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
Get your players to make better decisions in the game
with Chris Mooney,
University of Richmond Head Coach
Get your players ready for any situation they will face in a game.
Chris Mooney demonstrates a very organized practice that incorporates drills aimed at improving team passing, ball handling and shooting skills. This DVD is perfect for the coach who wants to improve their team's skill level, but has minimal time for individual player improvement drills.
Coach Mooney begins with a quick-moving warm- up that includes full- court dribble moves, lay-ups and star passing. In Mooney's unique version of the star passing drill, he emphasizes spacing, hard cuts and two-handed passes and catches as players engage in over-head, chest, and bounce passes.
Mooney leads players through pass and cut lay-ups and driving lay-ups from various challenging angles. Coach Mooney next demonstrates the three lines running drill, which demands total concentration as players pass, catch and score while sprinting up and down the court.
Continuing the skill work, Mooney incorporates two more shooting drills. Stand still 3's requires players to shoot from certain spots on the floor while stationary. Mooney sets a goal of 80 in his 2-line shooting drills, which consist of three- (1 and « minute) drills, that require three basketballs, and 2 lines of players, as shots are taken from various locations on the floor. Coach Mooney concludes this DVD with 3-on 3 and 2-on 2 drills that require players to set screens, slip screens and make reads on the defense as they are moving without the ball and communicating.
Coach Mooney is a disciple of the popular Princeton Offense, serving as a four-year starter for Hall of Fame coach Pete Carril at Princeton. These drills will help you get your players better every day with the limited practice time you have.
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.
Once you have mastered the building blocks of Princeton's offensive system, you will be able to create easy scoring opportunities for your team! In this excellent instructional DVD, former player, assistant and now Princeton's head coach, Joe Scott discusses the philosophy of one of the most storied basketball programs of all time! Having been mentored by former Princeton coaches Pete Carril and Bill Carmody, Scott explains in detail the Princeton offensive philosophy, why they adhere to it and how they implement it. He gives you the insider's view of how practice is structured to develop individual and team skills, discipline, court-vision, and court-awareness. Along with practice structure, Scott teaches basic offensive principles such as player movement, cuts and screens, spacing, reading, back door versus front door and making choices with and without the ball. Scott finishes with a demonstration of how they set up their offense. Coach Scott also provides extensive game footage to help reinforce the basic principles of the back door offense.
with Joe Scott,
former Princeton University Head Coach
Based on a combination of strong fundamentals and an understanding of how to play, Princeton has found great success with this legendary offense. Coach Scott thoroughly illustrates the pieces that make up this potent offense. Screening, hard cutting, posting up, back door cuts and spacing are all essential. This system of offense also demands great passing by snapping chest passes. The Star Passing Drill builds movement and proper passing technique. An emphasis is also put on the ability for players to make lay-ups in a variety of ways. Good screening is predicated on cutting as hard as possible to screen. All cuts are predicated by the defender's reaction to beating the screen. Recognizing holes in the defense allows hard drives to the basket and is a big part of Scott's teaching. The intricate details of the Princeton offense are packed into this presentation. No matter what offense you run, the teaching and drills on this DVD are aptly suited for developing individual skills as well as an understanding of the game. Teach your players how to be " hard to guard" and how to beat any team on your schedule.
with Kevin Pigott, Fordham Preparatory School (NY) Head Boys Basketball Coach
Coach Pigott has taken a very committed approach to the Princeton Offense and teaches it as well as any coach in the country. He presents a detailed look at the pieces that make up this dangerous offensive attack. Coach Pigott begins with the back door cut, the anchor of the Princeton Offense. Drill work incorporates chairs for defenders and works on back cuts from five different spots. Pigott emphasizes specific footwork for setting up the back cut including the planted outside foot, swing arms through, swim move and lead step. Footwork variation is a daily drill to strengthen the back door set up. The Princeton Lay-Up Drill addresses conditioning, ball handling and making the lay-up. The whole offense is taken apart, two positions at a time in drill format. This is an excellent way to teach and help players understand this intricate attack. Skill development drills include the BC drill, four corners passing, post entry, dribble reverse, shallow cut, skip pass and scissors drill. Pigott includes the wing flash play, which is a combination of the pieces shown throughout the presentation.
with Lee DeForest,
Garrard County High School Head Boys Coach
Is your offense stale and predictable? Do you find it difficult to make adjustments to the defense? Now you can mold the elaborate Princeton Offense to match your players' abilities and maximize your team's scoring! After taking apart the famed Princeton Offense piece by piece, Coach DeForest reassembled it to give his high school team a versatile, high scoring offense. DeForest's unique teaching method makes the Princeton easy to teach and install. DeForest provides white board diagrams and practice footage of six interchangeable sets:
Chin
Low
5-Out
Point
Reverse
Circle
He supplements his teaching with game footage that shows the system in action. Within each play, DeForest provides multiple options based on spacing, cutting and reading the defense. Coach DeForest has taken the intricacies of the Princeton offense and adapted it to the high school level allowing you to effectively run this intricate offense. Control game tempo and score layups and open 3-pointers with equal frequency and efficiency!
71 minutes. 2009.
"This offense allows a coach to game plan an opponent based on how they play defense or by using mismatches. This version of the offense is simplified into a perimeter and post position with six interchangeable sets while still maintaining the basic principle of the backdoor against defensive overplay."
-- Lee DeForest
NEW! Jamie Angeli teaches the Princeton Offense in his easy-to-understand style that will allow your team to run the offense effectively. Angeli begins with transition into the offense with a sideline break. He then breaks down the wing entry, dribble entry and post entry and all of the actions available from each. The beauty of the offense is its backdoor cuts and Angeli shows where and when and how to find them. He includes special actions, set plays and implements dribble penetration into the Princeton offensive action. The DVD finishes with a series of drills to help teach and implement the offense. Running Time: 65 Minutes
With more than 10 years' experience, the author breaks down the popular Princeton-Style offence into easy diagrams. It is an ideal guide for the coach who wants to learn to run the offence with more than looking for ways to defend against it. The book breaks down the technique into four different phases and demonstrates how they flow into each other with a variety of options to fit any team needs.
Learn key offensive concepts to screening and cutting taught with great attention to detail
Learn to integrate two good post players into this system and use their talents effectively
Discover new ways of running an effective man to man offense
with Mike Maker,
Williams College Head Men's Basketball Coach;
back-to-back NCAA D-III Final Fours (2010-11); 2011 Glenn Robinson Division III Coach of the Year Finalist
Mike Maker shares his overall offensive coaching philosophy as well as his time-honored strategies for attacking the man-to-man defense.
Using a hybrid Princeton style offense, he gives a detailed explanation of the use of pivots, reverse pivots and passing the basketball. His on-court demonstration continues with a "20 on 2" shooting drill designed to help players hit the net in a timed situation.
He also demonstrates how to work players in 3-on-0 and 4-on-0 situations before tying the fundamentals together in a 5-on-0 setting. His Princeton style of play emphasizes quick slips, ball screens, pick and pops, post ups and back cuts.
Coach Maker also shows how to integrate two good post players into this system and use their talents effectively. Though he touches on the development of his defense, the emphasis here is on practice strategies for enhancing the offense.
If your players could benefit from tips for screening and cutting or if you need a new plan for running an effective man-to-man offense, the attack strategies in this detailed DVD are just what you need.
