to get to the rim and create layup opportunities.

You will be shown a variety of transition drills that you can use to build both your offense and defense, which helps optimize practice time. This video will give you the tools you need to help your players understand how the game should be played in the open floor, which will in turn create more scoring opportunities for your offense!

73 minutes. 2019.