Tex Winter: The Encyclopedia of the Triangle Offense (DVD)

Description

with Tex Winter, Los Angeles Lakers Assistant Coach Tex Winter has seen and done it all in the world of basketball!Winter doesn't stake claim as the Triangle Offense's "inventor," but takes tremendous pride in being the Triangle's greatest innovator. In 60 years with the offense, he has developed and modified it to fit many different coaching challenges. The Triangle is introduced by Winter's exploration of his 7 principles of a sound offense. Tex states that offensive rebounding and defensive balance is a vital part of this offense. Penetration, spacing, ball & player movement, and utilizing individual talents are other highlighted principles. The "Learning the Offense" segment is a template for teaching the offense to young or new players. Tex shares his well-earned wisdom with his 6 "Good Coaching" concepts. An organized, well-spaced fast break precedes the half court Triangle action. Proper teaching of all 5 spots is required. "The Moment of Truth" occurs when the defense exerts pressure in the backcourt as they attempt to slow down the fast break. Winter uses players to demonstrate the offense. A featured breakdown drill is the pinch drill, which incorporates shooting, pinch action and 2-man game action. Winter dedicates a section of teaching to playing against pressure. Players are instructed specific tasks as they work as a team to get the ball up the floor against pressing teams. Terminology and teaching points in include weak side guard fill, Blind Pig, Squeeze action, Change-up, fan pass, speed cut, lag pass, inside reverse pivot, front turn, baseline reverse pivot, baseline cuts, playing without the ball, 2-man game, screen and roll, dribble hand-off, 2-pass post, Dribble entry, 2 pass, 4 pass, 1st, 2nd, 3rd cutters. This DVD will allow you to learn step-by-step the elements that make up this powerful and versatile offense. Join the legions of coaches worldwide that win consistently with this 1-of-a-kind basketball offense.