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. The low hipsbutt defend against the drive and the high hands take away vision for pass or shot. Again, there are several ways to get into this offensive look. Uconn womens basketball coach geno auriemma spoke with snys maria.
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. If you are looking for a good high post offense, then geno auriemma s presentation is where you should start from. Geno auriemma coachbase basketball drills and practice planning. Coach auriemma provides you a look into his offensive playbook and shows the schemes he uses to enter into both offenses. Uconns geno auriemma claps back at critics of his post. These basketball notes are on geno auriemma and how to teach the high post offense. After graduating high school in 1972, auriemma attended montgomery county junior college. Uconn high low zone offense hand off entry fastmodel sports.
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University of connecticut head coach, geno auriemma, has used the 14 high offense to achieve great results, including winning the last three. This is a simple high post pick and roll play where the pass goes to the player. In this oncourt demonstration clinic, coach auriemma presents 14 half and full court drills for offense and defense that. Uconn womens basketball head coach gene auriemma isnt buying into the american athletic conferences. Geno auriemma coachbase basketball drills and practice. 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.
Geno auriemma offensive notes by taylor harris attached are notes on offense and post play by uconn womens head coach geno auriemma. Geno auriemma uconn nike coaches clinic uconns defense. Geno auriemma discusses the most overused terms in coaching sny. Coach geno auriemma s yearold take on body language goes viral and its still worth the watch jerry barca former contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. Olympic womens basketball team to dominating goldmedal performance in rio. Coach geno auriemma bluntly speaks to parents about his. Get three of geno auriemmas sets for the 14 high offense. Uconn womens basketball coach geno auriemma spoke with. Uconn coach geno auriemma is only pretending to be okay. Geno auriemma baseline inbound plays against zone defence. Then 5 screens the middle defender, bring 2 to the ball. Four leadership secrets from uconn coach geno auriemma its so rare when someone dominates a sportor a company crushes its competitionand then sets the bar even higher.
In addition, coach auriemma also gives you eight quickhitter zone plays to free your players up for 3point shots, short jumpers and layups. Mar 21, 2017 coach geno auriemma s yearold take on body language goes viral and its still worth the watch jerry barca former contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. My name is tim mcdonald and i am the head mens basketball coach at cabrini college in radnor, pa. But the message itself is a provocative and valid one. University of connecticut womens basketball coach geno auriemma has won over 800 games at the college level eight national championships and fourteen final. The complete guide to the high post offense basketball championship productions, inc. Geno auriemma a 4 and 5 start on the baseline behind the defence, which automatically backs up a little bit.
Geno explains why he teaches offense first nov 17, 2017 11. Bill morosco is currently the mens basketball head coach at independence community college in independence, kan. Our pdf merger allows you to quickly combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf document, in just a few clicks. We played pretty good defense and took good care of the ball and got people involved in offense that we wanted to get involved.
One coach that uses a lot of 14 high or the triple post ie. Do not guard the ball in the high post until they square up to the basket. They try to line up the same way as often as possible. Auriemma, and gigi brotto for his help with the arti cle of coach auriemma. Geno auriemma 14 high offense complete guide coachbase. Fighting for equality for womens sports and womens basketball is a fight that men and women should be fighting shouldertoshoulder. These nike clinic notes are on two of basketballs all time coaching legends and they are going to share their thoughts on the game, how it should be coached and the drills that made their teams so successful. May 01, 2017 coach geno auriemma has some serious things to say to the parents of high schoolage athletes. Coach geno auriemma has won titles with some of the greatest players in womens basketball history.
Geno auriemma, longtime head coach of the 11time national champion womens basketball team, recently chalked up win number 1,000. The uconn offense is based on coach auriemma s 14 high set, so he prepares his players to learn it with seven breakdown drills. 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. Get three of geno auriemma s sets for the 14 high offense. How to develop mentally tough players with geno auriemma. Auriemma uses players in live 3on3 and 5on5 settings to illustrate the principles of the offense. For example, as the point guard 1 passes to small forward 3, the center 5 pops out to the corner, allowing the off guard 2 to move into low post. 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. Inferior players go to the side superior players go to the middle. Rentalfour cornerstones of half court offense by geno auriemma rental term highlights before you can rent a dvd, you must download and submit a rental membership form. Coach geno auriemma walks you through the 7 drills to implement the offense. Geno auriemma zone offense any team that has really good shooters but no post player will struggle against the zone.
Find geno auriemmas phone number, address, and email on spokeo, the leading online directory for contact information. 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. The triangle offense also allows guards to get into the low post. 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. Jan 10, 2019 geno auriemma transition offense drill. He talks about the 40 series and how to attack the defense. Coach geno auriemmas yearold take on body language. In an exciting oncourt presentation, geno auriemma teaches simple strategies for beating a zone defense that are easy to implement and impossible to stop. Coach auriemma presents five transition drills all designed to get your team to play at a fast pace.
Inside the notes added below you will find all the information you need to implement the play with your team. Last post, we covered coach geno auriemmas 14 high offense. He demonstrates a 32 zone offense and a 1 zone offense that include similar principles, but will confuse your. Maybe a radical change such as lowering the hoops is the right way to increase the audience for womens basketball. Have a flexible offense everyone has a chance to score. 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. From my research, in the mid 90s he ran a three post offense triangle offense that was inspired by coach tex winter. Title geno auriemma three postoffense practicesessions author. Geno auriemma high post offense coaching clinic notes. This post, ill be sharing some of the drills used by coach geno for the uconns women basketball team. Get the latest geno auriemma news, articles, videos and photos on the new york post. Geno auriemma named usoc conational coach of the year.
Geno auriemma discusses the most overused terms in. Womens olympic basketball head coach 3x gold medal. Geno auriemma won by getting a secondary violation after. Session descriptions for the 2016 geno auriemma uconn leadership conference secrets from geno auriemma uconn womens basketball head coach geno auriemma will discuss his secrets, strategies and winning formula for building winning teams during this lunchtime program.
He demonstrates a 32 zone offense and a 1 zone offense that include similar principles, but will confuse your opponents. 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. 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. Current uconn womens basketball coach geno auriemma is a huge advocate of drill work that translates from practice to the game. The player receiving the dribble handoff ends up in the high post. Basketball coaching notes geno auriemma high post offense. 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.
He wants of his offense to come in transition, to be 3point shots, and to come from. Geno auriemma won by getting a secondary violation after calling mone davis. Geno auriemma on attitude and body language hard work beats talent when talent doesnt work hard. Despite the uconn huskies suffering a historic upset to mississippi state university in the ncaa division i womens basketball semifinals, auriemma undoubtedly remains one of the most revered coaches in the sport, wom. Four cornerstones of half court offense by geno auriemma. Players are then confident that they can score on anyone, and defense has to play against really good offense so it gets better in a hurry. Sep 05, 2014 geno auriemma won by getting a secondary violation after calling mone davis. Coach auriemma has redefined the meaning of success in college basketball. Click on the link to download the basketball coaching notes. This basketball article discusses the 14 high stack offense with several plays presented.
Oct 07, 2014 geno auriemma s name is recognized by the basketball community worldwide. Legendary university of connecticut womens basketball coach geno auriemma has a. Just by shallow cutting, they immediately have a small advantage. The university of connecticut womens basketball team won their 10th ncaa championship and 3rd in a row tuesday night. Follow coach taylor harris on twitter harris begins his first season in 201516 as the top assistant under womens basketball head coach molly marrin. 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. This video brings together the principles of two of the most versatile offenses in basketball today. Attached are notes on offense and post play by uconn womens head coach geno auriemma. The uconn offense is based on coach auriemmas 14 high set, so he prepares his players to learn it with seven breakdown drills. In the latest team development feature, learn how to be a. Teaching fundamentals box out getting back ft line 75%. Coach auriemma sits alone at the top of womens college basketball. Coach auriemma provides drills, strategies and player positioning to help your perimeter and post players beat the zone.
James gels, from the coachs clipboard basketball playbook. Brigham young he who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool. The ability of each offense player effects each defenders close out. Geno auriemma teaching the high post triangle offense. Nov 02, 2015 geno auriemma offensive notes by taylor harris. 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. Statement by uconn womens basketball coach geno auriemma on the passing of pat summitt today is a sad day for me personally and for everyone in the. Wright thompson rides shotgun with the huskies as they go for title no. His topic on this dvd is the high post offense as he shares crucial teaching points that have allowed his teams to dominate offensively.
Four leadership secrets from uconn coach geno auriemma. I have turned this post into a printer friendly pdf. I myself started doing things in this order at the jr. This article was originally published in june of 20. Geno auriemma judges his teams and his career against an unattainable ideal. Coach demands pace and forces players to execute even the smallest details with precision.
Auriemma, who was inducted into the naismith memorial basketball hall of fame and the womens basketball hall of fame in 2006, is a combined 8353. Listen to geno auriemmas ideas for changing womens. Title genoauriemmathreepostoffensepracticesessions author. If you cant make shots it doesnt matter what offense you run. Geno auriemma discusses the most overused terms in coaching. Everything you need to know on the geno auriemma high post offense. 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. Simple, effective transition offense drill with uconn coach geno auriemma. Feb 16, 2018 geno auriemma discusses the most overused terms in coaching.