with Kevin Pigott, Fordham Preparatory School (NY) Head Boys Basketball Coach
The mystery of the Princeton Offense is unveiled in this masterful DVD! As Coach Pigott was learning this offense, he was able to tap directly into the mind of "the master," Pete Carrill, to get a first hand overview of the offense. As a high school coach with limited time, Pigott shows how he has shaped this effective offense to fit his program. The star of the offense is the "back door cut," which Princeton has used for years to slay bigger opponents. Pigott shares the key drills that his team works on, every day, to perfect the offense and also teaches concepts such as the dribble handoff, fake handoff, weak side exchange, freeze dribble, butt screens, pick and roll and many more. How to execute the offense using the Point to Wing Series, the High Post Scissors, the Chin Series and the UCLA Series are all demonstrated and dissected. Each series contains a number of options to maximize versatility, including combo plays such as Chin Series to UCLA Series. Pigott also shows how the Princeton Offense can be run against zone defense and used with out of bounds plays. Never again will the Princeton Offense be seen as an intricate system! This DVD shows how to incorporate the game's finest fundamentals into an exciting, potent offense. Piece by piece you will see why this offense has struck panic into teams for years.
This DVD includes all four of Coach Carril’s original videosCoach Carril diagrams and demonstrates the intricacies of the Princeton Back Door Offense. Coach Carril has two basic principles, the player in front of you tells you where to go; and if you are overplayed, go back door. He takes these two principles and builds a half-court offense that relies on passing, dribbling, and shooting. Coach Carril adds the high post options to his back door offense. This offense uses the high post to relieve pressure and reverse the ball as well as the usual assortment of back door cuts for the perimeter players. The video will demonstrate how to flow from the high post play into low post play that was taught in the previous video. Also included are tactics versus sagging defenses and powerful opponents. The shuffle cuts series shows options which include back door cuts, on-ball screens, and more. This part of the offense, like all the others, uses a two guard front and emphasizes the need for all players to be able to pass, catch, and dribble. Also included is the drills video. Running Time: 235 Minutes
The legendary Pete Carril updates his offense in terms of the game today. Carril outlines his points of emphasis: think, see, do; talent = listen and work ethic; what you are doing it not as important as who is doing it; and fundamentals = knowledge, passing, shooting and dribbling. He then goes to the floor adding more to the already potent attack. Coach Carril teaches getting into the two-guard front necessary to run the offense and the initial action of low post play. He then adds the side ball screen action to the attack and all the options created from that action. The chin series is reviewed with multiple additions including dribble handoff, back cut, ball screen, UCLA cut and UCLA cut into a side ball screen. Carril then adds all of the offensive action that can be used from the corner and the pinch post. The DVD also includes shooting drills, plays out of time outs, a conditioning drill he picked up from the New York Knicks in the 50’s and a three-point shot out of low post play. The DVD also includes a 25-minute interview with Pete Carril as he talks about the origins of the offense, his teaching and coaching philosophy, and much more. This is a must have for anyone interested learning more about the great Pete Carril and his offense. Running Time: approx. 120 Minutes. 2008
