The DEEP: A Slanting 1-3-1 Defense That Smothers BLOBs

with Charlton ‘C.Y.’ Young,
University of Miami Associate Coach;
University of Missouri Associate Head Men's Basketball Coach from 2022 to 2025;
Florida State University Assistant Coach (with Leonard Hamilton) from 2013 to 2022;
part of 3 Sweet Sixteen appearances and the first Elite Eight at FSU in 25 years;
Georgia Southern Head Coach from 2009 to 2013;
Georgia Tech Assistant Coach from 2005 to 2009;
Chattanooga Associate Head Coach from 2004 to 2005;
Auburn University Assistant Coach from 2000 to 2004;
Northeastern Assistant Coach 1999 to 2000;
Jacksonville Assistant Coach from 1997 to 1999;
Auburn University Assistant Coach from 1996 to 1997;
played collegiately for Georgia Southern;
1992 TAAC Tournament MVP;
2008 Georgia Southern Hall of Fame;
2023 Assistant Coaches Hall of Fame inductee

In this highly valuable instructional coaching video, Mizzou’s Associate Head Coach, Charlton ‘C.Y.’ Young, showcases ‘The DEEP’ – diving deep into the often overlooked, but tremendously important subject of defensive BLOB (baseline out of bounds) strategies. Coach Young has earned the reputation as one of the finest coaching minds in all of college basketball and his high-energy, attention-to-detail work on the court shines the spotlight on an in-game strategy that can mean the difference between winning and losing close games. This is a must-watch on-the-court coaching video – with Coach Young highlighting a proven system to improve your team’s ability to execute on the baseline.

Keys To Successful BLOB Offense (Baseline Out of Bounds Plays) 

( ‘The Appetizer’)

Beginning his instruction with an offensive perspective (Young calls this ‘the appetizer’), Coach Young employs an informative approach to teaching BLOB offense and executing baseline inbound plays effectively – including the importance of establishing an attacking philosophy when running inbounds plays, as well as how to successfully and consistently execute a wide variety of BLOB series plays that are tough to defend. 

To emphasize the offensive BLOB lesson further, the veteran head coach shows a package of different baseline plays, each utilizing multiple scoring options out of the initial set while also maintaining a goal of accruing more scoring opportunities in, ‘the red zone’ – often directly off an inbounds pass – rather than simply settling for getting the ball inbounds to start an offensive possession.  With the framework established for this offensive BLOB attack, Coach Young then lays out a detail-oriented game plan for teaching his Deep 1-3-1 Defensive system to shut down your opponent’s baseline inbounds plays. By teaching BLOB offense first, and then following up with a lesson plan for effective defensive tactics to shut down BLOB series,Coach Young  makes for an effective method of teaching by 

Using ‘The Deep’  - A Slanting 1-3-1 Defense To Shut Down BLOBs!

(‘The Main Course’!)

The on-court lesson-plan continues, as Coach Young does a 180-degree switch in direction that involves teaching the intricacies of his high-pressure Deep Slanting 1-3-1 Defense – a stifling BLOB defensive system that the veteran coach has successfully implemented with many of the teams he has coached for over the years.  He calls this part of his video ‘the main course’!

Coach Young stresses the importance of establishing a program goal of creating an aggressive mindset among your players and setting a goal of ‘scoring more points off BLOB defense, than the opposing team is going to score via running their BLOB plays.’ 

Going into detail about the roles and responsibilities of each position in the Deep - Slanting 1-3-1 Defense, Coach Young covers the key components for making this BLOB defense successful, including… 

• How to eliminate cuts and scoring in the paint.
• Why your Slanting 1-3-1 Defense must ‘mutate’ to adjust to different offensive sets and adjustments.
• The importance of each player’s role in creating a physical, high-pressure defense.

Coach Young makes a strong case for why you will want to use this baseline out-of-bounds defense with your team; Young says it is particularly effective against opponents that you face multiple times a year. 

Going over the four job responsibilities that each defender is assigned at each position within the Deep - Slanting 1-3-1 Defense, Coach Young demonstrates just how disruptive this BLOB defense can be and how it can help tip the possession battle into your team’s favor.

To complete the instructional video, Coach Young shows how the Deep - Slanting 1-3-1 Defense handles a variety of BLOB sets, including examples of it used against a 1-4 high set, a stacked-line set, a box set and a 1-4 low baseline set.  

This instructional coaching video is a comprehensive ‘masterclass’ in how to install, teach and execute this unique and aggressive defensive system – a Deep - Slanting 1-3-1 Defense that can shut down BLOBs and often means the difference between winning and losing for your team!

Customer Review: 5 Out of 5 Stars. “Coach Young has an extremely compelling, high-energy presentation style that will capture your attention … this video is very detailed and instructive!”

61 minutes. 2023.