7 Best Youth Basketball Plays | Easy Basketball Plays That Your Team Can Execute Written by Coach Jeff Huber If your team can master a couple of these, while also learning basic offensive principles, you will be in great shape! Remember to work on one offensive set first. Less is more! Get good at one before introducing another. Also, don't run sets all the time. They should be saved for special situations. As a general rule, don't teach players plays - teach them how to play. When you do run th