Flex & Flare (Basic) - FastModel Sports

Published 02/26/2015 by Randy Sherman Favorite Send to FastDraw Print Embed

About This Play/Drill

A flare screen wrinkle to the Flex Offense

Instead of the backscreen, downscreen action of the traditional flex, the flex screener arcs wide and flare screens for the high elbow. 

  • Basketball Play - Flex & Flare (Basic)
  • Basketball Play - Flex & Flare (Basic)
  • Basketball Play - Flex & Flare (Basic)
  • Basketball Play - Flex & Flare (Basic)
  • Basketball Play - Flex & Flare (Basic)
  • Basketball Play - Flex & Flare (Basic)
  • Begin in 4-out alignment with ballside triangle

     

    Rule: pass from high elbow to wing triggers a screen away

     

    1 screens for 4

  • 3 passes to 4

    Rule: Any pass from wing to high elbow triggers a weakside flare screen.

     

    On the flght of the pass from 3 to 4, 2 sprints into the flare screen for 1

     

    2 then fills high elbow

  • 4 passes to 2

    Rule: the high elbow to high elbow pass triggers the flex & flare action

     

    5 steps out to back screen for 3

    3 runs flex cut

    5 immediately arcs out wide and flares for 4 at the high elbow

  • If 2 fully reverses to 1 they screen away (rule)

  • On the pass from wing to high elbow, a weakside flare is set

  • on the high elbow to high elbow pass the flex & flare action is triggered