Are You Coaching An Aimless Or Purposeful Offense?
Like most sports, the winning team in basketball is determined by how many points your team scores. A high school game is only 32 minutes long, putting pressure on each possession to be efficient and productive. This article looks at three aspects of offense; shot distribution, selection and location.
If there are 60 possessions in a high school game (45 due to turnovers and free throws) and you shoot 45% from the field, your team will average about 21 made baskets a game. I would guess that your team could generate about 6 open lay-ups. If you fast break and press, probably a couple more. That leaves about 15 baskets your team still has to make.
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