Pistol Offense Set Plays & Counters

with Chris Briggs,
Georgetown College Head Coach;
2x NAIA National Champions ('13, '19);
2x NAIA Coach of the Year ('13, '19);
2019 Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year;
8x NAIA Tournament appearances;
has coached 19 NAIA All-Americans;
219-59 head coaching record through the 2018-19 season

The days of having a traditional back-to-the-basket post player are gone. Your post players must be able to contribute in some capacity around the arc, whether it be through screens or stepping out to shoot. The Pistol Offense is the perfect way to get some of your best players open to score.

Building from the base set of the Pistol Offense, Georgetown College head coach and two-time NAIA National Champion, Chris Briggs, walks you through multiple options out of the Pistol. Briggs even includes a set the Los Angeles Clippers ran for Blake Griffin. His version of the Pistol has evolved over the years as he developed new options to fit the skill level of his players. He has also found opportunity to teach his players additional individual skills that enhance the execution of this offense.

5-on-0 Walk through

You will learn how to attack the defense with each different read/call from the bench. Coach Briggs explains his key teaching points and which specific actions to call against different defensive strategies, such as switches, zone, hard hedges and isolations. He uses ball screen actions, wide pin-downs, lobs, clear-outs and dribble hand-offs to force defenses into tough positions on the floor.

5-on-5 Live Action

After Briggs walks you through each action 5-on-0, he runs the plays against a live defense. Following each live possession, he talks about the different counters you can use from each set, such as slipping screens, changing the angle of the screens, turning the corner to go, or utilizing the dribble hand-off.

This video is a great resource for coaches at all levels. Coach Briggs gives you a complete look inside his version of the Pistol Offense. He carefully teaches all the options off the basic Pistol action, as well as nine set plays that can be used when your team needs to score. If you've been wanting to run the Pistol, you'll find what you need here!

77 minutes. 2020.