UTILIZE VARIOUS “1ST PHASES” BUT ALWAYS USE THE SAME LAST PHASE— THE MAN CONTINUITY OFFENSE (OR MOTION-TYPE) OFFENSE PHASE—

One offensive philosophy is to implement an offensive scheme that can begin from various locations before ending up seamlessly and smoothly flowing into a continuity offense that maintains a continuous attack on the opposition’s defense. The offense could begin from the full court location from the various types of conversion from defense to offense such as after turnovers, defensive rebounds after opponents’ missed field goals and free throws, or after opponents’ made field goals or free throws, or various Full-Court Press Offenses. Other ways to implement the same offensive scheme could begin after offensive baseline and sideline out-of-bounds situations while the most frequent situation is after offensive half-court plays/entries that do not produce shots. With no shot taken or loss of possession of the ball, all five offensive players should be relocated into important locations or positions on the floor that are defined as the continuity offense’s “spot-ups.”

Concept 7A:

CHOOSING MOTION OFFENSES OR CONTINUITY OFFENSES AS THE FINAL PHASE OF THE OFFENSIVE ATTACK–

Some coaches believe in choosing various forms of motion offenses (when the play/entry does not create a shot) that will then give freedom to their offensive players and also create a high level of unpredictability to opposing defenses. Coaches disagreeing with this type of philosophy will state that unpredictable movement is good, but movement with no purpose or fundamental value is not good. It is difficult for the proper player to have proper movement at the proper time. This “motion” philosophy may also give individual offensive players so much freedom that their indecisiveness in choosing their movement may actually stifle the movement desired. Many offensive players (and teams) may need more structure in their offensive play and more help in their offensive decision-making.

Another group of coaches believe in maintaining a high level of controlling what their individual players can and cannot do, based on the coaching staff’s evaluations of individual and team” offensive abilities. This can be achieved by utilizing half-court continuity offenses that provide structure to offensive players. Opponents of using the continuity offense philosophy complain that it makes the offensive players too predictable in their movements and the predictability makes it easier for opponents to defend. Additionally, some coaches believe that it makes offensive players “robots on specific tracks.”

Other coaches adhere to the philosophy of choosing various forms of motion offenses that will then give freedom to their offensive players and also create a high level of unpredictability to opposing defenses. Opponents of using the continuity offense philosophy sometimes complain that it makes the offensive players too predictable in their movements and the predictability makes it easier for opponents to defend. Additionally, some coaches believe that it turns offensive players into “robots on specific tracks.”

Concept 7B:

CHOOSING MOTION OFFENSES OR CONTINUITY OFFENSES AS THE FINAL PHASE OF THE OFFENSIVE ATTACK— (WITH REASONS TO CHOOSE CONTINUITY OFFENSES):

Often times, coaches disagreeing with this last type of philosophy will state that unpredictable movement is good, but movement with no purpose or fundamental value is not good. It is sometimes difficult for the proper player to have proper movement at the proper time. This “motion” philosophy may also give individual offensive players so much freedom that their indecisiveness in choosing their movement may actually stifle the movement desired. Many offensive players (and teams) may need more assistance and organization in their offensive decision-making. And by using continuity offenses that are fundamentally sound in concept, these continuity offenses can then also serve as a “base offense” and a type of security to the offensive players (when other phases of the offensive attack have broken down or are not as successful as usual.) This gives that offensive team somewhat of a “security blanket” that they can always rely on when entries break down with no productive shot taken.