HoopClinics

Contributed by Coach Ken Sartini (aka Coach Sar)

I was watching a game on TV and saw them run something similar to the way this one evolved — I was never sure how they decided which way the in bounder was going to go so I just had my kids read his moves.

We had one of those All Star practice players ( I’m sure we all have had one or two )
and I wanted to teach him a lesson while seeing IF this play would work… IF it was going to work in games it would have to work against HIM.

I took the five to the side and showed them what I wanted on my Posey board… it was not that far from what we were doing at the time.. it was just adding another back screen. We back screened Jim…. as he spun off of that he ran into another screen and once he defeated that he was screened by another player on the back side.. a triple staggered screen ending with the 5 because most defensive 5s do NOT want to help out and leave their man. He looked at me after we ran the play and just shook his head and laughed… as we all did. The kids loved the play and then named it
“PIN BALL” This play became a permanent part of our in bounds plays for the rest of my career.