Transition Offense

All offenses require a transition scheme in order to get into the main offense or a set play.

We want to push the ball up the floor and force the defense to make quick organizational decisions on the fly and keep them guessing as much as we can. Usually, when a team runs in transition it starts with an outlet pass to a guard, who attacks the middle of the court with their dribble. The other guards / wings attack the wings, corners, and baseline - in the same basic formation and flow as you would use to run the 3-man weave or 3-on-2 drill.

The forwards, who are usually stuck inside rebounding and typically get into transition later, trail the play.

Now, of course we'd like the easy layup opportunities off the of the fast break, but they're not the only reason we push the ball in transition, and if we force them, we're going to cause turnovers.

But we can also get easy scoring opportunities with something called Early Offense.