Tactical intent
What problem does SLOB Stack solve?
Hide the primary receiver and make defensive switching difficult.
Four-step install
How do you run SLOB Stack?
- 1
Form the sideline stack
- 2
First player breaks rim or backcourt
- 3
Next players split opposite ways
- 4
Inbounder chooses safety or attack
Coaching cues
What should players remember?
- Never break in the same direction
- Create chaos in the first second
- Always keep a backcourt safety
Source-checked common mistakes
Where does this action usually break down?
- Stacked players break in the same direction
- The inbounder locks onto option one and misses the safety
Defensive read and counter: Seal switches and preserve both a short and a long receiving layer.
Practice method
How should a team install it in practice?
Live five-second SLOB reps with the defense changing switch rules each possession.
Format variations
How does it change in 3v3, 4v4 and 5v5?
- 3v3
- Three-player stack
- 4v4
- Four-player stack
- 5v5
- Stack + inbounder entry
4v4 variations for game prep
- Four-player stack四人纵列
Inbounder plus a three-man stack breaking in sequence for two layers of outlets.
- Inbounder step-in发球人反跑
After the pass, the inbounder cuts backdoor off the defender's blind side for the return.