Geno auriemma, longtime head coach of the 11time national champion womens basketball team, recently chalked up win number 1,000. Then he would install his offense and it would look terrible against a defense that was 2 weeks ahead of it and they players would then doubt his offense. Click on the link to download the basketball coaching notes. Geno auriemma baseline inbound plays against zone defence.
The low hipsbutt defend against the drive and the high hands take away vision for pass or shot. Bruno also responded to the post on the female coaching network website and included a detailed list of efforts auriemma has made to better the quality of womens basketball. This post, ill be sharing some of the drills used by coach geno for the uconns women basketball team. Coach geno auriemma walks you through the 7 drills to implement the offense. Both 1 and 5 switch lines as they come back to the drill. Another excellent videodvd by championship and coach auriemma. Coach auriemma has redefined the meaning of success in college basketball. His topic on this dvd is the high post offense as he shares crucial teaching points that have allowed his teams to dominate offensively. Controversial, confrontational, and driven, coach geno auriemma is a force to be reckoned withand the most accomplished male coach in. He talks about the 40 series and how to attack the defense. The complete guide to the high post offense by geno auriemma. Geno auriemma coachbase basketball drills and practice.
Dho middle screens the play begins with a dho from 1. Basketball coaching notes geno auriemma high post offense. Sep 05, 2014 geno auriemma won by getting a secondary violation after calling mone davis. In this oncourt demonstration clinic, coach auriemma presents 14 half and full court drills for offense and defense that are a part of his. Geno auriemma teaching the high post triangle offense all drills are to be done on each side of the floor drill 1 drill 2 1 passes to 7 and immediately cuts around 7 looking for a handoff. Fighting for equality for womens sports and womens basketball is a fight that men and women should be fighting shouldertoshoulder. Geno auriemma 14 high offense complete guide coachbase. This is a mantoman offense and looks a little like the princeton with the 23 high set, but instead is a patterned offense with continuity. Auriemma playbook by ron sen this article was originally featured on ronsenbasketball these actions are drawn from 2016 uconn versus south florida. Nov 02, 2015 geno auriemma offensive notes by taylor harris. It was december of that year when auriemma met the most significant person in his lifehis wife, kathy, whom he considers his most valued and trusted source of guidance and loyalty. Connecticut womens chin series basketball coach geno. Middle line must get to the top of the key in two dribbles outside line must hard cut and finish layup.
Attached are notes on offense and post play by uconn womens head coach geno auriemma. The day before his teams quest for an unprecedented 12th national team would end with yet another heartbreaking overtime loss, uconn coach geno auriemma had his concerns. These basketball notes are on geno auriemma and how to teach the high post offense. Geno auriemma won by getting a secondary violation after. Using two and three players at a time, they work on ucla cuts for layups, scoring off of down screens, and getting post players involved in the offense with handoffs and backcuts.
Naismith hall of fame, 28 big east titles geno auriemmas name is recognized by the basketball community worldwide. The uconn offense is based on coach auriemmas 14 high set, so he prepares his players to learn it with seven breakdown drills. To start the drill your post 4 throws the ball off the backboard and outlets the ball to the guard 3 in the closest line. Leave a comment basketball coaching clinic notes, uncategorized by coach peterman.
But i also consider geno auriemmas creativity underrated. Dec 15, 2015 legendary coach geno auriemma explains the concepts, drills and plays hes used to excel in both mantoman and zone offenses. Our offense comes from the book that tex winter wrote in the 1960s and from watching a lot of films of the bulls, auriemma said. Geno auriemma zone offense any team that has really good shooters but no post player will struggle against the zone.
Uconn coach geno auriemma is only pretending to be okay. Then 5 screens the middle defender, bring 2 to the ball. Womens olympic basketball head coach 3x gold medal. I have turned this post into a printer friendly pdf. Geno auriemma teaching the high post triangle offense. Maybe a radical change such as lowering the hoops is the right way to increase the audience for womens basketball. Auriemma includes player positioning, spacing, methods of entry, selected plays, and many of the passing and scoring options from both.
Basketball has been great to me and i hope to share my experiences with anyone who wants to read along. Geno auriemma to coach 1,000th game at uconn new haven. Geno auriemma uconn huskies, schedule, championship record. The team, which included former lady huskies sue bird, tina charles, maya moore, diana taurasi, and breanna stewart, beat spain 10172 in the gold medal game. This basketball article discusses the 14 high stack offense with several plays presented. I myself started doing things in this order at the jr. They try to line up the same way as often as possible. James gels, from the coachs clipboard basketball playbook. Wright thompson rides shotgun with the huskies as they go for title no. Geno auriemma high post offense coaching clinic notes. Flash to high post, receive pass, fake handoff, front pivot and shoot.
Uconn head coach geno auriemma gives his thoughts on why offense is the first thing he teaches every year to start the season. Uconn womens basketball head coach gene auriemma isnt buying into the american athletic conferences. Get the latest geno auriemma news, articles, videos and photos on the new york post. Dec 19, 2017 geno auriemma bids for 1,000th career win tonight. Geno auriemma a 4 and 5 start on the baseline behind the defence, which automatically backs up a little bit. Asked why the number of female coaches is dropping precipitously, connecticut coach geno auriemma said. Chin ball screen tied 1111 early in the 2015 national championship game, uconn ran this set to get kaleena mosquedalewis the all time ncaa womens basketball record holder for 3fgm an open look from 3 which she knocked down and uconn never trailed again on their way to a 10th ncaa national championship. Connecticut huskies head coach geno auriemma r high fives the huskies mascot after defeating the oregon state. Nike coaches clinic uconns defense he never plays at even strength always put defense at a disadvantage. Legendary coach geno auriemma explains the concepts, drills and plays hes used to excel in both mantoman and zone offenses. Basketball offense 23 high patterned offense, coachs.
Auriemma uses players in live 3on3 and 5on5 settings to illustrate the principles of the offense. He has led uconn to eleven ncaa division i national championships, the most in womens college basketball history, and has won eight national naismith college. On saturday afternoon, uconns hall of fame coach will lead the topranked huskies against a struggling houston team 5 p. You get more options on how to run the high post offense. But i also consider geno auriemma s creativity underrated. Coach auriemma provides drills, strategies and player positioning to help your perimeter and post players beat the zone. Everything you need to know on the geno auriemma high post offense. Chin ball screen tied 1111 early in the 2015 national championship game, uconn ran this set to get kaleena mosquedalewis the all time ncaa womens basketball record holder for 3fgm an open look from 3 which she knocked down and uconn never trailed again on their way to. Connecticut womens chin series basketball coach geno auriemma. Notes from geno auriemma offense he used to take the first two weeks of practice and do only defense because that is the way it was done when he played. Practice planning resources and guides for kids basketball. Four leadership secrets from uconn coach geno auriemma.
Ultimately its superior execution not superior plays that define uconn. This offense also is effective against teams that overplay deny the pass to the wing which makes them more vulnerable to the backcut. Apr 01, 2017 sullivan uconn coach shows class after loss. How to develop mentally tough players with geno auriemma. In my opinion, its a talent equalizer kind of an offense, especially if you dont have a dominant post and a bunch of skilled ie. Geno auriemma won by getting a secondary violation after calling mone davis. The player receiving the dribble handoff ends up in the high post. University of connecticut head coach, geno auriemma, has used the 14 high offense to achieve great results, including winning the last three. Geno auriemma offensive notes by taylor harris attached are notes on offense and post play by uconn womens head coach geno auriemma.
My name is tim mcdonald and i am the head mens basketball coach at cabrini college in radnor, pa. Simple, effective transition offense drill with uconn coach geno auriemma. Olympic womens basketball team to dominating goldmedal performance in rio. Jan 10, 2019 geno auriemma transition offense drill. In part i of this three part series, geno auriemma sheds some light. Please let me know if you have any requests for plays, drills, defenses, etc also let me know if you have any articles, plays, drills, etcthat you would like me to publish for you on the site. For an even simpler approach, start the zone attack with a stationary player at the high post, and get the ball in there he will be open, especially from the top. Here you have coach teaching you how to read a defense. Last post, we covered coach geno auriemma s 14 high offense. This video brings together the principles of two of the most versatile offenses in basketball today.
This is a simple high post pick and roll play where the pass goes to the player. Inferior players go to the side superior players go to the middle. For more information on additional basketball videos, go to. The complete guide to the high post offense basketball championship productions, inc. Get three of geno auriemmas sets for the 14 high offense. Last post, we covered coach geno auriemmas 14 high offense. Luigi geno auriemma born march 23, 1954 is an italianborn american college basketball coach and the head coach of the university of connecticut huskies womens basketball team. The united states olympic committee today announced its annual award recipients for 2016 national coaches of the year, and 200916 usa basketball womens national team head coach geno auriemma was named as a 2016 usoc conational coach of the year for guiding the u. Geno auriemma uconn nike coaches clinic uconns defense. This high 23 offense takes the opponents big defenders outside, away from the basket, and allows us to attack them with our speed and quickness. In an exciting oncourt presentation, geno auriemma teaches simple strategies for beating a zone defense that are easy to implement and impossible to stop. Geno auriemma named usoc conational coach of the year. You can use your high post player o4 as either a scorer or a screener. The ability of each offense player effects each defenders close out.
Geno auriemma biography the official website of geno. He demonstrates a 32 zone offense and a 1 zone offense that include similar principles, but will confuse your. Geno auriemma bids for 1,000th career win tonight sny. Naismith hall of fame, 28 big east titles geno auriemma s name is recognized by the basketball community worldwide. Uconn high low zone offense hand off entry fastmodel sports. You can imagine some simple things, like o1 passing to a high post player, and then the wings o3 and o2 backcutting to the hoop for the pass from the high post. Its so rare when someone dominates a sportor a company crushes its competitionand then sets the bar even higher. Uconn fastbreak fastbreak layups fastbreak layups call each others names every time you make a pass every time you want the ball. Geno auriemmas concerns surfaced in uconns loss to notre. After graduating high school in 1972, auriemma attended montgomery county junior college. Geno auriemma coachbase basketball drills and practice planning. He has led uconn to eleven ncaa division i national championships, the most in womens college basketball history, and has won eight national naismith college coach of the year awards.
Geno auriemma judges his teams and his career against an unattainable ideal. University of connecticut head coach, geno auriemma, has used the 14 high offense to achieve great results, including winning the last three ncaa womens national championships. Controversial, confrontational, and driven, coach geno auriemma is a force to be reckoned withand the most accomplished male coach in womens basketball toda. Basketball offense, 14 high stack offense and plays. One coach that uses a lot of 14 high or the triple post ie. Then he would install his offense and it would look terrible against a defense that was. From my research, in the mid 90s he ran a three post offense triangle offense that was inspired by coach tex winter.
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