Coach ,

If we want to play fast and score in transition, we need to have a proper system or progression that helps to put our players in a position from which they can create opportunities. A lot of the time, once the first lane is not open, players have a tendency to stop the transition and set up a half-court offense. While there is nothing wrong with that, we want to make the best out of our transition. 

Today, we are going to be going over transition offense progression with Arkansas Women's Basketball Head Coach Mike Neighbors. Coach Neighbors is known as one of the best offensive minds when it comes to fast-paced basketball.

He likes to use a 3 step progression for his transition offense. Let’s take a look how he breaks down each of these progressions.

Rack It and Running Rabbit

First, very basic progression. We want to push the ball as fast as we can after the basket and look for an open lane for the ball handler. Coach Neighbors calls the first 3 players sprinting to the basket as Rabbits. We want to focus on proper spacing and players' awareness of the ball. Watch the basic alignment here:

Rack It and Running Rabbit

Lock the 3 and Across The Street

Now, the next option when the open lane is not there for the ball handler, we are looking for our wing man in the corner to shoot an open three. If the wingman is not open for a shot, we want to go “Across The Street” and the big man cuts from the week side around the circle and looks to get the ball. Watch The progression in the video here:

Lock the 3 and Across The Street

Up The Street

In the next option, we are still looking for the wing in the corner, but this time instead of shooting, the wing rips the ball and attacks the rim. The big man needs to get to the dunk spot and once the ball is in the corner, he needs to move to the front center of the rim and anticipate the pass. Watch the last progression of the transition offense here: 

Up The Street

Coach Neighbors starts every single practice by going over these three progressions. He sometimes likes to call them out as players are getting the ball out of bounds. 

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