As we turn the page on 2025, the past couple of weeks have offered a brief opportunity to look back at the ideas that defined our film work this year. This edition revisits the offensive concepts that captured the most attention across the Slappin’ Glass community.
Below, you’ll find a curated recap of our most-viewed SGTV offensive breakdowns of 2025, featuring the concepts SG+ Members from around the world returned to most often. Each entry includes the original video, newsletter, and additional supporting content.
Top 5 SGTV Most Viewed Defensive Breakdowns
🥇 Cal Poly SLO – 4 Out, 1 on the Move
“Our Film Room session with SLO assistant coach Kyle Bossier breaking down their positionless offensive spacing, cutting, and screening concepts.”
🎧 Pair With: Our podcast conversation with Cal Poly SLO HC Mike DeGeorge.
🔒 SG Plus Content: Our breakdown on the technique and advantages of the “Hot Stove” Screen.
🗞️ Newsletter {Part 1}
🗞️ Newsletter {Part 2}
🥈 Slide Cutting – Full Side Spacing Automatics
“Exploring the versatility and effectiveness of sending multiple cuts, a baseline cut and a corner slide, when penetration is occurring to the full side of the floor.”
🔒 SG Plus Content: Our breakdown on defending the Slide Cuts around a ballscreen.
🗞️ Newsletter {Part 1}
🗞️ Newsletter {Part 2}
🥉 Ryan Pannone – 5 Out Delay Teach Tape
“Coach Ryan Pannone’s 3-Part “Film Room” session on the modern-day 5 Out Motion. In this multi-part teach tape breakdown, Coach Pannone details entering the offense, the various cuts within the offense, the delay reads, and implementing the offense in practice.”
🔒 SG Plus Content: Our “Crunch Time” session with Coach Pannone.
🗞️ Newsletter {Part 1}
🗞️ Newsletter {Part 2}
🗞️ Newsletter {Part 3}
🏅 Transition Spacing – Short Corner Runs
“Building early baseline pressure with throw-ahead short corner catches in transition, freeing the rim for cutting and off ball screening actions.”
🎧 Pair With: Our podcast conversation with Finland NT Head Coach Lassi Tuovi on modern offenses and spacings.
🔒 SG Plus Content: A multiple big transition offense concept with a rim-running 4-man turning a rim seal into a Spain ballscreen.
🗞️ Newsletter
🏅 PG Stampedes – Step-Up Screens & Switch Attack
“The value and effectiveness of shortening the pass back to the middle third with a Stampede catch in step-up screen–dominant offenses and when attacking perimeter mismatches.”
🎧 Pair With: One of favorite podcast of the year with Paris Head Coach Francesco Tabellini on playing relentless and tagging up.
🔒 SG Plus Content: Pedro Martinez’s use of the Stampede in early offense and late-clock retriggers.
🗞️ Newsletter
Honorable Mention
Zach Guthrie – Rethinking Pre-Game Routines & Warmups
“Coach Guthrie’s SoCal Coaches Summit clinic on creating game-like environments in warm-ups to better prepare players for the mental and physical demands of the game.”
🔒 SG Plus Content: Drew Dunlop’s SoCal Coaches Summit clinic on practical ways to implement ecological design in practice and player development.
🗞️ Newsletter
5 Out Early Offense – PG Read Option
“An effective 5-Out early offense trigger that based off the reaction of the defense creates driving gaps and downhill attacks.”
🔒 SG Plus Content: Coach Mark Pope’s 5 Out Delay solution when playing two bigs, starting in 4 out 1 in spacing and flashing the four man from the weakside dunker to the slot during the Zoom to create gravity and flow into 5 out spacing.
🗞️ Newsletter
Sito Alonso – Inverted Post Ballscreen • Uphill Pitch
“A post screening concept where the post passer sets an inverted ballscreen for the post player, freeing the big to dribble into an uphill pitch with a guard positioned in the middle third of the court. Creating opportunities to attack through the short roll and/or pop.”
🎧 Pair With: Our podcast conversation with Coach Sito Alonso on triggering offense through the post and his “Goalkeeper” defense.
🔒 SG Plus Content: Coach Sito Alonso’s “Goalkeeper” or “Spy” Ballscreen Defense.
🗞️ Newsletter
Rounding out the Top 10
👀 Modern Game Truths – Perception & Scanning
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👣 Drag Screen Slips – Plant & Go Footwork
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Thank you all for your continued support and if you have further questions or want to discuss any of these breakdowns with us please feel free to reach out at info@slappinglass.com.