Northern Illinois Head Men's Basketball Coach;
Arizona State University Assistant Coach from 2015 to 2021 (with Bobby Hurley);
University of Florida Assistant Coach from 2012 to 2015 (with Billy Donovan);
3x Elite Eight teams and the 2014 Final Four team at Florida;
Manhattan Assistant Coach from 2011 to 2012;
Towson Assistant Coach from 2010 to 2011;
Played collegiately for Pat Kennedy at DePaul University;
Coached by Bob Hurley at St. Anthony HS (NJ)The Ball Screen Motion Offense is used at all levels of play, and as it’s evolved, has become an increasingly difficult system for defenses to defend. Even the best defensive-minded coaches now spend hours of study and practice time repping ways to defend ball screens from many different spots on the floor.
In this highly valuable, on-the-court instructional coaching video, Rashon Burno showcases his winning ball screen motion offense and unveils a proven, yet surprisingly simple plan for implementing and teaching it to your players.From early setup, to transition offense into ball screen motion, Coach Burno showcases his proven system for teaching ball screen concepts and transforming it into a reactive motion style of play that allows players to operate freely in the half court.
Ball Screen Offense: Why It Works & A System To Teach It
Within the course of any game, many decisions are going to be made – both from a coaching standpoint and by the on-the-court players. Teaching your players how to react offensively and make quick, natural decisions will separate them from the vast majority of competition.
Coach Burno explains how he has developed a teaching game-plan for installing his ball screen motion offense and why he dedicates a great deal of time in practice to teaching players how to play so that they possess a feeling of freedom on offense, while learning how to play within space.
The breakdown of his teaching philosophy and on-the-court demonstrations for how Coach Burno teaches ball screen reads – from setting up screens, to how players should come off screens, to attacking the paint, to making quick decisions that find the open shot – will prove to be extremely valuable to coaches who either currently run ball screen motion offense or for those coaches who are looking to install this as an offensive system.
Ball Screen Offense Build-Up
Beginning with a 2-on-0 situation, Coach Burno jumps into his system for teaching players decision making while coming off ball screens. Burno shows the best ways to teach players how to sprint into a slot ball screen, while maintaining space as they attack the paint and why that action forces help-side defenders make a critical decision on whether or not to pick up the ball handler or concentrate on the roller to the rim.
Teaching a variety of actions that occur within ball screen motion offense, Burno demonstrates the best ways to build in dribble handoffs, as well as ‘get actions’ and ‘slip actions’ all flowing smoothly within your motion offense and in a manner that explains why players love the offensive freedom they find within these half-court concepts.
Coach Burno walks through each concept using a 3-on-0, 4-on-0 and 5-on-0 teaching setup so your players can watch the build-up, learn how to maintain their spacing, and why doing so, places the help-side defense in a position where they can be picked apart.
Continuing with a focus on the build-up, Burno shows how to teach each additional offensive action and provides additional looks that your players can play out of that will keep defenses on their heels and guessing.Coach Burno then covers a concept he calls ‘ball screen rejection,’ and shows how to teach your players how to set up their screener in a manner that keeps the defense off balance. He explains how this tactic improves a player’s decision making and builds confidence in the offense. For coming off the ball screen, Coach Burno highlights an innovative tactic that involves utilizing a ‘7 Action,’ where a post player uses a ghost screen, to get open for a lob pass over the top.
Today’s game is centered around players making decisions. From transition offense into your half-court ball screen offense, if your players are going to be successful offensively, it is critical that they learn how to make quick decisions against good defenders. In this must-watch offense video, Coach Burno provides a real-world roadmap for instilling your players with the confidence they need to make quick decisions and execute freely within your system of ball screen motion offense.
Coach Burno uses a teaching system that shows you why a ball screen motion offense is a style of play that is fun for your players to run, an exciting system for coaches to implement and how this offensive system inherently helps to builds the ‘basketball IQ’ of your whole team as they become experts in using ball screens to attack any type of defense. Add this video to your coaching library today!
Customer Review: 5 Out of 5 Stars. “Coach Burno’s attention to detail and his ability to teach decision-making is superb! With this video, you’ll learn why players love the freedom to play within a conceptual ball screen offense!”
73 minutes. 2023.